Dodgers at Pirates, 3:35 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet PIT2, SPNLA
LHP Julio Urías (2-1, 1.88) pitches for the visiting Dodgers today at PNC Park; he’ll face LHP José Quintana (0-1, 3.38 ERA). Urías’s 1.88 ERA is slightly higher than the combined ERA for all Dodger pitchers; that’s 1.83. Quintana has only given up as many as three runs in one of his five starts; he’s gone as many as five innings in three of them.
This is pretty good company to be in.
Lowest ERA in 1st 100 starts, pitchers to debut since mound lowered (1969):
Dwight Gooden: 2.28
Ron Guidry: 2.48
Vida Blue: 2.55
Walker Buehler: 2.70— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 9, 2022
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1947 Philadelphia manager Ben Chapman, who admits he had been ‘kinda loud’ in leading his team in verbally abusing Jackie Robinson with racial slurs during yesterday’s game, sends word to the Brooklyn clubhouse that he would like to make amends by posing with the Dodger first baseman for the newspaper photographers. The orchestrated gesture, which Robinson agrees to, admitting later that is one of the hardest things he ever had to make himself do, is prompted by the bad press created by the Phillies manager’s intolerance and the wrath of Commissioner Chandler.
Also on this day: In 2015 with runners on second and third, the Pirates turn the first recorded 4-5-4 triple play in baseball history, recording all three outs entirely on the left side of the infield. The oddity occurs when Yadier Molina lines out to second baseman Neil Walker (1), who throws to third baseman Jung Ho Kang to double up Jhonny Peralta (2), who had strayed too far off the third, and then fields the third baseman’s return throw to triple up Jason Heywood at second base (3).
Lineups when available.
Today's #Dodgers lineup at Pirates: pic.twitter.com/bKAQbDbf3C
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 9, 2022
Back at home.
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— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 9, 2022
When Chavis hit that ball, I though Mookie had no chance to get Reynolds at third.
Well, at least the Puds lost.
Dodgers (19-7)
Pirates (11-16)
SP Julio Urias L
2-1 1.88 ERA 19K
Lineup:
RF Mookie Betts R
1B F. Freeman L
SS Trea Turner R
DH J. Turner R
LF Chris Taylor R
CF C. Bellinger L
3B H. Alberto R
C A. Barnes R
2B Gavin Lux L
Clear-day
0% Rain
70° Wind 6 mph In
Go Cub!! Go Rockies!!
Pathetic showing tonight except for Urias and Rios. Whip’em tomorrow.
Boo-hoo.
First series this season the Dodgers have lost the first game.
The Bucs: “Nobody beats us 17 times in a row.”
Dodgers don’t beat the Pirates?!
Just need 4 more now
How about a 5+1 game?
Rios!
Dave needs to start him more and sit Muncy and JT..
Sits against lefties – and that’s who they have faced recently.
I suspect Erlin’s stay in the majors will be brief.
LOL.
Golden sombrero for Belli.
Alberto’s very good on those popups.
¡Miér-coles!
Surprised Julio started this inning.
Not Dodgers day… yet.
Rats!! Popped up the meat ball.
Up to TT..
What a crazy game tonight.
ITFDB!!
Tying run on; we don’t need a bundle.
Buen Trabajo Julio!!
Brilliant inning by Julito.
Julio!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu1bH-4bDLg
Smoke this Tucker.
A marvelous bit of pitching by Urias.
Every time I think that Bellinger has finally found his stroke, I am proven wrong.
It comes and goes.
The goes seem more prevalent than the comes this year, thus far.
Unfortunately you are right.
I hope that no later than the end of this series, you will tell me that I am wrong.
Don’t hold your breath.
Bats in a funk today after the late flight and 3 am arrival in Pittsburgh.
Plenty of hard contact and bad luck.
Some good defense.
That, too.
Urias hs made only 47 pitches through four innings.
They’ve hit him pretty hard.
Actually, well-placed soft contact. Dodgers have hit the ball hard with nothing to show for it.
I expect that our bats will awaken now, starting with Lux and then the third time through the order.
Was Chavis’s triple playable? I was in the kitchen when it happened.
I didn’t see it; perhaps someone else can comment.
Pirates D on display in the outfield.
Freddie with the save.
Getting runners on and getting the pitch count up. All good things.
Gotta start getting them in.
2nd time thru the order. Light this candle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llSqY32vgiA
I really would like to see that show. I’ve heard two songs from it that I think are brilliant, this one and “Seasons of Love.”
DP, Yes!!
I thought it was going to be a easy DP but it ended up being quite close!
Surprisingly, the Dodgers rank 26th in strike outs. 210 SO in 855 AB. Braves #1 with 278. With 107 walks ranked 5th.
Open a can Lux.
Reynolds is Mookie meat.
ARRRRRRRRRRGH
PNC is a beautiful ballpark.
It really is.
I’d love to go, but not so much that I’d fly across the country to do so. It’s a pity they have such cheapskate ownership.
Probably my 2nd favourite park in MLB.
Not crowded either.
Ha!
Today’s game is a freebie on MLBTV, even for non-subscribers.
In lesser news, the Yanquis just edged the Llaneros, so the Dodgers must win today to hold onto baseball’s best record.