Game 78, 2022

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Padres at Dodgers, 1:10 PM PDT, TV: Bally SD, SPNLA

LHP MacKenzie Gore (4-3, 3.34 ERA) takes the ball for the Padres and LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-2, 2.94 ERA) does the same for the Dodgers. Gore is a rookie who debuted on April 15 of this year. He won his first two starts in April but is 2-3 since. He’s got 14 walks and 18 strikeouts in June, which is not a recipe for success. Kershaw’s last start was his worst of the year; he gave up six runs on nine hits in just four innings and saw his ERA jump nearly a full run, from 2.00 to 2.94.

This date in Dodgers’ history:

  • 1925 Milt Stock sets a National League mark by having his fourth consecutive four-hit game, going 16-for-23 during the span to compile a .696 batting average. The 31 year-old second baseman’s offensive output, which includes three singles and a triple, helps the Robins beat the Giants at Ebbets Field, 6-3.
  • 1949 En route to a 16-0 shutout of the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds, starting pitcher Monte Kennedy hits a grand slam. Another 51 seasons will pass by before another Giants hurler hits a four-run homer when Shawn Estes accomplishes the feat in 2000.
  • 1958 In their 35th home date in L.A., the transplanted Dodgers reach the one million mark in attendance. Last season, the team drew only 1,028,258 fans, playing in Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field.
  • 2013 Yasiel Puig becomes the first player to be named Player of the Month for the first month he plays in the major leagues in the 55-year history of the award. The Dodger outfielder played in 26 games in June, compiling a .436 batting average, with his 44 base hits being the second-most ever by a first-month player, only behind Joe DiMaggio’s total of 48 in 1936.

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91 thoughts on “Game 78, 2022”

  5. Lunch with amigos here in La Roma. Will try to sneak peeks under the table (might drink myself there as well).

  7. To bad Kimbrel was spanked before he gave up the lead instead of after. It’s like the future knew.

    • We won’t win a WS with Kimbrel as our closer. Won’t even make it that far with Kimbrel. Much like Jansen.

  8. One of the most disappointing loses of the season. Gotta find a better closer.

  17. Let’s face it – they were due. But I’d love to get a few back in the bottom of the ninth, just because.

  19. On the bright side, it’s 13-1 Chisox after 8-1/2 at Software Stadium. The Gnats had to put their catcher on the mound.

  29. Too bad. Kimbrel was sharp with the first out but maybe that bullet to his back shook him up.

  46. Chisox have just broken it open at Software Stadium, lead Gnats 6-0 in the fifth.

  52. In Cincy today, ex-Gnat Hunter Strickland goes for the save with a 3-1 lead and surrenders two solo homers to the Barves. Reds score in the bottom of the inning and he gets the win.