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It’ll be the Cubs’ RHP Marcus Stroman (2-5, 5.32 ERA) vs the Dodgers’ LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-2, 2.57 ERA) this evening at Chavez Ravine. Stroman had his worst outing of the year in his last start; he gave up nine runs on ten hits in just four innings. That pushed his ERA up nearly 1 1/2 points from 3.95 to 5.32. Kershaw deserved a win in his last start: he went seven shutout innings and gave up just one hit to the Padres, but the Dodgers only scored one run for him and the bullpen gave up four runs in the ninth and lost the game.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1956 The BBWAA, by a narrow margin of 14-12, votes to establish the Cy Young Award to honor the major leagues’ most outstanding pitcher. Commissioner Ford Frick initiated the idea because he felt hurlers were not recognized in the MVP voting, but ironically the first recipient of the Cy Young Award, Dodger Don Newcombe, also won the Most Valuable Player Award.
- 1996 In Philadelphia, Dodger backstop Mike Piazza hits a moon shot into the upper-deck at Veterans Stadium and also bangs a RBI double, helping the NL to blank the AL, 6-0, in All-Star action.
In non-Dodger history, it seems fitting that in 1968, the Year of the Pitcher, the All Star Game would play out this way: in the first All-Star game played indoors, American Leaguers are held to just three hits in the Astrodome, with the National League winning the first Mid-Summer Classic to end with a score of 1-0. The contest’s lone tally comes in the bottom of the first frame when Willie Mays, who had been picked off but stayed on the bases due to Luis Tiant’s throwing error, scores an unearned run on a double play ball.
In 2002 despite chants of “Let them play!” from the sellout crowd of 41,871 at Milwaukee’s Miller Park, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig declares the 73rd All-Star Game a 7-7 tie after 11 innings. No player is selected to receive the first Ted Williams Most Valuable Player award, an honor named for the late Red Sox legend who died five days ago. This would be the nadir of Selig’s term as Commissioner of Baseball on the anniversary of his selection to the job seven years earlier.
Lineups when available.
Willson Contreras and Marcus Stroman return to the #Cubs lineup tonight in LA! pic.twitter.com/8jxwOCZUKf
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 9, 2022
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Cubs: pic.twitter.com/iBhx7gAL6C
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 9, 2022
NPUT
Won’t be in contact Sunday because we’re going to Rancho Nicasio for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gzJAAtvhwE
Enjoy!
Barnes “ground bunts into a forceout,” Gameday sez. Weird locution.
Wow that was a good bare-handed play on the bunt to get the out at third.
Very poor bunt.
And a good play.
A double steal would be fun
Verdugo hit a two-run walk-off single in the tenth as the Sawx beat the Yanquis at Fenway. Another old friend, Jeter Downs, got his first major league hit in the three-run rally.
The Cubbies are playing a mushroom at second base. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d801f23dbe5eeac811ce22efafbe98340135aadf3fbf45fec011535b241154a6.png
Noteworthy but overlooked numbers from Friday night’s game: over the last three innings, Almonte, Ferguson and Phillips retired the Cubbies on just 20 pitches, 16 of them strikes.
Clayton closer to the ASG.
Yes.
Opener!
And there we have it!
W00T!
Good job, Kimbrel!
BALLGAME!!
Woo-HOO!!!
Nice futuring!
Nice pitchering!
Sweating over here. But got the fly ball out.
It sounded loud, but didn’t go that far.
Tell my stomach that.
Made Suzuki look really bad.
May we have a quiet ninth, please?
Apparently not.
Hoo boy. The Kimbrel experiment continues.
I think he can still be valuable, but needs to eased back into it. The other day, some soft contact victimized him.
Phillips in the ninth? I hope so.
Routine one-pitch out…
That was a scary fly ball, at least to me.
I was nervous.
Yikes, that was hit a long way.
Standing ovation for Clay.
This outing may have put him in the AS game. At least, it should.
Max should have had that.
Not an easy play, but arguably makeable (I woulda had it in my prime).
I’m sure that is true!
Third was my favorite position.
I played first base in softball. Loved it.
10K for Clayton
Kersh Jacked them.
I wonder if Freddie feels sad not to start at first as an all-star.
Kersh in line for the win number 191.
Can you believe he has never started an All Star game?
No. Hopefully MLB will fix that.
Especially at Dodger Stadium
Woohoo, Freddie!
That’s what we used to call place-hitting.
Hooray!
Don’t always have to hit it hard. Just hit it.
Freddie gets the rbi and then some!
Drat it, Trea.
Pop fly doesn’t do it… up to Freddie.
Hoerner saved a run, but hopefully not for long.
I discovered Hoerner last year. I like him.
Apparently not related to former White Sox P Joe Hoerner.
He’s from Oakland, but went to an elite private high school in the hills.
Your point?
It’s where I live.
Belli hustle!
Did that put Lux at 300?
Yup.
Jake gets us even, Lux gives us a chance. Come on, Cody!
Bunt
Good as.
Small sample size, but this Trayce/Lamb platoon seems to be working out pretty well.
Lamb chop!! Woot!!
JAKE!!!
Very bad throw from Trea.
From two outs nobody on to one out man on third. And then the run scores… expensive overturn.
What a play at both ends!
That was overdue.
Willy-Hoo.
Trying to throw out Trea?
Pretty dumb.
Will!
Klayton closing in on free burgers.
You couldn’t pay me enough to eat one.
Stroman threw just 59 pitches (but he did come off the COVID list recently). Same # Clayton’s thrown.
Love watching Clayton pitch and Mookie hit.
Klayton, a master at work.
Lux closing in on .300 BA and .800 OPS.
Surprised he was so easily thrown out at second.
Yeah, Stroman typically not an easy guy to steal off of.
Link, the spam likes have reappeared.
Okay
A retrospective on the play of the day. https://twitter.com/MLBONFAX/status/1545647847038521344?s=20&t=9kmGnDCpdc6Tp2eXQn-YWA