Mets at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: SNY, SPNLA, TBS
RHP Tylor Megill, (3-0, 2.25 ERA) pitches for the Mets and LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 3.50 ERA) goes for the Dodgers.
Here’s a novel way to steal a base:
Today in Dodgers’ history:
1925 At his Waldorf-Astoria apartment, Dodgers’ owner Charles H. Ebbets dies of a heart attack at the age of 65. Later in the day, his team opens the home season in Brooklyn losing to the Giants at Ebbets Field, 7-0.
1939 In Brooklyn, Red Barber calls the action in the first broadcast of a regular-season Dodger game, a 7-3 loss to New York at Ebbets Field. The future Hall of Fame announcer was brought in from Cincinnati by the team’s new president, Larry MacPhail, who had hired the ‘Ol Redhead’ when he was in a similar post with the Reds.
1947 Dodger president Branch Rickey names team scout Burt Shotton to replace Leo Durocher, who was suspended ten days ago by Commissioner Happy Chandler for acts “unbecoming to a major league manager.” Brooklyn’s new 62 year-old skipper reluctantly takes over the team two games into the season and will manage the club for one year in his street clothes along with wearing the team’s hat and jacket.
1950 Vin Scully calls the first game of his illustrious 67-year career with the Dodgers, detailing Brooklyn’s 9-1 defeat to the Phillies on Opening Day at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. The 22-year old broadcaster, who will be awarded the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award by Bud Selig in 2014, will become the team’s primary announcer just three seasons later.
1950 The Phillies play their first game with name official changed back from Blue Jays, routing the Dodgers at Shibe Park, 9-1. The team wears red pinstriped uniforms designed by manager Eddie Sawyer that are reminiscent of club’s look in the early 1900s.
1952 On Opening Day in Brooklyn, Willie Mays is knocked unconscious when he smashes into the Ebbets Field wall after chasing pinch hitter Bob Morgan’s seventh-inning, two-out bases-loaded line drive into the gap in left field. All three Dodgers base runners cross the plate but do not score when the motionless Giants center fielder comes to his feet and jogs into the dugout, apparently unhurt, having held onto the ball after making a fantastic catch for the third out to end the inning.
1958 At the Los Angeles Coliseum in front of a National League record crowd of 78,672, the Dodgers play their first game in the City of Angels. Carl Erskine gets the win, besting Al Worthington and the Giants, 6-5.
1959 Branch Rickey, former general manager of the Cardinals, Dodgers, and Pirates, is appointed the president of the Continental League. The third potential major league never materializes, but helps to accelerate the expansion of the existing leagues, including putting a National League team in New York to fill the void created by the Giants’ and the Dodgers’ departure to the west coast in 1958.
1964 L.A. southpaw Sandy Koufax throws the second of his two career immaculate innings when he strikes out the side on nine pitches. Although Leo Cardenas, Johnny Edwards, and Jim Maloney all strike out quickly in the top of the third inning, Cincinnati will score all of the game’s runs in the next frame, thanks to a three-run homer hit by Deron Johnson, to beat the Dodgers in the Chavez Ravine contest, 3-0.
1966 Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills singles to center off future Hall of Famer Robin Roberts, becoming the first batter to hit on artificial turf in a major league game. The Astrodome’s new playing surface, called Chemgrass initially by its manufacturer, the Monsanto Company, couldn’t be made quickly enough, so the season begins with the artificial material only on the infield with the outfield remaining painted dirt until July.
2008 The Dodgers announce Joe Beimel has been selected by fans, in an online poll during Spring Training, as the player whose likeness will now be used in an August 12 bobblehead promotion. The 30 year-old southpaw reliever, considered a long shot for the honor, gets the nod due to a strong internet campaign orchestrated by his parents, Ron and Marge.
Lineups when available.
NPUT
Link, the game has started.
A few facts about Kershaw upon the occasion of his milestone 200th win.
This one might be the most impressive of the bunch:
Double play. Kershaw didn’t really need them tonight – but nice to have it here.
Magnificent play by Vargas!
Kershaw is number 22 in strikeouts and 22 away from being number 21.
2 on , 1 out and the next two guys K. Man, this offense is weak.
Missing guys are definitely missed.
At present, I think, the Barves are the NL’s best.
So far.
Absolutely. Then maybe Milwaukee or AZ.
Peralta sucks.
Kershaw now #22 all time in K’s!
105 pitches
Yes! Strikes out the side! 2833!
YES!!
WOW!!!
Canha is making a nuisance of himself.
Kershaw sitting at 2830 career K’s.
3 more and he will pass Mickey Lolich for 22nd all time.
Something appropriate about Kershaw being at #22 for a night.
2831.
2832!
73 pitches for Kersh? If so, one more inning seems in order.
73 pitches and 58 strikes!
Meanwhile Kid K rolling along.
Bring Kersh back in the 7th or let him sit?
He’s coming back.
Use the force Luke
Nice.
FYI: The geography of baseball in Argentina. https://twitter.com/ARG_beisbol/status/1646998666866044928?s=20
Google translates:
At the request of many: a thread about baseball in Argentina.
There are seven provinces that play our discipline in the country. From north to south: Salta, Tucumán, Córdoba, San Luis, Santa Fe (Rosario), Buenos Aires and Chubut.
Thanks Link!
Cool story WBB
Heyward owes Kersh a steak and lobster dinner.
As he is crawling around trying to get to the ball he had to be thinking that he will be on video in the clubhouse and highlights on MLB Network and ESPN
Intentional Talk, Got Heeeeeeeeeeeeem!!
Way to go Kersh….
Jon wrote a post about Kershaw’s 200th, because of course he did. It’s free to the public.
And we Jumbo Jacked them.
Also – can’t believe that lineup produced 5 runs – and could have been much more. Everyone wants to score for Clayton.
Woo-HOO!!!
Just hope that 32 pitch 7th doesn’t come back to bite him in his next start(s).
National TV game on TBS
Dodgers win!
Kershaw:
ERA back in the 2’s
22nd all time in K’s
and
200th career win.
The Ace is back
Kersh. #200.
117th on the career wins list. Scherzer is 110th with 203.
The Little Catcher That Could…
Do the Freddie.
Nice work Freddie. I’ll take that extra run.
Reyes quite wild on a few pitches there
The Detroits and the Clevelands played a doubleheader today in 4 hours 14 minutes. 2nd game was 1-0 and played in under two hours.
The change is real.
The Tigres and the Spidres.
BE strong bullpen
Exactly.
Sorry Bob in Vegas. Looks like the Jets will take Game 1.
The Stopper
I would have pulled Kershaw after that 13 pitch battle.
Ah well. Kersh gave it a good battle.
At The Litterbox, the Paddies finally scored a run against the Barves, but they still trail 5-1 in the ninth.
Kershaw just threw inning #2605.1 of his career. Walks + Hits? 2605.
As best I can tell he is the sixth pitcher in MLB history to ever have at least 2000 IP and touch a WHIP of 1.000.
The others?
Old Hoss Radbourn (1881-1884)
Addie Joss (1902-1910, 0.9678)
Three-Finger Mordecai Brown (1903-1910)
Ed Walsh (1904-1917, 0.9996)
Walter Johnson (1907-1921)
Joss and Walsh retired while members of this club, the other three did not. I believe nobody has actively been a member of this club for over 100 years.
So is he now at 2606 IP with 2607 walks + hits?
feels like he is throwing more curveballs tonight than he has in the last couple of years.
Hi all. Watching but not weighing in here because I have a house guest.
Are they not baseball fans?
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Ha!
LOB starting to mount
0 for 5 RISP, 8 LOB.
Can luke play SS?
Hasn’t played much SS.
Swinging at ball 4
Megill seems to be on fumes.
Ok Davey P – drive some in here.
Keep things rolling JHey
Nevermind.
Keep things rolling JHey
Nevermind.
I will be surprised if Heyward and Thompson are still on the roster after the AS break.
Although, Peralta sucks. But he got a bigger contract.
Key spot for Freddie here.
Oh well. Sigh.
Barnes is due.
Usually is
LOL
There goes the no no
Rojas shouldn’t even have thrown that.
Doc just said Betts might play some shortstop this year
Can talent trump unfamiliarity?
That could solve a weakness for the Dodgers
In theory.
Barves are blanking the Pads for the third straight night.
Snakes hung on to win however.
Barely, I see, but the Cards get to feast off BadGums tomorrow.
Muncy puts the BB in BaseBall
JD!
Outman and Vargas are regressing. Major league pitching will find your weaknesses.
Still very early in their careers.
Very fine catch by Peralta.
Not a fan of Pham.
Bottom 5 of the Dodgers line up all batting under .200. Bottom 4 all have OPS at .700 or less.
With Mookie and Will Smith out, it kinda feels like this lineup has about 2.5 batters.
Need JD to be that guy this year.
Yes we do.
Impressive at bat.
He’s no Alex Cora, however.
Not his fault they grooved one 6 pitches early.
Kershaw strikes out the side. 20 pitches (which is a lot) with 18 strikes!
Impressive.
Ive heard that strikeouts are fascist, but in this case I am willing to forgive. Nice way to get out of it.
Inauspicious beginnning.
Don’t have eyes or ears – how bad was the error by Heyward?
Pretty ugly, got turned around.
Mookie on paternity leave. Good for him.
The Gnats came from ahead to rack up their fifth straight in Miami. https://twitter.com/r_lozano24/status/1648494913414397954?s=20
Kersh going for win #200.
Mets (11-6)
Dodgers (8-9)
SP Tylor Megill R
3-0 2.25 ERA16K 13K
SP Clayton Kershaw L
2-1 3.50 ERA 18IP 17K
Lineup:
CF James Outman L
1B F. Freeman L
DH J. Martinez R
3B Max Muncy L
RF J. Heyward L
2B M. Vargas R
LF D. Peralta L
SS Miguel Rojas R
C A. Barnes R
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