Dodgers at Pirates, 9:35 AM PDT, TV: ATTSportsNet-Pit, SPNLA
LHP Julio Urías (3-2, 3.33 ERA) takes the mound for the Dodgers and RHP Mitch Keller (2-0, 3.64 ERA) does so for the Buccos.
- 1981 Fernandomania continues to explode at Chavez Ravine when Dodger rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela pitches his fourth shutout in five starts. The 20 year-old Mexican southpaw, who is batting over .400, beats the Giants, 5-0, and lowers his ERA to a microscopic 0.20.
- 2004 At Dodger Stadium, Mike Piazza ties Carlton Fisk for the most career homers by a catcher as he hits Hideo Nomo’s sixth-inning pitch into the stands for his 351st round-tripper as a backstop. The homer, which was his 362nd overall, moves the Mets’ star past Yankees’ Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio on the all-time list.
- 2007 On the night in which the ceremonial first pitch is thrown by his three sons, Trevor Hoffman is unable to hold on to a two run lead when the Dodgers score three in the ninth and eventually beat the Padres, 6-5. It’s ‘Trevor Time Desk Clock’ Night, and the usually reliable Padres closer blows the save, thanks to some shady defense, for the second consecutive game.
- 2010 The suddenly streaking Mets win their sixth consecutive game with a doubleheader sweep of the Dodgers, 4-0 and 10-5. The victories mark the first time since August 28, 1971 that the club has taken both ends of a twin bill from L.A.
Lineups when available.
Today’s #Dodgers lineup at Pirates: pic.twitter.com/tWtwF33iF0
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 27, 2023
A new look at third base today.
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NPUT
Manny was my favorite Tacoma Giant (they weren’t Gnats in the Pacific Northwest) – https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/1651983587615596549?s=20
I’d have liked to see Maggi get a hit – ideally a ground ball that struck the baserunner.
Oh well. Disappointing but still a winning road trip.
Outman with a golden sombrero.
I expected better of you folks than a 6-2 deficit going into the ninth inning!
Urias with another bad outing and totally pathetic offense again. No Muncy, Smith, and JDM. Luckily no one else in the NL West is lighting it up.
The Paddies have an intact lineup and are still getting regularly blanked.
I don’t expect that to last very long, but, I hope it does and they tank.
Their starting pitching has been mostly awful, with some mediocrity mixed in.
Back from the vet, where I got steroids in the knee and Pfizer in the arm. Dodgers could use a shot of something, apparently.
Well, another poor outing by Urias.
8 SO in 16 AB so far. What a mess.
Well, that went south in a hurry. Julio not sharp.
I’m off to get a steroid injection, see you in an hour or so.
Grab some Dodgers and take them with you.
Good start!
Julito off to another shaky start, though.
Peralta delivers!
Dodgers (13-12)
Pirates (17-8)
SP Julio Urias L
3-2 3.33 ERA 27IP 30K
SP Mitch Keller R
2-0 3.64 ERA 29.2IP 30K
Lineup:
2B Mookie Betts R
1B F. Freeman L
RF J. Heyward L
CF James Outman L
DH D. Peralta L
SS Chris Taylor R
3B M. Busch L
LF T. Thompson R
C A. Barnes R
Partly-cloudy-day
0% Rain
58° Wind 6 mph L-R
When my wife arrived here from Argentina in 1981, she knew very little about baseball, but got caught up immediately in Fernandomania.