Cardinals at Dodgers , 7:10 PM, AppleTV
RHP Jack Flaherty (2-2, 3.29 ERA) pitches for the Cardinals and RHP Dustin May (2-1, 3.07 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers.
- 1922 At Ebbets Field, Lee King drives in seven runs in the Phillies’ 10-7 win over the Robins. The Philadelphia outfielder will collect a total of only 15 RBIs this season playing with Philadelphia and the Giants.
- 1985 Dodger southpaw Fernando Valenzuela sets an MLB mark with 41 consecutive scoreless innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run when he blanks the Padres through eight innings. In the top of the ninth, Tony Gwynn snaps the southpaw’s scoreless streak with a solo home run, giving the Friars an eventual 1-0 victory at Chavez Ravine.
- 2012 Bryce Harper makes his much-anticipated debut in the Nationals’ 4-3 loss to Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine. The 19 year-old rookie center fielder, who drives in the potential go-ahead run in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly, doubles in the top of the seventh off Chad Billingsley for his first major league hit.
Lineups when available.
Updated #STLCards lineup: https://t.co/1BaU3w5Mrz pic.twitter.com/fDN8j2N72l
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 29, 2023
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Cardinals: pic.twitter.com/x0Z9dwqhB6
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 29, 2023
NPUT
CI my goodness. Rarely even see the ball hit and certainly not that far.
Also didn’t realize that CI can be declined.
I never knew that either, but that was a wily move.
Without the CI, it might’ve gone out.
Woo-HOO!!!
Nice to be back home.
Vesia is aggravating me.
Vargas done good there.
He was overdue.
Vargas parks one!
Outman is in a bit of a slump.
Brewster is efficient.
Nice DP to help Victor out.
https://twitter.com/bobtimmermann/status/1652162886876413957?s=20
Another K for Taylor.
Pile it on Dodgers.
Thank you.
Get Nolan please.
That’s consecutive Nolans.
Umpire waits three pitches to ring up Nootbaar.
Now, that’s place-hitting!
Time for the offense to show up.
Max responds
May at 60 pitches already. Yikes.
Bullpen gonna have to show up tonight.
Ump a bit squeezy with May, but they are just barely balls.
We are miserable at giving up the stolen bases.
It’s painful to watch – virtually automatic.
Why do you think we are so bad this year?
The new rules – bigger bases, penalties for throwing to first so you can’t keep runners close – are the culprits.
Everyone’s defense is at a disadvantage from the new rules. So far we have faced mostly teams that run. We may be bad but not clear yet that we are particularly bad.
Almost 3/4th of our games have been against Snakes, Cubs and Pirates, which all emphasize the running game and among top six MLB teams in steals, so the numbers are a bit skewed. That said, the word is out that it is a weakness.
MOOK!!
JD goes on the IL, but Will Smith is back.
Here we go..
Lineup:
1. Betts SS
2. Freeman 1B
3. Smith DH
4. Muncy 3B
5. Heyward RF
6. Outman CF
7. Vargas 2B
8. Peralta LF
9. Barnes C
LAT’d: Manny was my favorite Tacoma Giant (there were gno Gnats in the Pacific Northwest) – https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/1651983587615596549?s=20