This is Game One of a doubleheader.
Dodgers at Rockies, 12:10 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet RM, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
Neither team had announced a starter as of 2030 HST Monday night.
Update: LHP Caleb Ferguson (7-3, 2.47 ERA) opens for the Dodgers. RHP Chase Anderson (0-6, 5.75 ERA) starts for the Rockies.
- 1908 Cubs right-hander Ed Reulbach pitches two shutouts in the same day, whitewashing the Brooklyn Superbas in the opener 5-0 on a five-hitter and 3-0 on three hits in the nightcap. The entire Washington Park doubleheader takes less than three hours to complete.
- 1954 Willie Mays, with three hits in the season finale, wins the batting title, finishing the campaign with a .345 average. The ‘Say Hey Kid’ goes third to first in batting average with his performance passing teammate Don Mueller (.342) and Dodger center fielder Duke Snider (341).
- 1975 Burt Hooton sets a Dodger record for starting pitchers by winning his twelfth consecutive game. The 25 year-old right-hander, who was traded to LA in May for Eddie Solomon and Geoff Zahn, accomplishes the feat by beating J.R. Richard and the Astros at Dodger Stadium, 3-2.
- 1981 Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher to throw five no-hitters when the Astros defeat the Dodgers at the Astrodome, 5-0. The Ryan Express, who will finish his 27-year major league career with a record seven no-hitters, previously has thrown hitless gems against the Royals (1973), Tigers (1973), Twins (1974), and Orioles (1975).
- 1997 Dodger catcher Mike Piazza, in a 10-4 win over the Rockies, hits the longest home run in the history of Coors Field. The 28 year-old backstop’s sixth-inning blast travels 496 feet and hits the left-center field billboard between the scoreboard and the Rockpile.
Lineups when available.
Today’s #Dodgers Game 1 lineup at Rockies: pic.twitter.com/yVzbDDRlIY
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 26, 2023
Lineup 1 of 2 today vs the Dodgers pic.twitter.com/4z2K6BlcqP
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) September 26, 2023
My ancestral Swedes handle the Hungarians! https://twitter.com/SWEBaseSoft/status/1706694762072355116
Oh drat. And just as the Orioles are about to compete in the playoffs, too. R.l.P., Brooks Robinson.
https://twitter.com/Orioles/status/1706785629546111056
NPUT
https://twitter.com/DodgerInsider/status/1706784305740210670
Lost another great one. RIP Brooks Robinson.
Pretty weak offense. But Pepiot! Very encouraging.
Totally agree with you. At the plate I can’t recall a flatter performance at the plate in quite a while.
But the main takeaway was Pepiot’s brilliant performance. Postseason rotation likely to include him, Miller, Kershaw and Lynn, with Sheehan waiting just off stage? Or perhaps Sheehan gets a start.
Bah. Do better in the next game, fellas.
Ugh!!
That was the pitch to hit, Max…
Now they’re intimidating Milwaukee. https://twitter.com/2Legit2QuitDee/status/1706696092925284570
Even with the one run, Pepiot was outstanding.
Outstanding performance by the young man. Very encouraging.
The way Pepiot is going I’m really sorry he was hurt for four months or so. He’s looked great.
Seems a sure thing for next year’s rotation.
Now there’s a rally!
Short-lived but we’re within two now.
TOOTBLAN in action.
Did Barnes run thru a stop sign by the 3B coach?
He eventually saw it, but by that time Mookie was halfway to third.
jinx
Nice at bat by Kiké so far.
Well Ferguson’s got nothing today.
Not his day, that’s for sure. He’s been in a lot of games recently, so it shouldn’t entirely surprise us if he has a bad day.
Never know what you will get from Ferguson or Vesia on a given day. It is a crap shoot with those two. Neither inspire my confidence in high leverage situations.
Caleb serving up BP…
It’s nice to have a non-blackout day.
Playing four games this week at Coors Field will be an interesting test for our young pitchers. It could range for each of them from being shellshocked to having a boost in self-confidence.