Giants at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PCT, TV: NBCS BA, SPNLA, TBS (out-of-market only)
RHP Logan Webb makes his first start of the year for the Giants; he was 11-13 with a 3.25 ERA last year. He’ll face that TBD dude, as the Dodgers want to give their starters an extra day of rest.
#Dodgers have claimed LH-hitting OF Taylor Trammell on waivers from Mariners. Out of options so he needs to go on active roster. In possibly related news — Jason Heyward went to see back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins.
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) April 2, 2024
- 2003 Todd Zeile homers in his first at-bat as a Yankee, becoming the only major leaguer to hit a home run for ten different teams, surpassing Tommy Davis, who went deep for nine different clubs. In addition to homering with the Bronx Bombers, the infielder has also gone deep for the Cardinals, Cubs, Phillies, Orioles, Dodgers, Marlins, Rangers, Mets, and Rockies.
- 2007 For only the fourth time in major league history, a hurler under the age of 21 wins an Opening Day assignment when 20 year-old Venezuelan right-hander Felix Hernandez pitches eight strong innings in the Mariners’ 4-0 victory over the A’s at Safeco Field. Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers was the last pitcher ‘not of age’ to accomplish the feat, beating the Astros, 2-0, in 1981.
- 2008 Third base ump Ed Montague tosses Larry Bowa for not staying within the boundaries of the coaching box although he warned the Dodger coach several times to follow the new edict put in place by MLB following the tragic death of Tulsa Drillers’ first base coach Mike Coolbaugh. The former infielder and manager’s behavior will lead to a three-game suspension for “inappropriate and aggressive conduct,” in which he had to be restrained by manager Joe Torre and bench coach Bob Schaefer in the sixth inning of the 3-2 victory over the Giants in Los Angeles.
In non-Dodger history, on this day in 1972 after playing a round of golf in West Palm Beach with his coaches on Easter Sunday, Mets manager and former Dodger Gil Hodges, two days shy of his 48th birthday, suffers a fatal heart attack. The club will name current first base coach and former Yankee skipper Yogi Berra to run the team when the strike-delayed season begins.
Lineups when available.
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NPUT
Conforto making some hard contact. Worrisome
You misspelled “Confarto.”
Autocorrect’s fault. Plus, no glasses! Fixed.
That shipment of BALCO Flaxseed Oil must not have arrived for Webb-steroids. Can he get to 100 pitches through four?
So of course Will has to swing at the next bad pitch.
Mookie’s projected home run count looking good.
Good news out of Houston tonight, as Hader blew his first save opportunity for the Trashtros, who lose 2-1 to Scrub Jays. Old friend JT goes 3-for-3 plus a ninth-inning walk; his pinch-runner scored tying run on a walkoff.
Kimbrel blew his first save opportunity for the Orioles.
It will always be amusing that the Gnats’ backstop, who led the league in errors at his position in 2023 despite playing barely half a season, bears the initials PB.
I like the trend the Dodgers have started with this year:
1 win followed by 1 loss.
2 wins followed by 1 loss.
3 wins…
If that pattern continues, it should be a pretty good year!!
Woo-HOO!!!
I can hear you cheering RBI!
That’ll do it.
Dodgers win!!
Woot!
That’ll do!
Yay!! Dodgers win. Had to beat the Gnats and the home plate ump.
Ok. One out to get here.
That’s 2! One more!
Good grief.
C’mon Evan.
Glasnow will have reduced pen options behind him tomorrow that’s for sure.
Let’s go dodgers clap clap clapclapclap.
Rats!!
Ok. Time to shine Dodger hitters.
Or not.
Sweet. 1 pitch to end the inning.
Well, that worked out.
Nail-biting time.
One pitch gets it done.
Should be 2 balls 2 strikes but oh well.
The real Fleetwood Mac.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yq-Fw7C26Y
Once again, very uneven strike zone.
Did this ump grow up a Giants fan? Or does he just suck?
Got him!
DP here would be oh so nice.
I low-key enjoy the 3D version of Gameday (on my phone) but it does run a bit slow.
We keep threatening but no joy.
Ok James
Nick Ramirez, lefty reliever, traded from Yankees to Dodgers. Minor league depth.
Nice job Grover.
Grover Cleveland? 22nd and 24th.
Alexander 373 wins.
Grove-y!
Oh, Toni
Now, the Michael Grove Experience…
Wasted opportunity.
No-hei
I’d trust Mookie’s sense of the strike zone right now more than this ump’s.
It was a good pitch, for
once.
Ah. On the radio they suggested it wax inside.
Not enough.
Ooof Enrique. Not a great at bat there.
I was hoping for at least a productive out to get the runners over.
More runs please.
Exactly. Open up the lead again.
One inning too much, but he was a gamer.
Should have pulled him after the Conforto single. And for sure after the Flores single.
Yikes.
Almost…
Buying some time.
Is anybody up, RBI?
Yes. And warmed. To no avail.
Might be a good time to get someone up in the bullpen Doc.
Time to pull him. For sure. But will Doc?
Of course not. Geez.
Dave Roberts could become only the 3 manager in the history of baseball to manage teams to 100 win seasons 6 times.
Bobby Cox 6 100 win seasons in 29 years managed.
Joe McCarthy 6 100 win seasons in 24 years managed.
Dave Roberts in 5 100 win seasons in 7 full seasons.
Yarbrough may be reaching his sell-by point.
Just saw a replay of Quique’s catch, and it was a beauty.
Keeeeeeeeeeeks!! Nice.
Kiké with the great Katch!
What are you having to eat at the ballpark tonight?
Enrique!!
Mookie looking smoother at short.
And Lux at 2nd.
Mookie in a hurry to get a start on the next 1500 hits in his career.
But flies out instead.
Bottom of the order getting it done tonight.
¡Quique!
5-2!! Enrique!
Outman beginning to square up some pitches.
The top of the strike box looks like it is right at the belt buckle. I haven’t noticed that before.
Wow. Even up here those are wayyyy outside.
Wouldn’t be so bad if Yarbourgh was getting those calls.
RBI is high.
High but right behind home!
Presumably somebody else is driving…
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!!!!
Shohei wants one so badly.
Betts bye bye!
MOOKIE!!! 1500!
Okay let’s go Blue!
That’ll do!
Well, that could have been a whole lot worse. Let’s go offense.
CS!
Freeman practicing his pirouettes
Yarborough not exactly fooling these guys.
Odd DP but I’ll take it!
DP?
Sorry I got confused
I, too, am aging.
At the game. First one this year!
So, bear down!
You’ve got to be kidding. This ump is terrible.
Ump is a bum.
Treinen is throwing from 90 feet.
I can still throw from 90 feet.
Yaz noodle.
First blood!
And the Mook overcomes.
Jeez ump
Two bad calls in the first 2 pitches.
It’s Night Three of Blackout Week. The most loathsome of current Gnats is on the mound tonight.
This sounds ominous. https:/https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1775312749796679836?s=20/x.com/Dodgers/status/1775312749796679836?s=20
Welp, pretty glum news given Kelly’s troubles. What is the latest on Treinen?
Last I heard Treinen will start to throw off a mound soon. Still, Brewster will be missed.