Braves at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: BS Southeast, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
The visiting Braves send RHP Huascar Ynoa (0-1, 15.00 ERA) to the hill to face the Dodgers’ LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-0, 0.00 ERA). Ynoa’s first outing of the season was miserable, as his ERA shows: he gave up five hits on seven runs in three innings against the Nationals. He’ll try to recover tonight. Kershaw, on the other hand, had an outing so brilliant there was much discussion that he should have remained in the game to try to complete it, since he was perfect through seven innings: no runs, no hits, no walks, no errors. As we all know, he left after the seventh.
On this date 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 base-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:
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Hard to believe Dodger Stadium has been around for 60 years and this year will be only the 2nd time they have hosted the All-Star Game. 1980 was the first.
There’s the run!
Belli Bomb.
Dodgers struck out 11 so far tonight. Are they still doing the Jumbo Jacks?
You couldn’t pay me enough to eat that garbage.
Never had one. They don’t have them here in Ohio. Are they really that bad? Especially for free.
Free garbage is still garbage. Barely suitable for composting.
They are certainly not good for you.
Terrible.
Yes, they are.
Man – I leave for 15 min and now it’s a close game. Did Gratetol not pitch well? Seems like he maybe struggles with inherited runners.
He wasn’t awful. Not lights out and a little unlucky on a dinker to left.
WD: Please don’t leave again!
Productive AB for Belli.
Mash one Max.
Kershaw has retaken the team lead in k’s with 17, one more than Heaney’s 16.
I really hope the Angels or the Mariners win the AL West and knock out the cheatin’ Stros.
You misspelled “Trashtros.”
LOL. Can’t stand those wankers. I actually loathe them more than the Gnats and Padres.
Kershaw with 3 k’s through 2, but he is not as overpoweringly sharp as he was last week.
Clearly washed up…
Partly because he’s an ex-Gnat, Duvall is the most unlikable of the Barves.
So much for the perfect season…
Huáscar Ynoa is interesting because, although he’s Dominican, his first name dates from Inka times in Peru. It’s also the name of a British-built iron-clad that Chile captured from the Peruvians in 1879, during the War of the Pacific. It’s presently a floating museum in the port of Talcahuano. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/941011b951d6bfb2ca41c266cec99b06f9282de7a08d82879ae64c3b63e18f1e.jpg
The what war now?
Huh. Once again, history classes were deficient. One of the 19th century wars overshadowed by the American Civil War in American books.
Wait to you hear about the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870). Considered to be the most destructive war suffered by any nation state (Paraguay) in modern times.
Fought over the nitrate fields of the northern Atacama Desert. Chile expanded its borders dramatically.
This winning games business is fun. Let’s keep it up, Dodgers.
Cuteness overload: Freddie Freeman’s son Charlie spotted Danby Swanson by the Braves dugout.
https://twitter.com/BravesOnBally/status/1516235581658906632
Seven straight!
Dodgers win!
Clay’s 100th win at Dodger Stadium.
BALLGAME!!
Woo-HOO!!!!
DP!!! Great D by Max.
Not like Smith to make that mistake.
A bobble on bobble head night
Ha!
That’s so frustrating.
Extremely.
Need an out (or two) right now.
Two. Just for you.
Two for Lew. Now it’s time to bid the Braves adieu.
Dodgers-Braves game Wednesday at noon West Coast time is on the MLB channel. Dodgers play very few weekday day home games.
Getaway day for the Barves, presumably.
Dodgers have scored at least 7 runs in 5 of their last 7 games, including tonight’s.
That was nice.
Cody!!!
Bickford did a nice job.
Costas adds to my enjoyment of any sport he broadcasts.
Was he there tonight?
NOW let’s tack a few more on.
Clap..Clap
Even one more run would lower my blood pressure.
Dr Bellinger at your service.
Wow. Cubs seem to have hit the jackpot with Seiya Suzuki. Wonder if AF made a play for him?
Freeman seems like a heckuva nice person.
Wow, is Muncies’ bat cold. Might be time to move him down in the order.
Dodgers are doing all this so far in 2022 without many contributions from Mookie or Max.
Yep. We will really roll when those to get hot.
Really need Mookie to get it going.
Still a long way to go.
Need to tack on some more runs.
Whew…
Yes! Got him.
Gotta get this guy Brusdar.
Ugh, Rosario again.
Braves back in the game. Rats!!
They aren’t going to go down easily. We need to score some more next inning.
Agreed. They are a good ball club.
Baseball gods saying, “Not so fast, Dodgers.”
So unlucky. Jam shot.
Lux didn’t get a good jump on that.
Yeah, looked like he could have gotten that one.
Not so sure. He was fairly deep against a guy with some power.
Close either way. Seems like he might have hesitated though.
Costas and the crew mentioned that he did not get a good jump on it.
That first out was impressive, Brusdar! Wow.
Ugly inning but hopefully the pen can minimize the damage.
Bring on the Bazooka.
Here comes Brusdar!
Kersh might not make it out of this inning.
Needs an out!
Come and get him Dave.
Yep.
Rats. Four seamer right down the middle.
That Albies ball was hammered.
Last inning for Kershaw?
That was some curveball to Rios.
It truly was. A thing of beauty.
But not as good as this one. https://twitter.com/danielbrim/status/1516125697768509442?s=21&t=frpO_nNgS3Al8O4pHUY6jA
Relentless.
Yah-Hoo!!
The humidor is humoring us.
Thought Luxy had one.
Nice little poke by Freddie.
Poke salad Freddy.
Revenge!
Kind of an “In your face” moment.
Freddy!! First Dodger HR.