Cardinals at Dodgers , 1:10 PM PDT, TV: BS Midwest, SPNLA
RHP Adam Wainwright (11-10, 3.38 ERA) goes for the Cardinals and RHP Michael Grove (0-0, 4.66 ERA) does so for the Dodgers. Wainwright and Kershaw each have 195 wins in their respective careers.
This day in Dodgers’ history:
- 1941 Combined with a Cardinal defeat, the Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years when they beat Boston at Braves Field, 6-0. Whitlow Wyatt throws a five-hitter and Pete Reiser hits a homer in the winning cause.
- 1956 Dodger right-hander Sal Maglie no-hits the Phillies at Ebbets Field, 5-0. The ‘Barber’s’ gem helps second-place Brooklyn to keep pace in the pennant race with Milwaukee and Cincinnati.
- 1962 After appearing in 60 games over a two-year span, Dodger reliever Ed Roebuck suffers his first loss. The LA right-hander gives up a 10th inning home run to Houston’s Al Spangler, breaking the 2-2 deadlock at Chavez Ravine.
- 1974 In the first-of-its-kind operation, Dr. Frank Jobe transplants a tendon from Tommy John’s right wrist to the Dodger pitcher’s left elbow. The revolutionary ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, which will become a standard surgical procedure better known as Tommy John surgery, enables the southpaw to win an additional 164 games, more than half of his career total of 288 victories.
- 1996 Giants slugger Barry Bonds draws an intentional walk which gives him the National League record with 149 bases-on-balls in a season. The free pass is issued in the seventh inning by LA’s Mark Guthrie with two outs and a runner on third base in the team’s 7-5 loss at Dodger Stadium. (Note: Bonds wasn’t done. He now holds down the top three spots in Most Walks, Hitter, Season).
- 2008 The Diamondbacks, defending division champions, lose to St. Louis, 12-3, allowing the Dodgers to clinch the NL West. Los Angeles first-year skipper Joe Torre’s 13-year postseason streak continues, unlike the Yankees, his former team.
- 2020 Dusty Baker will become the first major league skipper to manage five different teams to the postseason as the Astros clinch a spot in the MLB’s expanded 16-team Fall Frenzy when the Dodgers beat the Angels. The three-time National League Manager of the year (1993, 1997, 2000) had previously won a playoff spot with the Giants (1997, 2000, 2002), Cubs (2003), Reds (2010, 2012, 2013), and Nationals (2016, 2017).
Lineups when available.
Yadi and Waino’s final regular season start as a battery at Dodger Stadium! pic.twitter.com/g6OPAjmKSL
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) September 25, 2022
Today’s #Dodgers lineup vs. Cardinals: pic.twitter.com/evCAMgUXwq
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 25, 2022
My sorta-hometown Mariners had a big lead at KC heading to the bottom of sixth. They blew all that and more. https://twitter.com/molly_knight/status/1574142892242653184?s=20&t=7HWDfcRmPb12hhdDsqq1vA
Off day tomorrow.
A breather from all these high-pressure contests…
Dodgers have to win eight of nine to finish above .700.
Woo-HOO!!!!
106!
Gallo with a fine game in LF!
Jackson in line for the three-inning save.
Great play. But he was safe.
Not that batting average is the end all be all. But Smith – before this at bat – has basically the same average as Mookie. He has gone up. Mookie down.
Will will get paid
Mookie got jobbed there. Shoulder height.
Lux hit the wrong part of the base.
He also hit the wrong part of the ball.
Zing!
With next year’s bases…
On such a play would the defense or the runner benefit?
I would think it would even out. The stretching first baseman will be closer to the throw and the batter/runner will not have to run as far to get to first.
I was wondering if the front edge of the larger bag would still be 90 feet from home of is it the middle of the bag that is 90 feet away.
Good question. Need to ask our baseball rules experts on this site.
Just looked at an infield diagram and currently the outfield edge of first and third are 90 feet from home and second is 90 feet from the middle of second to fouline edge of first and third. I think they are finally going to correct the positioning of second base when the new base sizes are used.
The larger bases will shorten the distances from home to the front of first and third and make it a shorter throw for infielders. I think second base moves closer to home plate so that it’s outside edges are on the line from first and third instead of it’s middle.
DP here please.
Thank you!!
https://twitter.com/nut_history/status/1574133655798267904?s=20&t=7HWDfcRmPb12hhdDsqq1vA
Anderson announced as a starter for the playoffs. Grove so far today is saying don’t forget about me.
He’s looked good, but I’d say that’s a bit premature.
Grove today has been really solid. Outpitched Adam Wainwright that’s for sure.
In line for his first MLB victory, but there’s a ways to go.
No one is about to run on Mookie!
Lux makes one error, and then a stupid throw for another.
stupid is as stupid does
It was actually scored a hit and an error.
I agree with that call.
A clean play woulda had the slow runner at first.
I don’t think that went into the decision though. It’s hard to get the glove where you want it when running that far and bending over. The glove was maybe two inches or less away from being in the right spot.
Belli!
He looked good hitting that one.
He had a good AB the first time, just missing a dinger twice before he flied out.
https://twitter.com/DodgerInsider/status/1574133205195554816?s=20&t=xucMAI2gXU1KA5p1oOJKoQ
Next year he should get to the century mark. Emphasis on the word mark.
He could still do it this year.
Off to a rousing start!
Indeed!
No Tío Albert in the Redbirds’ lineup today.
As WBBsAs said in a comment to the previous post, Mattingly is done with the Marlins and they’re done with him.
Not exactly a great record of success (though it wasn’t all his fault).
They traded off Stanton and Fernandez and Yelich just as he arrived.
Fernandez died in a boat crash.
A true shame, but it appeared to have been his recklessness.
Will he be the next Yankee Manager?
Freddie is back in the lineup today.
Sure is!
Anderson gets a postseason start.
https://twitter.com/DodgerInsider/status/1574100433122967553
Good decision.