Phillies at Braves 10:07 AM PDT, TV: Fox
LHP Ranger Suárez (10-7, 3.65 ERA) starts for the Phillies and LHP Max Fried (14-7, 2.48 ERA) starts for the Braves.
Padres at Dodgers 6:37PM PDT, TV: FS1
LHP Julio Urías (17-7, 2.18 ERA) pitches Game One for the Dodgers. RHP Mike Clevinger (7-7, 4.33 ERA) starts for the Padres.
NPUT @ 0845 HST
No pumpkin for you, WD.
Take a seat Meat Chado.
https://twitter.com/okc_dodgers/status/1580025180147318784?s=20&t=r5p4mcoqzU5hd_kOtKKI2A
Tough loss for Mariners.
And we traded Alvarez away for Josh Fields.
There was no DH in the NL at the time.
Phillies hold on.
Kaua Lanakila.
The game ended at 1 a.m. on the East Coast. Very few kids were watching.
I was watching. LOL
Kershaw v Darvish tomorrow.
Watching the postgame show. ARod talks too much.
I refuse to watch anything with A-Fraud on it.
I may follow your lead.
Switched to MLB network..
Thanks for the tip.
I just can’t stand looking at the cheater.
Harold Reynolds is a weenie but he did not cheat.
Always has.
We won it with no hits from Mookie or Freddie. I think both of them will contribute tomorrow.
Woo-HOO!!!
A great birthday present for you.
You aren’t kidding!
Happy Birthday to you.
Was rooting for a 7-0 win!
Ha!!!
And now the clock struck midnight (here in the Central Time zone).
I’d just as soon have had that stay at 5-0 all the way thru rather than letting them get that close.
Roberts made all the right moves.
Got the one they really needed to win.
Yes.
Whew. Too nerve/rattling for me. But I am a happy camper.
After the sixth, it was really pretty quiet.
Yippee!
Dodgers win!!!
Ok. Don’t let Kim beat you.
Kim is a pest, a tough out.
Bullpen saves the day.
3 hits, 1 BB, zero runs in 4 innings.
Outstanding.
Dieter playing Time To Say Goodbye, witrh one out to go. Hope he didnt jinx it.
Welcome back, Jack.
Nice stretch by Fredrick there on Trea’s throw.
Dats two!
I hope Roberts made the right decision with Martin over Kahnle.
Martin has been really good since his acquisition.
ERA 1.46 in 24 innings.
1 unassisted!
You don’t see that play often: pitcher unassisted.
Nice glove work Chris!
Up to Martin.
Man, we’re making their bullpen look as good as ours!
What happened to our offense?
Don’t we average 5 runs a game?
Good point.
Though we do hit better than .222.
JT, Gavin and Trayce. Come ON, guys.
We need at least one more.
At this point, I hope not!
Kahnle in the 9th?
Martin.
Busdar does the job! A rainmaker.
Brewster McCloud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1nuq1sbhlk
One pitch!!
Wonderful job by Vesia. He tied his season high in innings pitched, too: 1 2/3.
Big outs!
And he did that only once before.
Here comes Brusdar.
Go, Brewster!
Got him!
This one’s got me pacing between innings.
I’m switching between the TV and Yahoo.
Me too, but I’m also cussing.
Rain?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK5G8fPmWeA
The best!
This inning will be the test.
Pads pen matching the Dodgers pen for sure tonight so far.
Alright. Let’s make this a 4+ run lead.
Vesia delivers!
For a .184 hitter, Grisham is truly aggravating.
Down year, but has had some success in the past.
Okay. I hope Phillips had the most trouble tonight out of the pen for the Dodgers.
Not so effective as usual, but he still got it done.
Indeed. Just took a lot of pitches.
Rats!!
Doctor DP!
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YES!!!!
Ump sure missed that first strike on Wil.
Reaches for the Laphroigh…..
I don’t do whisky, and I’ve already had my wine ration.
Myers the longest tenured Pad? He and Trayce are the same age.
He was part of the three way trade with TB, wherein Trea went from Pads to Nationals.
Gonna need a bigger boat.
And a long pen.
And more runs.
Let’s go grizzly !!
Settle down Julio. Minimize the damage.
C’mon, Julito!
I was hoping for a Magic like triple double for Will there.
Yes! Julioooo!
A large Dodger win tacked on top of the regular season dominance should take some of the confidence out of the Padres.
Still a good inning!
Indeed. I’ll take it.
Scored an error, but it coulda been a hit.
Absolutely.
Borderline call, but with his speed I’d score it a hit.
speed never slumps
Pitcher seemed slow getting off the mound, so Cody might have beaten a throw if there had been one.
Yeah he seemed to have a step on the pitcher.
Mook to put a nail in it?
He is swinging for it.
Rusty nail?
I’ll take that but he got more wood on the nub ball.
Rock their world Mookie.
Result is the same…
Safe!!
Cody’s back!
Give one to the announcer: If it had been fair it could have been a double.
Might have hit the forearm before the bat
I kinda wondered that as well.
Nope, not close.
Dang. Big difference between HBP and foul ball.
Didn’t hit him. Got the bat.
Not sure it actually hit him. If it grazed the wrist, thats all it did.
Looks as if it’ll be overturned.
That worked
HBP works!
That will do
Time for the Cody of old
Utley special?
Didn’t pitch to Trace
It’d be nice to see the Padpen get a workout.
Yes sir!
a nice, easy single needed here
Trayce and Belli coming up.
Way to go, Gavin.
Way to go Clevinger – as in go to the showers!
DE-LUX.
Grizzly post-season version.
LUX + Urius = Luxurious!
Radar shows rain heading west towards downtown. Half hour out at least.
In LA?
Indeed. Over Chino right now.
you get rain in LA? 🙂
Big Willie!!!
Smith In-N-Outs padres–double double
Willie Doubles!
A Dilly.
Yankees win 4-1.
Spiders lose 4-1.
Go Spiders (in Game 2)!
Turner should buy Clevinger dinner for helping him find his swing tonight.
Whatever pitch(s) Trea was having trouble with, he hasn’t seen them tonight.
Steiner in post season form on the Turner homer: “And Freeman……………………….who is in the on deck circle watches it go out!”
Nice recovery!
Has Steiner announced his retirement yet?
On the job retirement for the last dozen years or so.
He’d just get it wrong, no?
The San Diego on-deck circle looks like it’s got a package of Morton’s salt and a bottle of French’s mustard in it.
That inning was a bit more work, but still pretty easy.
Kulio
Juliooo!
18 strikes in a row? Wow.
Glad to see Trace in the lineup against a righty, afterall, he has hit them better than he has hit lefties. Wasn’t sure Roberts, etc. knew that the way he was used in the regular season.
Doc has all the numbers and the luxury during the season to try to get him going against lefties as well would be my guess.
True. I was thinking more about him sitting Trace too often against righties to try to get Gallo going.
As well. Now with the information garnered, he has Trayce out there.
Broadcasters haven’t done their homework. Talking about JT having a down year. They haven’t noticed what he’s done since the All Star break.
Well, Pierzynski is an ex-Gnat (though loathed by Gnatfans).
He’s loathed by a whole lot of fans.
One of the most hated players of all time.
In a perfect world, he’d replace Kapler as the Gnats’ manager.
Easy two for Julito.
Yep! And I’d take another easy 2 runs from the Dodger hitters now.
Good start.
Clevinger at 26 pitches.
Trea telling us he can hit in the post season.
Nice to see Mary Hart in her usual seat at Dodger Stadium.
Way to go Max!
tres bien
deux Smith
Ausgezeichnet, Trea!
Smith, auch!
Trea!!
That’s a good start, Trea.
Li’l Turner!
Dancing Mike on the mound.
Ants-in-pants
Let’s go Julio!
Back in the saddle (and looking for bear!)
In honour of the Dodgers – and now also RBI’s 70th – I went all Pantone 249 (Dodger blue) on my toenails!
Go Dodgers! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5766bd96894e62c353514e9d0efb111ac78fb8c2fa14d5acb510a03441abf696.jpg
Gotta color between the lines guy 😉
I’m a free spirit. “If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.”
(I’m actually not a free spirit. But I really don’t have a lot of practice in the fine art of painted nails.)
You are the BEST!!!
IMHO, this is a must-win game for the Dodgers, as strange as that may seem to some.
In a five-game series there’s no room for error, as far as I’m concerned.
I agree.
Always a good thing.
I’ve been thinking how important a first game win is in a 5 game series.
RBI: I hope that you are having a wonderful birthday and that the Dodgers will add to your celebration, youngster.
Dodgers Lineup:
Betts RF
TTurner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
JTurner DH
Lux 2B
Thompson LF
Bellinger CF
Spectacular defensive play by bad Fillies outifielder!
Who did what?
Castellanos made a diving catch in RF. Had he missed it – with one out in the ninth – the tying run’s at third, perhaps even an inside-the-parker.
Thanks. That was a heckuva catch.
So, today is my 70th birthday, and I am hosting friends and family this evening for a “gratitude party” in Ojai. Speaking of, I am so grateful to all of you! You have made me a much more informed, as well as less insane, Dodgers fan. I will be recording the game and plan on reading every single comment after my birthday bash, and chiming in I hope with a big Woo and HOO whenever I am able. My toenails are Dodger blue, my heart is Dodger loyal, and my hopes are Dodger-high! Thanks to all of you – you’ve really have made my life better over the years.
¡Feliz cumple!
Have a great day RBI.. Happy Birthday.
Hau’oli la Hanau, RBI!
Fleas cumple!
Trea, Max, and Will are helping you get to Woo HOO in the first inning. Happy 70!!
https://twitter.com/DavidYoungTBLA/status/1579929658392313857?s=20&t=4-FRYFBQham2s1-ubCX1VA
It’s only the sixth, and Swanson already with the Golden Sombrero.
Rainiers take an early 1-0 lead over the Trashtros, but they coulda had more.
I’ll give you calling Seattle the Rainiers because of how much I loved the PCL.
From The Athletic:
In a short series anything can happen. We’re seeing that today with the two mild card teams from the NL East.
Every Tuesday the Dodgers have a mariachi band play in the outfield pavilion.
They’ll play this evening, just as they did last year during the playoffs.
In just four innings, Swanson already has a hat trick.
Fillies now lead 6-1 but, in the fourth, it’s already a bullpen game.
4-1 Phillies after three innings.
Go Phillies. Go Mariners. Go Guardians. Go Dodgers.
I hope the Dodgers start Trayce instead of Gallo.
https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1579885162908639232
A couple of surprises to me: Treinen but no Kimbrel and Vargas over Alberto.
Well, somebody wised up and left Kimbrel off the roster.