Braves at Phillies, 1:37 PM PDT, TV: FS1
The Braves have not yet named their starter, while the Phillies are giving the ball to RHP Aaron Nola (11-13, 3.25 ERA).
RHP Spencer Strider (11-5, 2.67 ERA) has now been named as the Braves starter. He’s very possibly the National League Rookie of the Year.
Dodgers at Padres, 5:37 PM PDT, TV: FS1
The Dodgers give the ball to RHP Tony Gonsolin (16-1, 2.13 ERA) and the Padres give it to LHP Blake Snell (8-10, 3.38 ERA).
NPUT
He was safe
Okay, Will. Please?
Trea just ain’t right.
Yikes. Glad he got the out at least.
I am caring less and less that we resign him.
Who would you prefer? Swanson maybe?
I could live with that. I just don’t think Trea is worth the money he is going to want/get.
There is a camp out there that says next year the Dodgers reset the Luxury Tax and don’t have any big signings.
I would be OK if they go with Lux at SS.
Going to need some of the young guys to step into some key roles. Vargas. Outman.
I’m ready. Play Vargas at 3rd and Muncy at 2nd. And Outman in the outfield.
Good grief.
Heaney!
Arrgh! Should have been Taylor’s ball.
Calling/waving him off all the way, but it’s so loud…
Dodger Cap? Check. OG shiny blue plastic chain with dangling LA? Check. Homemade by my stepson Dodger Sweatshirt? Check. Foamy finger? Check. Blue toenails? Check. Nerves? Check check check.
Whenever I see the Fox broadcasters, my first reaction is “Idi Amin? Really?”
Hahaha!
For once Smoltz sounds like an ordinary guy when he’s admiring the Phanatic’s talent.
Phillies making mincemeat of the Braves. No chop chant today in Atlanta or Philadelphia or anywhere in between!
RBI, I’d intended to dedicate a birthday tune to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLj7ipxGsWw
Ha – we won’t be the young ones veddy long…
That’s Germaine Greer in the background, by the way.
Gorgeous Germaine!
I love the spoken intro to the guitar solo – “Alright, Lee, if you must…”
I’d never heard of Stanshall. He packed a lot into a pretty short lifetime.
Did you ever see Magical Mystery Tour? He and the Bonzos perform in it, with the Beatles in the audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lgmLaQ7vmc
Thanks!
At least Machado didn’t beat us.
Now that’s a cheerful thought!
It’s all good. Whip’em tomorrow.
Jerry Hairston saying why didn’t Trea try to steal?
He was probably going when he was almost picked off and hurt his hand.
Right.
Top four have to wake up in the morning. At least Mookie did well.
Can we check on the ump calls tomorrow?
Not to be a sore loser…
One HR is the difference. Bullpen was outstanding.
Pitching was good. Offense totally sucked.
But it’s still our goose.
And Padres are cooking it.
Let’s win tomorrow and bring it home for the series.
This is not what I had in mind.
Well, do or die tomorrow night. Be there. Aloha.
I’m still confident. Win tomorrow. And then back to LA.
I am still optimistic we can take them tomorrow.
Just get on.
If trace gets on Cody up?
Probably. Hard spot for Vargas.
No way Cody.
Not in form, but just a likely as anyone else today
No chance even in form.
Moot.
Suddenly Hader is unhittable.
Where’s Mike Davis + Kirk Gibson when you need them?
Swing at everything. That seems to be the Dodgers’ method tonight.
Ump helping out.
Down to one. Phoo.
And yet some how we are just one swing away
Amazing, isn’t it.
Or two games.
Ok. CT3. Run into one.
Big swing meet fast ball
Crunch time.
Down to our last 3 outs to score at least one run.
Huge run differential between us and our opponents all year, and now…
It’s the playoffs, Jake.
Poor AB by Muncy. Takes first pitch right down the middle then swings at a pitch a mile out of the strike zone for strike 3.
First two.
Ump would have called that a strike anyway.
Pathetic. We look like a completely different team.
Are we fated to lose this series? Did Roberts’ prediction that we’d win the WS back in the spring jinx us?
Max, please.
I guess maybe the baseball deities want the Padres fans to experience one win in their stadium before we break their hearts.
This is/was their must win game in my opinion.
I think tomorrow will be a must win game for them whether we win or lose tonight. If we win tomorrow, we go home with our ace going against one of their lesser pitchers.
Up to Max.
Enough with the pop flies!!!!!
Just need one big fly right here.
Okay – back with a mitten.
He should play in Winnipeg. It snowed here today.
Ouch.
Trea hurt? Jammed his fingers maybe.
I jammed my pinkie in May. It still hurts. Lol
It feels like the ump is playing to the crowd.
That was inside!
Freddie, darn it.
That’s a start. Let’s go Dodgers!
And the best news? Trea is not in scoring position!
Now, Dodgers, now.
Trea, please cut your swing down and just get a hit.
Why would the Padre fans claim the goose?
He’s OUR Goose!
Oh man.
https://twitter.com/mike_petriello/status/1581127675997216770?s=20&t=I4b6Yp8xmCxV05W9UPk6KQ
Not especially close.
Ump is not pleasing the Dodgers at all.
Outside, ump!
Not. Even. Close.
Maybe the answer will be to score without having runners in scoring position?!
Or get a different ump.
Not til tomorrow unfortunately.
Sit down Meatchado. .
Take that, Manny!
Yes!!
WHAT?
This ump is wild.
Am I right that every check swing has gone the Pads’ way?
Absolutely
Okay – now I am livid!!!!!
It’s like the Dodgers are up against an extra opponent.
How many outs has he cost us and walks has he given them?
He swung.
Yep. Hosed again.
So done with this ump.
Ump!
I wonder how often this year the Dodgers had a streak of 0-18 with RISP. If ever.
Twice at 0-19.
Thanks Bob!
Courtesy of Sarah Langs on twitter.
Lol.
Heard that Sarah is battling ALS. Which is horrible.
Apparently a sac fly rbi doesn’t breakup a 0-18 wrisp
This is really disappointing. I know we have time left, but we keep blowing chances. At some point the chances disappear.
Let’s hope we are ahead when that happens
It’s true. In the regular season – these things work themselves out. But in the playoffs you only have a limited number of opportunities / games.
Fortunately, the Dodgers still have a few left. But the clock is ticking…
we stink (okay, as you were- back I go to lift weights)
Another wasted opportunity. Sigh.
come on CT3.
Interesting how a fast swing against a fast pitch can wind up like a bunt.
True! Round bat meets round ball in interesting ways I guess.
Oh JT.
Fastball right down the middle.
Ok. Now let’s solve the Pads pen.
Max! XBH!
Dang.
Ok. Let’s make Snell leave this game schnell.
Snell talks to his catcher in the dugout with his hand over his mouth, cuz that is what he is used to doing.
Or – halitosis.
UMP!!!
“Just missed.” Yeah right!
Nice job by Heaney!
So many chances
2 on no out and get one run on a sac fly. Where the heck is the offense?
Where have all the hitters gone, long time passing?
Lots of time left.
Yeah, but we could have scored several by now.
Absolutely. But can still score enough later to get the W.
Very disappointing.
Oh man. 0-17 with RISP, say the announcers.
¡Miércoles!
Trea is really feast or famine. Two HRs or nothing productive.
Still in it to win it.
Exactly
That’s one.
Come on Mookie
There’s one!
Third time the charm?
Mook gets a guy in and moves another over.
Barnes!
Okay. We HAVE to score these guys in this situation.
Sam!
Time to pounce on Snell.
That’s a start, Trayce.
Trayce setting the table again.
Meanwhile, we are on pace for well over 400 comments…
I may slow that down for a little bit.
Ha! Go on then to your weightier matters.
I’m so nervous I have to do my weights while I watch. I shall return, hopefully when we are up a few.
Only 2-0. We can do this.
Lotta noise for two runs. Need a bunch from us to quiet it down.
Alrighty then. Let’s do this scoring thing!
Might be fun right?
Ring up Bell please.
He gave that pitch to Snell about five times already.
Yep. Hosed again.
That was strike three, ump. Seriously?
Careful here with Manny though please.
He heard you.
That one stayed in at least.
Haha! Pads fans.
Can we please get a double play here? Heaney or no Heaney?
I’ll double down on that request.
One of these teams is not like the other.
Have the Gnats been supplying the Pads with BALCO Flaxseed Oil?
That’s silly.
Tell me you don’t understand facetious, without saying you don’t understand facetious.
Tell me you don’t understand the double meaning of silly, without telling me you don’t understand the double meaning of silly.
And there it goes. Heaney’s been prone to them all year.
Heanied
At least it was a solo shot.
Maybe tonight the Dodgers will score in the last 3 innings instead of the first 3.
Let’s go with that.
We need a quick inning.
Rats.
Ball not carrying? Or not hit well enough?
I think JT didn’t get it in the sweet spot.
With Heaney out there, hopefully not carrying.
https://twitter.com/_therealdrose/status/1581099632616042496?s=20&t=o72cWQASB23IuOrXW55e9w
Nice try, Max. JT, your turn.
Woot!!!
https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1581084517309157376?s=20&t=o72cWQASB23IuOrXW55e9w
Apparently the Padres wouldn’t sell tickets in the primary market to people with LA zip codes.
As they planned.
This is aggravating.
But only 1 run.
Trea has got to get his mind right. He is single-handedly giving these guys free outs.
NOOO!!! What is with Trea?!?!?!
Trea both hero and goat this series.
Trea must have seen Manny not getting a good jump.
Good. Machado is out. If I Hear that announcer say “Don’t hit to Manny Machado” one more time…
This started with the Rockies, remember.
I just want it to stop!
Oh, me, too, Dave. Me, too.
No Gopher balls, Andrew.
Dodgers down but certainly not out. This series will come down to the Dodgers finding a way to score with runners on base – and against the Padres bullpen – vs time running out on the season.
So many missed opportunities. Each game we’ve had many many chances and missed them.
We aren’t helping ourselves or our pitchers one bit.
I want to quote Jim Bouton quoting Joe Schultz, but that would be Rule No. 1 violation.
Maybe quote Charlie Brown quoting Charles Schultz: Good grief!
Stressful pitches
POOP!!
Pop up.
A different spelling?
Poupp.
Disappointment!
The worst. But! Lots of pitches at least.
Made him work.
Now Snell finds the zone!
Smith to take advantage?
Nice cut.
At first I read that as “nice out” and I was so confused. Had my eyes dilated today so my vision is not so sharp.
And yet you are calling balls and strikes…
Ha, ump like
Captain Obvious: I think a hit here would be helpful for the Dodgers.
Come on, Will!
Get’m Willie!
Gotta score here, boys in Blue.
Snell with a lot of pitches as well
Let’s go Freddie.
Watching strike three. Trea, Trea, Trea…
DRAT! Right down the middle, Trea!
Well, almost.
Low?
A strike, but yes, a low one.
True.
If Trea had gone up there with no bat – he’d be on first by now.
Could have used it on that last pitch.
Ha!
Turner’s still not all the way back.
Trea seems to be taking bigger swings–like he did in last year’s playoffs
Ugh. Yep
Big swings so far with OPS 1.300.
Maybe those home runs is why he is now swinging bigger
Or visa-versa?
Phoo! But man he hit it hard. Trayce did well to get back.
Hit very hard but it was a relatively easy play.
Don’t want to give Manny any props!
Barnesie single!
Nice Trayce.
Pads with 4 hits and 1 BB, but only 1 run, so there is that.
Let’s have some Thompson magic – what do you say?
Looks like a turning point to me.
You may be right…
Padres kinda looked liked Game 2 Dodgers right there.
Nice!
I’d like to see that Profar play in slow motion.
Clean up in aisle 2.
Good show!
Barnesie! Heads up play!
Haha. Sweet!
Recalls the triple play against them.
What would also help is for our offense to wake up.
Absolutely crucial.
Oh dear. Keep the balls in the park, Heaney.
DP, Heaney!
More a K or fly ball guy, unfortunately.
I know, but a girl can hope.
I hoped for more from Tony than 1 1/3 innings.
Rusty.
Well, it was asking a lot of Gonsolin to start this game.
Gonsolin might be left off the NLCS roster.
Assuming there is one
Who would you replace him with?
Played nicely by Taylor in left.
Nice play by Max.
Heads up for sure.
DP, now.
Or not.
Have to throw strikes if he wants to go 4 innings
Three Padres up and three Padres down, please.
Kaylor
Khris Kaylor
KT3.
He has company though
Lots.
Good point.
Oh man, this is not looking good.
Yeah. I agree.
Jeeze – 5 Ks in two innings?
Get warm, CT3
I think I may have been right to want us to face the Mets… but the game is young!
I have had that thought about the Mets as well.
They got hot at exactly the right time.
Also see: Phillies, Philadelphia.
31 pitches for Tony.
Last Padre hitter helped us a lot swinging out of the strike zone
Barnes looking good at least
Could be a lot worse…
Indeed.
ugh
Rats.
Lots of pitches
Yep.
He gets 50 more.
Hopefully.
Not sure he’s long for this game.
Needs an 8 pitch 2nd
Thanks ump.
Come on, Tony.
Good start Catman
Hopefully soon to be called Katman
Did he go around? Didn’t appear to to me!
The only guy who matters says he did.
Bah, humbug.
Didn’t get a second look, but not to me either though I am often fooled.
Me, too. Hard to tell sometimes.
Umpires off to a poor start.
Unremarkably but still disappointing.
Manford recently said the auto strike zone will definitely be here. Next year would be good.
If something can be messed up about baseball, Manfred will do it.
Yeah. A bit outside for sure.
A certain Padre player would have swung at that pitch.
Safe. Lol
Snell is dealing, alas.
Gawd. Huge butterflies.
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Good bench tonight for the Dodgers. Will Smith can PH – and Belli can come in for defence in later innings.
Smith is the DH.
Whoops. Thanks for the correction.
Mookie single – good start!
Helpful and hopeful!
Here we go. Fear and trepidation fill me!
So nervous!
Me 3!
To quote a bit of Poe: “True! —nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? …
Phillies win, up 2 games to 1
When these NL East mild card teams get together, anything can happen.
Just curious what makes
Atlanta a “mild (sic) card” team?
They tied for the mild card with the Mutts.
Oh, I see where you went. They won the division yes.
Spencer Strider may be ROY, but I doubt he’ll be series MVP.
Barves fans may be panicking.
Sandy did this on two days’ rest. https://twitter.com/BSmile/status/1580888086791081985?s=20&t=k_qGiBecbRS0tdN7s2oxLw
Go Phillies…
Guardians win. Woo-Hoo!!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dc2db3bdbf94abc0fa80857a687d1b673ad3b9dc0d75f08d373a019e63c422f6.png
https://twitter.com/FabianArdaya/status/1581029838290587649
Aaron Judge has a golden sombrero today, and he might get another AB.