Presumably this is post-surgery.
thles pani pills are'nt havin any eff=ect at al;/ claer th*inking is me and motoor sskils is very greats
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) April 30, 2015
Mrs. McCarthy had a quick response:
Ugh, I married a F-ing idiot https://t.co/DonktUWz3o
— Amanda McCarthy (@Mrs_McCarthy32) April 30, 2015
Recover quickly, Brandon!
If you’re on Twitter at all, you should be following them. The entertainment value of their “conversations” is really high.
Giants at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, MLBN
This is a rematch of the pitchers in last Tuesday’s game against the Giants. Brett Anderson gave up nine hits in only four innings, giving up four runs and taking the loss, 6-2. It’s small consolation that five of the nine hits were infield singles. Tim Lincecum went six innings and got four double plays behind him, giving up one run and five hits and getting the win.
Lineup:
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs the Giants:
Rollins SS
Ethier RF
Gonzalez 1B
Kendrick 2B
Grandal C
Crawford LF
Uribe 3B
Pederson CF
Anderson P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 27, 2015
In late news, Brandon McCarthy has a torn ulnar collateral ligament and will probably need Tommy John surgery. Scott Baker will stay on the roster and Adam Liberatore will come back up to fill McCarthy’s spot.
Dodgers at Padres, 1:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSSD
The Dodgers send newly-called-up Scott Baker to the hill. Baker is 2-0 with a 1.93 in two career starts against the Padres. His opponent will be Brandon Morrow. Morrow will be making his first career start against the Dodgers. He ranks fourth in the Majors in strikeouts per nine innings (9.29) since 2010. So far this young season he’s got no decisions in three starts, going 20 innings, giving up 17 hits, walking 5 and striking out 15.
Puig and Peralta may be headed for the disabled list, Puig with the hamstring injury and Peralta with a “dead arm”. McCarthy’s right elbow tightened up on him, which he says has been happening since his last start against the Rockies. He’s got an MRI scheduled for Monday.
Lineup when available.
Dodgers at Padres, 5:40PM PT, TV: MLBN, SPNLA, FSSD
Brandon McCarthy goes for the Dodgers. He’s got a 5-1 lifetime record against the Padres and won his last start. McCarthy has averaged 6 innings per start and has given up 18 hits in 18 innings while striking out 25 and walking only 3. His ERA is 4.50 and falling.
His opponent will be Ian Kennedy, who strained a hamstring in his only start this year and just came off the DL.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. the Padres:
Rollins SS
Ethier RF
Gonzalez 1B
Kendrick 2B
Grandal C
Crawford LF
Uribe 3B
Pederson CF
McCarthy P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 25, 2015
Rockies at Dodgers, 1:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
Brandon McCarthy trots out for the Dodgers hoping for a more reasonable start than his last one. In that game he struck out ten, walked none but gave up four home runs in seven innings of work, with no decision for his trouble. His opponent will be Eddie Butler, who has five starts in the big leagues. Three were last year, two of those were against the Dodgers, and they didn’t go well. He was 0-1 with a 9.90 ERA. This season he’s 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA in 11 innings, which looks good but hides the 10 walks and 6 strikeouts so far in those two starts.
Lineup when available.
Today's #Dodgers lineup vs. the Rockies:
Rollins SS
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Kendrick 2B
Ethier RF
Van Slyke LF
Pederson CF
Ellis C
McCarthy P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 19, 2015
Uribe is probably just taking a day game off after a night game. Puig’s hamstring is beginning to worry me, and I imagine it’s worrying his employer more.
Mariners at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
The Mariners trot out James Paxton to face the Dodgers’ Brandon McCarthy.
The left-handed Paxton (0-1) started 2014 with the Mariners in April and then went down to Tacoma in AAA. He came back up to Seattle in August and stuck. He had a 6-4 record with a 3.04 ERA and a WHIP of 1.20 over the final two months of last year. He’s made one start this year, pitching six innings of four-hit ball, giving up two runs and losing.
McCarthy (1-0) hopes to go longer than the five innings he got in his first start. He gave up nine hits, four earned runs, struck out nine and won the game. In his career he’s 2-6 with a 3.88 ERA against Seattle, not that that means much.
Never any doubt. Congratulations, @AdrianTitan23! pic.twitter.com/jNP8maP6sa
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 13, 2015
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Mariners:
Barney SS
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Kendrick 2B
Van Slyke LF
Guerrero 3B
Pederson CF
Ellis C
McCarthy P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 13, 2015
In other news, the Dodgers released RHP Ryan Webb today.
Padres at Dodgers, 7:10PT, TV: SNLA Spanish, SportsNet LA, ESPN2
Each team has won one game in the opening Clash of the Titans of the NL West, so tonight is the rubber match. The Padres send out Andrew Cashner, who’s 1-2 lifetime against the Dodgers. Don’t let that fool you, though. He’s got a 1.53 ERA with 45 Ks in 53 innings against the home team. His opponent will be Brandon McCarthy, who last year had a 2.61 ERA against the Padres in two starts for the D-Backs, giving up one run in 14 innings.
Adrian Gonzalez is 6 for 9 (.667) to start the season, with 2 singles, 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 4 runs scored. Jimmy Rollins and Howie Kendrick are each 3 for 8 (.375), Carl Crawford is 2 for 6, and nobody else has more than one hit.
Lineup:
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. the @Padres. pic.twitter.com/1AS3kuDIDW
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 8, 2015
Update: Kemp is gone to the Padres for catcher Yasmani Grandal and a pair of pitching prospects. Fedex also goes to the Padres, along with about $30M to defray part of the cost of Kemp’s contract.
Wow! In very short order today the Dodgers
And there’s still tomorrow to find deals which send Ethier, Crawford or Kemp to somebody for a starting pitcher or prospects!
Now that they’ve gotten Kendrick, I can’t see why they’d want Utley except as more bait to trade off, as they did with Heaney (hey, kid, I’d have liked to see you pitch!). Do the Phillies need an outfielder?
Update: changed the post title to day 3, which is accurate. I lost a day somewhere.