Reds at Dodgers, 7:10 PM, Bally Sports Ohio, SPNLA
RHP Frankie Montas (2-3, 4.20 ERA) pitches for the Reds and LHP James Paxton (5-0, 2.58 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers.
Reds at Dodgers, 7:10 PM, Bally Sports Ohio, SPNLA
RHP Frankie Montas (2-3, 4.20 ERA) pitches for the Reds and LHP James Paxton (5-0, 2.58 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers.
Dodgers at Athletics, 6:40 PM PDT, TV: NBCSCA, SPNLA
RHP Dustin May (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his first start of the year against fellow RHP Frankie Montas (0-0, 0.00 ERA), also making his first start. May went 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA in 12 starts in the shortened 2020 season. Montas had a down year in 2020, going 3-5 with a 5.60 ERA in 11 starts.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup at Athletics: pic.twitter.com/xjWen7PGhZ
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 5, 2021
Athletics vs Astros, 12:35 PM PDT, TV: TBS
The Astros lead the series 2-1.
The As give the ball to RHP Frankie Montas. The big (6’2″, 255 lbs) rightie threw two innings of two-hit one run ball against the White Sox in Game Three of the Wild Card Series and picked up the win. The Astros haven’t named a starter as of 9:00 PM HST Wednesday.
The second game will be the Rays vs Yankees, 4:10 PM PDT, TV: TBS
The Rays lead the series 2-1.
The Rays plan to use RHP Ryan Thompson to start, but not for very long. LHP Ryan Yarbrough is expected to come in and pitch the middle innings. I don’t understand this move, since Yarbrough started nine of the eleven games he was in this season. Why not just hand him the ball in the first inning? The Yankees will counter with LHP Jordan Montgomery, who was 2-3 with a 5.11 ERA in the regular season and has never made a postseason appearance until now.
Ernie Lombardi’s 1939 “swoon” took place on this date in baseball history, as did Don Larsen’s 1956 perfect game and the brawl between the Mets’ Bud Harrelson and the Reds’ Pete Rose in 1973.
Athletics at Dodgers, 6:40 PM PDT, TV: ESPN (out-of-market only), NBCSCA, SPNLA
RHP Frankie Montas (3-4, 5.86 ERA) pitches for the visiting As. He’ll be opposed by RHP Dustin May (1-1, 2.68 ERA) of the Dodgers. This will be Montas’s first start in nine days; he was off for paternity leave (Congrats and best wishes!). In his last five starts he’s gone no longer than 5 1/3 innings and has a horrid 10.80 ERA in those appearances. May is coming off a 5 1/3 inning relief stint in a game in which he was announced as the starter. Instead he came in in the third inning and got credit for a hold in the Dodgers’ 7-5 win.
Here are Gonsolin’s ten Ks in Sunday’s loss:
Obligatory “if the playoffs began today” feature.
Wild Card Series (begin Sept. 29)
Best-of-three format, with higher seed serving as the home team for all three games
AL matchups
No. 8 Blue Jays vs. No. 1 Rays
No. 7 Indians vs. No. 2 White Sox
No. 6 Astros vs. No. 3 A’s
No. 5 Yankees vs. No. 4 Twins
NL matchups
No. 8 Phillies vs. No. 1 Dodgers
No. 7 Reds vs. No. 2 Cubs
No. 6 Cardinals vs. No. 3 Braves
No. 5 Marlins vs. No. 4 Padres
Today in Dodgers’ history:
Lineup when available.
Joc Pederson is back from emergency leave and DHing tonight.
Tonight's lineup vs. Athletics: #Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/QEV3Xq1pf5
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 22, 2020
Andre Ethier broke his lower leg (the tibia, for the purists) when he fouled a ball off it last Friday. He’ll be out 10-14 weeks. This means in all likelihood that Carl Crawford will be the Dodgers’ starting left-fielder for the first three months of the season.
That stinks.
So do all these injuries:
pitcher Frankie Montas had a rib removed and was placed on the 60-day disabled list. Brett Anderson suffered a bulging disk and had surgery. Hyun-Jin Ryu’s recovery from shoulder surgery has been slow and he won’t pitch in a spring game. Pitcher Josh Ravin broke his non-throwing left arm in an auto accident. Brandon McCarthy is still recovering from Tommy John surgery. Brandon Beachy (elbow) and Mike Bolsinger (oblique) have had their fifth-starter candidacies derailed by injuries.
Seager sprained his knee almost two weeks ago, but is expected back by Opening Day. Starter Alex Wood missed a start with forearm soreness. Julio Urias was slowed with slight groin tightness. Caleb Dirks never pitched because of a back injury.
Yasmani Grandal missed several games with strained forearms and came out of Monday’s game after aggravating the right one. Alex Guerrero missed a week with a twisted knee. Adrian Gonzalez missed a couple games with a bulging disk in his neck. Howie Kendrick missed a handful of games with a tight groin muscle. Justin Turner has been eased back slowly after offseason microfracture knee surgery. Crawford missed a game last week because of a sore back.
Other than that, Dodgers’ fans, it’s been a great spring training.