Dodgers at Angels, 7:05PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSW
Dan Haren versus Matt Shoemaker. Haren’s lost five straight games and has a 10.03 ERA, allowing 36 hits and six home runs in 23 1/3 innings over that stretch. Opponents have hit .340 with a 1.016 OPS against him. Shoemaker is 2-2 with a 7.45 ERA in his last four starts himself.
Lineup:
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup
Gordon 2B
Puig CF
Gonzalez 1B
Ramirez SS
Kemp DH
Crawford LF
Ethier RF
Turner 3B
Ellis C
(Haren P)
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 6, 2014
NPUT
Here’s the Roberto Hernandez story. He’s the guy who used to be Fausto Carmona. He’s 6-8 with a 3.87 ERA in 23 appearances for the Phillies, 20 of them starts.
The wait is over, Ned has made his mandatory bad acquisition of the summer, Roberto Hernandez. He is nothing, let’s hope he costs little or nothing. Ned feels he has to make a trade every summer just to prove he is a living organism, but he never has the guts to make a real trade, acquire a useful player. I suppose we can relax now….
C’mon, john, that’s a little foolish. Adrian Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez have been and are useful players, and both were summer acquisitions by Colletti.
They “real”ly made the Dodgers contenders and winners last year: A-gon carried the team until Puig arrived and Hanley got off the DL . . . then Hanley was the de facto MVP since the offense disappeared when he was hurt in the LCS.
Barney acquisition now makes sense to me with no room for Chone on the 25 and the need to release him, though I suppose they could resign him if he is willing.
Now Ryu tomorrow!
Re his predecessors, when’s the last time we wanted Ryu to pitch just like Haren?
Great job, Dan.
What a nail biter. Really proud of Haren. I did not expect us to win this one!
Hats off to Haren for a great game
Game over!
KK-enley!!!!!
C’mon, Kenley — one more!
K-enley!
Not a good feeling . . .
C’mon, Kenley — lights out, just like last night!
yes 3 K’s would be good
3 any-type outs in a row works for me!
How. About. An. Insurance. Run?
(or more?)
Miggy — A-gon!
Careful!
Bullpen roulette . . . hope they can rise to the standard Haren set today.
Like to think Uribe would have made that play, but probably not
an 8 pitch inning, he is sitting them down well today
Angel announcers noted that the Angels have been challenged as well this year with the bags full, hitting .230 and one salami (Dodgers at .197, no salami).
lets pop one over the fence to put nerves to rest
Wow, Yasiel!
even before the play came up I knew it was something special
just saw the vision, that’s insane!
Onward…
fantastic after being 3-0 to Kendrick
Wow, Dan!
Support your local pitcher, guys!
Hanley has sure dropped from his team-MVP status last year.
Hopefully he can recover like the (should’ve been) real MVP Kemp has.
I think Ramirez is playing hurt. If true, that is not good for him or the team. We know his throwing has been off. I would drop him down in the lineup and bat Kemp fourth.
I respect the wanting to keep going . . . but like the employee who comes to work hacking up a lung, it doesn’t help anyone, much less the person playing/working hurt . . . and it tarnishes said player’s record.
If that’s true, put Turner at short for a week and give him some rest
Turner has definitely impressed.
Runs. Need runs.
another great play from Gordon in the 3rd I see
He has gone from throwing out runners from his knees to throwing them out on his back.
Nice Andre
Very interesting, Dan!
I know what you mean, it’s also interesting that he is pitching so well
Just learned the Zack bobblehead is sponsored by Las Vegas . . . how nice of us!
Two great innings from Dan — give him some support, batters!
It was refreshing to hear how enthused Ethier was in a post-game interview last night. He sounded anything but down or dispirited. Tonight’s double has to give him a big shot in the arm.
Didn’t McCourt have a psychic trying to help the Dodgers — or hinder the opposition?
How about a sports therapist/hypnotist — either for the batters, so they don’t press (assumption, but what else explains their epic failure?) . . . or for us fans, so we don’t get our expectations up?
I could often use a therapist/hypnotist regarding the Dodgers.
🙂
Rule 13 could be “never mention that name again.”
Gordon is having a great year — defense, batting average, spirit. Interestingly, however, he has only one RBI since June 28,
And I think Vin said he doesn’t do well with RISP . . . but that’s a given, being a Dodger this year. Still, it stands out because he’s soo good in other categories.
and yet 5th in NL in BA with RISP and around .340.
His lacks of RBIs can be attributed in part to the fact that he generally bats after Ellis and the pitcher’s spot.
Good point, he scores a lot and his speed is such an asset
AJ actually has a fairly good OBP, so his slowness and the fact that Dee gets his share of infield singles must also be factors.
Vin: ‘The worst thing the Dodgers can do is load the bases.’
With Haren pitching, we needed more out of that inning.
Drat and blast! Bases loaded=Dodger failure.
Andre — in play again, another run!
Dinger! Matty!
Good start Dan
Dan good start!
Better than either Zack or Kersh . . . let’s repeat often!
If the announcers for the Angels are correct, the Dodgers are now 1-for-16 with RISP in this series.
Vinny said the last 4 games they’ve hit under .100 with RISP.
Yasiel “First Pitch” Puig!
You’re the bearer of good news from the future . . . looks/sounds like my MLB Audio feed is lagging behind real time. . . . That’s no problem at all when I have good news to look forward to!
Well, real time or delayed, it’s the same Dodger RISP blues.
I wonder when Donnie will give Ethier a start again. Crawford is certainly not on fire at the plate, and his weak arm in left field hurts us.
today!
Sorry, I missed the fact that Ethier is in the starting lineup.
I’m pleased he gets a start today
hopefully Eithier’s walk off last night will give him confidence to good things during his at bats today
Daily complaint: Why not Crawford as DH? Stronger defense.
Maybe Kemp is a bit sore/ needed a day off and this was a way to keep him in the lineup
Besides getting the win, some positives from last night:
Kenley’s shutdown inning . . . we saw that the Angels ARE good and he was lights out.
Matt’s aggressiveness on the basepath.
Kersh not letting the bad innings crush him.
Dee’s stability at 2B.
Donnie playing small ball to make something happen in the 9th.
Andre putting the ball in play in the 9th.
Uribear showing he can be intimidating at the plate and on the path.
Maybe we will win, 11-8.
Now that’s a plan!