Dodgers at Rockies, 5:40PM PT, TV: SPNLA
Roberto Hernandez will start for the Dodgers, hoping he can get his groove back. In his last four starts he’s 1-3 with a 6.38 ERA. The Rockies counter with Christian Bergman, who’ll make his eighth big league start. He’s 2-3 with a 4.89 ERA, but his last two starts have been quality ones.
It’s looking like Carlos Frias will make the Wednesday start against the Rockies in place of Hyun-Jin Ryu. Ryu’s having an MRI today, and that result may determine when or if he pitches again this season. With that in doubt, Don Mattingly says it’s likely the Dodgers will add a pitcher to the roster.
In good news for Los Angeles Dodgers fans who want to see the team on TV, the last six games of the season will be shown on an independent station. Time Warner
said Monday that it has reached a deal with KDOC, which is carried by every cable, satellite and telco provider in Southern California and can be received over the air with an antenna.
[snip]
Time Warner Cable chief operating officer Dinni Jain says the company will continue to work on long-term agreements with other providers during the offseason to carry SportsNet LA, which televises Dodgers games.
Uh-huh. If you couldn’t get a deal done during the season while the games were being played, why do you think you’ll be able to when there’s no product on your network that fans desperately want to see?
Lineup:
Tonight's Dodgers lineup:
Gordon 2B
Puig CF
Gonzalez 1B
Kemp RF
Ramirez SS
Crawford LF
Uribe 3B
Ellis C
Hernandez P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 15, 2014
NPUT
From the Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Dept: I didn’t know about this Dodger dugout conflict: http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/94901434/dodgers-downplay-exchange-between-matt-kemp-yasiel-puig
1) Anyone hear anything more about it?
2) Guess this is why there’s soo much talk about the value of someone in the clubhouse — player, coach, or manager — to be a babysitter, much less a leader.
Yeah, saw that on the Rox feed and wondered what it was about. Will never know, I guess.
See next post for links to ESPN and the LAT which have no explanation for the dustup either but speculate anyway.
Was Lee that player that might be added to the expanded team?
From the that’s baseball dept: Dodger pitchers struck out only 4 this game, highly unusual.
Perez got 3 of those. Even more highly unusual.
If he came on strong at season’s end and earned his keep, highly unexpected and highly unlikely.
Pérez’s upside is handling the odd inning in a blowout (whether a win or a loss).
Best stat of the game for a hurler: a Dodger got the “W.”
I missed yesterday’s game because of a schedule conflict, but enjoyed reading about the results. Thank you, Rox and Snakes!
Diamondbacks win, 6-2.
I guess CC got bruised on that one.
And I thought that League was pitching a “two-hitter.”
Ha!
Guess he DID follow the advice to not walk the leadoff hitter.
Oy!
Sweet DP!
8-run lead or no, hitting the leadoff guy is not good, League.
This is remarkable, even for League.
From the Redundant-But-Euphoric Dept: GREAT INNING!
Dodgers have scored 32 runs in their last 24 innings.
How many key hits has Turner got for us this year!
Hitting something like .416 with runners on.
Torrid PH!
Thanks for your note earlier today about the “comment confusion” and for everything you do in running this blog all season long. We really appreciate your selflessness and dedication.
Thanks. It isn’t all that hard, though. I shouldn’t get too much credit.
Gonna disagree with you there, Link.
I know how hard it is for me to stick to doing non-job-related stuff on a regular basis, even when I enjoy doing it. Heck, sometimes I even pull a Puig and don’t know what time the Dodgers are playing.
But your site has been a cyber gathering spot to share with fellow Dodger-holics — an outlet to vent, a place to commiserate, a place to share the joy.
AND a place that is cordial.
I join Scoop and everyone else who has spent time here . . . thanks!
nice Adrian
I wonder if they heard re the Az score and that fired then up?
JT!
I was cheering just when I heard it was a fly , more with the hit.
More please x
Dee obliged.
Oh no! Bases loaded none out! This is terrible!
Trumbo grand slam! 4-0 D-backs!
May the Dodgers copy!
The next time that I want to see Carmona/Hernandez as a starting pitcher is after we clinch the NL West.
Sounds good . . . and I hope we see him again soon!
On the other hand, this IS Coors Field and he only gave up the 2 runs. Still, after some of the euphoria wore off last night, I realized that there’s a long stretch before it’s Zach and Kersh again . . . we have to be able to count on these other pitchers . . . AND the hitters.
I agree with the Coors Field angle and I know we have to count on others, but Fausto/Roberto has not pitched well anywhere lately.
True.
I’m always hoping — since they’re out there anyway — that they can redeem themselves like Haran.
I like your optimism and faith.
A-gon, again!
Keep the hits coming!
Good hustle, Dee.
Here we go again — bring him in, A-gon!
Well played.
Now get some runs!!!!!!!
Donnie is showing he’s serious about winning . . . hopefully the bats pick up on that (and Paco can shut ’em down here).
May they have the same bases-loaded success as the Dodgers.
A triple with one out and we can’t get him home. Man, this must drive Mattingly crazy. It surely does drive me crazy.
You ain’t alone . . . unfortunately, it’s deja vu all over again.
We lead the NL in getting a guy to third base with less than two out. 317 times coming into the game.
How about bringing ’em in?
How does that compare to others?
150 scored (6th in the NL), but at only 47% (13th ). NL average is 50% and Rox score them 56% of the time to lead the league.
With your command of the #s, you might be banned from Vegas casinos, Bob!
Ha! I owe it all to BR.
Evidently a Rockie tried to steal home after a triple and got caught? What happened?
Busted suicide squeeze — counts as “caught stealing.”
Offense has to remember they like Coors Field.
Soo tough when it comes to the catcher’s spot without Zach or Kersh or even Ryu — like giving away outs.
CC!
Now pick him up!
Bats may need to have 10+ runs just to keep pace with non-ace pitchers.
Rox announcers making the case for Clayton as MVP.
so they should 🙂
Leadoff walk created problem.
good news on Ryu
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/94831640/hyun-jin-ryu-to-miss-start-for-dodgers
Kemp-O-Matic! That’s a dinger every 9.4 PA in September.
I haven’t seen vision of todays HR, but the nice easy swing on yesterdays HR reminded me of the Kemp of old
Very much like that to right-center.
Great!
Right on! I hope Dish, Direct and the others keep on saying, “No”. Last spring, I would gladly have paid $5 a month; $30 for a season isn’t a lot but it has become a matter of principal. In an opposite way, the current Dodger owners are as evil as McScrooge was… And free games on Dish and Direct, don’t hold your breath John, that will be Southern California region only, neither you nor I will see them and I live less than 300 miles away.
Coors is always a scary place, but hold on to your seats with the Dinger Twins (Fausto- 1.5/9; Haren 1.3/9) out there. Frias 1.1/9 in limited action.
It’s really, really important that we keep the momentum going, particularly when playing so called “lesser” teams. As we all well know, anyone can beat anyone else on any given day (that includes you, D’ Backs!)
Amen! (Remember the Cubs!)
It’s tough to get your groove back in Coors Field . . . but Dodger hitters also like it there.