Rockies at Dodgers, 6:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
Note the early game time. Since the two teams play again tomorrow, this isn’t the day before a travel day. I thus have no idea why it’s starting an hour earlier than usual. The Old-Timers Game is scheduled for 4:00PM.
It’ll be Zack Greinke (5-0, 1.52 ERA) for the Dodgers against Jorge De La Rosa of the Rockies.(0-2, 9.56 ERA). De La Rosa went only four innings against the Dodgers last Sunday, giving up five hits, five earned runs, six walks, and striking out four. With all of that, he didn’t take the loss in the Mother’s Day game the Dodgers eventually won.
Lineup:
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. the Rockies:
Hernandez CF
Rollins SS
Kendrick 2B
Turner 1B
Guerrero LF
Van Slyke RF
Uribe 3B
Ellis C
Greinke P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 16, 2015
Hmm. That’s a different outfield.
NPUT
Well, I totally pictured tonight’s game would be about a 7-1 score. Obviously, I assigned the wrong numerical values to the two teams in my imagination.
Someone needs to remind Guerrero to breathe! He’s very wound up.
Oh brother. That was the worst at bat by Guerrero. Brutal.
Or maybe good pitching by Oberg because SVS also was made to look foolish. Game done.
Not so easy shutting us out is it Colorado? Ha.
Suddenly, I am left wishing it was only 3-0 or even 5-0 right now.
We have never won when we have scored zero runs, nor when the opposition has scored seven runs. Each has happened once to date.
Worst offensive output of the year.
They did better against Bumgarner.
And now we know why Mattingly tried to load up the line-up against De La Rosa. Donnie knew how tough he would be to hit against.
If he pitches vs. this lineup all year, he’s the CYA winner.
What would have been the line up top assure us of victory tonight?
Unless the Dodgers have a miraculous finish. this will be their 8th loss this season to a last place team (divisional last place, that is).
Not sure how you figured that, but in any event we are 6-2 against the Rox after tonight’s loss.
Ah well. The old dudes needed a day off, I guess.
Not sorry to miss most of this game. Jorge dealing, Dodgers, not so much.
I think we can agree that this is the worst game of the year.
Hey package – there is snow in the Winnipeg forecast for later this weekend – thanks to a Colorado low. Talk about Denver messing me up this long weekend!
Ah well, maybe tomorrow… 5-0 Rockies. Rockies have more home runs than Dodgers have hits.
Oh – Santos hoping to duplicate Jansen with 4 strike outs in the 8th inning.
Well, he did – but…
Here’s a question I have been thinking about for a while: What do people think the Dodgers’ rotation will be by mid August?
Here’s my guess – Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu, Beachy, Anderson. I would love to throw Cueto in the middle of the rotation but I don’t think the Dodgers make that kind of trade yet.
Did you read the McCovey’s Cove blog that WBBsAs linked last night? Thought the fellow had some pretty good insights on this and other upgrading issues facing the Dodgers.
I have always been partial to 3rd Base – played it when I was a kid in little league. Arenado is kinda a guilty pleasure this series for me. The guy can pick it.
Also my favorite position, though I didn’t really start playing it until slowpitch in my thirties.
Only position I never played.
Oops, never 1st base either
How old are you that you were playing slowpitch in the thirties?! Lol…
Or are you from the future and you began playing in the 2030’s?
Edited for clarity.
Sorry, WBBsAs – I’m bored with this game and jumped on your comment when I saw it…
Still, it’s better than soccer.
Oh yeah, for sure – and I still love it. Just don’t feel any tension in this particular game.
Grrrr. Bring back Tulo instead of Descalso.
Maybe this is the inning that the Dodgers remember that it’s De La Rosa they are hitting against.
This looks like an “every dog has his day” game for Jorge.
I’ll say!
My malamute, enjoying his 11th birthday today, resents your statement.
Tell him I apologize. I meant a blind pig finds an acorn!
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What a beauty!
The postman does not agree.
He does seem to have an attitude.
Actually, he’s friendly and even gentle, but goes postal when the mail arrives.
Pun intended I’m guessing.
WBB… He looks sweet. 🙂
Well, they’d better get their rear-ends in gear….
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Tonight at Dodger Stadium….
– First 40,000 fans in attendance receive a replica ’65 WS ring….
– Early arriving fans treated to the Annual Old-Timers Game…
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And, it seems like it was at that point that Donny Ballgame ‘pulled the plug’ on the festivities as he’s also made it ‘Saturday Night – Anemic Lineup Night’ for all those in attendance.
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Not a fan, Donny.
PS – When the topic of the lineup came up in the pre-game show, the hosts’ … “just this side of petulant” commentary to the effect that DeLaRosa’s lack of early-season success makes this an ok idea…. Totally Jinxed it! – Obviously, somebody in the Rockies clubhouse was listening. 🙂
Sounds like that’s going to be a Must C!
Now let’s get on the board . . . the run-scoring way!
Kike!
Maybe that play can spark the offense somehow.
Or not.
Man – only 1 hit so far for the Dodgers.
And that just teased us, with the leadofff hitter!
54P through 3 1/3 innings. That’s not ideal.
— especially with what the bullpen has been showing lately.
Sounds like Greinke nearly tied it up with a home run of his own, but Blackmon tracked it down at the wall.
Steiner called it foul.
At least Zack is bothering to show some offensive “oomph” tonight.
I think that the second half of this game when the regulars come back in off the bench might go better.
Greinke is no Kenley.
Strikes out the side.
Cargo with another home run. Better the first inning than the ninth I suppose.
Unless the Rox are down by nine at the time.
Good start Zack. One down, 26 to go.
Only 25 Ks to go now….um, never mind.
Actually, still on pace. They just won’t be consecutive now.
Unusual lineups make me think of emergency catchers, for some reason. Interesting, to me at least, that Chris Hatcher was a C at one point. So he at least knows how to put on the gear.
Highly, highly unlikely that ever happens, but the entertainment value would be high.
Kenley was a catcher first too. THAT would be amusing. It’d never happen, but it would be amusing.
Some Dodger pitcher–forget who–was a very good field, no hit 3b before being switched.
Believe that was Baez.
In high school, our starting catcher was our No. 2 pitcher. When we played a championship doubleheader, he pitched the first game because the coach figured catching then would wear him out too much to pitch game two.
Did the strategy work?
We won the first game but our ace lost the second. In game three, the following week, our ace won it.
Looking at tonight’s lineup I am wondering if this is a split squad day.
Both of Kershaw’s wins this season have come on Friday night home games against the Rockies. The Dodgers won the first 7-3 and the second 6-4. He went 6 innings the first time and 6.2 last night.
Link, they’ve been starting all these Saturday games an hour earlier.
Have they? Where have I been? 😉
Hawai’i?
I like how this is the infielders and second stringer line up. 2 of the 3 outfielders – aren’t they usually playing defense a lot closer to the pitchers mound?
“Skip, we need to stretch our legs some. Can’t we play the outfield today?”
“Sure, boys. We got our best pitcher going, so I’m sure we don’t need our best hitter or strongest outfielders. What could go wrong?”