Dodgers at Giants, 7:15PM PT, TV: SPNLA, MLBN, CSN-BA
Carlos Frias brings his 3-0 record and his 2.89 ERA to the hill at AT&T Park to face veteran Tim Hudson, who’s 1-3 with a 4.57 ERA this season. Frias has faced the Giants twice, both times in relief, and is 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA against them. Hudson is 6-6 with a 4.03 ERA against the Dodgers in his long career.
In other news, the Dodgers finalized the contracts for 30-year-old IF Hector Olivera and 25-year-old RHP Pablo Fernandez. Olivera hopes to be in baseball condition within a month and playing in LA soon after that, while Fernandez says he wants to get into shape and he’ll go wherever the team sends him. Neither of these guys have played since the 2013-2014 season in Cuba.
Club President of Baseball Operations spoke to the press today, primarily about the two players mentioned above. Other topics included Frias, Bolsinger, Urias and Ryu.
Lineup:
Tonight's @Dodgers lineup:
Pederson, CF
Rollins, SS
Kendrick, 2B
Gonzalez, 1B
Van Slyke, LF
Grandal, C
Ethier, RF
Guerrero, 3B
Frias, P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 19, 2015
NPUT
From recaps of one ugly game:
–Van Slyke, the tying run at the time, said he took off when he thought Romo had begun to move toward the plate. Result: one very easy caught stealing. Big-time TOOTBLAN.
–Mattingly wasn’t sure what to say about that play in that situation, but the Dodgers had several better opportunities and still went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position, stranding 11.
SVS’ misadventure was just one play, and things happen. But you have to get out of your own way if you want to win.
I didn’t know but I have wondered… Thanks.
Or Nitwit, or Noob, or…
Eric Stephen
@truebluela
Quality starts vs. Dodgers in 2015:
Giants: 5 in 7 games (all 4 in SF)
other teams: 11 in 31 games
11:12 PM – 19 May 2015
One would conclude the Dodgers roll over at AT&T . . . except this hitting funk started at home vs. the Rockies Saturday & Sunday.
And see fun fact in next post up top.
No worries friends: there is a w at the end of tomorrow just waiting for us. 🙂
And now for sleep.
Feels like the Dodgers have had the pitching edge (real or supposed) at the
beginning of each game for about the last week. But they have lost as many games as they have won in that time. And often have let inferior pitching make them look bad.
When you are down and still playing .500 ball, you are not in a bad place.
Hey – that’s a good point. And I think we have found the new president of the optimist club!
our last 10 is a 6-4 record, that’s not too bad at all
Missing Puig about now, just as much for his energy and enthusiasm as his bat
We need some oomph.
The worst thing about Rollins getting four hits the other night is that Mattingly will continue to bat him in the No. 2 spot. That is not good.
Man – every team in the NL West gain a game on the Dodgers.
Our bats had better wake up again soon.
Did you see my haiku? It talked about that.
Good one. But please, not never.
Amazing how even a week or two can feel like forever when you are in the midst of it.
They WERE hitting last week — until the bullpen defeated those efforts.
Not a fun game to watch. The Gnats are so boisterously obnoxious.
They are that. I live in Giants country.
time for Rollins to deliver
Ped gets as many walks batting in front of Rollins as he did batting in front of the pitcher. Oh wait.
Well said.
Let’s go Joc! Spin the 3 pronged wheel and land on HR.
Ah well, at least it wasn’t a k.
Who’s left to pinch-hit?
Uribe?
Here’s the plan. Back to back to back home runs to take the lead. Jansen to shut the door in the bottom of the ninth.
Game done.
Okay, Blue. Prove me wrong!
0 hits = 1 very important insurance run.
I guess that hit made the wild pitch redundant.
Hatcher is nicely filling the League slot.
He’s not that bad. Yet.
RBI and WBBsAs are right. Hatcher is not as bad as League.
He’s a lot better than League.
Scoop, where do you live?
Monterey Peninsula.
Used to go down there a lot, hiking in Ventana Wilderness, but not much lately. Don’t usually go much beyond Santa Cruz, where my daughter finished her undergrad degree.
I lived on Spruance Road up there for about six months while Dad attended the Navy Post-Graduate School. Then we moved south to Palos Verdes.
What a cock-up of an inning.
Down by 2 .. . when 1 seemed insurmountable!
Not looking good.
Crawford the worst guy to be up with a man on third.
Even the one good thing about this game — its speed — has disappeared.
Not watching nor listening. What did Hernandez do?
Dropped the fly ball. He was right there, but closed his glove early at the last second.
Thanks, RBI.
So instead of two outs, one out and a man on second.
Oh Kiké
Aaaggghhh.
The accent mark is important.
Absolutêly.
And of course it goes to Hernandez, who makes the error.
This game is making me grumpy to the max.
Everyone’s got ‘big ones’ until we go play the Giants….
Then, what little they have… shrivels up even further….
Memo to club house manager… feel free to replace the jocks with band aids prior to any game vs. the Giants.
…
And, yes… I am feeling particularly ‘crass’ tonight. :-/
Maybe Scott wanted Andre to have a fresh count in the ninth inning. The game could come down to a pinch hitter, Joc or Rollins in our last at bat.
Finding ways to be feeble . . .
When do Puig and Ryu get here? May need some new blood.
Ryu may be out for the year.
For the year?!?
See the link in the final paragraph of the original post.
Deja vu for Puig in that role.
That was like watching a giraffe running.
That image really worked for me. I can totally see it.
Oh, Scotty. Why?
C’mon Andre.
Can we really have two one-zip games in a row?
Close. Maybe Hernandez saved an out there.
Hope they don’t regret replacing AGon at first.
Seems foolish to me. Got to score two runs in any event.
Who do you think comes in to replace him at first? Turner has already been used as pinch hitter, hasn’t he?
Van Slyke.
And put Hernandez in left I suppose.
Which we will come to regret.
And he does!
Get the third out here, please.
Great over the shoulder interception by our safety. Uh I mean, great catch by our first baseman.
Arrrgh!
Agh. (See below, re: rrrs.)
I like agh even better than just g. Makes an appropriate guttural sound.
Grrrr.
that sums it up really
Or maybe I should I just said G, because the Dodgers don’t have any R’s.
Again, “10” for style points!
Thanks Bob. Can I trade those points in for a hit with men on base?
If it were up to me, yes!
But my preferences haven’t been taken into account lately.
Very clever!
Several rule violations occurring in my kitchen.
now I’m thinking (hoping) big
On Time Warner Cable, at least once per game…..
There is this ad from FEMA which depicts a family in a room looking totally scared and bewildered as they huddle up …… (The message is to have a plan in an emergency… I get that)
…..
Personal Unwarranted Editorial: If I were the Dodgers, I wouldn’t advertise for anything having to do with the government…. period. Not even the union stuff they’ve done on the post game radio show in recent years. But, if I had young kids just old enough to be glued to the game, they should not be seeing stuff like this…. not in this country. I never, ever remember seeing anything like this on television (and, no…. it does not signify progress) in my time, and I’m in my 40’s. It doesn’t look like an earthquake… as they appear to be in a shelter. This could freak out little kids… and, to me… is inappropriate to show during a broadcast of a baseball game. There are much better, more discrete ways to deliver the message to the adults. IMHO.
….
Now, back to this one…. 🙂
Joc walks so much we should call him Ped.
But not “Pedo.”
I’m groaning Rollins is up — I hope he proves me wrong!
Who’s the non-optimist now?
Guilty!
But were you excited to know he was up?
just a single will do here (baby steps)
Think big. A dinger puts us in the lead!
Walk here not as good as a single.
Turner to weave some magic
Round of applause for Carlos.
He did really well.
Yes! A hit!
With less than 2 outs even!
We’ve definitely lowered the excitement bar on offense.
Ha – that’s for sure. It will come again though.
The four thousandth ground ball tonight.
At least it wasn’t Brandon to Brandon this time.
Combining our at bats on Saturday and Sunday with the first six innings tonight and we are 10-for-78, or a batting average of .128.
And two whole runs.
Steiner said Dodgers have not scored in 27 innings.
He’s wrong. We got one run each on Saturday and Sunday. Unless they played a game in secret yesterday.
Actually, he clarified and said it was twice in 27 . . . guess it’s now 28.
Hi all. Finally home. Time to get some RBIs, okay?
Well, with you here, we have at least one!
Funny guy…
Looking so feeble against the Giants simply galls me.
Same thing as last visit, except the feeble-ness started over the weekend.
The one good thing about this game is it’s moving along — just rip the bandage off, if that’s the way it’s gonna be.
I was weened on the Dodgers of the 60s, so I guess I have more tolerance for weak offensive performances (then again, we had Koufax, Big Don and Gomer). If we win, that is. My first game at DS we won despite getting only one hit.
True . . . and probably they didn’t tease the fans with the offensive output we saw in April.
Never!
Actually, in April they scored only 4.7 runs per game. In May, even with the last two, they are at 5.4.
Sounds like a lucky break in the field for the DP.
How about making some luck at the plate?!!!
A haiku:
When will the Dodger
Bats wake up. Perhaps tonight
Or perhaps never.
Nice — but even more negative than I’m feeling!
I’m not really feeling that negative. I more just felt like writing a haiku to express the simplicity of their (very) current batting life.
“A” for style, Dave, but you just lost the presidency of the Optimist Club! 🙂
Ah well, I’m positive the next president will do even better!
As will the Dodgers soon. 🙂
That show of optimism is a great start on your redemptive trail!
yes ,but get someone on base and then someone has to connect big
Sure have missed the clutch hitting the last several games.
And now to be Steinered!
K-arlos!
C’mon, Frias, get the K!
lets keep it at 1
wow, lots of chances both both teams to score so far
Great job, Frias!
Now . . . let’s get some runs!
On Gameday, but that looked like quite a pitch to K Posey.
Unfortunately, the offense has picked up where they left off.
Hopefully they snap out of this soon!
Very bad AB for Rollins.
Not looking forward to being blacked out and, after the third, being Steinered for the last six innings.
Which is worse for you….Steiner or the Gnats? ;–])
I prefer not to have to make that choice.
For the first time in 2 weeks or so, I’m not blacked out. I’ll get to see next 6 games, although the feeds will be from the Giants and Padres, not Dodgers…