Cardinals at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
Kershaw goes for win number five on the year and 103 for his career. He’s coming off a win in his last outing, in which he went 7 innings and gave up 2 runs to the Rockies. He’ll be facing Jaime Garcia, who’s 1-2 with a 2.70 ERA after getting a late start on his season, pitching his first game on May 21. He had season-ending surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome last summer and then had to open 2015 on the DL.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Cardinals:
Pederson CF
Heisey LF
Puig RF
Turner 1B
Hernandez 2B
Rollins SS
Callaspo 3B
Ellis C
Kershaw P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 6, 2015
NPUT
By the way, if you feel like calculating the Game Score for a pitcher, here’s the formula from ESPN:
GSC = 50 + 1*Outs + 2*IP after the 4th + 1*K – 2*H – 4*ER – 2*UnearnedRuns – 1*BB
How does CK’s 89 game score compare with Ballslinger’s recent gem?
Ballsy got an 88 for his May 23rd tilt against the Pads.
Likely to be some interesting banter in the clubhouse about it.
Away at a mens conference, just checked in to see normality restored puig back, clayton going 8 then handing it over to jansen
Tuned in just in time to hear K-enley get the last out.
Great win.
Some observations: Kid K dominant , going a strong 8.
The downfall for the Cards was the 7th — the bane for Kersh the last two playoff games.
Puig is the offensive difference-maker. (Theoretically, without him this game is still going on.) Hopefully he can jump-start this offense like he did when he first came up.
Make it two manana, Zack!
Got home just in time to see Heisy, Puig, and Turner!
So we have you to thank. Thank you RBI!!
Well, Kershaw, Heisy, Puig et al might have had a little more to do with it than me!
Kenley keeps getting batters out but his era doesn’t go down! 🙂
Woo-HOO!!!!
We win!
I hope this thing is over about 5 minutes from now.
Well, at least A.J. didn’t bunt into a DP.
Kershaw threw 106 pitches and 75 were strikes. That’s pretty solid.
Game score of 89.
Makes you realize how hard it is to get a game score of 90 or more – never mind over 100!
Does indeed. Sandy had 18 games at 90 or more.
I don’t recall – does a walk (or hit batter) decrease your game score as much as a hit?
Hits are negative two points, walks one. Bonus points are given for hitting Carpenter.
Ha ha! Thanks Bob.
To put it in perspective a GS of 50 is the equivalent of a quality start. Garcia pitched pretty well and put up a 63, which is what Klayton averages over his career.
For some reason, I don’t feel badly that the opposing pitcher pitched well but left the game losing.
Kershaw or bullpen to start the 8th inning?
Turnin’ it on Turner!
Yea yea – Yasiel!!
Puig speed!
Puig!
Welcome back Yasiel!
Hey hey – Heisey!!
A.J. crushes another one.
Feels like the Dodgers offense has gone from the ’27 Yankees to the Mets of the 1960’s.
Yea the Dodgers now have a .300 hitter in the lineup now that Hernandez is 2 for 2 tonight. Oh, wait – #battingaveragesdontmatteranymore
Kershaw doing ok so far.
😉
The offense, on the other hand…
Life. Less.
appears to be facing Larry Jaster.
Gibson. Or Ray Sadecki if you want a lefty.
Curt Simmons?
Painting the outside.
Jon has some other personnel news at his place.
Tickled pink that Puig is back!
Puig!!!!!
Sure hope we get to repeat that during the game!
We’ve seen the last of Schebler for the time being. Some guy named Puig is taking his place.
Puig! He’ll be hungry…
He better not plan on giving up two runs tonight, way they’re hitting, that’s a loss.
Totally agree with the sentiment, but I doubt Kersh ever “plans” to give up anything!