Nationals at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, MASN
Clayton Kershaw (9-6, 2.51 ERA) against Jordan Zimmermann (8-7, 3.44 ERA). Two staff aces going against one another.
Need I say more?
Oh, okay. Carl Crawford is hitting .455 against Zimmermann in their career meetings. Ryan Zimmerman has hit .438 against Kershaw in their career meetings.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup:
Crawford LF
Hernandez SS
Gonzalez 1B
Grandal C
Puig RF
Callaspo 3B
Pederson CF
Peraza 2B
Kershaw P #whiff
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 12, 2015
NPUT
The best legal defense strategy ever? https://twitter.com/HealeyParera/status/605130582289477632
Wouldn’t it be great if Kershaw could go 8, and Jansen 1 everyday
Yep.
Came home from a dinner out to see the 8th and 9th innings. Very pleased. Greinke and Kershaw. What a twosome. Still wish that we had one more ace (or even a king).
I Used to Be a King.
Dodgers now on an 11-0 roll in terms of runs since the 9th inning of Monday night’s game. And only two guys have driven in those runs – 5 by Puig and 4 by Crawford. Either not credited with any rbi’s for the last 2 runs. Anyway – go outfield!
Okay Nationals. go get the Gnats, please!
Yabba dabba doo!!
And now I become a big Nats fan! I hope Harper enjoys San Fran a lot!
KKenley!!!! Woo-HOO!!!!!!
And then high heat!
We win!
Kenley with the breaking ball to Harper.
That’s two!
Well, Harper can’t tie it when he comes up.
That’s one.
I hope Kenley’s feelin’ it tonight. Top of the lineup, and they’re going to be out for blood.
Well…. got home just in time for ….
…
1. Kenley Jansen’s next save….
2. The high drama of RBI’s winning streak prediction …….
You make me laugh, Jonny!
Crawford’s bat is hot tonight.
Well, this feels better. 3-0 a lot better than 1-0.
Feel a lot better now bringing in KJ.
Are we twins or something?
I know! It’s funny. 🙂
You worried about Geronimo?
What happened to Joc between second and third?
He was confused by whether or not it was caught, I think.
Should know that before he rounds second and then look for direction from Bundy.
I know. That could have been bad if we didn’t get him in.
Rollins fly ball gets him in, but yeah.
Now I’m channeling you, as well!
We are all one big happy family. Well, happy tonight at least!
Well, that would have scored Pederson. If Rollins hit the same ball.
Little league home run!
We’ll take it!
Thanks for that!
Ethier!
Oh yeah!
Let’s go Andre, clap clap, clap clap clap.
Straighten that one out, Joc, and you got something!
Okay Joc. Time to shine, kiddo.
He has already in that he is one of the only Dodgers not to have been struck out!
Good point.
This game is flying along. A svelte 1 hour and 55 minutes thus far.
One more run, please.
I like the way you think! 🙂
Now – about those insurance runs…
We’re into their bullpen, at least.
I almost wonder if Kershaw gave up the hit to Taylor to force the pinch hitter to come up. And then to pick Taylor off base so that the next inning wouldn’t have to bring up Harper.
Well, that would make him a magician. Oh, wait…
Two gunslingers tonight.
AGon just missed that foul/fair line. Would have been a double.
now time for more runs
Yes please!
Hey, John! We’ve missed you!
been watching from afar, bell has just rung, so back to class, I’ll have to check the score later
K’s Werth!
Crazy good pitch to Werth! Wowser.
K’s Zimmerman!
K’s Harper!
Lead off hitter on in front of Bryce Harper constitutes a full blown rally in this game!
Hernandez is playing lights out.
It’s the Hernandez defensive show tonight.
I had no idea he was this good.
Neither did I. Perhaps he didn’t even realize it himself!
Oh, well.
Well there goes the perfect game and no-hitter. Fortunately the shutout is still intact.
Not a lot of strikeouts thus far for Kershaw. Just saying…
Nice game thus far. Kinda just rolling along…
Good recovery by Hernandez for the third out there.
Nice to see the Dodgers grab the early lead.
Puig hit into the classic 1-4-3 single play.
200 k’s for Kershaw. 6th year in a row. That’s krazy kool!
Very very cool.
Even though they ran themselves out of that inning, I still like the movement of runners we are seeing more with the Dodgers recently.
How did Crawford manage to make that second out?
Rather than the bullpen, fans should be upset with stupid baserunning.
I expect no less from Crawford. He can’t throw, he doesn’t know where to even try to throw to, he’s fast but a stupid baserunner. A DH maybe.
But he did get us our run with two outs.
When younger, Crawford was a fine player. He’s still somewhat useful, but nowhere close to what he was.
Turner’s infection turned out to be MRSA, which is a nasty thing to contract. They expect to get him back in a couple of days.
I LOVE the trumpet fanfare. You should bring it back for game 1 off the playoffs if the Dodgers make it in!
It’s downloadable, save it and use it whenever you want. I did. Start fooling around with that… whatever you call it, it offers other sounds and even a full length movie.
I’ve tagged the post with “Trumpet” and “Fanfare” so I can find it again. 😉
Hisashi Iwakuma throws no-hitter against the Os today.
All 27 outs on video here. Number 25 was a heckuva play in foul territory by Kyle Seager, Corey’s big brother.
Another bullpen analysis, heavy on numbers, suggesting things should even out to the upside.
http://www.truebluela.com/2015/8/12/9143781/dodgers-bullpen-srikeouts-walks-babip
Just an average performance would be an improvement, but it could be better than that. I do like his point that it’s very difficult to predict bullpen performance.
Gnats lose.
Houston up, 1-0, on San Francisco in the top of the 7th. Heston was just relieved.
Colby. 45 blasts Gnats.
Zimmerman’s very good, but I wouldn’t call him the ace on a staff that has both Scherzer and Strasburg.