Pirates at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
Zack Greinke goes for win number 18 against only three losses this season. He’s 12-1 with a 1.53 ERA over his last fourteen starts. He’ll face the Pirates’ Jeff Locke, who’s 8-10 with a 4.43 ERA but coming off an excellent start against the Brewers.
In case you missed it, the Dodgers designated Mat Latos for assignment.
Then there’s this:
Online public sale of tickets for NLDS & NLCS starts NOW: http://t.co/DMVMBJC9XD pic.twitter.com/ScbBkzphnt
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 18, 2015
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup:
Ruggiano LF
Utley 2B
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Ellis C
Seager SS
Heisey RF
Pederson CF
Greinke P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 18, 2015
NPUT
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Thanks for the post 🙂
Plaschke on Colletti: http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-colletti-plaschke-20150918-column.html
Which is lesser? Ned’s “baseball evaluation skills” or Plaschke’s “writing skills?” They deserves other and, arguably, the Anaheimers deserve both.
Stopped reading this guy years ago (hard to stomach). What’s his take on the new FO and it’s moves?
I think you can guess. Plaschke’s work belongs on http://tinyurl.com/pm8sxly
I don’t like either of them but in all fairness, Plaschke was/is well paid for his writing skills, and Ned for his baseball knowledge. I too usually disagree with them but there it is, they’re both paid professionals and nobody gives two cents about what we think. As Jim Rome would say,”Scoreboard!”
Plaschke thinks Ned should get all the credit for this year’s achievements.
Thank goodness they were not able to ruin it for Ned.
I think that should be “Plaschke on Colletti, 2015.” As I recall, he wasn’t much of a fan of the front office while Colletti was calling the shots there. If I’m wrong, somebody tell me.
Won again, did we? Good for you all!
Gnats lose, magic number is gnow eight.
Somehow that lame lineup beat the mighty Pirates.
We win! Magic number 9 and dropping.
Gnats down as well, yes? Top of the 9th?
Woo-HOO!!!!!! Go team!
Kenley getting squeezed? Looks like it on Game Day.
Kendrick left in the on deck circle when Joc struck out to end the inning.
He needs to move from that area.
Ha ha! True – others might want to use the spot.
Greinke’s era rises from 1.60 to 1.65 with that runner being allowed to score in the 8th.
DFA.
Hi all. Just got back to the hotel after my nephew’s wedding. Very nice score! (AGon hit the double as I checked in.) Go Dodgers! Hopefully I can stay awake for the you-know-what!
Could have been 7 or 8 to 1. Ellis is the only Dodger who could have been thrown out on that last play – deflected off the pitcher’s back foot right to the shortstop.
Anyone up in the pen? They may rethink putting Zach back out there.
Hatcher for the 8th.
Well, maybe they should have had the pen start the inning. Hope they can save Zack these runners on base.
Zach is one amazing player.
His batting average went up 20 points tonight and is far higher now than his era.
Coming into the game his oWAR was higher than Rollins and CC.
Greinke dealing the last 3 innings: 8, 10, and 6 pitches.
One more for Greinke or is he done? Hope he comes back out since he has retired 7 in a row including his only 2 strikeouts of the game.
Another inning seems likely.
Wow. Six pitches. How about another inning?
Dodgers giving away lots of outs on the bases tonight.
Seager! Greinke! Peterson! Guys with 2 R’s in their last names! 🙂
Very nice!
Hopefully that is the only run Greinke gives up tonight. Looks like he will only go 6 or 7 tonight because of pitch count.
Best inning so far by Greinke. Gets the top 3 hitters 1, 2, 3.
Great at bat by Ruggiano. After 2 wicked line drives foul, he lines one into the outfield to score Joc.
Vin Scully got angry at the ending of his own story about an old Pirate player: “He was a gravedigger in a cemetery. Of course in a cemetery. Where else would he dig graves. Nice going Scull.”
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Nice start. Great getting the early lead. Just wish they could have cashed in Utley from third.