Dodgers at Giants, 1:05PM PT, TV: SPNLA, CSN-BA
The two aces go at one another for the first time this year: Kershaw (1-0, 0.00 ERA) against Bumgarner (1-0, 5.40 ERA). Kershaw is 9-3 with a 1.16 ERA in 14 starts at the Giants’ home park, while Bumgarner is 13-7 overall against the Dodgers with a 2.45 ERA in 22 appearances.
The Dodgers got 9 hits in Friday night’s game but only converted them into two runs. Had they gotten more young Stripling might have gotten a win for his efforts rather than a no-decision. They are still hitting well: Puig, Utley, Gonzalez, Seager, Ellis and Turner all singled and Pederson got a double. For the second night in a row the bullpen gave up the go-ahead or winning runs.
Lineup when available.
Hernandez 2B
Puig RF
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Van Slyke LF
Thompson CF
Ellis C
Culberson SS
Kershaw P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 9, 2016
Hmm. Several unfamiliar faces in the lineup against MadBum. I wonder what the reasoning is.
NPUT
Heard the last few innings as I drove over the Grapevine into LA. Not even Steiner could ruin it. I’ll be in the air between Lima and Buenos Aires for tomorrow’s game, but expecting to read of a win when I touch down.
We’ll do our best.
2 for 19 with RISP. Haven’t we heard that song before?
Sorry to miss the ending. Just got back from an evening with friends. Great to see the Dodgers finally capitalized on one of their doubles! And glad the pen closed it out.
Our first come from behind win – against the Gnats in SF – is definitely moral boosting. I had asked for late inning heroics and they came through!
Just FYI: “Crawford is the 11th Dodger on the disabled list.”
Last year we led the majors with 19.
Gone all day, so glad to come home and see we had the win!
Greinke is struggling again. I get no pleasure out of this.
Me neither. The only times I want him to struggle are when he starts against us.
Where’s WinnipegDave?
He commented 3 hours ago
Thanks for asking about me. I was out for the evening – again.
We win!
Phew! I had visions of the same record we had last year against those guys in SF. Not good.
Woo-HOO!!! This was a needed and noble win, after last night’s heart-breaker.
Yippee!
Kenley time
That’s what I’m talking about!
Culberson!
Another double (please,please)
Hatcher went 3-0 on Panik and then threw six straight strikes. Very nice.
Breathe, breathe
Where are you in Australia and what time is it?
a place called Michelago, (near Canberra) It is 9.50am Sunday
I really shouldn’t be this wound up this early in the season.
I usually don’t feel this way until late in the season or in the post-season. Getting too old for this.
I couldn’t agree more. But then again, it is the Gnats!
Hatcher is not inspiring confidence. At all.
More confident now, after three consecutive Ks? 😉
You bet!
Good at bat by Barnes, despite the lack of scoring.
When I saw, “In play, runs” for Gonzalez I was hoping for more, but I will take it.
could have been better, could have been worse
Oh, wow.
I guess that we want anything but a leadoff double in the 9th.
You got your wish.
we will try based loaded, one out again
Nice to see Kersh’s big smile at that Culberson play. I guess if he can smile, I can feel slightly less suicidal at the lack of offense.
I want to tear my hair out right about now.
I can’t afford to do that, but I know exactly how you feel. With RISP, 1 for 16.
That is just… Yikes.
I’m with Scooplew. Geeze Louise, Dodgers. Advance the flipping runners!
Another lead off double. This one’s gotta work.
Arghhhh!!!!!
Need some late inning heroics.
We got them, eventually.
It is way, way, way too early in the season for me to feel as crabby about the Dodgers as I do.
I think it was because we were so spoilt after the sweep in SD
another wasted leadoff double!
Adrianza? Second homer of his career. OMG.
Nice pitching, ya Bum.
Oh look! New baseball books this season!
nice leadoff double
Ha! Whatever works…
Except we lose Scott for the rest of the game. Ouch!
Hopefully just a cramp, and not something worse.
I fear he may go on the DL if it is an oblique (whatever that is).
Big honkin’ muscle in the abdomen.
Okay, here we go again.
Now it’s Van Smash time!
C’mon, AGon. Do your thing…
Scoring first didn’t work for the Dodgers in the first 2 games of this series. Hopefully this playing from behind stuff will work better.
I like your optimism. And now, maybe Justin will have his revenge with a pop fly single.
https://twitter.com/redturn2/status/717435078767288320
Bummer.
Groan!
That failure to score was on JT, alas, and he knew it. Not characteristic of him, but very frustrating. Upside? Puig had a superb at bat to draw the walk.
Plenty of frustration thus far for so very early in the season.
Except of course how everything went absolutely our way in San Diego.
True, but there were no tense, make-it or break-it moments. There have been plenty thus far in San Francisco, and we haven’t fared well in them.
Waste of a potential sac fly for Adrian because Justin didn’t advance the first two. Let’s see if we can bring someone in with the bases full.
Was thinking the same thing. I expect that every run will be precious in this game. Had JT decided on his own to lay down a sac bunt, and had it worked, we would have had a run.
Come on. The Dodgers never score with the bases loaded.
Didn’t see the play, but would be highly unusual to have your number 3 hitter sacrifice in the first inning.
The issue was he swung at the first pitch when Bumgarner was struggling a bit, and popped it up.
Thanks. (And it was a ball or a fat pitch over the plate that he missed?)
JT had no patience.
good start, lets make it count
Rain delay.
Crawford to the DL; MRI Monday. Lefty infielder Micah Johnson called up to replace him.
Crawford should retire or the Dodgers should DFA him. Then, again, it’s not my money.
When I first read your post, I thought it said that the Dodgers were activating Monday. If only we could go back in time and do that.
Just missing regular starters at 2B, SS, CF, and LF. No worries, Kershaw and AJ got this.
Well, weekend day off for the old guy at 2B. Scott Van Smash is semi-regular in LF. But Corey and Joc are youngsters; they don’t need days off yet for fatigue, I wouldn’t think. They’re both hitting well too.
I can’t figure out this one either. Thompson and Culberson get their first starts as Dodgers vs. Bumgarner. Good luck.
does seem a bit strange
Note that Bochy, manager extraordinaire, benched both Crawford and Panik, young lefty hitters against Clayton. Give Doc a break.
They won’t play every game. And as good an opportunity as any. A couple of young left handed hitters against Bum Gums. Heck, help keep the other guys sharp and they will always be available for PH duties. Really not an unusual move.