Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 1:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FS-A, MLBN (out of market only)
The visiting D-Backs send Patrick Corbin (0-1, 5.14 ERA) to the mound to face the Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda (1-0, 0.00 ERA). The next run Maeda gives up will be the first one of his American MLB career. All the runs Corbin gave up in his first start were via home runs; the Dodgers only have three so far this season so he may be safe. On the other hand, Maeda has one of the Dodgers’ HRs; Corbin may need to be careful pitching to him.
The Dodgers are expected to activate Howie Kendrick and Yasmani Grandal from the disabled list for this game, which means they’ll have to put two players on it or send two down to Oklahoma City. I hope I don’t have to type that too often. I still think of Albuquerque as the location of the AAA affiliate, even though Las Vegas was the site for a few years recently.
Lineup when available.
Hernandez LF
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Turner 3B
Kendrick 2B
Thompson CF
Seager SS
Ellis C
Maeda P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 12, 2016
And there’s this news from Ken Gurnick as well: “Roberts said Van Slyke on DL. Grandal active.”
NPUT
Almost five percent of the regular season is over. Push the panic button!
Oh brother!
Bullpen meltdown is the story of 2016, so far.
Bright side? Relatively easier to fix at this point if it keeps up this way, as compared to offense and starters.
Oh man. Et tu, Coleman?
Another HBP?
Too bad. Good start of the inning that fizzled out.
Okay Dodgers offense. Time to wake up!
Arghhhh!!!!!
I hope they were right to walk Lamb to get to Tomas.
Probably
And yet, to then load the bases?
When oh when will we get the bullpen we can trust to make outs?
Really? Serve one up to Goldschmidt?
Oh, man. This bullpen is not living up to expectations, or maybe not up to management’s expectations. The fans may have expected this.
Feels very familiar. Coleman did his job, at least.
A bad choice with team’s slowest runner on first.
Plus the bunt was hard hit.
And then there are bunts like that…
You hate to lose a shutout, but it wouldn’t matter if the Dodgers were up four or five runs. Tying the game when you lose it is more painful.
Lovely story about Vin from Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Appeared in today’s edition.
Baez! Boo!
Broaden it. Bullpen! Boo!
It wasn’t that bad a pitch, almost in the dirt. It got too much of the plate, though.
I know. He was pitching pretty well. But still…
The material on the backs of the Dbacks uniforms are darker than the fronts, so they all look like they are drenched in sweat…
Puig has an incredible arm.
And, sometimes, he can hit the cutoff.
He seems much more energized this year.
10 lbs lighter may help.
Wow. What a play!
Just checking in. Let’s go Dodgers!
Maybe the best throw I’ve ever seen from A.J.
It was perfect.
Not quite, but there in plenty of time for the tag.
I am going to be like this all day, WBBsAs.
6:30 p.m., and it’s already getting dark in Buenos Aires. The trees on our block still have their leaves, though.
Roy doesn’t seem to have too much trouble with the southpaw.
Good eye, Seager!
You’re being a future person.
Pop up city for the Bums.so far today.
Nice call on the squeeze.
Safety variety?
Well, AJ not the one to beat it out.
Nope, suicide. Howie was 45 feet down the line when AJ made contact.
On Day 2 of the Ken Burns Jackie Robinson documentary Howie MIGHT have made it stealing home like #42, but he’d probably have been meat.
The only bunt Mattingly refused to use.
Squeeze!
Nice escape, but pitch count sneaking higher. With the disarray in the bullpen these days, that does not lead to an unsettled mind.
The bullpen is better than it’s shown so far, but I’d like to see Maeda go at least seven.
Nice all around to get out of it.
He went around!
Not really. (with benefit of slo-mo replay)
Ha! Try telling that to this crowd!
You all were sure rooting on that one! Nice.
Your wishfulness is showing.
Nice K. Need another one here to try to get out unscathed.
That will do.
I’m hearing Vin on the radio. Boy, does this bring back memories.
Me, too!
It’s 5:30 p.m. in Buenos Aires, and I can open that bottle of Torrontés in the fridge, even though it’s a cool autumn afternoon.
New Dbags unis pretty ugly, but still gno match for the Gnats.
Dreadful.
Indeed, but at least they’re not pumpkin and black.
I was just gonna say. Those are some really bad uniforms. The color is awful.
They appear to be camouflage for an Appalachian coal mine.
Chain gang unis.
Go Dodgers!
So happy to be here, on behalf of Link and friends…
Good for you!
I really think it would have been more poetic and suitable for Vin’s style if they’d named it Vin Scully “Way,” but maybe that’s just me.
SVS on the 15-day DL with back stiffness. Grandal and Kendrick return from the dead. Kendrick could see some time in LF, where he played a bit with the Angles.