Dodgers at Padres, 7:40PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSSD
Scott Kazmir (3-3, 4.89 ERA) hopes to continue the pitching which got him within an out of a complete game win last time out. He’ll face Christian Friedrich (0-1, 1.50 ERA), who made his Padres debut last week, going six innings and throwing 116 pitches while walking six. He’s a callup from AAA El Paso to replace Andrew Cashner and his balky hamstring.
Dodger manager Dave Roberts says Adrian Gonzalez won’t start but will be able to pinch-hit tonight and get back in the starting lineup tomorrow.
Danger, Will Robinson! Matt Kemp is hitting .317/.371/.463 in 89 plate appearances against the Dodgers.
Lineup:
Tonight's lineup:
Hernandez LF
Turner 3B
Seager SS
Kendrick 2B
Thompson CF
Puig RF
Grandal 1B
Ellis C
Kazmir P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 20, 2016
Pederson sits tonight, presumably because Friedrich is left-handed.
NPUT
I can’t claim that I made the right decision, because I was exhausted, but I’m not sorry I fell asleep early last night.
I am here cuz misery loves company, but yawl are gone!
Weeping in our beer out at the bar. Join us!
Oy. This team.
Nearly double the hits as the Padres and they still lose.
This is as morose as I have felt about the Dodgers in a long while.
Since we got swept by the Fish, I imagine.
So, one game under .500 at the quarter-
mileseason mark. This is not going well.After taking 6 out of 10 from 2015 playoffs teams, we seem to be in a downswing this past week.
Oh, man.
Please chose one of the following (whichever is appropriate):
That was a really tough loss but we will get them tomorrow.
Or
We win! Jansen gets the save!
You scared me. I read the first alternative and thought it had occurred.
Uggh. I won’t ever do that again. Sorry friends. That one is on me.
Nope. Not your fault. Kenley made too fat a pitch.
I agree. You’re not to blame. Jansen wasn’t going to go the whole season without blowing a save. But it is still a stunning development tonight. At least the Giants and Rockies lost.
If we promise to play a 10 inning game tomorrow, could we not just agree to end the game here and now?
Cause I need to get up early-ish tomorrow and I am going to sleep now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs1kLkxOmqY
That’s it exactly.
Four-out save, Kenley. You can do it.
Lotsa dingers tonight. Marine layer effect, you think?
The game just took a Turner for the better.
I’m not sure I understand Robert’s strategy around replacing pitchers.
Do you think he has a strategy? I think it is a lot of seat of the pants. Is Honeycutt working with him?
Roberts pulls Kazmir now.
Must say about Kazmir. I almost expected something like this after his last game when he threw 120 pitches (or whatever it was). I think he may be still tired from that one.
Kazmir is almost unhittable. Which is sometimes a good thing, sometimes not. 2 hits but 6 walks.
Kazmir through 5 innings: 90 pitches – 45 strikes, 45 balls.
So strikes ended up beating balls 56-50, but walks and home runs were the real winners tonight against Kazmir.
Dodger bats getting well in SD.
Puig smash! 4-2 Dodgers.
Much better
All that for one run. Tied at 2 but could have been more if Seager’s smash had gotten through the infield.
Fans getting their monies worth – lots of pitches thrown so far tonight. 134 total pitches with one out in the top of the fourth.
Now 226 through 6 innings.
This could be a long game.
Corey with the double to score the run. Let’s bring him home as well.
Not going well so far
So true. Lots of game left and the Dodgers play well in SD usually. But not a great start.
Kazmir: 8 pitches in the first inning. 39 pitches in the second.
Oh brother Dodgers.
Intentional walk didn’t even work when it meant facing a guy with .000 batting average.
Almost hard to believe that Kazmir could pitch more like advertised rather than what he pitched for the first month and a bit. So far so good tonight.
And then he gives up a walk and hits a batter.
Smooth enough inning for Fiedrich that inning.
Did Puig make his out on the first pitch?
Two strikes.
Thanks. Nice to know it was not the first pitch.
Another bases loaded fizzle. Not an inspiring start. But the night is young and hope springs eternal.
Padres wearing the unis Garvey said he looked like a taco in.
Hernandez batting leadoff? Here’s hoping.
He’s had one hit in May and is hitting below .200.
Kemp does not appear to be in the Pads’ starting lineup tonight.