Game 74, 2016

Nationals at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, MASN2, ESPN

The Dodgers go for their sixth straight win and a series sweep tonight behind their youngster Julio Urias, whose 0-2 won-loss record and 4.50 ERA don’t fully reflect how he’s improved with each outing. The Nationals ask their own youngster 23-year-old Joe Ross to stop the juggernaut. Ross is 6-4 with a 3.13 ERA.

The Dodgers have held a private workout with yet another veteran Cuban infielder, one Yulieski Gurriel.

Lineup:

46 thoughts on “Game 74, 2016

  1. Maybe good for a laugh…Uribe, asked after his unfortunate incident recently why he doesn’t wear a cup: “I don’t think the trainers have my size.”

  2. My favorite sombrero story was Jason Repko in 2008. Matty had an issue with his contacts and Torre had to sit him for a game against Oswalt. Repko was called up from AAA to start in his place. Torre figured that he would throw Repko into the fire and have him lead off. Going into the 9th he had struck out 4 times in 4 PA. The Houston reliever had two strikes on Repko and appeared to have thrown a third, but was called for a balk. Jason flew out on the next pitch.

    • I thought you might have a story where Repko collided with other players 5 times in one game.

  3. The Dodgers have the 7th best record in baseball.

    If the overall MLB standings were like marathon runners, I would say that the Dodgers would be leading the third pack of runners and making a charge towards the second group. First group has the Chicago, Texas(!), and SF. The second group has Washington, Baltimore, and Cleveland.

    The Dodgers are closing the gap, with all of their late inning dramatics. In the past two weeks, they have won 6 games with 8th or 9th inning game winning hits. Last nights had to be the craziest of them all!

  4. Okay, checking the video replays this morning and I guess the 9th inning was kind of unusual. Do you think they send down Taylor? Does Puig get fined for running through Woodward’s stop sign? Does Woodward get fined for putting up the stop sign?

  5. Thinking of Taylor’s play – I certainly feel worse for him than I did for Holliday and his error in the playoff game years ago.

  6. Curious if people think Urias took a step back from his last start – or was he just facing a better lineup?

    • I only saw the first two innings, but it seemed like he threw a lot. Vinnie said something like 67 pitches in the first three innings? The average NL pitcher throws about 15 per inning, so the kid still isn’t very efficient.

    • All I know is that i was bored. I just can’t stand watching a pitcher throw 20+ pitches in each of the first 2 and sometimes 3 innings.

  7. I think the Dodgers will regret having pulled Grandal. His bat was hot again tonight.

    • Of course not as much as I regret them bringing in Baez. Not (just) the home run but really the slowness of his style of pitching. Zzzzz

  8. I think I marginally like SVS pinch running and Ellis pinch hitting vs the other way around.

  9. Venable kinda sorta rhymes with forgettable. He is getting off to a slow start in his Dodger era. Dodgers winning inspiite of him not because of him thus far.

    • In fact, a few days ago, he led off the extra-inning with a double and came across to score the winning run.

  10. This is only the third time in his career that Puig has started a game batting eighth.

    • They’re on an easy stretch of their schedule. It gets much tougher after the ASB.

  11. Perhaps the goal of the Dodgers is to field the entire starting lineup for Cuba at the next World Baseball Classic.

    • I remember this fellow from the WBC games back in 2009?, when he was considered to be the best player on their team. Also saw Chapman pitch that year mowing down the Aussies, including our beloved Trent.