Giants at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, CS-BA
The Dodgers send rookie RHP Ross Stripling (3-4, 4.04 ERA) out to face the Giants for the first time since his MLB debut when he pitched 7 1/3 innings of no-hit ball on April 8 of this year.
Moore (7-10, 4.18 ERA) was acquired by the Giants at the trade deadline last month. He’s made four starts, walked 22, struck out 17 and posted a 4.70 ERA in 23 innings for them since then.
A-Gon is on a 17-game hitting streak. Utley has a sore foot and may be replaced by Kendrick at 2B. Howie is 6-14 with a double against Moore over his career.
Lineup when available.
Dodgers:
Hernandez CF
Kendrick LF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Grandal C
Segedin RF
Culberson 2B
Stripling P— Alanna Rizzo (@alannarizzo) August 25, 2016
NPUT
Any opinions on whether or not the FO will consider bringing Puig back up? I hear he’s hitting the cover off the ball.
I think it makes sense. Even if they do want to dump him, leaving him off the September callups would lower his trade value.
Agree.
They have to call him up if they are serious about winning.
I woke up this morning still sad about AJ, but also mad. The FO could have handled this so much better. No opportunity for fans to say thank you to AJ, no opportunity for the players to process before facing their toughest rivals. There must be a better way. Why not at least wait until after the Giants/Dodgers series to make the trade? I realize we are facing two more lefties this weekend, but does that truly supersede any consideration of AJ’s, Kersh’s, the team’s and the fans’ feelings? I guess we shall see.
Apparently Phils’ GM insisted on A.J.: http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/why-the-los-angeles-dodgers-made-the-stunning-a-j-ellis-trade-082616
Interesting. I wonder if they will play him more than we did? But I think he would have rather stayed where he was, and seen where this year took us. Certainly, I would have preferred that. Let’s hope the FO doesn’t rue the day. Like Joni says, “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t what what you’ve got ’til it’s gone?…”
Much more likely to rue the day if they had not gotten Ruiz when they had a chance.
I blame Grandal for his surge that has made him a key offensive player at this point,magnifying the drop off when Ellis started. Indeed, Doc has gone more and more to Yas, even against lefthanders, and he has responded. Problem is that he is getting too much work at this point, AJ has only started nine games since the ASG because of Doc’s reluctance in using him. Along with being overworked, the risk of injury to Grandal and not having a real fallback must have been in the FO’s mind when they accepted to let AJ go to pick up Ruiz.
Ethier went 2-4 in his rehab debut for Cucamonga.
Hard to fathom that he missed April – Aug and may be able to return for September. Seemed for so long like he wasn’t going to play at all this year.
I figured he was done for the year. Yet another LH bat.
What a gut wrenching day. Wow! The fans and team dealing on our side with the loss of the beloved AJ. Bochy winning with a mid-season acquired pitcher finally showing his stuff after 4 less than stellar starts, but agonizing over leaving him out there to eventually throw 30% more pitches than he is used to with his reconstructed arm. Did I mention that Stripling, he of the 7.1 innings no-no against these very giants, on the mound for the Dodgers? The Dodgers not doing Bochy or Moore any favors by running up the pitch count and waiting until the last possible at bat to dash the hopes for the no-no with Seager, on his bobblehead night, flaring a single. The giants win (giants win, giants win…), but we won the battle?
BP on Bochy’s decision to let Moore try to grab a piece of history. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=30216
It was a tough choice. I think the Dodgers did the right things when the same situation occurred with Stripling on the mound earlier this year.
Stripling was an easier call, given the score and obviously being out of gas. Moore’s effectiveness was declining, but they had a four run lead, so more margin to keep him in.
Potentially foolish call on Bochy’s part. We’ll see it Moore’s UCL lasts the rest of the season.
I crawled out from under the earth’s crust this morning to see how we did and I guess not so well.
You work in a salt mine?
No, he was elsewhere… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut06d4dptWo
I was referring to Brisbee’s comment about Dodger fans.
Thanks. Just saw it.
Jeepers. I turned back to the game just in time to see Seager’s bloop. I had no idea it was the only hit the Dodgers got all game.
It was, in the end, a tedious game – but it could have been worse.
Attaboy, WBBsAs. You tell ’em.
What a weird game, and night.
Now for a blown save, and a stunning Dodger victory.
I liked that ending
Now I don’t have to ask you about mixed emotions.
Cray cray.
Love it!
Now let’s win it, he says very optimistically.
Wow.
Sad face emoji.
Could come down to Seager.
Here we go…
Almost would have laughed if Moore had to run the bases this inning. Of course that might have been easier for him than sitting by himself in the dugout.
Any mixed emotions RBI? Have you ever seen a full interesting game live?
No. But I can’t see him doing it tonight. And if he does, well, ask me then.
Actually, I would like him to walk three, and then we get a GS. Too much to ask?
Not. At. All.
He won’t pitch the ninth, so might as well pull him.
You don’t think so?
Best chance to keep this game interesting is to bring in a reliever. However, I hope they don’t pull him.
He’s up to bat.
At this rate it might take 130 pitches to get through the 9th. Seems like a lot to ask.
Bochy’s asking.
Don’t think, however, that he will allow him to make 20 more pitches like he did last inning.
Make the pitch count rise with lots of foul balls!
And so they did!
Entering the Sterling zone.
Dodger bats and batters clearly staging a one day protest over the AJ trade.
Oh goodness, I certainly hope it’s only one day…
Not going to be easy tomorrow either.
We are rapidly approaching insult-to-injury territory.
We are also rapidly moving further away from 18 runs and 21 hits that happened on Monday.
What a crazy game.
Making him work a bit.
We. Need. A. Hit.
A bit more than that, actually.
I agree. I’m currently much more obsessed over the middle zero than the first one in the runs, hits, errors line score.
Gnats fan just got escorted out for flipping everybody off. A She. And a shrieker.
More excitement in the stands than on the field.
And hopefully a turning point for the game.
This is a stupid game tonight. Just stupid. Stupid.
Yes I am 4 years old and know but don’t care that it’s not nice to say the word stupid.
Now you made ME feel better.
No, it’s just tedious, to this point.
Nope pretty sure it’s stupid. For example, JT and his normally fine fielding – decides not to catch a soft liner, let’s it bounce instead, tries to make a bare handed play and messes up. Which eventually allows SF to score another run.
And ps WBBsAs – it’s a losing game trying to correct an obstinate 4 year old. You have logical reasoning on your side, but 4 year old are immune to that line of thinking.
Suddenly, winning 1-0 yesterday is more troubling. Feels like the beginning of a power outage for the Dodger offence. Right before they transition from playing the worst team in baseball* to the best**.
*Arbitrary end points
**Also arbitrary end points.
Cueto had a lot to do with yesterday.
Very true.
Tooting my own horn here, but I gave myself a slight smile by labelling SF the worst team in baseball. Made me feel better for a brief moment.
Ah. I missed that. Well played.
They are the worst, if not necessarily in the standings.
Followed by a lefty, which normally gives them fits.
Worse than fits tonight. Interesting fits.
Only got 4 hits and 1 run off of him last time. AJ got his SB in that game.
Do the Dodger batters have an early reservation after the game somewhere ?
I think they are sad, like me.
See? That error from JT? AJ fallout. Okay, I’ll stop now. Violating some rule or other.
Vent — much safer than road rage . . . especially on the LA freeways!
Seems like your luck from earlier in the season is coming back to haunt you. Dodgers need to metaphorically roll an 11 to get back in this one. Or at least get a hit.
I’m already grumpy, but a come from behind win would definitely help.
It’s weird. I’m sitting at home watching the game, listening to Vin and am not enjoying it. And it is only partly because of the game. Mostly stunned and saddened about AJ. Hmmph I’m angry with the FO to be honest.
Yes, me, too.
Flash-in-the-Panik briefly regains previous form.
Mama not happy tonight.
I had forgotten that line from earlier. Which is kinda good cause I guess it means you haven’t said it recently.
But ya not happy tonight. I get it.
I get very attached to players. And as the Buddha said, attachment leads to suffering.
Double bah!
Bah!
Not looking like our A team offensively.
So long as he cheers when the Dodgers blank the Gnats, it’s all OK.
Pretty easy first for Stripling.
From Dustin Nosler on Dodgers Digest: “My brain likes this trade (borderline loves it). My heart hates it.”
I was hoping AJ could just finish out the year as a Dodger and retire. I really liked the guy. I hope he comes back to the organization this winter as a coach.
Might as well bring Puig back. Just going with best players without regard to intangibles.
I want to see Puig back when rosters expand.
Thursday 8/25 10:10pm
Ross Stripling (R)
vs. Giants – Matt Moore (L)
1. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
2. Howie Kendrick (R) LF
3. Corey Seager (L) SS
4. Justin Turner (R) 3B
5. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
6. Yasmani Grandal (S) C
7. Rob Segedin (R) RF
8. Ross Stripling (R) P
9. Charlie Culberson (R) 2B
Culberson’s now hitting ninth?
The post-A.J. era has begun, and Segedin’s had enough of changing diapers already: https://twitter.com/alannarizzo/status/768953295918342144
I sure hope Clayton’s not too upset about AJ’s trade to Philly.
The real pity is that A.J. had to back up mediocre veterans during his prime. That’s not to suggest that he would have been an All-Star, but certainly an upgrade on washouts like Barajas. That’s the fault of the McCourt regime.
I expect that A.J. would have been gone in the off-season anyway – Barnes is the logical backup to Grandal, though Ruiz could be more valuable in the short term. After his playing career is over, I expect A.J. returns to the Dodgers in some capacity.
It’s almost a wonder if AJ just thought about retiring instead of doing the trade.
If he had, might not be welcoming arms for him to return to the Dodgers in the future.
So long. A.J.: https://twitter.com/alannarizzo/status/768922080100220928
That did not just happen. So crazy.
This trade makes me want to cry. I love AJ so much. I want him back! Wahhhh. (If we go all the way, does he share in the spoils?)
RBI, I believe the players vote who all get what % of a share . . . and I’m sure they will include him!
AJ is quoted as saying “but that’s gone in a blink of the eye, without a chance to feel finality to it, and it rips your heart out,” — never played MLB, but I’ve had relationships like that!
Agree with what’s said above — he was a class act and it’s a shame, but I think the move bolsters the team.
Was it not AJ that was quoted about the Dodger post season share only amounting to $11.00 per player because of the number of players they have had to use?
Certainly not an elegant way to ease out the beloved AJ, and for Ruiz the nemesis of all people! But, great trade.
I expect that, v. a LHP, Utley would probably get the day off anyway. He did against BadGums on Tuesday.
Probably, if only to have an excuse to get him out and make him rest his foot. Moore, however, isn’t the sort of lefty that has big splits, like Bum.