Cubs at Dodgers, 1:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, CSN-C, TBS
Lefty Jon Lester (14-4, 2.81 ERA) goes for the Cubs and RHP Brock Stewart (0-2, 11.25 ERA) takes the hill for the Dodgers. Lester’s been pitching even better than his record looks: he’s 5-0 with a 2.28 ERA since the All-Star break. In Stewart’s first two career starts in the big leagues he’s given up 14 earned runs and five dingers.
Lineup:
Today’s Dodger lineup vs. Cubs:
Kendrick LF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
González 1B
Hernández CF
Segedin RF
Grandal C
Culberson 2B
Stewart P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 28, 2016
NPUT
JDL is knocking at the door! Will the Dodgers let him in? http://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2016/08/28/farm-fresh-de-leons-13k-carry-okc-to-playoffs/
Thinking of next year:
Kershaw
Maeda
McCarthy
Wood
Urias
With the likes of JDL, Stripling, Stewart and others to step into the rotation as needed.
I wonder how many more innings for Urias this year? I also wonder who has more potential upside the next few years between Stripling and Stewart?
Just doing some quick math. If the Dodgers increase Urias’ innings by 30% from his maximum then he could go 113 this year, 150 next year, and 195 in 2018. By the time he is 25 he should be good to throw around 555 innings!
The single season record for innings pitched is 680. Urias could add 30% to his 555 and pitch 721 on his age 26 season. 721/9=80. He could pitch half the season for the Dodgers! I wonder if that would pretty much guarantee him the Cy Young and MVP awards that season?
It would probably guarantee him amputation…
Your buddy Kaz ain’t goin’ anywhere.
At 73-57 the Dodgers have the same record at 130 games as they had in 2015 and 2014. Interestingly, at this point in 2014, Kershaw was at 15-3, 11-6 in 2015 and currently 11-2.
I’ve only seen today’s highlights, but the past three days appear to have been playoff-caliber baseball. The Dodgers could have easily swept the series, but could almost as easily have gotten swept.
Good win.
How sweet it is!
This is why games are played on the field and not with stats . . . who’dve figured with the starting matchup that it’s the Dodgers who get the shutout?
And here I thought it was because that way they could sell tickets. 😉
Now for the Cubbies to go to SF seeking revenge on the NL West.
Hopefully SF is using up their bats.
“Wouldn’t it be nice.”
Oops. Actually the giants play the Snakes before going to Wrigley for four. They also have the Cards in their future outside the division. We gots the Mets and the Fish.
Greinke returns to the rotation v. the Gnats tomorrow.
Hope he gives them fits and generates mass internet traffic on how we messed up by not resigning him.
Good to see AJ making a difference for the Phillies as well.
http://www.csnphilly.com/philadelphia-phillies/calming-presence-behind-plate-aj-ellis-provides-offensive-spark-phillies-win-new-york-mets
Yahoo!
This will make my flight to Denver more enjoyable.
So say the Dodgers as well.
Enjoy your mile high adventure. I saw the Dodgers play at Mile High Stadium just before the 1994 strike, and then two years ago at Coors. My cousin – whose mother was my mother’s twin sister – lives in Denver and, though he’s not a big baseball fan, he sometimes comes along with me.
Stewart was the player of the game, as far as I am concerned.
My pick as well.
Yeah, I would have picked him as well, but he didn’t go enough innings. (Hehe)
Made me laugh out loud. Again.
No it was good they pulled him when they did. 🙂 ha ha
Took four of six from the Giants and Cubs.
This game was a nail biting pleasure to watch.
Thrilling game. And it was fun to listen to Vin as he enjoyed it as much as anyone.
He was particularly great today. Maybe day games are easier on him.
I wonder. That might be.
Chicago had him on their network I guess as a way to say good bye. He was really on his game. It was a simulcast at least for the first 3 innings. Not sure if Cubs announcing team worked their booth.
We win!
Woo-HOO!!!!!
If not for the late meltdown on Friday, this would have been a sweep!
Sweet!
Nice Seager-AGon combo again.
Throwing off his back foot, AGon catching on the bounce. Great to see.
Corey! What a play!
“So, one precious out,” says Vinnie.
Um, when did it become 13-3 Gnats?
Hope he’s still mad about the first game.
Paging Mr. Jansen…
Ps. Perfection is required today.
Heyward is first fellow up.
Now for the top of the ninth? Hoo hum.
What a great game so far.
Breathe.
In. Out.
In. Out.
Couldn’t this be the playoffs already? Winner goes to the WS. (Never mind home field advantage stuff.)
wouldn’t this be great, a best of seven series
How about some more!?
a simple single would do
Or an error.
anything, i’m not picky
Glad he was called safe on the field.
Safe!
Corey!
Wow!
good wow or bad wow
Hopefully good!
Under review, but Corey was safe at second.
thanks – but I was hoping for grand slam wow 🙂
contact would have been good
Wow a another break!
Let’s bake a cake!
And blow out the candles!
A break! (my kingdom for one)
Let’s make this work somehow.
I am flying from San Jose to Denver tomorrow morning for the three-game series vs. the Rockies. Meeting an old friend who is flying from Chicago and also a big Dodgers fan. Here’s hoping that we are still in first when the third game is over Wednesday afternoon….Anybody have any tips about Coors Field?
No lead is safe?
Bet the over?
Have fun!
I liked sitting on the first base side, but it’s a nice ballpark in any event.
Some fielding highjinks to relieve the tension?
This game is going to be heartbreak or hallelujah.
Well, not a laugher. At least so far.
But now we face a righty!
That’s more cheery if nothing else.
Wonder if he goes to Blanton again for the 7th.
Stays with Dayton for the backend of the line up. (Doc is good)
Lester has one more inning at most, I think.
Justin has been quiet lately.
Howie unhappy with good reason on that strike call.
If the tension at the game is anything like Radioland, this definitely has a postseason feel.
Again — sooooo glad LA won yesterday!
Crazy good play by AGon!
I’m “blind,” but Steiner was equally impressed.
Oh baby!
AGon saves our bacon!
Wow!!!!!
Whoa, that was scary.
If he had had a higher pitch count, yes. But I would have given him one more inning.
Why pull STEWART?!?!?!
Has to happen sooner or later (what, one more inning?). Against Lester have to try to seize every opportunity to score and use what has been an advantage, the pen.
And now you see why. Stewart was dealing.
Plus if you wanted an opportunity to score, why bat Reddick? (joking)
Might have used someone else if the runner has been in scoring position.
We were going to have to go to the pen sooner rather than later.
But isn’t better later than sooner given the work load of the pen?
No.
Ha! That made me laugh for some reason.
It can’t be the greater consideration at this point.
If I gave you $5, would you change your mind?
Funny.
Thought I would give it a shot. We are tag-teaming this argument but Bob is tough to overcome! 🙂
Why I love this group. Humor and wit over just about everything else.
It’s not a bad way to live is it?!
I would choose later. Bullpen is starting to flag.
Hindsight bias.
Yes, but I wrote and thought this was premature before the double and the walk. It was the 6th inning, not the 7th or 8th.
But you present it as evidence that it wasn’t a good move.
Right. I take that part back.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed at this point.
Fingers, toes, and eyes at this point.
It must have helped!
But also after Reddick didn’t deliver (bless him).
No don’t pull Brock.
And Reddick as the pinch hitter?
The Beatles at Dodger Stadium story was amazing. I was one of those kids who saw them at Shea Stadium that same summer tour.
The thing people forget is that each one of those huge Beatles hits averaged about two-and-a-half minutes. 11 songs made for a 1/2 hour set. These days Springsteen’s shows last 3 hours, just as McCartney’s do.
Bryant is such a good player. Wow.
He must have gone to the Howie Kendrick Outfielder’s School for Infielders.
The way Fowler tossed his bat I got concerned. But it was tossed in disgust not joy.
Dang that was a good bunt with 2 strikes.
So frustrating. He hit it hard, but right at ’em.
This would be a great inning to score. About 7 would be nice.
Just when the fly out was happening, I was recalling when Aaron Harang set the Dodger record with ten consecutive k’s back in 2012.
Wasn’t it 9?
Ah yes, ten is the MLB record as I recall.
Seaver?
You’ve got Corey on the mind.
Auto correct changed it from Seaver to Seager. Guess I type that name a lot for some reason.
BrocK Stewart is rocKing.
Vin at his finest.
Stewart with his first hit!
Also THE first hit.
Figures that Brock gets the first hit. His first in MLB.
Stewart of all people breaks the schneid.
Being lulled here by all the k’s on both sides.
K after swinging K.
Anything you Kan do, I Kan do better.
I’ll have to sign off for now, since I’m headed to Rancho Nicasio’s Barbecue on the Lawn for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGLtxriizg4
Matt Kemp strikes again, with a sac fly off BadGums! Barves lead 1-0.
The legendary A.J. Ellis hits a base-loaded 2B to give Fillies a 3-1 lead over Mutts.
So intense! The giants followed by the Cubbies followed by Coors, scoreboard watching all along. How about a laugher? Would need to be today, cuz there ain’t no such thing at Coors.
Yes. The only laughers at Coors are in hindsight. We won 12-7? Wow I guess that was a laugher.
Well, the pitching match-up doesn’t favour the Dodgers. So hitters, lace up your hitting shoes as best you can.
Looking at the facts, sure grateful for yesterday’s win!
Still, the Dodgers beat the Cards in the playoffs down 0-2 vs. Wainwright.