Padres at Dodgers, 1:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSSD
The Padres send LHP Christian Friedrich (4-10, 4.84 ERA) out to face the Dodgers’ #2 prospect, Jose De Leon, possessor of a 2.61 ERA at AAA Oklahoma City. He’ll be the fifth rookie to start for the Dodgers in the past week, hard as that may be to imagine. Friedrich will be making his third start against the Dodgers this season, and he’s given up five earned runs in the 8 1/3 innings he’s pitched in those starts.
Kershaw news: Roberts tells Alanna Rizzo Kershaw will start against the Marlins on Friday.
Lineup:
Today's Dodger lineup:
Kendrick LF
Hernández CF
Turner 3B
González 1B
Puig RF
Utley 2B
Barnes C
Culberson SS
De León P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 4, 2016
NPUT
In consecutive ABs, Wilmer Flores of the Mets has been throw out trying to stretch a single into a double, and a double into a triple. Is he going for the cycle?
Cody Bellinger hits two dingers in his debut at OKC.
He looked impressive in spring training, and is still very young (just turned 21). Lots of position player talent down on the farm.
Wow!
See that Alexei Ramirez was released by the Pads on Sunday. Vin really loved taking about him and the mood ring paint job on his car with hub caps that heighten the stroboscopic effect.
Odd that they would release anybody at this time of the season, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see the depth-challenged Gnats pick him up. And to think the Pads dumped Trea Turner, who looks like a real find for the Nats (gnot the Gnats).
I guess the Pads thought that Amarista was their SS of the future. Trea did help to fetch Wil Myers, so not a dump in that sense. Have seen Trea in several games at the park. A fundamentally sound and exciting player with speed to burn (NL rookie of the month for August). Funny though, he is not being used as a SS, but rather in CF, where other options have fallen short for the Nats.
First basemen are easier than find than quality shortstops (where I expect Turner will soon end up).
Sure, though Myers was acquired to be a CF bookended by Upton and Kemp in the ill-fated attempt by the Pads to acquire proven impact players for prospects in order to steal a division title or two before the Dodgers became a juggernaught with resources to burn and a talented FO.
A 35 year old free agent, so I guess they want to give time for some kids to show their stuff, or not.
Jay Bruce, who was a possible pick up instead of Reddick before going to the Mets, has struggled as well, with an OPS over the last month of .638, as compared to Josh at .574. Bruce would not have been a pure rental as he has a 2017 team option of $13 million (with $1 million buyout). Both have surged over the past week with Bruce putting up OPS 1.239 and Josh at 1.700.
The Mutts are playing surprisingly well, lately, with unexpected contributions from minor league callup starters. They could overtake the Gnats in the so-called wild card race.
Would be lovely if the Cards followed suit.
After using 10 pitchers today, the Gnats get to spend the next three days in Denver.
Woo-HOO!!!! What a great game to watch at the stadium.
Grant may have offed himself, as someone else wrote the game recap of the Gnats’ loss at Wrigley.
Yippee!
Good win!
We win!
Dodgers lead by 3.
*Gnats trail by three.
OK I guess. I rather focus on LA than SF.
What a play by Joc and Chutley!
Maybe.
Jansen time.
Really looking forward to reading Grant’s Gnats recap.
Grandal power!
Cubs win.
Dodgers 2.5 up.
*Gnats lose!
That certainly is the upside.
Loving the Vin Scully trivia!
Hey @RBI. How’s life at the stadium?
Soooo fun. But my phone ran out of juice.
Surprised that JDL is charged with all 4. Certainly (his own) error lead to 1 unearned run didn’t it?
I thought the same.
It’s a strange situation. There was no rbi given to the batter (though it was considered to be a single) as the runner scored on the throwing error. However, the official scorer is required to “reconstruct” the inning to see if the error contributed to the scoring. Since the subsequent batter singled the judgement was that the runner would have scored in any event. Hence, the Pads “earned” that run.
Official scorer just changed the single to an error, so JDL ERA down to 4.50
So longer leash for JDL than for Urias. I think Urias had 81 pitches over 3 innings in his debut.
De León is older, and has worked more innings in the minors. I expect the 6th is his last today, though.
Nice to have the lead but could have done even more with that inning.
Looked like he was out.
For the second time I noticed the ump making some sort of sign tapping his left forearm with a couple of fingers. What would that be?
I saw that too! Looked like he was putting on the hit and run!
Requesting more baseballs?
Reasonable conjecture.
I love when they can go from first to third.
Third to home is my favorite.
Grande, ¡Grandal!
Si. ¡Olè!
Let’s get a bunch here.
T’would be nice.
Chutley!
Just snuck it through the infield.
Difficult inning for the kid.
I am typing from my new machine. I’m not a fully-going concern yet but I’ve got mail and music on the new one. Pics and docs next.
Boy that wwill throw really cost the Dodgers there.
I’m really sick of Solarte.
Jankowski is the one bugging me. He is the pest that is causing the problems.
Drat.
De León is very impressive, even though it’s against a mediocre lineup.
At only 57 pitches.
Pads score 4 runs per game in August, after reaching 4.9 in July (so they have their moments)
I was just thinking De Leon and Urias both have good pickoff moves, so along with Kershaw the Dodgers may have some extra bonus points on the mound in the future.
Bottom of the ninth, Cubbie on second no out in 2-1 game.
Runner to third on WP.
Tied up!
Runners on 1st and 2nd, two outs, Fowler up.
Free baseball at Wrigley.
Is it some sort of protest? Free baseball! (Clap, Clap) Free baseball!
Puig and JDL both enjoying being out of OKC.
Now at the better end of Route 66.
So good!
As Vin says “a lot of Puig behind that one!”
Puig your friend!
Nice bunt. AGON.
Tough stuff for JDL.
Oops.
Utley and his dyed hair!
Utley lost a bet with Seager.
Yeah, I heard the story. Funny.
Turner!
Ah shoot he is safe. Jankowski is bugging me today.
Good for Barnes. I would love to see him on the team.
Barnes scoots to third!
Charlie gloves it!
Unlike what Vin called the Alphonse and Gaston act that let the ball drop in the first inning.
Nice play by Jankowski unfortunately.
Great news on Kershaw
Keeque starts it off.
Good start for JDL.
Wonder if he always works so quickly.
Well, he’s no Báez…
I thought the catcher might go out and slow him down and then I remembered Barnes was catching and he would be used to how De Leon pitches.