Dodgers at Giants, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, NBCS-BA+, MLBN (out-of-market only)
Lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-3, 5.87 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers, and his record shows he’s having trouble getting back to his form of two years ago before surgeries. He’s given up six HRs in 15 1/3 innings and opponents are hitting .306 against him. RHP Matt Cain (1-0, 3.31 ERA) was thought to be mostly done as a starting pitcher and his opening start seemed to reinforce that belief, but then he turned around and had two very good outings. He’s given up 3 HRs in 16 1/3 innings and his opponents’ BA is a paltry .238.
Lineup when available.
Here is your #Dodgers starting lineup for the series opener vs. #SFGiants. pic.twitter.com/LK0vF57LRM
— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) April 24, 2017
NPUT
For bridge-building, AGon gets a shoutout… https://twitter.com/Arturo_Sarukhan/status/856874808147148800
Being blanked by Gnatt Cain is truly embarrassing.
I called it a night after the first and will not watch this game this morning.
ESPN: With Pederson, the Dodgers have now put 12 different players on the DL since Opening Day. 19 games, 12 DLs.
This is SOP for Dave Roberts — it’s all he’s known with LA.
Likely to see a lot more of this throughout MLB with the new ten-day option.
Guess it was too much to hope for two wins in a row.
Humiliating way to end the game. Inexcusable for a veteran like Turner to be picked off like that. Inexcusable. Was it the right call or did the umpire blow it?
What was he thinking?!?!?!
Trying to get an extra edge. An aggressive move. Wasn’t like he was picked off daydreaming.
Frustrating. Frustrated.
Indeed.
It would take a lot of presence of mind, but I wonder if Justin shouldn’t have taken off for third. It would have been two throws to get him.
Tense game. All the more so given our slow start and need to start winning.
Caught Justin cheating.
Silver lining – Ryu pitched really well. Otherwise this game stunk.
Well. That was pretty disappointing.
Bloody ump.
Twice he robbed us.
Go Gonzo.
Ha! Turnabout’s…
Surprised they didn’t pause to see about a review. That looked pretty close to me.
Double grrr.
Perhaps the caught stealing will be a blessing in disguise as Seager leads off the top of 9.
Need Seager to drive one far and deep.
Grrr. Toles swinging wildly over that pitch.
2-1! Better than 2-0!
1/2 as better! 😉
Err, right.
A breath of hope.
Two feels like two too many.
It’s like 4 in Phone Booth.
Dang, on a 0-2 pitch.
I see where Joc went on the DL. I wish we had brought up Bellinger instead of Eibner.
Just got home. Grrrrr. The Giants had allowed 26 runs in their last three games. Granted that they were in Colorado, but still, we have two hits through seven innings?
Join the fun!
Nicely done, Ryu.
Great outing.
I need to get to bed, but I hope the Dodger offense wakes up! Good night all!
Announcer pet peeve: “Fielder X picks up the ball and throws to first. They made a great play and knew exactly who was running.”
Of course they knew who was running. It was the person who one second ago was batting.
Rant over.
But feeling feisty tonight so there may be more.
But that’s just shorthand.
Dude. My pet peeve rant doesn’t have to make sense. It just has to be something that bugs me. 🙂
Annoying that the Dodgers are healing the giants ERA with nary a murmur of protest so far, to channel the immortal Vin.
Their ERA at home is 3.00.
It’s that remarkable talent Dodger bats have had of late, being able to make any opposing pitcher look like a Cy Young Award winner.
Dodgers are second in the NL in OPS+ behind the Nats.
And a losing record.
And 9th in ERA+
Good Cain, so far.
Ugh. Crawford. Does he ever wash his hair?
About to start watching, but in bed on the iPad, since it’s nearly 11 pm in Michigan. Only 8 pm California time, but we had barely three hours sleep yesterday.
You don’t challenge that arm.
Puig nails him!
That is such a satisfying play when done right.
Entertaining!
Run saving!
Less filling
I enjoy it most when a guy tries to make it to third. Going home is the coach’s call and he is calculating risks and benefits. Going to third is all on the runner challenging Puig’s arm.
I’ve always liked the relay from deep in right center to the cutoff to a third baseman that stands at the bag as if a throw is not coming before catching it and tagging out the runner trying to stretch a double into a triple.
Puig gets his fix.
Puig! Yes!
Squeezy yet weirdly uneven calls by the ump, so far.
Ryu gets a bigger park to work with.
Drat it!
These last two years have proven they can’t have enough depth.
But at least these aren’t “stupid” injuries.
Grant in peak form… https://twitter.com/mccoveychron/status/856657140043337728
Here’s an interesting development… https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/856645105868038144
Huh. There have to have been at least half-a-dozen Lithuanians in the NBA. Heck, U of Hawai’i may have had a b-ball player from there. It’s had a couple of guys from Serbia on the basketball team over the years, and its men’s volleyball team could be fielded by the UN. This year alone it’s got guys from The Netherlands, Norway, Bulgaria and England in addition to California, Michigan and Hawai’i.
LAT’d, but puts the upcoming series in perspective… https://twitter.com/denisebrownLA/status/855584465376100352
Good job Mom and Dad