Dodgers at Giants, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, NBCS-BA
Clayton Kershaw (3-1, 2.54 ERA) faces YALHP Ty Blach (0-0, 4.76 ERA). These two pitchers have met once before, on October 1 of last year, and Blach came out ahead. He gave up three hits but no runs and got two hits himself in his first (and only) major league win. Kershaw’s 18-8 lifetime against the Giants and 10-4 at AT&T Park.
The miserable Giants have won the season series against the Dodgers four of the past five years, and the Dodgers have been really pitiful at the Giants’ home park: they’re 2-8 there in each of the last two years.
In other news:
Confirmed. #LetsGoDodgers pic.twitter.com/NWzfgFUZfG
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 25, 2017
Lineup when available.
Tonight's Dodger lineup at Giants:
Hernández CF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Puig RF
González 1B
Grandal C
Taylor 2B
Bellinger LF
Kershaw P pic.twitter.com/TVv8NwvfBA— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 25, 2017
To make room for him they optioned Eibner to AAA and designated RHP Joe Gunkel for assignment.
NPUT
Yahoo!
Slugfest in Coors. Nats were leading 15-5 in the middle of the seventh, but Rox only able to come up with 7 more runs, so they lose 15-12.
Wow.
That is the Coors we know and love.
Woo-HOO!!!!
Never in doubt. (Except for all those moments before the final out.)
We win!
2 away.
1 away from the win!
Wow! He hits 97 mph, like in the old days.
I hope the bottom of the order that is due up for SF doesn’t roll into the top of the order.
They won’t bat around, that’s for sure.
Yes. Ha ha.
I would not be opposed to the Dodgers scoring more runs here.
These games are pretty tense.
I agree. It’s hard to type comments here and chew my fingernails at the same time.
But I manage somehow.
Only when Baez is on the mound.
Cody has a bit of speed and his first hit.
Kenley time.
Geronimo!
Puig doing his nails with Baez on the mound.
Saw a comment today on Puig’s throw last night, which said that the only thing missing was Vin making the call.
I remember a time when we could hit.
Arizona?
Thames 2017 = Story 2016
Messy frustrating unproductive inning.
Toles! Ball four!!!
Not a patient fellow.
Just tuned in. How has Cody looked?
Guess I will see for myself.
He has fielded everything hit to him so there is that. I was going to call it a night right after Bellinger’s AB so naturally the Dodgers couldn’t get to the 8th hitter in the first two innings and had to wait for the top of the third. My reward was a first pitch swing short fly out to LF.
He stands close to home plate and for me it seems like a lefty would give him a hard time with inside pitches.
Just got here myself!
Walks well.
Good 2nd AB by Bellinger. 9 pitches before flying out.
Kershaw finally got Blach out.
Now the bats need to get him out . . . and help out Kersh.
nice to have a lead
We’ve already doubled last night’s run production.
Yasmani not showing much this year, thus far.
Not a big inning but a good inning. Keep rolling Dodgers.
Gonzo hits into the force and another run scores!
Puig!
RBI single feels good.
He is hitting lots of ground balls. Some of them have to find a path into the outfield.
Love to see a big inning here.
Dodgers need to score more than 1 run tonight.
one more
DP needed here, like one when the batter hits a rocket straight at the shortstop
Kershaw needing but not getting any breaks tonight.
Nervous time.
Bellinger’s first AB coming up here.
And it’s over on one pitch. Pop up to shortstop.
“See ball, hit ball.”
Can’t wait til April is over. It’s hard watching Kershaw giving up so many walks. jk
Long day tomorrow, so calling it a night. Go Dodgers!
Interesting, I have never called a long day a night.
Boo.
It was funny for me.
You would if you lived at one of the Earth’s poles.
True.
Kersh backs up himself
Just for fun, here’s the game thread from last year when Kershaw and Blach pitched against one another.
Whee !!!!
uesday 4/25 10:15pm
Clayton Kershaw (L)
@ Giants – Ty Blach (L)
1. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
2. Corey Seager (L) SS
3. Justin Turner (R) 3B
4. Yasiel Puig (R) RF
5. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
6. Yasmani Grandal (S) C
7. Chris Taylor (R) 2B
8. Cody Bellinger (L) LF
9. Clayton Kershaw (L) P
Wouldn’t it be nice (since these were both Brian Wilson’s teams) if Cody does for the bats what Manny and Puig did, once upon a time?
So I guess the Dodgers are letting the kids play!
Kershaw keeps climbing in the Dodger record books.
Also known as Start Number CCLXVIII
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