Padres at Dodgers, 1:10PM PT, TV: SNPLA, FSSD
The Padres are hoping Jared Weaver has something left in his right arm after losing velocity for the last couple of years while pitching for the Angels. He was consistently in the 80s on his fastball during spring training, which is no improvement over last year. Weaver had a 2.66 ERA against the Dodgers in 11 starts over his 11-year career with the Angels.
The Dodgers have a reclamation project of their own going for them tomorrow in Brandon McCarthy, who signed a four-year contract with the Dodgers in 2014 but has pitched just 63 innings while battling elbow and hip injuries. He’s 7-1 over his career against the Padres.
Lineup when available, or somebody post it in comments if I haven’t gotten to it by game time.
Today's Dodger lineup vs. Padres:
Toles LF
Seager SS
Forsythe 3B
González 1B
Pederson CF
Utley 2B
Puig RF
Barnes C
McCarthy P pic.twitter.com/imjVpCtkP7— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 6, 2017
It’s already blister season: https://twitter.com/DodgerInsider/status/850406413759201280
NPUT @ 0815HST, 1115PT
Meanwhile, in Phoenix, the Gnats continue to implode: https://twitter.com/mccoveychron/status/850190589241028609
Quique’s back! https://twitter.com/kikehndez/status/850148030980399104
It was pretty risky putting Hatcher in win only an eight run lead!. Whew! Glad we won!
He should get an affirmative action save.
Woo-HOO! Watching as I work.
We win.
Throw strikes Hatcher.
Joc’s Grand Slam is the only hit he’s gotten in four games. Not a good start.
Ha! Joc gets tossed! (his display was actually a bit much)
Hatcher game!
It’s Dee Gordon trade game: Hernandez, Barnes and Hatcher all playing today.
It’s like the FO wants to win that deal or something. 😉
Conga line of Dodgers around the bases!
And Seager keeps the line moving.
The Bethancourt experiment is not working today for the Pads.
AGon with a smooth play!
He’s made several fine and heady plays.
Their reliever/catcher has a little pop. Thankfully, a little bit too little.
Guy pinch hits and is now relieving. (no warm up!?)
Joc with a chance to steal (some of) Puig’s thunder. But lines it just foul with the bases loaded.
Quique steals home!
No eyes right now on this one. Mac seems to have good results. How is he looking?
Pretty good, very efficient (rather like Puig, who’s just done it again).
Pretty good non-Ravine lineup: https://twitter.com/azfreedman/status/850073959924195329
This line up could be some major league teams for sure.
Puig’s pretty good for a No. 8 hitter.
Just saw the video!
Puig, making a case for himself.
In case anyone wonders, to get to the Gameday screen you have to click the box with the team names at the top of the Game Preview page I link to. MLB changed the structure of its links.