Dodgers at Indians, 4:10 PM PT, TV: SPNLA, SportsTime Ohio
This will be the first time the Dodgers play an American League team this year; they’re the only team which hasn’t played an interleague game yet in 2017.
Cleveland is frustrating its manager.
The visiting Dodgers send Clayton Kershaw (8-2, 2.20 ERA) to the mound to face the 2016 World Series runners-up Indians’ starter Trevor Bauer (5-5, 6.10 ERA). Austin Jackson, Edwin Encarnacion and Abraham Almonte (10-day DL) are the only three Indians who have ever faced Kershaw. They’ve combined to go 1-for-10 with two strikeouts. This will be Kershaw’s second career start against the Indians and his first career start at Progressive Field. His home start was in 2008, the sixth start of his career. He gave up four runs on four hits and three walks and struck out five in five innings. Bauer has made two career starts against the Dodgers and gone 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 11 2/3 innings. In his last start he gave up four runs on five hits and five walks in 3 1/3 innings to the Twins.
From MLB.com:
23. Los Angeles Dodgers: OF Jeren Kendall, Vanderbilt
[MLB.com Draft and prospect expert Jim] Callis: I know the industry soured on Kendall a bit because of his strikeout rate at Vanderbilt, but I love this pick at No. 23, and personally, would have taken him in the top 10. Yes, he swings and misses, as evidenced by his 74 whiffs in 261 at-bats, but he has the best tools in the college ranks, and he’s been a very productive player at a top program. He has a chance to be a 15-HR, 30-steal guy while playing a quality center field.
The Dodgers picked RHP Morgan Cooper of the U of Texas in the second round. Details about him here.
This day in Dodgers’ history:
- 1957 In a game which features the ejection of Johnny Logan and Don Drysdale, Clem Labine loses for the first time in ten months and 38 relief appearances when the Braves beat Brooklyn, 8-5. The Milwaukee shortstop charged the mound after getting drilled in the ribs by the Dodger right-hander, resulting in banishment for both players.
- 1973 The Dodgers infield, a quartet which will be together eight and a half years, setting a major league record for longevity, plays together for the first time. First baseman Steve Garvey, second baseman Davey Lopes, third baseman Ron Cey, and shortstop Bill Russell are in the lineup in the 16-3 defeat to the Phillies.
- 1998 The first triple play ever completed at Dodger Stadium is turned by Darren Dreifort (p), Eric Young (2b), Jose Vizcaino (ss), and Bobby Bonilla (3b). With Colorado runners on first and second base, the 1-6-4 double play becomes a triple killing when Jamey Wright is thrown out at third base by the LA second baseman, who covered first base for the second out.
- 2010 The Angels, with their first sweep at Dodger Stadium, complete their 14-game road trip with 11 victories, the most for the team on a single trip since 1962. In the 6-5 decision over their crosstown rivals, Halo hurler Jered Weaver strikes out his older brother, Jeff, who came into the game as a long reliever in the third inning, for the first time since they were kids.
Lineup when available.
Today's Dodger lineup at Indians:
Utley DH
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Bellinger 1B
Grandal C
Taylor LF
Forsythe 2B
Pederson CF
Puig RF
(Kershaw P) pic.twitter.com/y6jywjCYSD— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 13, 2017
NPUT
Old friend Edinson Vólquez will not throw his second consecutive no-hit, no-run game. He walked in a run in the first inning, and surrendered a double to the leadoff hitter in the second.
To put Bellinger into context… https://twitter.com/matthewpouliot/status/874826161909575684
As a fan, Bellinger’s start is the best I have experienced. Puig’ first 45 games produced 9 dingers, 22 rbi and OPS 1.012. Following the O’s in 1986, Jim Traber, who had appeared in 10 games in 1984, produced in first 38 games in 1986 11 dingers, 38 rbi and OPS .949, and then fell off a cliff.
I know the team keeps Hatcher because of his arm and his potential. And I’ve been slow to say it, but I’ve come to think he has to go. There are just too many mistakes, too many gopher balls. If not, baseball being baseball, Doc is likely to have to use him at some critical point, likely resulting in disaster for the Dodger season.
This might have just been the last straw and to think he had the guy struck out.
I think Hatcher will follow Romo to the DL or perhaps be DFA’d.
Woo-HOO!!!!!!
Cody now tied for 3rd in NL dingers and just outside top ten and in ribs.
Remarkable young man.
First place!
We win! Take 2.
NOW we win.
Kenley in.
For a nice easy save, some like today’s make up for the ones he really has to work hard for it
Doc no happy.
Maybe this game isn’t Hatcher-proof.
Hatcher hatchering big time tonight.
7-5 Dodgers after 3-run HR.
Wild pitch, two on, two out.
Oops, not yet!
Good win for the Dodgers!
Hatchered!
We win!
Dang it. I saw strike 3 and then heard the radio.
Where’s RBI?
Walking, listening to the radio, and grinding her teeth!
Dodgers seem to be a 4th quarter team so far this year.
They have really been defined this year by their ability to hold leads as compared to last year. So great 4th quarter defense.
That might be statistically true. But I would say that they are more memorably known for their late inning comebacks (or even almost comebacks).
Which is why you have statistics.
And why you enjoy your memories.
Just finished the latest Michael Lewis book, The Undoing Project, which puts some light on how the human mind seems to work in this regard.
I so want to read this!
It’s mostly about the partnership between the two,people that turned psychology on its head and laid the groundwork for behavioral economics. But he is a good storyteller and makes much of it easier to understand.
NYT review. It sounds fascinating.
Every once in a while one can find a good book here for next to nothing.
https://www.bookbub.com/
Snakes fail to score after loading bases with nobody out, still tied in Detroit.
Dodgered!
Logan been having some better plate appearances
If Taylor hits a HR here I will type Bellinger! – just to even it up.
Game has been Hatcherized!
Ha! Love it.
He’s had a weird year so far. Look at his stats, particularly his ERA. It starts high, drops two points, one bad outing and it’s back up two points.
We are witnessing (or following on Gameday) a remarkable start to a major league career.
Shhh. There have been rookie sensations before. Don’t jinx the kid. 😉
Nothing quite like this, in my memory.
Joe Charbonneau. 23 HRs his rookie year, out of MLB two years later with only 6 more.
Charboneau suffered a lot of injuries. Wikipedia tells me he appeared as an extra in “The Natural,” as one of Robert Redford’s teammates.
Robert Redford will play him in the movie.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3034/2751224793_ebd4c02483_z.jpg
If this keeps up, Bellinger will play Redford after his baseball career is over.
Taylor!
Huh?
Yeah my bad. I was watching some video highlights on MLB and just saw Taylor score the 4th run. And then typed in his name instead of Cody’s.
And even better Bellinger!
Have your heroes mixed up.
I see.
Wow!
Face two guys, give up two hits, you’re gone, buddy!
Petey brought his A game tonight.
Mr. Delay of Game is having a fine season.
Petey not messing around out there.
Against an elite reliever, Bellinger hits it not quite so hard no so far.
One more hit here would be so helpful.
Not pretty, but we’ll take it.
Thanks Carlos!
C’mon, Joc.
By not striking out, Joc gets a run in.
Greinke and the Snakes have blown a six-run lead to the Tigres in just one inning. Bucs lead Snakes 5-1 going into ninth.
Bucs lead the Rockies 5-1. Had me confused there for a moment.
Sorry, I have changed it.
Grandal got greedy. Greedy Grandal.
Bellinger!
Bella, Bella, Bella!
Ok. Let’s get some runs for Petey to work with.
Nifty DP.
Miller looked like Miller. Puig had a challenge. Miller won.
Two-run pinch homer by Jaso puts Bucs ahead of Rox, 3-1 in the seventh.
See if Joc can get something here.
Bauer refused to give in and walked Joc.
Clayton has never given up more than 16 HRs in an entire season. That was number 13 this year.
That’s not supposed to happen.
The crazy thing is, i have begun to expect it to happen. I was actually waiting for Kershaw to give up a solo homer.
Ack!
What kind of pen does Cleveland have? (Serious answers only, please.)
A phenomenal one!
Miller time?
I think we were served Miller Light.
Tasted great.
That inning was as easy as 3,2,1 for Kershaw. As in 3 pitches to the first hitter, 2 to the next, and 1 to the last.
And 0 to the fourth hitter.
Jay Jaffe’s dates are different, but he has a lot of the backstory of the Longest Running Infield (his caps).
Puig is apparently having trouble with his middle fingers.
Well, Forsythe does have a glove (and an arm).
Still missing a bat.
Has a hat.
Kershaw with several 2-0 and 2-1 counts tonight. This time it cost him with Bradley getting the single and rbi,
So how does Kershaw look?
Could use a haircut and shave.
Puig has a haircut however.
Uh, thanks. Always wanted to be a straight man.
McCutchen just hit a solo HR for the Pirates in the 4th. They lead the Rockies, 1-0. Diamondbacks lead the Tigers, 6-0, in the 3rd,
Did you guys hear what Orel just said about hitters in the 3 hole hit .181 while Turner was on the DL?
No, what did he say?
This is the first time that Puig has ever started a game in the 9th position in the batting order. Of course, that would only be a realistic possibility in interleague games on the road.
maybe he should bat there more often
He has now batted in all 9 slots in his career.
Which is different than hitting for the cycle. 🙂
Would be on a bicycle built for two, with someone running behind it.
hopefully 2 is enough for Clayton
I didn’t think Puig had hit that ball so well.
nice Puig
In three games at OKC, Joe went 3-for-9 with two HRs and a single and 4 RBIs. He struck out twice and didn’t walk.
Joc is off to a slow start for 2017 but here are Joc’s ave. obp. slg. and ops after the all star game in 2016: .260 .380 .520 .900
The .900 ops and his .520 slg were each third best for all center fielders in both American and National league and obp was 5th best. Stats include everybody with more than 200 at bats after the all star game.
Now batting in the 9th position, Yasiel Puig. Really! Really?
Really!! (The best DH ever to hit 9th?)
Except Utley is the one DH’ing tonight.
Facts have a way of ruining a perfectly good story.
Shucks, I will amend my comment as follows: The best batter ever to hit 9th? That doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Sorry!
It’s all good.
How quickly will tonight’s game proceed? https://twitter.com/ClickHole/status/874704617891876865
Ha! Baez muttering to himself is not very stirring.
Ol’ Yoric was a teammate of Candy Cummings back in the 80s. The 1880s.
Perhaps Clayton is referring to an outfielder who played briefly with the Dodgers as a rookie in 1961 and had the first name of Carl: “Alas, poor Warwick! I knew him well, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.”
Re the first appearance of The infield, a tweet.
I knew Ron in high school, but have only seen him once since, at Berkeley, when his son was playing in a game there.
Did he introduce you to Yoko?
No, Yoko was not there.
That one went way over my head. What am I missing?
Expand that tweet by clicking the “see more” link below the photo.
Got it. I read right through the caption.
Need to look at Link’s link on the Dodger infield.
The 1994-96 Indians were quite a team, especially in the batter’s box with Belle, Thome, Ramirez, Murray, Baerga, Franco, Lofton and Vizquiel at short. Orel pitching there in his late 30s, benefited from those bats earning almost a fourth of his career victories in three years, including the shortened 1994 season. The team winning percentage was .628.
Joc up, Adrian down
You beat me to it. I am liking the draft picks so far.
Looks like AGone out for awhile.
Speaking of which, wasn’t Dre supposed to surface again by late June?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pElSu_ECJGM
June “was considered a best-case scenario.”