Game 94, 2018

Angels at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: SPNLA, FS-W

The visiting Angels send out RHP Felix Peña (1-0, 3.63 ERA), who will be making his fifth start. He went 5 1/3 innings against the Dodgers last Friday and gave up two runs. The Angels came out on top thanks to a two-error 9th inning by the Dodgers, but he didn’t figure in the decision. He’ll face the Dodgers’ RHP Walker Buehler (4-2, 3.44 ERA), who’s been on the DL with microfractured ribs suffered on May 21. He’s had one rehab start and a five-inning simulated game and the Dodgers think he’s healed.

Today in Dodgers’ history:

  • 1939 The Red Sox send 21 year-old farmhand Pee Wee Reese to the Dodgers for $35,000 and a player to be named later (Red Evans), along with three minor leaguers due to a less-than-enthusiastic scouting report filed by Joe Cronin, the team’s current player-manager, who deliberately downplayed the prospect’s talent to keep his own job in the Boston infield. The Louisville Colonels regular shortstop, a future Hall of Famer, will become a crowd favorite, helping Brooklyn to win seven pennants during his 16 seasons with the team.
  • 1949 Jackie Robinson testifies in front of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, reading a carefully worded statement put together with the help of Dodger GM Branch Rickey. The Brooklyn second baseman’s statement makes it clear he disagrees with singer and actor Paul Robeson’s belief that American Negroes would refuse to fight in any war against Russia due to the country’s racial discrimination toward blacks.

Chase Utley announced he will retire at the end of this season.

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