Dodgers at Cardinals, 4:45 PM PDT, TV: FS-M, SPNLA
The visiting Dodgers send their Korean ace LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-0, 2.08 ERA) to the mound at Busch Stadium to face RHP Miles Mikolas (0-1, 7.20 ERA). How good has Ryu been? Barring a home run to Madison Bumgarner, Ryu would have had seven scoreless innings against the Giants in his last start, and he’s got 13 strikeouts with no walks in 13 innings so far this season. Mikolas gave up 16 HRs in 32 starts last year and he’s picked up where he left off, giving up four in ten innings this season. Ryu has a lifetime ERA of 0.69 at Busch; Mikolas was 8-4 with a 2.17 ERA there in 2018, his first season as a Cardinal.
Beware! The Cardinals now have Paul Goldschmidt, who hit .333 against Ryu in 12 ABs when he was a Diamondback.
Cody Bellinger now has more homers (7) than strikeouts (6).
Here’s Muncy’s 2-run HR in yesterday’s game:
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1966 At the Astrodome, the Astros and Dodgers play baseball’s first game on synthetic grass. Thanks to the Monsanto chemical company, who proposed using an experimental playing surface of nylon grass, the plan to play on an all-dirt field, necessitated by the need to paint the dome’s glass panes to reduce the glare which prevented natural grass from growing, was alleviated by the use of ‘AstroTurf’.
- 1974 Braves outfielder Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time home run leader with his 715th, going deep in the fourth inning off Dodger hurler Al Downing in Atlanta’s home opener. ‘Hammerin’ Hank’ equaled the Bambino’s mark on Opening Day in Cincinnati.
- 1994 Kent Mercker no-hits Los Angeles, 6-0 at Dodger Stadium. The Braves left-hander was one of the three Atlanta pitchers, along with Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena, in 1991 to also no-hit the Padres, but this victory is his first complete game in the major leagues.
- 1994 Chan Ho Park becomes the first Korean to play in the major leagues when he makes his pitching debut at Chavez Ravine. In one inning of work, the 21 year-old Kongju City native gives up two runs on one hit, walking two and striking out two batters in the Dodgers’ 6-0 loss to Atlanta.
- 2015 Adrian Gonzalez becomes the first major league player to hit five home runs in the first three games of the season when he goes deep three times in the Dodgers’ 7-4 victory over San Diego at Chavez Ravine. The Los Angeles first baseman joins Carl Furillo (1955) and Jimmy Wynn (1974) as the only players in franchise history to have homered in the first three games of a campaign.
Lineup when available.
Today’s Dodger lineup at Cardinals:
Pederson LF
Seager SS
Bellinger 1B
Pollock CF
Muncy 3B
Verdugo RF
Hernández 2B
Martin C
Ryu P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/dnZfs1MnPA— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 8, 2019
NPUT
On,y five hits for the entire game. In Colorado we called five hits the sixth inning.
Quique was counting on six at least.
We’ve all been on the inured list… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5abbfe42ab7771f62658570c4c3431fdad0b80370ed1614ac9b822aecef0cf12.png
Poor copyediting, if there even is anyone doing that job anymore. “Inured?” As in “accustomed?”
Need some outs here.
Thank you!
Checking in late. So, we can’t actually win them all?
Self-promotion indulgence: I need one Twitter follower to reach 1,000, @southernconetrv.
Oh well. Get ‘em tomorrow.
Welp. More concerned about Ryu at this point.
He will be missed for sure. Probably need one start by somebody until Kershaw joins the rotation.
Yeah. Klayton not currently scheduled to start before Sunday, if not Monday. Maybe pen game, but it is sure to be taxed with no Thursday off. May need to be Brock.
Last licks.
Against Hicks.
Are we talking hicklicks here
Dodger bats a lot more quiet tonight.
Be great to have that lead off walk be costly for the Cards.
Apparently Cardinal black magic still at work so lead off walks lead to fly outs and double play balls.
Let’s get the bats rolling again Dodgers.
Fraid of that.
Not great. It’s rare for the Dodgers to be behind this season. It has only happened twice I believe for just a few innings.
Scratch that. I forgot about their 8-7 come from behind win. Maybe I was thinking about the Dodgers scoring first. That has happened in most games.
Strand that runner.
That’s trouble.
Ugh. Come on Joe!
Grammar/language question: Is it Kiké or Kikè? I can never remember how the accent goes.
I prefer Quique. Neither has any accent in Spanish.
The first. Accent aigu in French.
Kiké turning into Puig. Mental errors in the last 2 games.
What the heck Kiké?
Another scoring opportunity presents itself here.
Scotty does well. Low pitch count. Gets another inning?
Possible but top of the order verses the bottom from last inning.
Hopefully PH at this point.
Yep.
Nope! Dang.
Dallas Keuchel is still a free agent (though I’m personally not high on him).
Ryu news is not good news, but Julito can stick in the rotation for a while.
Which means less of him later in the year if the inning limit is a real thing.
Shoot.
Ok AJ up to you now.
Wonder how long the groin strain will sideline Ryu?
Brock Brock could be brought back if Ryu goes on IL. Not sure what other options they have on the farm for the pen.
Can never have too much pitching.
Urias can stay in the rotation. Assuming Klayton back.
Seems that it is same one he injured last May. Was out for three months.
That’s what I was afraid of.
Though his reaction didn’t make it seem as something major.
Seager comes through!
Future person!
Will watch my trigger.
Chase should be proud
3 1/3 perfect innings for Floro.
Pollock. Leather.
Old friend Eugenio Vélez loses his place in the record books. https://twitter.com/MartinJGallegos/status/1115416149334929409
This is a long bridge with new long guy Santana used last night.
Ryu?
Dang.
Belli leather
Who are those guys?
Belli wheels.
Pollock bat.
Newcomers Puig and Matty were pretty much the first players out of the dugout. https://twitter.com/Cut4/status/1114965703541559298?s=20
Or in the Rijksmuseum:
https://images.app.goo.gl/RRiQoPUEu7ZxZW3w6