Dodgers at Cardinals, 10:15 AM PDT, FS-M, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
The Dodgers ask RHP Walker Buehler (1-0, 6.75 ERA) to stop the bleeding and salvage one game in this four-game set. He’ll face the Cards’ RHP Michael Wacha, (0-0, 1.54 ERA). Buehler went five innings and got the win his last time out against the Rockies, while Wacha somehow got past 8 walks in 5 2/3 innings in his last start, giving up only one run to the Padres and getting no decision. Wacha’s given up 12 walks in 11 2/3 innings this year while striking out 14.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1912 Rube Marquard begins a nineteen-game consecutive winning streak by beating the Dodgers, 18-3, in a game which features 13 ground rule doubles hit by the visitors because of the overflow crowd being placed in the outfield and along the foul lines. The future Hall of Fame southpaw’s streak will end in July when the Giants lose to Chicago at the West Side Grounds, 7-2.
- 1961 Robin Roberts, in his twelfth-straight Opening Day start, is tagged with the loss when the Phillies lose to the Dodgers in the LA Memorial Coliseum, 6-2. The right-hander’s effort ties Grover Cleveland Alexander’s National League record for consecutive season openers.
Lineup when available.
Today’s Dodger lineup at Cardinals:
Pederson LF
Turner 3B
Seager SS
Pollock CF
Muncy 2B
Freese 1B
Hernández RF
Gale C
Buehler P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/J198y0ITky— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 11, 2019
NPUT
Jeez, had to pull out before this thing got really ugly.
The Cardinal announcers at the beginning of the series were saying they would be happy with a split. They must be elated with a sweep!
I could be watching the Masters. At least I could watch the grass grow.
Leave town. Say nothing of this to anyone. Ugh.
What a horrific series. Lousy hitting for three days and lousy pitching on the fourth.
https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1116348390722289666
I wondered who Schultz was.
I’ve figured out why the Dodgers do horribly in St Louis. The hotel breakfast offers those awful bread-sliced bagels and too many Dodgers eat them.
So you are saying – anyway you slice it – they are destined to lose?!
Perish(able) the thought!
Well that was not a great response.
I blinked. Guess I didn’t miss anything.
Is Grandal playing second for the Dodgers?
Oh snap.
This game brings back nightmares from the 2017 WS… no lead is big enough for the Dodgers,
No eyes or ears. Was Seager badly hurt?
Probably not. Hit on back of right thigh that ricocheted and then hit back of left thigh. Both hits probably could have given dead leg but I don’t think anything more than two bruises.
Dodgers are gong to have hit their way out of this one
Sign Keuchel as a starter. Drop Baez. Look for a middle reliever or two.
Gale is not the answer. Need to bring up Smith.
Maeda could become the needed bullpen piece when Kershaw and Hill return. And if Ryu only misses two starts then Stripling can help the pen as well pretty soon. Fergusson needs to pitch to more than one batter most of the time.
Wasn’t this supposed to be a pitchers duel?
K or DP please.
Uugggggh.
I can’t imagine this being overturned. Hard thing to prove.
Deja vu all over again
Yikes. Bases loaded and no one out? Come on Pedro.
Really only the one problematic inning for Buehler, but it prevents him from getting into the 5th.
Suspense mounts. Can Buehler make it thru the fifth inning and become eliglble for the win, assuming the bullpen can hold?
Sure
Seager out after getting hit on both legs.
Schultz called up and Chargois sent down.
https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/jaime-schultz-called-up-jt-chargois-optioned
I would like to see Schultz do well. He is a well rounded athletic.
Having the lead at the end of the inning is a good thing.
Buehler doesn’t appear to have good command or stuff or something today.
Baseball gods giveth. Baseball gods taketh away?
We need Lasorda’s Big Dodger in the sky.
Come on Pollock, it’s not Puig in RF. Gotta get that one.
Does Walker have his wheels back on?
Does Pollock?
So, Rocky Gale?!?! From where and since when?
Replaced martin who is on IL with back pain.
Ahh. Just caught up on catcher injury…
Couple days now, with Martin on IL. Came to the organization last year, I believe.
Thanks. I am in the writing hole and it’s impinging on my baseball life!
Gale on the way, weather-wise.
One for Dave?
Ha!
Yes! Just peeked (at work). Crazy game!
Kiké!
Quique launches one!
Against a righty too
Funner and funner
This could be a fun game
For the hitters anyway.
I turn away for 4 minutes! But at least it is tied again…
Ok, back to it.
Now we need a walk and then a wild pitch
Okay, another fly ball then
Yikes.
Wheels fell off.
Get an out here, kid.
Boy that must hurt.
They don’t use the “hurt-no-more” spray on those hits anymore.
Nice start,guys. Now hold off the Redbirds.
Walker walking around the bases
Walker!
So – Turner is now the bottom man on the HR chart. Unless we consider Gale here too.
No one will force you.
That could change in the next 45 seconds.
Nevermind Gale. I should have considered Buehler.
I felt the Gale force fan cool the air.
Jon says that of JT’s 93 career dingers, only 2 have been hit before May 1.
Freese says hello St. Louie.
Adds frost to home team fans.
Freese!
If Dodgers win today, they won’t salvage this series but they will at least be ahead since 1890: 1030-1029.
Nice to score one at least.
There they go!
Joc didn’t play much in Coors, right?
Hungover? LAT’d Dodgers record in series immediately after playing in Coors since 2013: 22-35 (.386).
That’s an interesting stat. Not encouraging but interesting.
I am encouraged that they should regress at least towards the mean.
Good point!
If all teams are under .500 after playing at CO then maybe there is an adjustment hitters must make when pitches go back to their regular movement.