Marlins at Dodgers, 6:10 PM PDT, TV: FS-F, SPNLA
RHP Sandy Alcantara (4-9, 3.94 ERA) pitches for the Marlins while LHP Clayton Kershaw (8-2, 3.00 ERA) goes for the Dodgers. This is already Alcantara’s third start since the All Star break, and he’s had trouble in his first two. He’s got a 4.63 ERA in 11 2/3 innings. He’s never faced the Dodgers. Kershaw has given up just one earned run in each of his last two outings and has five outings of one earned run or less this season. He’s posted a 2.76 ERA against the Marlins in his career but has just a 5-5 record against them.
Here’s Ryu’s work Friday night in one clip:
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1906 At St. Louis, Brooklyn hurler Mal Eason no-hits the Cardinals, 2-0. The ‘Kid’ was the losing pitcher when Johnny Lush pitched a no-hitter against the Superbas (Dodgers) in May.
- 1951 In a game against the Reds with All-Star hurler Ewell Blackwell on the mound, the Giants, for the first time, employ their infamous scheme for stealing catchers’ signs using a telescope positioned in the centerfield clubhouse. The ‘Jints’ beat Cincinnati, 11-6, and New York will win 22 of the remaining 27 games at the Polo Grounds, overtaking the Dodgers to win the National League pennant.
- 1970 Twenty-six year-old right-hander Bill Singer pitches the first Dodger no-hitter since Sandy Koufax’s departure when he keeps the Philadelphia batters hitless in a 5-0 victory at Chavez Ravine. The ‘Singer Throwing Machine,’ who spent 52 days on the disabled list earlier in the season recuperating from hepatitis, posts a 5-0 record along with a 1.84 ERA in July and will be named NL Player of the Month.
- 2008 The Dodgers, with a five-run ninth-inning rally at Chase Field, beat the Diamondbacks, 6-5, and move into a flat-footed tie (48-50) with Arizona for first place in the National League West. Andre Ethier has the key hit in the comeback victory, a go-ahead triple off the center-field wall, as D-Back closer Brandon Lyon, pitching in his third consecutive game, couldn’t hold a three-run lead.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's Dodger lineup vs. Marlins:
Pederson 1B
Verdugo LF
Turner 3B
Bellinger RF
Muncy 2B
Pollock CF
Seager SS
Barnes C
Kershaw P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/rZqtSQcyDW— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/realFRG/status/1152804803354877952
Dodgers now lead Snakes by 15, Gnats by 16, Rox and Pads by 18-1/2. They are 6-1/2 ahead of Barves for best in NL, but trail Yanquis by .007 for best in MLB (technically the two teams are tied in the standings – Dodgers have won two more but also lost two more).
Another error.
Zelmo for three!
Woo-HOO!!! Very late, but better late than never, right?
Makes the game official.
NPUT @ 0800 HST, 1100 PDT, 1400 EDT
They’ve averaged better than two errors per game over the last eight. That’s horrible. What has gone wrong?
An historical accomplishment.
I am glad I went back to sleep when it was 6-0 and just reawakened. Even taking into account the shoddy defense, our bullpen is bulbleep.
Dodgers’ bullpen wins the game – for the Dodgers!
Good thing Martin drove one in. Need to provide some cushion for the bullpen.
HR. 3 run lead. Will it be enough though?
E Hernandez vs E Hernández
After Beaty that is.
If the Dodgers trade for Will Smith and bring up their own Will Smith and they play in the same game, could we call that the Beaty(ry)?
Had the Dodgers lost you guys would have booed me out of here for that one.
Even if they win it won’t feel like a victory.
Yes it will.
Nope.
Yup.
https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1152790725790031873?s=20
Also a subtle prediction that Miami will lose their team.
No win for Kershaw. Absolutely ridiculous.
It’s early, but I’d say that Fergie and Yimi are rapidly taking themselves out of consideration for the post-season roster.
Fergie wasn’t as bad as the box score indicated and yimi was worse.
Longest half inning ever. I’m not amused.
Had Verdugo missed that, it woulda been a slam.
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this at all this season – but the Dodgers bullpen can be a bit shaky at times.
Not totally Ferguson’s fault, but he’s not doing himself any favors.
Not a great 8th inning.
Bellinger is turning into Joey Votto. 3 walks is a good sign he is seeing pitches well.
Kershaw is 13 strikeout away from Koufax career total of 2396.
And if the Dodgers maintain this lead and win tonight, Kershaw will be only 3 wins behind Koufax’s 165.
Kershaw era through 2200 innings is 2.42.
Koufax career era from 2324 innings is 2.76.
A battle of the results of a great beginning and a great end of careers.
Strikeout number 10.
First time this season.
Wow. Vintage Kershaw thus far this evening.
Great hit Kersh followed by Puig style running and I’m not talking about speed.
Trying to draw a throw in that situation is a common tactic, to distract from the runner scoring.
Not this time. Barnes scored easily.
Easy to say in hindsight.
Made easier by Kershaw being out by 20 feet and Barnes safe by 20 feet.
Barnes was overdue, and then overdoes…
A library book from the last millennium would not have been more overdue. (Signed, sleepless in Assisi.)
Sí Sí
Never a doubt that Barnes would get a two run double
Who are these Fox hacks?
If it’s Fox Florida, then one of them is Todd Hollandsworth.
Old friend who’d I almost forgotten.
I’m watching MLB.tv via sportsnet LA with Joe and Nomar
MLBTV gave me Fox, but the phone’s giving me SNLA. Maybe I’ll try again (I’m using a so-called Smart TV).
Maybe you clicked on the wrong network
I restarted the TV and got SNLA this time.
So the Giants are back in the wild card race, a place they have done well in.
Not really, though some Gnatfans are delusional enough to think so.
Good first inning for Clayton.
You could say that again for the second.
The ump introduces himself to the game with a wide strike
Joc for another lead off jack
A more auspicious beginning than yesterday.
He needs about 8 more to give him a decent July
This is a Fox broadcast, unfortunately.
Nice story on Orel and Joe. https://twitter.com/jack_a_harris/status/1152720757476093953?s=21
If only Orel could restrain his homerism…
He does a pretty good job of that, I think. He’s not Hawk Harrelson, thank heaven.
I enjoyed the Hawk, in limited quanitities, if only because he set the standard for silly homerism. Also, in 1969, I recall sitting in the left field bleachers in Seattle where he would converse with us between pitches. He was lotsa fun.
He is relatively restrained. Being an ex-Dodger ballplayer can’t make it too easy.
Rich Hill is not expected back until September.
This morning I decided to watch the Marlins feed for last night’s game, and there was old friend Todd Hollandsworth doing color for them.
Some sustained offense would be nice tonight, rather than making AAAA pitchers look like stars.
Alcantara wouldn’t even be the Dodgers sixth starter, but he was an AS (Fish has to be represented by someone) and is up-and-coming and capable of pitching a good game.
Following last night’s results, Dodgers are 14 ahead of Snakes, 15 ahead of Gnats, 17.5 ahead Pads and 18 ahead of falling Rox. They remain 5-1/2 ahead of Barves for NL’s best record, but have fallen behind the Yanquis by 1/2 game (.010) for best record in baseball.