Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 5:10 PM PDT, TV: FS-A, SPNLA
LHP Julio Urias (0-0, 1.80 ERA) takes the hill for the Dodgers. He walked three and struck out three in five innings in his first start. He’ll face the D-Backs’ RHP Luke Weaver (0-1, 16.20 ERA), who gave up six runs on seven hits in his first start, walking two and striking out six.
Mookie Betts’ throw may make us forget Yasiel Puig:
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1906 After pitching 10.2 innings of no-hit ball, Harry McIntire yields a single to Pirates second baseman Claude Ritchey. The Dodgers and McIntire lose the game in the 13th on an unearned run, 1-0.
- 1924 Dazzy Vance strikes out seven consecutive batters to establish a major league record when the Brooklyn Robins defeat the Cubs at Ebbets Field, 4-0. The future Hall of Famer, who will compile a 28-6 record for the Brooks this season, will lead the National League in strikeouts with 262.
- 1957 Gil Hodges, in a 12-3 win over the Cubs, hits his 13th and last career grand slam in Brooklyn Dodger history. The first baseman’s bases-loaded shot off Dick Littlefield establishes a new National League record, previously shared by Rogers Hornsby and Ralph Kiner.
- 2011 After popping out in a pinch-hitting appearance, Craig Counsell remains without a hit in his last 45 at-bats, tying the longest single-season hitless streak by a position player in history, established by Brooklyn backstop Bill Bergen in 1909. The major league record is 0-for-70, established in 1970 by Bob Buhl, a pitcher who toiled with the Braves and Cubs that season. Counsell and Bergen’s record for position players has since been surpassed by the Orioles’ Chris Davis, who got it up to 54 straight hitless ABs in 2019 before getting a hit on April 13.
- 2015 Clayton Kershaw strikes out Mike Trout looking with a wicked curveball, marking the first time that reigning MVPs have faced one another in a major league game. The interleague contest between the two LA teams ends with Dodger southpaw keeping the Angel outfielder 0-for-3 while hurling eight innings in the team’s 3-1 victory over the Halos at Chavez Ravine.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup at D-backs: pic.twitter.com/ggRYkyHPB5
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 1, 2020
NPUT
Urias very solid 6 innings
Muncy is no Trevor Story,
Old friend Kenta Maeda is off to a good start.
Good on him!
How far did he say Rios’ homer was? Did I hear 481 feet?
I heard 430 something
433.
Seager still has the longest this year at 440.
That ball might have left the stadium if the roof were open
Fade away change-up almost a screw ball and that would be cool for Urias to add to his arsenal.
A few outfield related questions that I am genuinely curious about. I am pleased to see Bellinger get the night off and I see that AJ is replacing him in CF. Last night though when they switched players around, Belli went to 1st, AJ went to right and Mookie was in CF,
So – my questions:
1. Who is better in CF – Mookie or AJ? And if there is a clear answer here why have one in CF last night and the other one tonight?
and
2. Would AJ have made the catch in CF in the 8th? Or Bellinger?
Betts first two steps were not a straight line to the ball. AJ and Belli would have had to have taken better first two steps. I don’t think height or speed difference would have helped. I toss that out without the slightest idea of the correct answer to your question.
Height was the one thing that I wondered about. Mookie seemed to miss it by a foot or less and wondered if Belli might have snagged it.
Dodgers win! But you already knew that tonight.
Still sweet.
Always. Especially after last night.
Woo-HOO!!!!
Baked taters with broccoli and sharp cheddar cheese sauce and summer salad – a great game to watch while chopping.
We just had gazpacho and a salad. I hadn’t chilled any wine, so I mixed a G&T (rarely touch hard liquor).
I had more pie and ice cream
Stop it. Just… stop.
In Denver tonight, Kemp went upper deck to the opposite field.
Fun!
Just seeing this. No idea that Jon Jay played for the Snakes.
I thought he played with Hamilton and Madison.
Billy Hamilton and Madison Bumgarner?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2e4a41bcb52cf0e22354f53a55a1fe0f38d07ad94222292e90a4f561b6d2536a.png
He’s a rapper?
Know him as a Card, but looks like he hasn’t played there since 2015.
From Wikipedia: The other Jo(h)n Jay: (December 23, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father of the United States, abolitionist, negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, second Governor of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States (1789–1795). He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788.
Co-author of Federalist Papers, though Hamilton and Madison did the bulk of the work.
Before tonight, the Dodgers had used 39 relievers in eight games, a shade under five per game.
Might that be above or below league average, whatever league means this year?
Given the expanded rosters, and short training camps, it makes sense.
Yes. I hope that when the rosters are cut to 28 and then to 26 we will be getting more innings from our starters. We will need that. One guy who won’t be cut is Rios, particularly with the universal DH and most starting pitchers being righties.
Dodgers have an advantage in playing the most games with the fully expanded rosters. Some teams will have only played about 6 games.
Guessing they may extend the date.
Which still helps the Dodgers…
Many of them in high-stress situations. This is our first laugher since the first two games vs. the Giants.
Where do JT’s pants end and his shoes begin? All I can see is pant cuff and then the bottom of his cleats.
Maybe his pants have stirrups.
That would solve the mystery.
Pads losign 6-0, so this should put us back into a 1st place tie.
Nope, the Rox will be percentage points ahead.
Probably safe to put Kelly in now.
CT3! Love those 2 out RBIs
CT3RBI
I was meaning to go with something like that – putting the 3 into CT3,
Well you are a couple of time zones earlier so you had your chance 🙂
Ha!
Just as I was about to say how impressed I am with Graterol, he puts a ball too close to the hitters head.
But besides that – he looked pretty dominant.
Not watching. Any particular reason why Betts and Seager were pulled?
8-2
And to give some others a chance to stay sharp.
Thank you, gentlemen.
AZ will be wishing they had put in this relief pitcher in one inning sooner. 6 up and 6 down.
I would be thrilled with 5 innings and 2 runs allowed from Kershaw tomorrow.
Sweet DP
I wonder if Belli is sad he is missing out on all the fun tonight?
Jon is annoyed with the non-mask wearers. He’s talking about LA, but it’s transferable anywhere.
What is it like in Hawaii? I feel very blessed/fortunate to be living in a place where the virus is not viral. I still wear a mask though on most occasions when out in pbulic
Nice to see us all respond to Jon on his site.
Ha!
(Cut and paste your comments over there!)
Here in Carmel Valley on the Monterey Peninsula virtually everybody I see is wearing a mask, but I am not going out very often.
You could call us sheep. We’ve been pretty good about it for months, but our numbers are going up, although not as fast as other places.
In our neighborhood of Oakland it’s pretty good, but there are always a few careless or clueless people. In some other areas, it’s just thoughtless – a couple weeks ago, I walked all the way around Lake Merritt for the first time, and many if not most of the joggers seemed utterly oblivious.
Ridgefield WA is doing a good job with mask wearing. It’s mandated. Golfers are even wearing masks from parking lot to check in.
Is this the first time this season they have batted around?
They had the 5 run inning against the Astros. Seager started and ended that inning.
Still recall a baseball writer saying that in more than 50% of games the winning team scores more in one inning than the losing team scores in the whole game. Don’t know if that was anecdotal or not.
Did it first game of the season, I believe.
Hitting is contagious. Lack of hitting is a pandemic.
All the batters stay home for 2 weeks and wear masks when out in public?
Dodger hitters have been vaccinated.
Should mean some less stressful innings for the pen tonight/
It’s unraveling for AZ
AJ! Boom!
Go bats go. Joc with the RBI
Did a good job hitting the other way with two strikes and a runner on third.
“We’re gonna get so far ahead you can’t make ’em up in the 8th this time.”
More like we were hoping for.
AJ joins the parade.
Mama very happy.
Nice read by Seager, he was off to the races right when that came off the bat.
Was right behind the soft jogging Mookie when he got to the plate. There was no danger in Seager passing Betts but it was fun to see.
Mookie could have moon walked home on that one.
Video of Mookie going to home on that play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCP4FK7ryg
Would Betts or Bellinger have treated us to an inside the park home run on Turner’s hit?
Yes.
That was fun to watch.
JT!
All the talk about two MVPs and Betts and Bellinger and Seager might be the one that is paired with Betts to lead the team.
I vote triad.
Bat them 1, 2 ,3
“Mookie turns on the jets and makes it to third.” I think we will be hearing that a lot.
Also – good reminder that the Winnipeg Jets are in action tonight.
Good start to getting that run back.
Hold them at one here, please, Julio.
I was hopeful for 0 but he did hold them at 1
Circling the bases in style that inning.
Reverting to the Dodgers of last year.
Bottom feeders are feasting!
That one is a keeper as well.
Beatty and Rios! Rios and Beatty!
Rhythm and Blues.
Yeah man.
Lorenzo Cain opted out earlier today, and now… https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1289666320733106176?s=20
The season may be ending here but, below the Equator… (link in English, but I also love the acronym). https://twitter.com/Argentinabeis/status/1289666585121239046?s=20
Edwin likes hitting 2 run bombs.
Ed-WIN!
Nice.
Lets circle the bases once or twice here.
AJ had one to hit out there.
Love to see what Rios would do with a pitch like that!
There you go!
Kinda like that I guess.
No sooner said then…
I don’t know – and don’t care – if it was the same pitch or not. 🙂
And do it counter clockwise.
Corey is a stand-up kinda guy.
And career .295 hitter so far.
Fine catch by Marte.
One of the hardest plays to make in that it is hard to judge a line drive hit directly at you.
Much easier second for Julito.
Ok – I know there are 2 outs again. But lets get the runner in from third this inning.
Note to hitters: Look for the off speed pitch and ignore the fast ball until you have 2 strikes.
Joc is always slow getting back in a groove after sitting on the bench for 3 to 5 days due to days off and lefty pitchers starting. Either that or he is trying to give Belli misery company.
Terrible strike three swing and miss.
Congratulations to White who is on the active roster for the first time today. We might see him pretty soon.
I wish their bats had stayed asleep for a couple more days.
Bah, humbug.
Need to buy Urias a GPS to find the strike zone. Feels like when he throws a strike it is just by accident.
He should nibble on crackers and not the strike zone.
Release point inconsistent.
Looks pretty consistent to me. Just the wrong one
What a crazy play at first.
Another Seager scorching out. It is like Seager has a personal vendetta against baseballs and is hitting them as hard as possible.
Locastro just missed catching that.
It was not an easy chance.
Indeed it was not.
https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/1289711543072899073?s=20
Sounds like Tim Neverett has the call today. I really like his work. Would like him full time simulcast.
Huge upgrade on Steiner.
Steiner and Monday are on the radio.
As is Tim sometimes, Especially “on the road”. Whatever that means this year for announcers!
Tim N is better than Charlie for sure. But Joe and Orel are the best.
I prefer him to Joe as well. Maybe cause he feels more old school to me.
I prefer Joe.
Bellinger not in the starting lineup today.
He looked as if he could use a day off.
Agreed. He’s batting .071 vs. lefties, .182 against righties.
Hey Scooplew
I agree with Roberts 100% Bells, needs a day off to clear his head as he looks confused sometimes. He is struggling for sure. Scoo, hope you are doing well