Athletics at Dodgers, 6:40 PM PDT, TV: NBCSCA, SPNLA
LHP Sean Manaea (4-3, 4.50 ERA) goes for the visiting As and LHP Julio Urias (3-0, 3.49 ERA) does the same for the Dodgers. Manaea’s record belies his performance: in his last five starts he’s given up more than one earned run only once, and his team has won six of his last eight starts. Urias has trouble in the first inning of nearly every game he starts (maybe he should pitch it in the bullpen before the actual game starts?), but he usually settles down. In his last start he gave up two runs early and then retired 13 consecutive Rockies in 5 2/3 innings.
Here’s the final out of the Dodgers’ NL West-clinching win yesterday:
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1901 The Superbas establish a new franchise record for runs scored in a game when they rout the Reds, 25-6. Brooklyn tallies 11 times in the fifth inning during the League Park contest played in Cincinnati.
- 1916 Allowing only just one walk during a twin bill with the Cincinnati Reds, Grover Alexander of the Phillies wins both ends of a doubleheader, 7-3 and 4-0,to establish a National League record. The future Hall of Famer will repeat the feat on September 3, 1917 against the Brooklyn Robins at Ebbets Field.
- 1939 In the first game of a twin bill, Brooklyn’s third baseman Cookie Lavagetto reaches base seven consecutive times as the Dodgers rout the Phillies, 22-4. The 26-run Shibe Park contest takes only two hours and five minutes to complete.
- 1947 Prior to a game against the Giants in a sold-out Ebbets Field, the Dodgers staged Jackie Robinson Day. The Brooklyn rookie, who endured much grief this season as the game’s first black player in modern times, is moved when his teammates crowd around home plate to take part of the ceremony.
- 1956 Due to the enforcement of a curfew, the Sunday contest between the Dodgers and Pirates is postponed with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, sending the 44,932 fans, the largest crowd in Forbes Field’s history, home. The game will be completed tomorrow with Brooklyn maintaining their 8-3 advantage over Pittsburgh.
- 1969 In his last major league at-bat, John Miller homers, making the Dodger the only player in history to have hit a home run in his first and last plate appearance in the major leagues. In 1966, as a Yankee, he went deep in the first of only 61 big league career at-bats in which he would collect only 10 hits, including the two memorable round-trippers to start and end his 32-game career.
- 1986 Astros rookie starter Jim Deshaies sets a major league record by striking out the first eight batters he faces. The young left-hander will finish with a two-hitter and ten strikeouts, beating the Dodgers, 4-0.
- 1992 Lead-off hitter Bip Roberts ties the National league record with his 10th consecutive hit, a first-inning single in the Reds’ 3-0 victory over Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine. The Cincinnati left fielder’s streak ends when he grounds out in the fifth inning, facing Dodger starter Pedro Astacio.
- 2006 With one home game left on the schedule, the Dodgers break their single-season attendance record established in 1982 as the team sells 3,708,723 tickets to its games played in Chavez Ravine. The previous record of 3,608,881 was determined by former National League rules which counted fans by turnstile count.
- 2009 Trailing 8-0 at Dodger Stadium, the Giants take the lead, scoring nine runs in the top of the seventh inning. Although L.A. will come back twice to tie the score with clutch two-out hits in the eighth and ninth, San Francisco tallies four runs in the top of the tenth frame for the 14-10 victory.
Also, in 1908 Fred Merkle’s failure to touch second after an apparent game-winning hit by Al Bridwell scoring Mike McCormick from third costs the Giants a 2-1 win over the Cubs when the ump calls him out and rules the game a tie. Merkle’s ‘boner’ will eventually cost the Giants the flag.
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Cody!!!!
He didn’t drop the bat on that one, so I feel Steinered by him.
It was hit so high…
Coming into the game, even with a .191 BA, almost league average OPS+ at 97. Scoop?
That was mentioned on the TBLA podcast. Max would set the record for 200 ab’s with the lowest batting average with 100 OPS+ (if he gets there). Current record holder is Joc with a .210 average or something like that (2015 I think).
Don’t know his exit velocity, but BAbip at .205 suggests some hard luck.
Lotsa K’s, though.
Same rate as last year.
If I were hitting against the Dodgers, I would be more relaxed knowing that rib buster Kelly was already out of the game.
Not sure what Joe is working on here…
An (im)perfect game?
Old friend Kenta Maeda had a heck of a year, and he looks to be a starter in the Twins’ postseason Game One.
Very little riding on the next five games – no pressure or agony! – but JT is back in the starting lineup at 3B.
So the question then is – why is JT in the lineup with a twingy hamstring if there is nothing really at stake?
Because he asked to be.
And that always works out well.
One of the losses that I am the least bothered by in a long time.
One of the losses that I am the least bothered by in a long time.
Kelly’s adventure the difference in the game
Oh well. Get them tomorrow.
Down to this.
Not a competitive at bat that time
Nope. Definitely not.
Come on, AJ. You can do it!
Tres solos for the win
He almost did something.
Treinen has only been so-so for the Dodgers.
This game seems to be a bridge too far.
A bridge over Rios Grande?
This is what they say about the A’s. They can rake all of a sudden.
A solo home run isn’t good enough for Oakland?
Argh!!!
Drat.
If that hit were a fish a proud fisherman would throw it back into the water.
Back to back 0-4 nights for Will Smith.
1 for last 15 but has been making contact and not finding holes.
Cry me a Rios, A’s!
Grande
Rios ruins Deekman’s scoreless streak for tie.
12 out of 17 hits for extra bases.
Rios!!!!
Rios!!!
Need another solo dinger or two.
Bingo!
4 pitches!
Another inning for Julio seems like a stretch, though he is pitching well. Good to see him survive under pressure.
That last out was hit pretty well. Phew.
Hmm…only 4 pitches.
4 pitch eighth so maybe he starts the ninth.
Solo dinger, as requested.
My favorite homemade cookie is a chocolate chip cookie with lots of walnuts.
I am with you on that.
Macadamia for me. (Vestige from being a kid in Hawaii).
There’s solo homer No. 1.
Belli punished the cookie…
Belli doesn’t want to fall behind Max in the HR totals.
Is Buehler pitching tomorrow?
I think so. If not…..day off.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/athletics-vs-dodgers/2020/09/24/631335#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=631335
And again…
Not sure what the ump was looking for. Julio was painting!
I think a lot of time that when trying to frame pitches, catchers jerk the mitt too much. Being more subtle would seem to be the way to go.
Getting close to time for one of our solo home runs.
I had my fingers on the keyboard and was just about to say that.
Great minds, etc.
There is one.
Urias pitching a no-hitter (not a Rule 9 violation).
Julio pitching himself out of a start in the playoffs.
This year’s playoff Maeda?
Maybe the Dodgers are trying to avoid the A’s bullpen as long as possible by keeping the starters pitch count low.
Dave, you do realize we are going to be living with you if our elections go south, don’t you?
Elections go south – you go north. It’s like a paraphrase from Michelle Obama’s “when they go low, we go high” quote from 2016.
Anyway – we got the spare room ready for all y’all.
Friends of mine with young children have moved to Portugal and they like it a lot.
They go south, we go north!
“Punish the cookie.” Orel Hershiser.
I’m going into the kitchen and getting me a cookie.
Oakland with the number 1 bullpen and Dodgers with the #2 bullpen and that is with Blake changing teams.
Blake’s numbers last year was a case of addition by subtraction for the A’s. Blake’s numbers this year is addition by addition for the Dodger’s.
Usually we talk of pitchers getting stretched out. It seems to be happening to Max over there at first the last couple of games…
Since I have no video, I may duck out and watch Midsomer Murders with my wife. Good to see Munster hit another one, though.
Have a good night!
Max!!
Mister First Pitch.
First Pitch Master.
Good first inning (but not the first inning) for Urias.
Urias’ turn.
Man. That was close.
Where is Julio? Down by the schoolyard?
Joe: 2-2 and uuuh a ball? Lol
Does Julio know he is coming into the game in the second inning?
Do we know that Julio is coming in to the game in the second inning? 🙂
Everybody but me I guess
Smith is due.
Max stung that ball.
Lamb couldn’t overcome gravity there.
Joe to Julio: “There, I’ve taken the pressure off you.”
First error for Bellinger this year, either in the outfield or at first base.
Tough error. The throw was on line to JT but JT was blocked by the incoming runner and didn’t see the throw.
Second and third runs that Kelly has allowed this year, although, at least for the time being, the third one is unearned.
And it stayed unearned.
Clinching hangover?
But I don’t think that they drank much last night, at least not in the clubhouse.
Was thinking along the lines that the only thing left to play for is home field in the WS. They ar up 3 for that with 5 to play, so maybe the intensity of these last 5 games doesnt seem so pressing.
As well, think Doc will be experimenting with things, like last night’s 4 person outfield.
First run that Kelly has allowed this year.
And second.
And third.
Well, third was unearned. But I get your point!
Doc Roberts to Kelly: You are opening for Urias.
Kelly: I need to pitch like Urias in the first inning.
John Miller to Ted Williams et al.: It’s not how you start. It’s not how you finish. It’s how you start AND finish!
Pretty sure John Updike didn’t write an elegy for Miller on the occasion of his last AB, though.
Good point. Ted Williams to John Miller: The middle is pretty important too.
(See Link’s on this date above.)
https://twitter.com/Joe_Davis/status/1308921733529952262