Marlins vs Braves, 11:08 AM PDT, TV: MLBN
Atlanta leads the series 1-0.
It’ll be RHP Pablo López for the Marlins and RHP Ian Anderson for the Braves. López will be making his first postseason start and Anderson his second.
Padres vs. Dodgers, 6:08 PM PDT, TV: FS1
Los Angeles leads the series 1-0.
The Padres haven’t named a starter yet. Update: It’ll be Zach Davies. LHP Clayton Kershaw will pitch for the Dodgers. Should Kershaw get the win he’d even his career postseason record at 11-11.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1952 In the decisive Game 7, the Yankees beat the Dodgers at Ebbets Field, 4-2, to win their fourth consecutive World Championship. Gil Hodges finishes the Fall Classic hitless in twenty-one at-bats, which had prompted some Brooklyn fans to gather at local churches asking for divine help for their beloved first baseman.
- 1977 In Game 3 of the NLCS, the Dodgers rally for three runs with none on and two outs in the top of the ninth inning to take a one-run lead in their eventual 6-5 victory over the Phillies at Veterans Stadium. The game appeared to be over when LA’s Davey Lopes is picked off first base for the final out, but a throwing error by Gene Garber advances him to second base, from where he will score the decisive run on Bill Russell’s single.
- 1978 In Game 4 of the NLCS, Ron Cey scores in the 10th inning on Bill Russell’s two-out game winning single, giving the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Phillies and their second consecutive National League pennant. Cey, who walked after the first two batters were retired, advanced into scoring position when Garry Maddox misplayed Dusty Baker’s fly ball in center field.
- 2001 Barry Bonds extends his major league record for home runs in a season to 73 as he drives a 3-2 first inning knuckleball off Dodger Dennis Springer over the right field fence. The blast also secures two more major league records for the Giants’ left fielder when he surpasses Babe Ruth (1920 – .847) with a .863 season slugging percentage and bests Mark McGwire (1998 – one HR every 7.27 AB) by homering in every 6.52 at-bats.
- 2006 The Mets defeat Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, 9-5, to complete a three-game sweep in the NLDS. The Dodgers have won only one postseason game in 13 attempts since beating the A’s in the 1988 World Series.
Today in Padres’ history:
- 1984 In a game that will be best remembered for Cubs first baseman Leon Durham’s seventh-inning error on an easy ground ball, the Padres win the NLCS when Tony Gwynn’s seventh-inning two-run double breaks a 3-3 tie en route to a 6-3 victory at Jack Murphy Stadium. Chicago had a 2-0 game advantage as well as a 3-0 lead in the decisive Game 5 but was unable to end their thirty-nine year World Series appearance drought.
- 2001 On the last day of the season, Rickey Henderson bloops a double down the right-field line off Rockies’ hurler John Thomson to become the 25th major leaguer to collect 3000 hits. Tony Gwynn, who is playing in his last major league game and is also a member of the 3000 hit club, meets the Padre outfielder at home plate in front of a sellout crowd Qualcomm Park.
Lineups when available.
Padres’ lineup:
Tonight’s Game 2 #Padres lineup from Arlington: pic.twitter.com/CEhhOzZMzt
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 7, 2020
Dodgers’ lineup:
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— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 7, 2020
Grateral at 7 pitches. One more batter?
Hope so
6 of the 7 were pretty good
The 7th is the most memorable though.
I wonder if Jansen will start the 9th or come in after a batter or two?
It’s a save situation
Matchups? It was said that Kenley does better against lefties.
How did that not hit Graterol?
Sac fly!
Grateral v Machado should be fun!
Gnats beat writer. https://twitter.com/hankschulman/status/1314044042464817153?s=20
Like it
This brings up the obvious question: When was the last time the Dodgers executed a double steal? I wouldn’t be surprised to hear 3 or 4 years.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was last year either though.
Double steal!!!!
“Stealing” a page from the Padres’ book.
Double steal. Swoon.
NPUT NLDS: 0700 HST, 1000 PDT, 1300 EDT
NPUT ALDS: 0830 HST, 1130 PDT, 1430 EDT
Seager! 2-1!!!
Please be seated…
Spellcheck is weird.
I mean auto correct.
Devil Rays have expanded their lead to 8-2 in the sixth.
https://twitter.com/MarcCarig/status/1314062962378838016?s=20
And to calm down now I think I will run around with scissors – down the middle of a busy highway.
As a man of the cloth, you’re allowed to carry scissors.
As a man of the cloth, you’re allowed to carry scissors.
As a man of the cloth, you’re allowed to carry scissors.
I’ll worry about Kenley tomorrow, but not tonight.
It said grounded out sharply, does Taylor still make that play if he was there?
Yes.
Hernández is such a good fielder there, without eyes I wondered if it was difficult
It was sharply hit but the positioning made it so that it was hit right at him.
It bounced a couple of times straight to Kike, who then got to smack his hand in his glove twicve before sending a routine throw to first.
I hope the Padres enjoy the moral victory. Lol.
I actually thought that ninth inning was fun. A little harmless drama is a good thing.
Made Richard III look like the Pirates of Penzance.
It was the very model of a modern major Graterol?
Sweet!
Well said.
I aged a decade, and I’m old to begin with!
I’m having surgery on Saturday (spoiler – it’s elective).
Here’s hoping the series is over before Saturday, so you can be in the best frame of mind.
You and i both. I can’t take many like this. And I decided to ride with it the whole way. Unbelievable.
Man – that was about the highest wire in the history of high wire acts.
And no net!
The Flying Wallendas!
Never in doubt!
Phew, phew and phew
I will give him credit for this. Kelly is gonna live or die at the bottom of the zone.
Live!
Good old groundball to end it!
Woo-HOO!!!!!
Dodgers win!!!!
Thank you
Please…
Keep it out of the dirt
We need to have the defibulator activated for RBI.
I am losing whatever Covid mind I have left.
Pitched around Tatis and Machado
Load them up, and then bring in McGee for the K?
Great plan.
Is he warming up?
No idea.
Kelly, by rule, had to face three batters. New rule this year. I think Hosmer was his third.
Yep.
Warming up? He should be opening the door of the bullpen. But no.
I can’t sit still.
Wicked fast ball
Wow, they are really laying off that low pitch.
Just one out, how hard is that
Yeah. Can we get like a pop up or something?
It’s stupid that the 8th was 3 outs on 6 pitches.
We are at 40 in the 9th.
Oh good lord. I may have to run around the block. In my mask.
Should be 0 2
Fastball.
I especially dread Jansen pitching in a game that Kershaw starts
Good. No repeat of Grady Little with Martinez.
Curve ball Kelly on his way in
Sorry Kenley. You are done.
Too many pitches.
Too many hittable pitches.
That 11 pitch at bat said everything.
To be fair, none of our pitchers have fared well against Cronenworth all year. He fouls them off annoyingly well.
Unfortunately, I am not surprised
I love the guy, I really do, but he is way too inconsistent for this role.
30 pitches. Out of gas.
Loud strike.
18 inches foul I would say.
I thought less.
I need smelling salts.
That was fun.
A Jansen Kelly tandem in the ninth will be tough to watch
Almost there
Barnes juggled that catch just a tad when it hit the mitt.
Where’s McGee?
Prefer him to Kelly, if it comes to that.
There’s two!
Teased us with a possible collision
Don’t even…
Still feel nervous.
Still feel sick.
Two batters until Tatis.
Just bring someone else in, Dave.
This Dave agrees.
Uggh
Ok. Jansen doesn’t have it tonight.
He had Croneworth K’d, but Barnes couldn’t hold itl
ARGHHHHH!
I can’t…
Breathe…
Is anyone, you know, warming up?
Joe Kelley.
All of us
Ooph.
Somehow I think this at bat is aging RBI.
Are you kidding me? I am running around in circles in the kitchen.
A double play would help
A double play means I kiss my husband!
Win win
Guess he will go without.
9*******4 mph
I like seeing 94 on the cutter.
Speed is up, locating well.
Dance with the one that brung ya.
Here we go.
Heart palpitations.
Kenley has a history of them.
Boring 6 pitch inning. One more please.
Brewster’s pretty efficient.
That was pretty quick. Like lightening quick.
Awesome, Graterol!
That was nice and quick and without drama.
Wonder what Grateral said to him as he ran back to the dugout?
Six more outs. Six.
Padres only have to get 3 more.
Oh, man. Too excited to count.
Both our maths are good
Five more.
Good inning.
Should Belli be credited with two home runs?
Maybe he will be awarded the save tonight.
Out field was shifted so much that it fell in.
Some smiles for the Dodgers.
It will be weird not having the Dodgers bat last tomorrow night. First time since Sept 20th. It so long ago, I was still in my 40’s.
Max!!!
Looooooking goooood
Munster finally hitting in luck!
There you go Dave.
I’ll take it. 🙂
Would not complain about scoring 2 runs here.
It’s the seventh, so nothing less expected (we are so spoiled).
What were the words between Manny and Max about?
They seemed to be disconcerted about Graterol playing frisbee with his hat and then his glove in celebration of the catch.
For somebody who flung his bat the way Manny did earlier, he shouldn’t have anything to complain about.
Was Manny barking at Graterol?
Brewster does the pitcher version of the bat flip with his glove and hat.
Graterol threw his glove in the same way Manny threw his bat after his HR.
I think so and Grateral blew him kisses
So good.
Just saw the video so, yeah, routine.
So, Brewster gets a hold.
I thought Trenien got a quick hook
Yeah, unusual. Playoff ball so matchup I suspect.
Grateral: “I got my man”
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Had to step out, and no video yet. What happened?
Flyball to center.
Routine, then…
For some.
Factually correct.
Bellinger finding a better way to fire us up!
What. A. Catch!!
Belli glove!
Next three Padres batters probably will decide the game. Hopefully Grateral is up to the challenge.
Balked on his first pitch.
And then Belli bails him out.
Joctober.
Manny with the crazy bat throw after his HR. Hey Manny. The Dodgers see you. And will respond.
They responded!
3 groundouts after Seager doubled to lead off the last inning. I hope that doesn’t come back to bite us.
Dodgers had 3 straight hits from Barnes, Mookie and Seager. But unfortunately Barnes got thrown out going to third to end the inning.
He got Pham out finally though.
You can’t give them any openings. When is it time to bring in another pitcher?
Ghosts of homers past coming back?
Stop this, now please.
Dang.
And by Hosmer.
Argh. Bitten by Machado.
I was kinda worried about that happening.
Blasted Machado.
Rays beat Yankees, take 2-1 series lead.
Still hoping for Rays v A’s.
You misspelled “Devil Rays.”
I also misspelled Athletics.
Need one more shutdown inning from Kershaw.
So nice having Joe Davis doing play by play this series. A touch of normality in an otherwise crazy postseason year.
Bad situational hitting by Turner.
He’s slumping. 1 for 13 or 14 in the postseason.
He is this year’s Pollock – minus the k’s.
So far anyways.
A double from Seager. Need JT to join the hit parade.
Klayton K is Kruising now.
Half. Way. Home.
3rd out at 3rd. Shoot.
Barnsie keeps on hitting.
Barnes is now 4-5 in the two games.
He’s unstoppable!
He’s 80% unstoppable! Lol.
Nice throw by Tatis.
I thought that this ballpark was home run proof.
His knee was almost on the ground when he made contact.
Barrels underrated.
Let’s go Cody!
Woohoo! Cody!
A HOMERUN??!!
Is everyone watching the debate? It’s quiet here tonight.
Anything with Pence is too cringe-worthy to even think about watching.
He is tainted by association for sure.
Rule 5 no longer lives?
Sorry Jack. At least I was not talking about Canadian politics.
Ive always thought that rule 5 is one of the main things keeping the toaster and dodger thoughts and now here an oasis. All is good.
I agree with you. I will respect it more.
Yeah, there are enough places to fight about politics without doing so here.
Although – I guess I could be considered tampering in the us election.
It’s on the radio. I’m multitasking.
Trying to do both. The game is a lot more interesting.
No comment.
The Braves won 2-0. They have shut out their opponents in the first four postseason games they’ve played. The last time that happened was the 1905 World Series (all five games were shutouts! The NY Giants won 4-1).
Two loud outs or it would have been even more.
Max! 3-1.
¡Máximo!
Mookie needs to work on his launch angle.
Dang it!
1st and 3rd. Let’s go!
Way to fight off that pitch AJ.
Belli gets called out on a pitch at the ankles.
So low. Not even close.
Smith almost got hold of one there.
Shoot. Let’s go Clayton.
Is it Hernandez behind home plate tonight?
Have been bouncing between debate and this. Is the home play ump squeezing the pitchers again?
Not yet.
Nice to see the Astros lose, and the Yankees behind.
It couldn’t happen to more deserving teams.
Agreed! Well maybe throw San Fran in the mix as well!
The Gnats are barely worth mentioning at this point.
Zing!
Without enthusiasm, I lean in favor of the Barves here – simply because I don’t think second- and third-place teams belong in the playoffs. With all due respect to the Padres, they should go home now, content with the progress they’ve made this season.