Reds at Dodgers, 7:00 PM PDT, TV: Bally Sports Ohio, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
The visiting Reds send RHP Tyler Mahle (1-1, 1.74) to the Dodger Stadium mound to face the Dodgers’ LHP Julio Urías (3-0, 2.81 ERA). Mahle has given up just nine hits and nine walks in the 20 2/3 innings he’s pitched thus far this young season. Three of Urías’s four outings this season have been excellent; overall he’s given up nine runs on 20 hits with 26 Ks and only four walks in 25 2/3 innings.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 2001 After two and a half years in the post, Kevin Malone resigns as the general manager of the Dodgers. Despite having the league’s largest payroll, Los Angeles has failed to make the playoffs during his tenure.
- 2008 Brad Penny’s 96-mph fastball is missed by Dodger batterymate Russell Martin and knocks out umpire Kerwin Danley. After the players are asked to leave the field, the home plate arbiter, who lost consciousness briefly, is placed on a stretcher and leaves the Dodgers-Rockies game in an ambulance.
- 2008 “We can’t tell you to survive the storms of life, we can tell you to dance in the rain, and you can do it. You really can do it. Very difficult, but possible.” – VIN SCULLY, delivering the commencement address at Pepperdine University. (Take note of the graduates’ headgear.)
Vin Scully receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, the institution’s highest honor. The Dodgers’ Hall of Fame broadcaster delivers a stirring commencement address to the 2008 Class of Seaver College, telling the graduates that achieving dreams may be “very difficult, but possible”.
Lineup when available.
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Max back to doing what he does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGLNtZ0rEg
Good one.
That’s a bit more like it! (Seager was choking up on the handle, by the way).
Max might not get on via a basehit again this season.
Smith, Rios, Raley, among others not getting it done this year.
Betts.
Nor has Beaty or (in limited but telling at bats) Peters.
Beaty – that’s who I was trying to remember.
That’s who I was trying to forget.
Beaty has gotten on base 7 of his 17 plate appearances.
That’s a good stat and percentage, but how many hits does he have this season? It’s hard to win when most of the OBP consists of walks and HBP. That’s not Beaty’s fault, but we’re not cashing in those numbers.
So, your complaint is that he is just another runner that we leave on base?
My complaint is that he, and others, need to get some hits.
Amen.
Time for a team meeting without the skipper.
1-10 RISP. Sheesh.
We’re getting better!
Losers of six of our last eight, and now tied for first.
There goes the best record in baseball. Nice while it lasted.
Soon enough, it will be again.
Rung up on ball three.
Sadly it was a strike.
Tonight was supposed to be the feel good snap back game after last night. Not nightmare part 2.
I thought that it was supposed to be a sure let down after the intensity of the previous four?
How can it be a let down game when they were already low after that series? How low do you want them to go?
It’s just that there were alternative narratives.
Fair enough. Good teams bounce back was my thinking. But yes – other narratives can exist.
Let down from the intensity was the fear.
What a horrible game. Again.
If it wasn’t for my sarcasm tonight, I’d fall into a chasm.
A chasm of despair?
Sadly, yes.
Sibling to the slough of despond.
You’re a poet.
Par for the course. Checked swing close but of course a K.
Sadly, he swung.
But close.
Not really.
In every plate appearance over the last two games, Muncy has either walked (7), struck out (3) or been hit by a pitch (1).
I can live with a .727 OBP.
How many wins has it produced?
If everybody got that OBP…
How many wins has it produced?
Not his fault.
The fault lies in our stars.
And our scrubs.
OBP is the best predictor of runs scored.
I agree, but tonight I will cast my net of blame far and wide.
Corey showing his wheels.
Dodgers probably good for at least a walk and a HBP this inning.
That’s a rally for us (or should I say Raley?)
Well, we got the leadoff man on. That’s a start. And the potential tying run is at the plate.
Have we forgotten how to hit?
Yup.
17 pitches. One out.
Well, Seager’s speed less critical now.
Ah a touch of silver lining in the cloud of our situation.
Funny thing about Jansen. When he pitches angry, I’m usually happy. When he doesn’t, I’m usually angry.
Bravo with that comment! Please turn that into a limerick, or better yet a haiku.
Jansen angry – good.
Jansen not angry – not good.
Baseball – life – not fair.
Winnipeg Dave speaks.
Jansen needs temper tantrums.
Dodgers’ play joyless.
There once was a pitcher called Jansen
Who when angry was grand, son
But when he was fair
The hitters did dare
And hit him better and often
Los Angeles is
Squirming, Jansen is smiling
Hitters rejoicing
Welcome to our new commenting format. Nothing but Haiku’s from herd on out.
Kenley has no touch whatsoever tonight.
Who can close for the closer?
One out of every three outings for Jansen this year seems to be Woof. Ugly.
Yep, 3 of 9.
Woof. Ugly.
Why? Just, why?
Because life’s not fair?
That’s no excuse.
Basically, since a week ago Sunday there’s been no excuse for this team.
La vida es un sandwich de mierda, y cada día comes otro bocadito.
And for those of us who don’t speak Bulgarian?
https://www.just-one-liners.com/life-is-a-shit-sandwich-and-every-day-you-take-another-bite/
I wonder how often in his career Jansen has entered a game with a runner on base.
10?
I never am comfortable when Jansen enters a game in a non-save situation. I doubt if he is either.
More to do with leverage, no?
That’s likely it.
Been watching while entertaining my visiting daughter.
Welcome. Please lead us to victory.
I hate the extra-inning rule and, on consecutive we get one of the slowest baserunners in the bottom of the tenth.
Hmm…shades of restaurant critic saying the food is bad and the portions are too small?
Ha!
Mookie now needs to steal second and score on a Seager hit, although an SB would probably take the bat out of Seager’s hands.
Ideally, Seager would not be the designated runner in the tenth.
And yet…
Ideally there would be no 10th inning but Dodgers don’t make it easy these days (nights).
They sure don’t.
I wonder if we lead MLB in hit batters. In some games lately it seems we have more of those than actual hits.
Yes, with 20.
Thanks.
Actually 21 now.
And counting.
Let’s go JT.
Dodgers are magnets recently.
Rios with a couple of dandies.
And the hat trick.
Good field, no hit?
We will see…
I hope he homers now to win it.
Takes one for the team!
Gotta contribute in some way, no?
What is the record for assists in an inning? Theoretically, it could be infinite.
Yes. And that’s a good question.
Same thing with strikeouts. I wonder if there has ever been a five-K inning.
I have always thought that would be the craziest way to lose a perfect game after 8 and 2/3. Strike the batter out but still have to continue the game.
You are right of course. But I’m going to guess that the answer turns out to be a finite number.
It has to be more than three.
Votto is your older sister’s Max Muncy.
He’s the Ontario Muncy.
Hope Votto doesn’t hit number 300 here.
Walk off tonight at least Dodgers.
I had really wanted Santana to pitch after Nelson last night. He has been nails in extra long extra inning games.
Wasn’t he on the IL?
Oh was he activated today. I missed that.
Couldn’t take care of business against old Antone. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv8zKy0e-tI
Lux needs to hit his first HR of the year now.
I’ll settle for a liner to the gap.
Well, Will has that down pat tonight.
Speaking of the Rockies, there’s this: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/rockies/jeff-bridich-out-as-colorado-rockies-general-manager
It’s a Max attack!
The Giants beat the Rockies, 12-0. If we lose, we’re tied with WBBsAs’ favorite team for first.
Don’t you mean the Gnus or something like that Scoop…
No, I call them as I read their jerseys.
Novel idea.
Book it.
Actually, the Rox lost to the Gnats.
Uh, OK.
Do a few pushups while you are down there Muncy.
Eager Seager!
Seager ties it up.
Max tired of walking so much.
One of these nights, the Dodgers are going to explode and score 6 or 7 runs.
Lux marks his return…Rios drops below .100, the double Mendoza Line.
Ríos looks helpless, but he was cheated on that one.
He can try to find his swing again when the minor leagues resume next week.
Signing in briefly, taking a quick look, it appears to be deja vu all over again. Still digesting last night’s debacle.
This lineup really drops off in terms of production after Muncy.
Actually, it was the top that failed last night.
Different lineup. I’m just talking about tonight.
Happy to be proven incorrect!
Imagine driving in runners in scoring position. Must be fun.
Quiet night.
Still aggravating.
Well that looks familiar.
Getting runners on is great. Let’s not leave them on again though.
That sure would have helped last night Mookster.
Reds wearing some pretty bright colour for a road team. I like it a lot.
Yay, a Neverett night.
In a perfect world, Steiner would announce his retirement.
The whole team should be on the IL with bruised egos and shattered dreams.
Last night was tough, but need to shake it off and get the offense moving again. Still the team with most wins in MLB on a 110 win pace.
Lux is back tonight, but Turner sits and Price goes on the IL with a hamstring strain. https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1386820289397334018?s=20
Dodgers didn’t do enough of the little things that winners do that give them wins in this sort of game last night. Hopefully they will tonight. I like Tatis.