Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: Bally Sports Arizona, SPNLA
RHP Matt Peacock (1-1, 5.94 ERA) goes for the visiting Diamondbacks and LHP Clayton Kershaw (6-3, 3.20 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1956 The Orioles, taking a gamble, purchase sore-armed Billy Loes from the Dodgers for a reported $25,000. The 26 year-old right-hander, who will be selected for American League All-Star team next season, will post a 21-30 (.412) record during his four years with Baltimore.
- 1981 With a 3-2 win over Montreal in front of the largest Dodger Stadium crowd in seven years, rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela improves his record to 8-0. The 20 year-old southpaw, who has started the season with five shutouts and a minuscule ERA of 0.50, gets the victory when right fielder Pedro Guerrero hits a leadoff game-ending home run off Steve Ratzer in the bottom of the ninth inning at Chavez Ravine.
- 2011 For the first time since 1914, the Dodgers are defeated after allowing just one hit, losing to the visiting Diamondbacks,1-0. Chad Billingsley, the hard-luck loser, gives up a leadoff double in the second to Stephen Drew, who scores the game’s only run when shortstop Jamey Carroll fails to cover the bag in an attempted pick-off play.
Lineup:
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. D-backs: pic.twitter.com/E4PUpNUck6
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 19, 2021
Giants lead the Reds 10-0 in the third inning during which they scored nine times.
Giants ahead 18-1 after 6 1/2 innings. We will be facing a tough team starting tomorrow night in San Francisco. Still no indication who the Dodgers will pitch tonight against Arizona. Bauer has apparently been pushed back to open the series vs. the Giants, followed by Buehler and Urias.
You get Cueto 18 runs, and he can be tough.
I’d take an extra run or two here.
Take that Bowser! Yoshi RBI!
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Huzzah!
Welcome back. Missed your previews and history.
Jansen now (tied for) 20th all-time in saves.
Yippee!!
Woo-HOO!!!
Great to have you back tonight to do the woo-ing!
Eyes drooping but had to watch!
Welcome to my world. Don’t know how our east coast friends do it!
Kenley looking dominant.
Dodgers win!
Good future person!
There’s 2.
Oh K!
Got the k.
On a 96mph sinker, no less.
Get the first guy out and no walks please Kenley.
Nice play by Muncy and Taylor.
Link: Great to have you posting again!
Thanks!
How irritating are lead-off walks?!?!?!
On a scale of one to ten, I’d say 9.5.
This pitcher’s favorite stadium is actually Jurassic Park.
Well that sucked.
Turner does not look comfortable at the plate.
I wonder if he’s hurt.
Turner is overdo.
Overdue for a GIDP apparently.
Bust this baby open Max.
Just what I was thinking.
Some times it is better to be lucky than good.
Weird wacky and wild inning.
D’Backs imploding.
Poof!
Scoop called it!
Woot! Mookie double!
That helps. Clearly another hit hey WBB? Jk
Sac fly, but also a big E.
Clearly! Talk about clanking off the glove!
Oh Sam.
Bad at bat.
Albert wants that to be a hit. Lol
It’s clearly a hit.
Clanked off the glove. Could have been caught.
Very difficult with back to the infield. It has been scored a hit.
Regardless Albert will take it.
So, a bunt situation?
Ha!
An Albert situation.
There have been so many games in which our bats look dead inning after inning and then we explode. OK, we have completed the first part of that scenario. It is now time for the second part.
It’s go time indeed.
Good start!
Turner is now something like 4-for-30.
Our offense has disappeared. Poof!
Bummer
Rats.
Terrible AB by Turner.
Yep. Major fail.
Time to light this candle.
A PH actually got a hit! Kershaw may have had another inning in him, but Doc feeling some urgency to score some more.
Kersh pitching well, yes? Our starting pitching has been so great.
Hi all. Back from a delicious dinner in Steamboat Springs. Question: will the gnats and pads ever lose another game?
The Pads are a serious challenger. The Gnats may somehow manage to finish ahead of the Rox and/or the Snakes.
I know you will disagree with me, but you are having trouble accepting the fact that the Giants are actually a good team. Their ERA is the best in the NL, Posey is hitting about .370 and they have made some wise acquisitions. They are not last year’s Giants. I wish they were.
They’ve been playing way over their heads against weak teams. When they regress to the mean, it will be wonderful to watch.
https://twitter.com/alexspeier/status/1395214280824344577?s=20
That was a no-doubt call.
Bellinger catches that.
Agreed.
So does Peters.
After BadGums, Ahmed is the most loathsome Snake.
Terrible throw by Peralta.
Cleans the base, like they asked him to do.
Let’s go Tsutsugo!
Nice make up play Sam!
Noooo. There goes the no-no, and shutout.
The pitchers duel deflated on that one.
Not going to lie – I was kinda shocked by that walk.
Some nice D tonight
CT3 looked like Quique on that one. Locastro was dumb to slide.
So far I would suggest this is starting off as a bit of a pitchers duel.
That was scary close.
That’s enough HBP as well.
That’s enough no-nos for this season – unless a Dodger pitcher does it.
So I think Kluber did it.
Fine play by Barnes!
Just your basic 2 to 3 out. Joking. It was sweet.
Nice Sam.
Yet another interesting game going on, this time in Texas after eight full.
Saw that the Mariners as a team are below the Mendoza Line (If Mario were on the team, their BA would actually improve).
Nice efficient inning, including the HBP on the first pitch.
Gotta get used to shaky LFs.
Glad to see Link and the preview back!
Thank you!
In Game 6 of the 1952 Series, Loes did the following. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/31899da0518d43d6e3b12dc71028142b8457086b3ee901822e85660e5ce5f5db.png