Dodgers at Padres, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: Bally Sports San Diego, ESPN, SPNLA
LHP Julio Urias (9-2, 3.54 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers and RHP Yu Darvish (6-2, 2.57 ERA) goes for the Padres.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1957 In his first major league start, Von McDaniel‚ who graduated from Oklahoma’s Hollis High School last month, two-hits the Dodgers at Busch Stadium‚ 2-0. Brooklyn does not get a hit off the 18 year-old bonus baby until the sixth inning.
- 1998 Bill Russell is released as Dodger manager and is replaced in the dugout by Glenn Hoffmann. In the front office, Tommy Lasorda assumes the general manager duties of the third-place club from Fred Claire.
- 2016 Dean Kremer becomes the first-ever Israeli to sign a contract with a Major League baseball team when he comes to terms with the Dodgers, after being selected in the annual amateur draft earlier this month. The 20-year-old right-hander, who won Europe’s Most Valuable Pitcher award in both 2014 and 2015, has hurled for Israel’s national baseball team for the past three seasons. (Note: Kremer was traded to the Orioles in the Manny Machado deal in 2018)
Lineup when available.
Tonight’s #Dodgers lineup at Padres: pic.twitter.com/J03jkTIdgl
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 21, 2021
NPUT
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It’s off to work I go. Get us a win tonight gang.
Scherzer is not amused. https://twitter.com/Jomboy_/status/1407485752196403208?s=20
It is nice to see Muncy back in the starting lineup tonight (Tuesday). He’s the only lefty (with the exception of Kershaw).
Sawx fans may forget Mookie. https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/1407357681187229696?s=20
Good night everyone, wherever you are.
Good night! Better luck for us tomorrow I hope.
Regarding the information above about Von McDaniel, I remember that game. Even though I was a Dodgers fan, I was impressed. I was 9, only nine years younger than McDaniel. He was 7-5 that season, pitched briefly in 1958, and never returned to the majors again. He played many years in the minors after that, mostly as a third baseman, and died at the age of 56. Fame is fleeting.
It’s official – the Beerguys have broken the Snakes’ streak.
I’ll drink to that! (Nothing much else to raise a glass for tonight.)
Yu is so good when the batters don’t know what is coming via trash can.
Just avoid a sweep. All we have to do is win one. I would love to take the series and win 2 of 3. However, it is imperitive that we don’t get swept. If we’re swept, they gain 3 games on us. If we just take one, they only gain 1 game.
I am not a physician, but it seems risky for Tatís to play tonight. Recurring injuries for such a young athlete would suggest caution.
We’ve still won 10 of our last 13.
Can’t win ’em all, I guess.
Darvish was pretty darn magnificent tonight.
Sixteen Ks, including three each by Turner and McKinstry.
Absurd.
Tomorrow night: Kershaw, 8-6, 3.36, vs. Snell, 2-3, 5.72.
All we have to do is do in the 9th what the Padres did in the 1st.
Is the league catching up with Beatty?
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Arizona anymore.
At least the Pads are having to use their pen tonight. Dodgers haven’t used any high leverage relievers.
Prilce has been effective and selfless this season. Seems like a great presence on a ballclub.
Why not bring up Ravelo? He’s a corner infielder and an outfielder. Here are his numbers at OKC this year: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ravelo001ran
He’s gone to Japan.
As Johnny Carson used to say to Ed McMahon, “I did not know that.”
I was hopeful there and hoping. Now I am feeling more frustrated.
Somehow I knew that Mookie was going to fly out. Ah well.
What a remarkable display of batting futility tonight. Oh, well, it’s but one game.
Reinforcements on the way.
When Muncy and Bellinger return, presumably tomorrow and Wednesday, who would you send down?
Reks for sure, perhaps Souza.
I agree regarding Reks. I wonder if Burns might get sent down instead of Souza. But when Seager returns, barring other injuries or moves, Burns will go down if he hasn’t previously.
Burns has been a contributor, but so has Souza. That said, SSS for both.
What does SSS stand for?
Small sample size.
Gotcha.
It would be nice if Cronenworth’s error opened the floodgates.
https://twitter.com/BlakeHarrisTBLA/status/1407181500294987783?s=20
Bless you, double-play.
Probably give Julio another inning at least.
One of these pitchers is not like the other one.
Darvish isn’t throwing strikes either, but Dodgers are swinging at them.
Showing command. Julio, not so much.
He’s throwing a lot
more than Julio.
Especially throwing first pitch strikes.
Don’t stop now!
Betts boom!
Mookie!!!!
Meanwhile, in Phoenix, the Beerguys seem poised to break the Snakes’ losing streak.
Just what I hoped for.
That was better, now to score some runs, please!
3 batters. 3 k’s. Ugh.
Wow we look pretty weak at the plate so far.
Great pitcher. Make him work. Maybe get lucky and strings some things together.
Yep.
Let’s get at least three back, if nothing else to give Julio a rest.
In his last start, in Denver, Yu blew a big lead.
That’s the spirit!
Batted around. Sheesh.
Where is everyone else on here? Hiding? I’m exercising but not enjoying this one.
No words.
Watching in frustration.
Yeah, try adding lifting weights to that experience.
Julio is fooling absolutely nobody. What a terrible first inning.
Julio is now officially pitching angry.
Maybe it’s better to get their ya-yas out in the first inning. The night is young!
Ruh roh times four.
No need to check Julio, I guess.
Ruh roh.
22 pitches at least…
Zach Reks up, Edwin Uceta down. Reks has a myriad of off-the-field interests.