Tigers at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: BS Detroit, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
The visiting Tigers give the ball to RHP Beau Brieske (0-1, 5.40 ERA); the 24-year-old will be making his second big league start. He’ll face the Dodgers’ LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-0, 2.65 ERA), who’s ten years older and fifteen years into a Hall of Fame career.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1940 The Dodgers tie the major league mark for consecutive wins from the beginning of the season with style as James ‘Tex’ Carleton no-hits the Reds, 3-0, for the team’s ninth straight victory since Opening Day.
- 1944 In the first game of a doubleheader split, first baseman Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs, and player-manager Mel Ott scores six runs, drawing five walks in the Giants’ 26-8 rout of the Dodgers. Brooklyn wins the nightcap 5-4 in a game shortened due to darkness.
- 1988 Dave Winfield ties the major league RBI record for April established by Dodger infielder Ron Cey in 1977 and matched by Dale Murphy of the Braves in 1985. The right fielder, who was on base at least once in every game, drives in his 28th and 29th runs of the month in the Yankees’ 15-3 rout of Texas in New York.
Lineups when available.
Here’s how we line up for Game 2 vs. Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/GNkhBreGgH
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 30, 2022
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Tigers: pic.twitter.com/2E0SXqEQZ9
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 30, 2022
Oh Barnesie. Show a little patience. Maybe shoulda brought Will Smith in there? Frustrating!
Should have pinch hit a lefty. Either Rios or McInstrey.
Yes. Another base hit! Lol
Lux went fishing?
Belli is a SO machine. 26 SO in 71 AB. 37%. Right up there with CT3.
“Prospect” Joey Bart of the Gnats is at 60 percent-plus.
Foo. Didn’t do Kershaw any favors.
Dodgers now hitting .237 as a team.
Too many of our players are not hitting as they should. Duh!
I turned on the game in the 9th inning. One run and four hits against the Tigers? So, five of our seven losses are against Colorado, Arizona and Detroit. Not good, to put it mildly.
This might be the ugliest game of the year.
This might be the ugliest game of the year.
Another stinker.
This one and the two losses in Arizona.
Seriously. Yuck.
That’s it for me for tonight. Good night all!
Ugh.
Ok Mookie and Freddie – save the day here.
Hit a Barnes door instead.
I didn’t think he would hit into a DP.
CT3. 24 SO in 62 AB. Pathetic.
But also a .295 BA and .825 OPS.
We be flailing suddenly.
Why couldn’t Taylor have the double there?
Battlin’ Belli!
This got out of hand fast.
Not really. It was more like multiple paper cuts.
Well, I did look away for a little bit and when I returned we were down by three!
Graterol should not be brought into a game with runners on base.
Tigers bullpen makes this really hard to comeback tonight.
PFFFFFFFFFFFT.
OK. This is not fun anymore.
Ultra uggh.
Six of the 9 Dodger regulars are hitting .240 or less. Which can either be muttered at when they aren’t scoring runs (like tonight) or marvelled at when you realize how many runs they have scored so far this season (just not tonight).
All but two have OPS higher than league average, which correlates better than AVE with run scoring.
So many lazy-ish fly balls tonight.
Need runs now to get Kersh a win.
Agreed. His climb towards 200 career wins needs to move forward by 1.
Need more than 3 hits tonight Dodgers.
2700!
Kershaw is currently 150th all time in career wins with 188. He could possibly jump up to around the 120th spot this year.
Should be about it for Brieske.
CT3 was all over that pitch. Scalded it.
That was quite the at bat by JT.
He’s no Alex Cora, though.
Remind me how many foul balls he fought off? I watched that at bat but can’t recall.
It was an 18 pitch at bat iirc.
So this one was getting close!
Alex Cora, 18 pitch AB.
https://youtu.be/pMIvzYSh6zM
Just what I was thinking. Both in the number of pitches – and the ending!
74 more strikeouts for Kershaw – and he will pass Frank Tanana for 25th all time. Then next up would be Cy Young at 2803 k’s.
He could (should?) pass them both this year.
Struck out the first batter he ever faced (Aka 1) Skip Schumaker.
Actually struck out the side, though gave up a walk and a run scoring double to Albert.
I’ll always remember this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BJ2NYPMIW8
Now lets get Kersh some runs.
Strikes out the side!
2699!
His kids were going wild. Imagine hearing an entire stadium screaming and clapping for your dad.
I think I can more easily imagine a stadium screaming and clapping for my son. Lol
Now – 303 more to go!
302!
I would be happy for him to get to 2700+ tonight.
One more to go.
2697!
KERSHAW!
Move over Don Sutton.
Kersh vs Tork!
WOOT!
Okay Kersh, time to break the record with a K, then an easy DP.
I’m about a minute behind the live action I guess.
Maybe Kersh will find green pastures vs Meadows.
No comment.
Totally fair! Lol
How long does Dave keep Muncy batting 4th or 5th in the order?
Ok Max. Let’s untie the tie here.
Brieske is a fun name for a pitcher in my opinion.
“How is the pitcher doing?”
“Great. He is pitching Brieske tonight!”
There’s something there that works for me.
I agree!
Sounds like soft polish cheese.
Well – maybe the 4th inning will be the magic moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bacBKKgc4Uo
Kershaw could get the record here – and go back to the dugout upset about giving up a run.
Ugh.
Agree but cannot like.
Kershaw let’s set the record vs Báez.
There goes the perfect game. Lol
And tied.
Be nice to at least tie Sutton here.
You got it.
Effective pitching in the first 2 innings by Kershaw – 8 pitches in the 1st, 9 in the 2nd.
There’s 2!
Another auspicious beginning!
Adios pelota..
Mookie!!
There’s 1!
Alright Clayton – hope you get this thing in the first 3 innings – and maybe even get to 2700 career k’s tonight!
Pirates just beat the Puds 7-6 in 10 innings. Yay.
Nats out to an early lead on the Gnats. 2-0 in the 3rd. Hope they can find a way to up end the Gnats.
Oh well. Not to be.
The emergency shipment of BALCO™ Flaxseed Oil arrived just in time.
Old habits die hard don’t they WBB
Merely an empirical observation.
So is my comment 😉
I just follow the evidence.