Dodgers at Twins, 4:40 PM PDT, TV: BSN, SPNLA
The Dodgers’ LHP Andrew Heaney makes his first start of the year. He’ll face RHP Chris Archer, who’s doing the same. Heaney was a Dodger in 2014, coming to them with Chris Hatcher, Austin Barnes, and Enrique Hernández from the Marlins in exchange for Dan Haren, Dee Gordon, and Miguel Rojas. Five hours later the Dodgers traded him to the Angels, receiving Howie Kendrick in return. This is Archer’s first season with the Twins; he was 1-1 with a 4.66 ERA in 19 innings with the Rays last year.
On this day in Dodgers history:
- 1906 At Brooklyn’s Washington Park, Boston Beaneater rookie Johnny Bates becomes the first modern player to homer in his first major league at-bat. The 23 year-old outfielder connects off Harry McIntire in the top of the second inning in the team’s 2-0 Opening Day victory over the Superbas.
- 1962 Pete Richert, making his major league debut, comes out of the bullpen and strikes out the first six batter he faces, a major league record. The rookie southpaw fans four in the third inning in LA’s 11-7 comeback victory over the Reds at Dodger Stadium.
- 1976 The game against the Padres is rained out at Dodger Stadium for only the second time in the 14-year history of the ballpark. The washout ends a streak started in April 1967, covering a span of 724 straight contests, with subsequent postponements coming much sooner when inclement weather cancels two consecutive home dates in September.
Lineups when available.
Today's #Dodgers lineup at Twins: pic.twitter.com/Mv6mX7Zjyp
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 12, 2022
For the first time since 2017, we'll face the Dodgers. pic.twitter.com/Qdbb8KEwFl
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 12, 2022
NPUT
Cotton was once considered a possible Dodger starter. He was traded to Oakland on August 1, 2016, with Grant Holmes and FRANKIE MONTAS to the A’s for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick.
Muncy now has three walks to go with his one hit this young season.
Is Cody ever going to recover? He looks horrible.
I doubt that we will ever see the first half 2019 Belli again.
His floor and ceiling are seemingly very far apart…
Heaney deserved better. Brusdar made sure it wasn’t any worse.
We’re going out for an early dinner (8:30 p.m. Argentine time), down the block, but should check back in a bit later.
Hope they get this in. Already seems like forever since they last played.
Woo-HOO!
Thank you, RBI, for joining me.
Dodgers win. G’night all, although I think I am a bit late with that.
I think I now know the sound of one hand clapping.
To those of you in the Central and Eastern time zones, it’s past time for the American pastime.
Come on Garrett. Stop messing around here.
It’s time for Dodger baseball
It’s almost the witching hour for you, WD.
If the game doesn’t resume, do they go to the last completed inning, meaning it’s a 1-1 tie? Or does the game pick up in the bottom of the 8th before tomorrow’s regularly scheduled game?
It’s moot now, but I will research it, unless one of you can post the information.
They would have picked it up today at the point where it was suspended.
Rockies playing good ball.
Seager was robbed of a 3 run HR – which obviously made a big difference in today’s game. But yes the Rockies have started off well.
Rain delay.
They should just call it.
It’s after midnight, so I’m gonna have to put it to bed.
Here comes the rain again!
Gnats are taking the Puds to the woodshed. 10 to 1 in the 3rd inning.
A pox on both their houses.
They be using up a month’s worth of BALCO™ Flaxseed Oil.
Good inning!
Got the touchdown. Now kick the extra point.
Or field goal!
Bat around
Lux seems to be getting his “can’t miss prospect” form back.
Bellinger on the other hand…
Watching this game on my laptop, while my son has the Minnesota – LA basketball game on the tv. They may be playing across the street from each other in real life, but they are both in my living room…
Nice outbreak of offense
Long over due.
With some help from the Twinkies.
Atta boy Willy. Woo-Hoo.
Smith makes them pay for not getting walked earlier in the at bat.
Good time to check back in! Go Dodgers!
Just in time for the fire works.
Need a touchdown.
Things are looking up.
You might say the Dodgers weathered the storm.
JT keeps it going.
Put this baby to bed boys.
Thought for sure the ump was going to call strike 3 to Muncy there.
Need a big crooked number here.
Woot. Lucky break – but we will take it!
For sure. The way we are hitting, we need all the breaks we can get.
Well, that’s better.
Rain turns off.
Top of the order turns it on?
Well at least 2 walks to start it off.
Looks like the rain is letting up a bit. But I know it will be back.
Watch this thing go 13 or 14 innings.
Nice hit CT3. Now Lux needs to find a way to bring him home with 2 outs.
Maybe they will pitch around Lux in order to face Betts.
David Price coming in.
In that case, I’m more glad that the ball hit JT’s bat than his hand.
When the Dodger schedule came out I wondered about heading down to catch this series. I’m quite glad I didn’t.
Maybe save Kershaw for back home in LA?
I would. Let him pitch the home opener in warm weather. Throw a bullpen game tomorrow.
Brusdar.. WOOT!!
Rats!! Nice job Trea.
Mudball
Uggh
Get somebody ready in the bullpen Dave.
Ok. Now let it rain? I’m good with a 1-0 win in a shortened game.
Archer is really good again, or is he?
From the numbers, it looks as if Heaney’s been pretty good.
Lots of swings and misses. Just struggled vs Correa.
Dodgers are overdue for a home run.
But Barnes isn’t in the lineup right now.
Lux just missed one.
Might be a good moment right here! Double steal works!
Belli could have gotten all the way to third there.
After a delicious dinner of spinach gnocchi, I’m ready to see some Dodgers offense.
Have to bow out soon for my own dinner.
Bella Italia Café is barely half a block from here.
Used to go to an Italian place across from the zoo. Probably the same one, no?
Not too far from the Ecoparque (ex-Zoológico). It’s at República Árabe Siria and Segui.
Always loved the tri-color of spinach, potato, and bell pepper ones served together.
Nice dinner but no key to the Dodgers offense
Gameday doesn’t agree with that called strike.
Neither do I!
Smith got hosed.
Good first two innings from Heaney.
Using his new sweeper pitch to good effect.
Super, super early in the year – and this game – but it seems like our best pitchers have been the back end of the rotation and the bottom of the lineup.
Buxton is certainly fleet of foot. Nice running catch of Muncy’s fly ball.
Watching the game while bracing for the northern part of the storm that is bringing rain to Minneapolis. Except instead of rain we are preparing for the biggest snow storm in 25 years.
Whoa!
For this time of the year or for anytime?
Any time of year. The weather warms up in spring and so it’s a common time of year for snow storms. Some predictions suggest we could get up to 80 cm over the course of the storm.
Being from the South, “having to warm up to snow”always had a strange ring to it
Less precipitation happens when it’s like -25 Celsius.
Celsius scale makes sense for water, but less so for humans. When it is zero, it’s kinda cold. When it’s 100, one is dead.
I like living in the negative though. Makes me feel bolder.
It’s the mathematician in you. None of the rest of us understand negative numbers.
About to go into a meeting
myself. Go Dodgers!