Game 48, 2022

Pirates at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA

RHP Zach Thompson (2-4, 5.50 ERA) goes for the Buccos and RHP Walker Buehler (6-1, 2.91 ERA) does the same for the Dodgers. Thompson lost three of his four starts in April but went 2-1 in May. Buehler was 2-1 in April and 4-0 in May.

Today in Dodgers’ history:

  • 1946 In Boston’s 10-8 victory over the Dodgers, Bama Rowell’s long drive hits the Bulova clock located above the right field scoreboard, making the left-fielder the first major leaguer to reach the famous landmark at Ebbets Field. The crushing four-bagger, that shatters the face of the clock causing glass to cascade onto Dodgers right fielder Dixie Walker, is believed to be the inspiration for author Bernard Malamud having Roy Hobbs, the hero of his 1952 novel “The Natural,” belt a similar home run, which also rains glass over the diamond.
  • 1962 Frank Thomas strokes a double off Sandy Koufax in the Mets’ 13-6 loss to Los Angeles, extending his franchise mark of consecutive games with a hit to 18 for the expansion team. The streak, which will be only one shy of Maury Wills’ league-leading total for the season, is halted when the New York left fielder goes 0-for-4 in the nightcap of the Dodgers’ sweep at the Polo Grounds.
  • 1986 In a 6-4 loss to the Dodgers at Three Rivers Stadium, future home run king Barry Bonds goes 0-for-5 in his major league debut. The Pirates center fielder, batting leadoff, strikes out three times.

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79 thoughts on “Game 48, 2022

  1. The cool thing about the Dodgers is they learn and adapt from other teams. When they saw how AZ did so well getting Dodger runners out on base, the Dodgers decided to implement that vs Pittsburgh tonight.

  2. Footnotes to the Dodgers’ doubleheader sweep over the Mets 60 years ago today. In the first game, Gil Hodges hit his 6th homer of the season, off Sandy Koufax, who went the distance in the 13-6 win. In the second game, won by the Dodgers, 6-5, Hodges hit his 7th and 8th homers of the season, both against Johnny Podres. Hodges would hit only one more homer the rest of the season, the 370th homer, and none in 1963, his last season, when he had only 22 at bats.

    From the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR): “Hodges began 1963 as an active player, but retired when the two-year-old Washington Senators asked him to be their manager. After clearing waivers, he was traded to Washington for outfielder Jimmy Piersall on May 23, ending his playing career. Fittingly, Hodges’s last major-league hit was an RBI single on May 5, 1963 against the San Francisco Giants.”

    Hodges goes into the Hall of Fame this summer.

      • Thanks. Hodges was a great person and a great ballplayer. He saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II. Apparently, like many who saw heavy action, including my late father-in-law, who was career Army, he kept a lot things inside of himself. Hodges was also a heavy smoker. He died at the age of 47. It’s good that he is going into the Hall of Fame. Much has been written abut him. A fine biography is “Gil Hodges: The Brooklyn Bums, the Miracle Mets, and the Extraordinary Life of a Baseball Legend,” by Tom Clavin and Danny Peary. It came out in 2012.

  3. Old friend Corey Knebel letting the Dodgers down in Philly (He also blew one big yesterday v. the Mutts). Pads lost, though.

    Update: Steroids Boy Webb gives up his third dinger of the game, and it’s tied again.

    • Knebel having a tough go of it. He is 1-4 with 3 blown saves. Schwarber just tied it back up.

  4. I had guests for dinner and they just left. Looks like I picked a good game to miss. (Tomorrow is another day!)

  5. Well, at least the Puds lost so we didn’t lose ground. Whip’em tomorrow.

    • Oh well. I guess the Dodgers will only win 111 games this season and not 112.

      • Not if there is a wild pitch. Then it would be helpful to have him on third already.

        • Getting thrown out at third on a short fly ball would end the game, and the Dodgers had one of their best hitters coming up.

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  6. Got a break after butchering the previous play. Don’t look the gift horse in the mouth. Punch It. Now score more runs.

  7. Buehler leaving a lot of pitches in the middle of the plate. Not locating well.

  8. HR on a fat fastball. And a lot of pitches. Not a good start for Walker. C’mon offense.

    • He’s also a terrible choice for CF tonight. He weakens the lineup offensively and defensively.

  9. Bleacher Report has just updated their farm system rankings and rank the Dodgers #1.

    Top 10 Prospects

    Tier1
    .1. C Diego Cartaya 20
    .2, RHP Bobby Mille r23
    3. 2B Michael Busch 24.
    4. 3B Miguel Vargas 22
    5.RHP Ryan Pepiot24.
    6.OF Andy Pages 21.

    Tier 2
    7.SS Jacob Amaya 23.
    8.RHP Landon Knack 24

    Tier 3
    9.IF/OF Eddys Leonard 21.
    10 .RHP Gavin Stone23

    • Thanks. That’s a nice mixture. All positions covered except for 1B, where we have Freeman for five more years, and LHP, where we look strong now with Urias and Anderson as starters and Bruihl and Vesia in the bullpen. There is Price as well, but I expect he is a short-timer. Anderson, however, turns 33 at the end of the year. I think that Busch will contribute this year. Cartaya will probably make Barnes expendable. He becomes a free agent at the end of this year.

      • Doubt Cartaya will be ready. He’s still very young, at a low level in the minors.

          • You’re probably right, but Barnes will probably want a multi-year contract, and I don’t think Dodgers will (or should) offer him one.

          • Barnes is most likely gone after this year. He will get a starting gig somewhere for alot more money.

  10. Pirates (19-27)
    Dodgers (33-14)

    SP Walker Buehler R
    6-1 2.91 ERA 52.2IP 42K

    Lineup:
    RF Mookie Betts R
    1B F. Freeman L
    SS Trea Turner R
    C Will Smith R
    DH Edwin Rios L
    3B J. Turner R
    CF C. Bellinger L
    LF Kevin Pillar R
    2B Gavin Lux L

    Clear-day
    0% Rain
    71° Wind 6 mph Out

  11. Both Pads and Gnats losing so far, the former decisively in the seventh, the latter narrowly after four.