Dodgers at Giants, 12:45 PM PDT, TV: MLBN (out-of-market only), NBCS BA, SPNLA
LHP Clayton Kershaw (7-3, 2.66 ERA) goes for the Dodgers and RHP Jakob Junis (4-2, 2.78 ERA) goes for the Giants. Kershaw took a 3-2 lead into the sixth inning of his last start but then gave up four consecutive hits and the Giants took the lead for good. Junis was 0-1 for July.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1908 In Brooklyn, the last-place Cardinals blank the Brooklyn Superbas (Dodgers), 3-0. The entire Washington Park contest is played with just one ball.
- 1941 Mickey Owens becomes the first catcher to handle three foul pop ups in one frame. The Brooklyn backstop’s third inning defense contributes to the Dodgers’ 11-6 victory over New York at Ebbets Field.
- 1942 In a military relief game at the Polo Grounds, which will be the last war-time twilight game played, Pee Wee Reese’s grand slam in the top of the ninth, which puts the Dodgers up 5-1, doesn’t count, because of the 9:10 pm government curfew. The game ends up as a 1-1 tie with the Giants.
- 1948 Ernie Harwell, filling in for Red Barber, who is recovering from a bleeding ulcer, calls his first major league game as the Dodgers beat the Cubs at Ebbets Field, 5-4. To obtain the future Hall of Fame broadcaster, Brooklyn general manager Branch Rickey trades minor league catcher Cliff Draper to the Atlanta Crackers.
Lineups:
First start in Dodger blue for Joey Gallo.
Today’s #Dodgers lineup at Giants: pic.twitter.com/bfWSPidFOz
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Rox have taken a 6-0 lead over the Paddies after 4-1/2 at The Litterbox. Recently extended ace Musgrove gives up all the runs.
In Anaheim today, the Angles are throwing Junk at Oakland – literally! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janson_Junk
Lower Back Injury for Kershaw.
Late but ScoopLew asked me to share his photo at today’s game. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3e345fcc24ae2c7d41c883b1ca8e3370dc58f80f96210af59b3876d40225f564.jpg
Scoop is the one in the Jackie Robinson shirt.
Paddies lose to Rox, Dodgers now lead by 12-1/2.
Perspective on Vin – https://twitter.com/lindsayberra/status/1554813505647378432?s=20&t=d5As1lpQHt7JtZfQkAcJkA
In Anaheim today, the Angles have hit six dingers, and trail the Atléticos 8-6 in the eighth.
Picket fence game for them for sure. Just missing one board in the 5th.
I kinda like how each game the San Fran fans got a glimmer of hope in the 9th inning and started their “Beat LA” chant. How’d that work out for you friends?
It only made sense the first time: Celtics losing to 76ers and their fans wishing 76ers well for championship series against the Lakers.
Jackie Gleason says how sweep it is. Who said that first here?
Ohio and I said it seconds apart.
After last series against giants.
Brooms and champagne it is!
Woo-HOO!!!
Jessica: “How ’bout this bullpen?”
She’s got that right. Wow.
Dodgers win!!!!
Uh Craig? Settle down here.
One more Kimbrel.
And here we go
Kimbrel actually has a pretty good FIP at around 2.00. BB up a little bit up compared to career and K a little bit down. Dingers only at 0.3. Big thing are hits at 9.7, almost twice career levels.
Blood pressure up as well–ours
His command is suspect. Pitches often way out of the zone, and then he has to groove one.
That’ll do it.
Keeping Kimbrel as the closer is like keeping Muncy as the cleanup hitter.
Max actually having a good week for once with OPS of .861.
103 games in and he has a week. Hopefully more to follow.
That’s the idea.
Get out the whiskey, Kimbrel warming for the ninth.
Or the Xanax…
I am hoping for brooms…
Won’t be as exciting if we are all loaded up with drugs and alcohol to prepare for Kimbrel.
Champagne then?
Vesia dominating out of the pen.
Lower back for Klayton
It seems chronic.
Bummer!!!!
Treamendous!
Gallo GG last two years
giants not happy with Mookie.
Things turned ugly pretty quickly.
I’m thinking this might be his last season.
So this might have been his last game potentially.
Possibly, though I hope not. He’s a tenacious competitor, so I doubt he’s ready to give up at this point.
Oh no. Not again, Kersh.
This is concerning. Starting pitching is a bit thin right now.
Oh no! Kershaw is injured!
Dodgers getting into a bad Gnatpen early.
¡Cuadarangular de tres carreras!
Betts!
Mookie!!!
I think we counted on the Giants mucking up the throw home, or we thought Gallo was a little faster than he is.
He’s pretty fast but, with nobody out, you hold him. To give credit where credit is due, the Gnats uncharacteristically played that perfectly.
An example of a professional swing by Lux versus whatever Gallo does.
Gallo’s hitting .500 as a Dodger.
He came here it get it fixed, it seems. Doc was saying his recent problems are apparently mechanical and that the hitting coaches would work with him
Fastest player to 100 dingers in MLB history. Had 38 last year. Hopefully they can fix his current problems.
He’ll always have lotsa K’s but also many BBs and, ideally, many dingers.
¡Un doblete de Max!
And an RBI single by Lux!