Mets at Dodgers, 12:10 PM PDT, TV: SNY, SPNLA
It’s the Mets’ RHP Max Scherzer (2-1, 3.72 ERA) versus the Dodgers’ RHP Noah Syndergaard (0-3, 4.91 ERA)
- 1890 The Brooklyn Bridegrooms, who will later be known as the Dodgers, play their first National League game. The former American Association team loses to the Beaneaters, who will become known as the Braves in 1912, at Boston’s South End Grounds, 15-9.
- 1938 During the first inning, both Dodgers’ Ernie Koy and Phillies’ Emmett Mueller homer in their first major league at-bats. The pair of rookies will collectively hit a total 42 home runs during their nine seasons in the major leagues.
- 1956 In the first major league game ever played in New Jersey, the Dodgers begin their Jersey City home game experiment with a 10-inning 5-4 victory over the Phillies at Roosevelt Stadium. A sparse crowd of 12,214, limited by inclement weather, sees Brooklyn backstop Roy Campanella tie the score in the tenth inning with his 1000th career hit, a double down the left field line.
- 1968 Nolan Ryan makes quick work of the Dodgers when he strikes out the side on nine pitches in the top of the third inning of the Mets’ 3-2 loss at Shea Stadium. The 21 year-old New York fireballer, who will also accomplish the feat with the Angels in 1972, strikes out 11 batters in 7.1 frames, including Claude Osteen, Wes Parker, and Zoilo Versalles, the victims of his immaculate inning.
- 2000 Veteran hurler Orel Hershiser ties a major league mark, equaled by 19 others, hitting four batters in one game. Astro Richard Hidalgo also ties a modern major league record by getting hit three times in a game, twice by Hershiser and a third time by Dodger reliever Matt Herges.
- 2002 Mariners’ third baseman Jeff Cirillo ties the major league record for consecutive errorless games at the hot corner by playing his 99th contest without a miscue. John Wehner, a journeyman infielder with the Dodgers, Pirates, and Marlins, established the mark during a span of eight-plus seasons.
Lineups when available.
NPUT
D’Backs DFA Buttgarner.
Ideally the Gnats will bring him back.
That would be my guess. Someone will pick him up.
Sign him up!
Dodgers hitters could use a batting practice pitcher to rebuild their confidence.
Every time Vesia pitches these days my heart sinks. Over 12 ERA.
Well, you know Doc. Gotta get him back out there so as not to hurt his confidence.
Vesia has an excellent track record. I certainly wouldn’t throw him overboard yet.
Nobody said anything about throwing him overboard.
Presently plunging to 11.12.
Max gets himself ejected (Scherzer, that is).
Whoa. Sticky situation.
Ba-Dum-Bum-Ting
Heute in Schadenfreude (still in progress): BadGums gone after three innings and seven earned in St. Louis; his ERA is now 10.62. Cards lead Snakes 10-4 in the sixth.
Bullpen blows another one. Offense wasn’t very good either.
Called out on a ball low.
Not the first time either.
Well, we may have Robo-Umps next year. They are using them in the minors to work out the bugs I guess.
Too much of that happening
That umpire did not help us one bit.
Top of the lineup, such as it is.
I do like Outman leading off
I do as well, but the overall pickings are lean.
I was hoping to watch Williams hit one more time
Back to back to back to back
Peralta dinger!
Well, no Mookie, no CT3, no Rojas, (who else am I forgetting?).
Will Smith.
Right! Thanks!
Missing KT3 and Rojas is not a big problem. Missing the Mook and Smith hurts.
I don’t know, they have a lot of fans
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant
Poof.
5 for 5. I think the Dodgers were interested in signing Nimmo.
Smart intentional walk on the part of the Mets. Make them pay, Vargas.
Going against conventional wisdom that you don’t put winning run on base.
A no brainer when the choice is a hot Muncy or JHeyward..
That’s what I was alluding to.
I may have to leave early but, if nothing else, Thor had a respectable outing against a good lineup (though he was less than dominant).
Ooph.
Heyward shouldn’t have thrown home.
Our bullpen is a disaster so far this year. What can we do to shore it up?
Probably the easiest thing to fix.
Umpire’s strike zone is… uneven.
Our lineup does not inspire fear.
Whew
This is MLBTV’s free game of the day.
Schadenfreude update: Redbirds 14, Snakes 5. BadGums is now 0-3 with a 10.26 ERA.
Rats!!
Ump, questionable zone there.
Ok, Noah. No more free passes.
Good company!
That’s from The Athletic.
I didn’t realize this was a day game so I didn’t pre-write the post. Got an email from WBBsAs to say “Game’s started” and hustled over here to put this rudimentary blurb up. Sorry!
Blue helps out Scherzer on what should’ve been ball three to Heyward.