Cardinals at Dodgers , 6:10 PM PDT, TV: Bally Sports Midwest, FS1, SPNLA
Two lefties have at one another today in this nationally televised contest, as Jordan Montgomery (2-3, 3.81 ERA) of the Cardinals takes the mound against the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 2.32 ERA).
Pacific Northwesterners can now boo or cheer for the latest City Connect uniforms: the Mariners just unveiled theirs.
- 1978 The Cardinals tie a franchise record for the quickest nine-inning game played in their history, taking only one-hour and thirty-three minutes to beat the Dodgers at Busch Stadium, 1-0. The contest marks the managerial debut of Ken Boyer, replacing Vern Rapp, the Redbird skipper fired four days ago.
- 1994 Kirk Rueter becomes the first pitcher in 13 seasons to begin his major league career with a 10-0 record when the Expos beat San Diego at Olympic Stadium, 3-2. In 1981, Dodgers southpaw Fernando Valenzuela started the year with eight victories to improve his overall record to 10-0 for the Dodgers, somewhat similar to the Montreal left-hander, who started his streak last season with an 8-0 mark before winning his first two decisions this year.
- 2005 Although Eric Gagne is on the disabled list and hasn’t thrown a pitch this season, he is suspended for two games and fined. The action is taken because after being ejected on April 6 for heckling home plate umpire Bill Hohn, MLB warned the Dodgers closer he was in violation of Rule 3.17, which states players on the disabled list may not take part in any activity during the game, the former Cy Young winner continued to dress and participate in game activities.
Here’s a terrifying note: on this day in 1930 (which should be called the Year of the Hitter — look it up) an average of 17+ runs a game is scored in the seven major league games played today. After the dust settles, players from 14 teams will cross the plate 123 times. On a sadder note, on this day in 1939 on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Lou Gehrig comes to the plate in the fourth inning and singles off Washington hurler Ken Chase for his 2,721st and last hit, the most ever in franchise history. The ‘Iron Horse’s’ record will stand for over 70 years until Derek Jeter, another 35 year-old team captain, surpasses the mark in 2009.
Lineups when available.
Tommy (and his .625 AVG against lefties) leads off in LA. pic.twitter.com/SSLRn9dMqO
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 29, 2023
Tonight’s #Dodgers lineup vs. Cardinals: pic.twitter.com/hLZbyjCe1M
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 29, 2023
Outman not getting any close calls. Two very high strikes, as in not strikes.
He got hosed.
NPUT @ 0800 HST, 1100 PDT, 1400 EDT
68 (77%) of Kershaw’s 88 pitches were strikes. That’s the second-best pctg he’s had in 404 career starts. He’s doing it at age 35.
Woo-HOO!!!
#202
How sweet it is!
Tres….
Dos..
Uno..
Pretty weak swing by Goldy.
Carlson is too good.
rats
Freddie with a little Trea Turner slide action.
Golden sombrero for CT4. Sigh.
KKKKT3. Sad.
Whew!!!
Redemption.
Hard-hit, but straight at eye level – not so difficult as a hard-hit grounder.
I know, but at least he caught it.
Ugh, Chris.
Not an easy play.
Didn’t look that hard at the stadium but I’m up in the fourth level.
Might have preferred Phillips for the top of their order in the ninth
Good call.
Probably it’ll be Brewster.
I’d have left Klayton in.
One run does not give me great confidence. Prove me wrong, bullpen!
Well that was a bunch of baloney!!
Clap, clap.
Pfft.
You’ve got to be kidding me. Geez!!
Bring him home James.
Jobbed.
Totally.
We need Winnipeg Dave insurance runs.
Could Kersh go 8 tonight?
More Dodger runs, more Dodger runs!
KKKT3
KT3 is a liability at the plate but, he is a pretty darn good SS.
That was a very fine catch by Carlson.
Yep
After a couple bad games, Outman appears to have turned it around.
Classic Kershaw so far.
Gotta love the pitch count as well.
Get us some runs RBI. Are you having a Dodger Dog tonight?
Manny was my all-time favorite Tacoma Giant (at risk of repeating myself, there were gno Gnats in the Pacific Northwest).
KT2.
In high-altitude slugfest, Pads swat Gnats 16-11.
Saw Dodgers-Mets play an exhibition game there in 2003. Score was something like 19-12.
I checked the dimensions, and the ballpark is considerably smaller than Coors.
And almost half again higher.
I took softball BP in Denver once, and it was enormous fun.
Saw Cuba-AUS in WBC as well, but no one went yard on Chapman.
See Dodgers run
See Dodgers score
Good job Barnsy.
Never a doubt
KT3
Third strike was a terrible pitch.
Easy first for Clayton (without a K).
And no errors.
Speaking of hitters, the Gnats and Pads are playing home run derby in CDMX.