Phillies at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, NBCSP, SPNLA
LHP Matt Strahm (2-2, 2.31 ERA) goes to the hill for the Phillies and LHP Julio Urías (3-3, 4.41 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers.
- 1912 At South End Grounds, the hometown Braves score ten runs in the first two innings and hold on to defeat the Superbas (Dodgers), 11-7. Brooklyn scores four runs in the bottom of the third to knock out Boston’s starter Buster Brown.
- 1928 With the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning, Giants’ manager John McGraw orders that Dodger rookie Del Bissonette be intentionally walked with the bases loaded by Larry Benton, forcing home a run. The strategy works when Harry Riconda strikes out, giving New York a 2-1 victory in the Polo Grounds contest.
- 1958 George Weiss denies any reprisals, but the New York GM warns the National League there will be consequences, interpreted by some as a nationwide Yankees network, if teams continue to flood the market with games, trying to fill the void created when the Dodgers and Giants left the Big Apple. The Phillies have already committed to broadcast 78 of its games in NYC, with the Cardinals and Pirates making plans to show their home games in the Big Apple when they play against the West Coast teams.
strong>1995 Hideo Nomo becomes the first Japanese native to play in the majors since Masanori Murakami appeared with the Giants in 1964. The 26-year-old right-hander from Osaka pitches five scoreless innings of one-hit ball but doesn’t win when the Dodgers blow a 3-0 lead, bowing to San Francisco at Candlestick Park, 4-3. - 2019 Noah Syndergaard homers en route to blanking the Reds at Citi Field, making it the seventh time in major league history that a pitcher’s round-tripper accounts for the game’s only run in a 1-0 shutout. ‘Thor’ becomes the first Met to accomplish the feat and the first since Dodger right-hander Bob Welch went deep for the only run in his complete-game victory in 1983.
- 2019 Noah Syndergaard homers en route to blanking the Reds at Citi Field, making it the seventh time in major league history that a pitcher’s round-tripper accounts for the game’s only run in a 1-0 shutout. ‘Thor’ becomes the first Met to accomplish the feat and the first since Dodger right-hander Bob Welch went deep for the only run in his complete-game victory in 1983.
One more notable event on this date: in 1917 southpaw Hippo Vaughn of Chicago and Reds righty Fred Toney throw no-hitters against one another through the first nine innings at Weeghman Park. The deadlock is broken in the top of the tenth with a one-out single by Larry Kopf, an error, and an infield hit by Jim Thorpe, and Toney then sets the Cubs down in order to preserve his extra-inning gem.
This Nike ad first appeared on this date in 1999:
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Reds beat Puds. And Rangers knocked off D’Backs earlier.
With tying run on second and winning run on first, Tatís-Machado-Soto went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the tenth.
Marsh was overly aggressive with his throw last night. Mookie may have calculated that he wouldn’t want to look foolish again tonight and took advantage.
Knocking on the door again.
Mookie says, Come In.
Yahoo!
Looking better, Blue!
And that’s that.
Offense is gearing up.
Woo-HOO!!!
Dodgers win!
Embarrassing. Time to switch channels.
Rolling down Imperial Highway.
Tough to hit those things.
Like Dave says, save a few for Stone!
Except now I want Outman to join in the fun. Lol
Which he does…
You rang?
Freddie!!!
Dodgers are outright embarrassing the Fillies.
Freddie!
Do the Freddie.
Vesia needs a few more of those! Nice K.
A healthy, well functioning starting rotation of Urias, Kershaw, May, Gonsolin – and anything half decent from a 5th – would be a major strength.
Let’s see how Stone does.
Everybody must get Stone(d).
Rainy Day Women
Hopefully Dodgers will support him with 12 (or 35).
Hope the faucet doesn’t shut off for Stone tomorrow night.
Vargas doubles the fun himself.
Mister Doubles!
Vargas! Wow!
Nice of the Dodgers to keep scoring.
CT2RBI
Taylor comes through with the double!
Good job CT3.
Julio Jumbo Jacks.
Yes, grab some pine Bryce!
Take a seat, Meat!!
Urias much sharper and stronger this evening.
Meanwhile, I’m on strike, apparently!
Oh wild.
Writers deserve to get paid.
Truth. It’s been a case, as you say, of being nibbled to death by ducks.
So good to see Julio finding his groove.
AJ Pollock just broke up a no hitter with a HR and tied the game.
A’s rookie starter pulled after 100 pitches, but only 54 strikes.
Lovelady – is a last name I have never heard before.
The reliever who ended it.
More common than you might think. https://forebears.io/surnames/lovelady
AJ Pollock just broke up a no hitter with a HR and tied the game.
Still bothered by the dinger, but Julio seems to have his mojo back.
Freddie hits one that even Schwarber can catch.
Hey Mook, dinner is on Barnes.
Some nice table setting for Mookie, who is feasting.
Barnes still looking for his groove.
Betts has found his though.
A charitable pitcher would hit his bat.
Arriba, Arriba.
Mister Doubles.
Let’s go Vargas.
Starting to show some power.
Trea(sonous)!
At least it was with bases empty.
KKT3.
Outman and now Vargas helping to lengthen the lineup.
Atta boy Mook.
Reporting in from Stockholm, where daybreak marks the 4:10 am starting time.
Many a morning coffee in Europe with the Dodgers over the years.
Roast reindeer for dinner in Gamla Stan.
Hefsan.
My father’s family (his grandfather) is from the Borlange area, but I have never had the pleasure of visiting Sweden.
I had three Swedish grandparents, from Värmland, and one Norwegian. I have cousins in Uppsala and others remaining in Värmland (where I have several aunts and uncles in their 90s).
And away we goooooo.