Reds at Dodgers, 6:10 PM PDT, TV: BS Ohio, SPNLA
RHP Luke Weaver (2-2, 7.20 ERA) goes to the mound for the Redlegs while RHP Emmet Sheehan (3-1, 6.75 ERA) pitches for the home team.
- 1915 Pirates third baseman Honus Wagner reaches Robins hurler Jeff Pfeffer for a grand slam in the eighth inning, helping Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn at Forbes Field, 8-2. The inside-the-park round-tripper makes the 41 year-old infielder the oldest player ever to hit a home run with the bases full, a record which will last until 1985.
- 1996 After a mild heart attack last month, Tommy Lasorda, 68 year-old Dodger manager of twenty years, announces his retirement due to his health. The future Hall of Fame skipper, who was named the National League Manager of the Year in 1983 and ’88, led Los Angeles to four pennants and two World Series championships during his 21 seasons at the helm.
Lineups when available.
Game 2 in LA!
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— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 29, 2023
Updated lineup:
Peralta LF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Martinez DH
Heyward RF
Outman CF
Taylor 2B
Rojas SS
Sheehan P https://t.co/7ZYxMCt0oh— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 29, 2023
Mookie dropped from the lineup for as-yet-unexplained reasons.
Update:
Mookie Betts was scratched from tonight’s game with right ankle soreness.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 29, 2023
NPUT
Dodgers just signed this guy’s younger brother. https://twitter.com/AthleticsPR/status/1685477892598452224?s=20
That is the most random post from the A’s. Talk about being desperate and creating a random grouping of statistical events of the last 2 weeks.
But good for Corbin Carroll
They haven’t much else to celebrate.
Yep. Hence the desperate post.
They could always tell their fan(s) they are moving to Vegas.
Fans have organized another reverse boycott, so they raised the ticket prices to $44.
Muncy’s having a Dave Kingman kind of year. Batting average horrible, power numbers excellent.
Maybe Muncy will have the Reds Manager making similar Lasorda post game remarks.
Mookie apparently has an ankle issue. In other news, Scherzer appears to be moving to Dallas.
https://twitter.com/ericstephen/status/1685396565207478272?s=20
Woo-HOO!!!!
Reds got Muncied.
Indeed.
Out of curiosity, are you a Volga German/Ukrainian?
A two hit victory.
Ausgezeichnet!
Ballgame!
Dodgers win!!
Yay!! We win!!
At 6’4″, Seager woulda had that.
Jello is giggling
Well WBB – you had asked for a laugher tonight. I’d be willing to forgo that in exchange for a 1,2,3 top of the ninth.
Eu tambem.
o tannenbaum
Wie treu sind deine Blätter…
I’m not sure I care to know how full your bladder is…
But not to be.
Win it for Joe, EP.
Win it for Emmet has a better ring.
Win it for the Ant?
Buck Farmer makes for an unfortunate Spoonerism.
Might we get a 3rd hit this inning?
https://twitter.com/mgvanwormer/status/1685464458850643968?s=20
EP hoping for the multi-inning save.
Me too.
Inning-plus.
Brewster getting some swings and misses tonight.
I’m sick of Derek Jeter commercials.
Llaneros rolling over and playing dead for the Pads.
What are you talking about again?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJt0IJvmMk
Dodgers now with 2 hits
Runs please.
De La, Cruz is always up
Seattle Sailors blow a golden opportunity in the ninth, and lose to Snakes.
Can’t spell Mareeneers?
In a perfect world, they’re the Rainiers.
Come on JD you don’t want it fall too far behind Max in the HR race.
Is it Joe Kelly win night? That would be too funny.
There it is!
“Ave, Ave, Ave. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.”
Who needs Nolan?
Bye bye baseball!
I want Weaver to give up more home runs tonight.
Creates his own drama!
Poor kid lost his chance to get another win.
Still, a really good start.
Ha! Guessing his offensive support is quite high and has a lot to do with some of his previous wins (not his debut).
Two of his wins with 7.90 ERA and 6+ run support.
Kids must have loved watching Joe play pin the tail on the donkey when he was a kid. The tail could have ended up anywhere from the back end of the donkey to the next door neighbour’s cellar window.
Joe, you’re not supposed to walk guys and throw the ball away when you come in.
Kinda what he does, no?
Thanks Orel
And there’s the wild pitch.
Ha! Didn’t see that much love when he was here before.
Rib breaker
Bullpen implodes again.
As a veteran, Heyward shoulda known better.
Don’t know why the throw went to home on the sac fly anyways.
Especially with the fastest runner in baseball at 3rd.
It isn’t a sac fly until the run scores 🙂
So it wasn’t a sac fly? I’m confused.
Yes it was, because the run scored.
I see the smiley face now in your previous message. 😉
Well there goes the 2-0 lead.
Heyward gets the blame.
Agreed
If there isn’t another hit
Will got some air in that attempted catch
Quite the heave by Jason.
Móndesi woulda had him.
Terrible throw by Heyward, who should’ve thrown to second.
Yep. Cost them a run.
Seems like Ferguson is always pitching knee deep in …………
I hope the pen doesn’t waste this good work by a starter. I also want the offence to score again.
Sheehan was pitching free and easy and getting more efficient as the game wore on. If the goal was to get him out of the game with the most confidence going into his next start, that was achieved.
But, will he get another start with the Dodgers?
I wonder if both Max and JD end up with more HR’s than Mookie by the end of the season.
82 pitches through 5. I’m guessing that’s it for Sheehan.
Only 7 more than the goal of 15 per inning.
Can’t quibble if he’s pulled, with top of the order coming up.
Roberts can’t complain when starters don’t go 6 when he is in the middle of the decision
Five fine innings from Sheehan – can he go six?
Can Roberts?
I want the Reds to pass the Brewers to move into first place in their division. Just not during this series.
Yeah. Me too.
I have a good friend, a Wisconsinite in Chilean Patagonia, from whom I won a big dinner bet over Bellinger v. Yelich as MVP. I’d like to give him a shot at revenge.
This game is moving along rather quickly thus far.
Max seems out of his May-June swoon, with OPS+ above 130 for July. Least we forget he was OPS+ 191 in March/April with 11 dingers.
Yeah he was scorching the ball to start the year.
Sheehan looking pretty good but pitch count is high. Hope he can go at least 5 innings.
It’s not that high.
It is better now.
He’s only given up 2 hits, which looks great until you see that the Dodgers have only one.
Max made it count.
Apparently all hits are not equal
Or some are more equal than others to quote a certain farm animal.
By George, I think you might have something there
A quick 4th gets him in a better count.
Kenley surrenders a walk-off in the ninth.
https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1685465970314252288?s=20
I didn’t expect that to happen.
The three sluggers I always wanted to wear Dodger Blue were Arenado, Stanton and AGONE. One outa three ain’t bad.
Glad we don’t have 2023 Stanton right now.
But at the time he joined the Yanks I was sad it wasn’t the Dodgers.
Maybe, maybe not. But yeah – probably not today anyways.
Meanwhile, at Software Stadium, JT has delivered a game-tying ninth-inning single against the Gnats’ “ace closer” Doval.
Outman has become encouragingly selective.
I could use a laugher tonight.
A guy gets stopped for speeding The officer says he was clocked at 80 by a helicopter. The driver said he was on cruise control set at 65 so there must be a mistake. His wife then said their car didn’t have cruise control.
The officer then said he was also going to write him up for not wearing a seatbelt. The driver said he just took it off so he could get his license. His wife then said, oh hon, you never wear your seatbelt. The driver told his wife to stop talking.
The officer then said he was going to write him up for not wearing corrective lenses because his license said they were required. The driver said he was wearing contact lenses. His wife then said he doesn’t have contact lenses. The driver then told his wife to shut up just once in your life, will you just shut up.
The officer then asked the driver’s wife if he always talks to her that way. She said no officer, only when he has had a few drinks.
How many times do you suppose Steer had some kid tease him in school by saying “Moo?”
Or what did they say when he was driving the car?
OK, there’s a start!
I’ve been watching the Gnats (a rare occurence because of blackouts here) and the Sawx, who are letting us down so far.
I am babysitting grandkids tonight. Will check in occasionally if possible!
Let them watch the Dodgers with you. Young kids love to watch baseball.
So long, Spicoli! https://twitter.com/FabianArdaya/status/1685426645015187456?s=20