Dodgers at Mariners, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: MLBN (out-of-market only), Root NW, SPNLA
RHP Bobby Miller (9-3, 3.98 ERA) climbs the mound at T-Mobile Park for the Dodgers and RHP George Kirby (10-9, 3.48 ERA) does so for the Mariners. As of today Seattle is the third wild card team in the AL.
- 1951 Preacher Roe wins his 20th game of the season when the Dodgers beat the Pirates at Forbes Field, 3-1. The 36 year-old southpaw will finish the season with a 22-3 record.
- 2002 Chin-Feng Chen becomes the first Taiwan-born player to appear in the major leagues as he walks and scores as a pinch-hitter for the Dodgers against the Rockies. The 24 year-old first baseman-outfielder played for the 1990 Taiwan team which won the Little League World Series.
- 2008 Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, with his eighth-inning thievery in a 7-4 loss to the Braves at Shea Stadium, becomes the first player to have four straight seasons of 50 or more stolen bases playing for a New York area team, which also includes Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants. The accomplishment extends the infielder’s own record, as he is also the only Gotham major leaguer to achieve the feat for three consecutive years.
Also, in 1990 Mariner Ken Griffey and his son, Junior, become the first father and son to hit homers in the same major league game. The back-to-back blasts are given up by Angel hurler Kirk McCaskill.
Lineups when available.
Updated lineup:
Betts 2B
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Martinez DH
Heyward RF
Hernández LF
Outman CF
Rojas SS
Miller P https://t.co/OaWT7GPYw7— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 16, 2023
Big series on deck. Let’s get it. pic.twitter.com/Kw4vjf8j7t
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 15, 2023
NPUT
Outman!!!
Brasier has been an extraordinary pickup for the pen.
Rox just walked it off in the ninth v. Gnatpen. Magic number is now three.
I don’t get why there should be any joy in a Giants defeat.
Because they’re deserving, and it puts the Dodgers closer to clinching the division.
The Giants are not a threat to the Dodgers winning the Division. They are a west coast NL team that paired with the Dodgers when they moved west.
You misspelled “Gnats.”
Nope. That’s your thing.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/769ffbde98f75b08930822b6ac0d0c2df655f6923828a9d8f0166ce690945f13.png It’s merely descriptive.
Apropos of not much, old friend Greinke is 1-15 with a 5.39 ERA. Tonight, however, he blanked the Trashtros for two innings before leaving the game.
He is 1-15?! Oh man. Old pitcher on a bad team but still I hadn’t realized that record.
It’s sorta sad. It might be the worst W-L percentage ever for that many decisions.
I agree that it is sad. Who doesn’t love Greinke?
Yippee! 6:40 PM PDT game tomorrow.
I kinda like Nelson and Mendoza together on SNLA. They work well together.
I liked them as well. Just a great experience all around tonight.
Good win. Good game. I will be at Sunday’s game.
Rojas did not have to jump. He made a simple play hard.
Bobby gets the W.
Woo-HOO!!!!
Phillips!!! Awesome pitch.
Tres. We win.
Dodgers win!!!
Kookie ninth.
C’mon, Evan, I gotta walk the dogs.
Hang in there EP
Quite a game! I’m really enjoying this.
Dodgers win?
He is safe.
I think.
Dos.
Doubtful. Shoulda flipped it to Mook.
Second out of the inning. Not a double play.
Nicely done EP
Uno.
https://x.com/BlakeHHarris/status/1702907002538827892?s=20
Outman*
*He won’t have an * next to his name in that list at the end of the year.
Wow. That seemed like it must have been at the very top of the strike zone. Like the attic. Or the aerial antenna.
Good grief ump.
Not great Rojas.
Huge insurance run by Outman.
It’s Outie here!
It could be, it might be, it is. Home Run Outman.
Outie!!
Way to go Brasier.
What. A. Pitch!!!
Yes ma’am!!
Ford is not svelte.
Poor Brasier. Three coulda shoulda woulda almost outs before the fake HBP.
Stuck his elbow in…
That looks like he did that on purpose, yes?
A Ron Hunt play.
Stick it in his ribs tomorrow.
Jk.
Sorta.
Ron Hunt would welcome that.
He’s 82. He might welcome a call instead of that sort of knock on his door.
Single season record of 50 HBPs.
Yeah I knew that.
Maybe Smith will have one go off his glove next.
Ok. What the heck.
Heyward makes that play almost always.
Dang. Almost.
Nice play Munce.
This game has a playoff-like feel to it.*
*At least a playoff game that is not a blowout. Those can happen as well.
Woot woot.
JD delivery service. Woot.
JD pokes an RBI through!
Rats!!
Wicked slider got him.
It was a sinker. But the slider the pitch before set it up.
Right! Got confused.
C’mon Munce.
Freddie almost could have waved his arms there upon arriving at third.
Willy bites on the high cheese.
Start calling Freddyie Nick.
Nick the Thief
Whew!!
I thought it was gone.
Me too.
Well hit, but not that close. Not a difficult catch.
The Dodgers don’t look like they will score more than 4 tonight.
I like Outman laying down a bunt every once in a while. He needed more roll down the line to get a hit.
Phew. Caleb escapes.
This has been a great game so far. I very much like the Mariners, but I still want to win this one!
Mariners are definitely very likeable.
This is quite the inning.
Ferguson almost always gives up a hit or walk to the first batter he faces.
Miller can’t lose at least.
Miller still hits that wall in the 6th or 7th inning.
Oh Bobby.
Need a well placed ground ball.
Nevermind.
The M’s Kirby is 25, but he looks about 15.
Not sure if that is better or worse than being 15 and looking 25. Or being 25 and looking 35.
At a liquor store it is.
Do I like nice things? Yes. Yes I do. Like a Max Muncy triple.
Pleased to note that KC dumped the Trashtros, so M’s can do no worse than keep pace.
That’s great to know.
RO_JO!!!
He keeps getting better.
Defensive play of the day belongs to the fan that caught the home run ball. Why isn’t home run one word?
https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1702864655969112100
I have that every night, but it doesn’t stop me from walking the dogs.
I don’t appreciate the Mariners’ logo.
What don’t you like about it?
I should be more specific. It’s the trident I don’t like the look of that is on the flashback uniforms.
Perfect strike three gets called a ball.
I want the Dodgers to win these games but, as an expat Northwesterner, I want Seattle to win their division over the Trashtros.
I am embarrassed. I figured there would be no travel day between the end of the Padres series and the beginning of the Mariners series. It’s what, a three-hour flight between LAX and Seattle?
Oh well. The info above pertains to tomorrow night’s game.
A little over two.
SI’s Tom Verducci on the Padres:
The 2023 Padres Are an Epic Failure
I am not rejoicing in the team’s difficulties, but they sure didn’t live up to expectations this year.
Feel good story of the year. I am rejoicing. Screw the Puds.
Or maybe it’s just Manny… https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2023-09-15/as-padres-season-spirals-questions-emerge-about-culture-cohesion-and-chemistry
Is T-Mobile Park also known as Phone Company Park II?
I’m old enough to remember Sick’s Seattle Stadium, where I saw the Pilots play the Sawx and, sitting in the left field bleachers, we had a running conversation with Ken Harrelson (as a broadcaster, so bad he was good).