68 thoughts on “Game 116, 2024

  1. Barves, whose roster is arguably even more depleted than Dodgers', have slipped behind Mutts in mild card competition.

  2. Come on Jack. End this inning. I have to go to bed. 3:30am wake up for a 6am flight to Ottawa.

  3. I was driving granddaughters back to their parents and got to hear the Ohtani HR on my way home. Charlie Steiner sounded very very weak on the radio but seems to gain strength as he continued the broadcast.

  4. Imagine if Yamamoto, Buehler and Miller all came back as viable starting pitching options?

  5. The only other Dodger to ever wear “0” was Al Oliver in 1985. At least for the L.A. Dodgers.

  6. With their come-from-behind victory tonight in Miami — with single runs in the 8th, 9th and 10th innings to win 3-2 — the Padres have now won 15 of their last 17.

  7. Game #116

    Dodgers, 66 – 49
    1st NL West
    vs
    Pirates, 56 – 58
    3rd NL Central

    Flaherty, RHP #0
    8 – 5, 2.80 ERA
    vs
    Keller, M, RHP #23
    10 – 5, 3.20 ERADH

    Lineup:
    S. Ohtani L
    LF T. Hernandez R
    1B F. Freeman L
    C Will Smith R
    2B Gavin Lux L
    SS Miguel Rojas R
    3B E. Hernandez R
    RF J. Heyward L
    CF Andy Pages R

  8. Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts moved from right field to a middle infield role before landing on the injured list due to a left hand fracture in June. He is set to return from the IL on Monday but will be moved back to right field, per manager Dave Roberts. Juan Toribio of http://MLB.com was among those to relay the news on X.

  9. Along with batting practice, Mookie is said to be taking balls in RF. Guess that Miguel and Gavin might have pushed him back to the outfield with their lively bats.

  10. Graterol has a Grade-1 hamstring strain, Dave Roberts said, not the Grade-3 strain they initially feared

    Roberts said they are “hopeful” Graterol can still return this year, but timeline is TBD

  11. Today in Dodgers History
    August 9th

    1975 At Shea Stadium, Davey Lopes steals his 32nd consecutive base without being caught, breaking Max Carey's 1922 record in the Dodgers' 2-0 victory over New York. In 1989, Vince Coleman will break the Dodger second baseman's mark.

    1976 John Candelaria becomes the first Pirate since 1907 to throw a no-hitter in Pittsburgh. Nick Maddox threw the first and only Buc home no-hitter until the 'Candyman' beat the Dodgers at Three Rivers Stadium.
    (Ed. Note: There was never a no-hitter in the 61-year history of spacious Forbes Field. -LP)

    2001 Mike Hampton ties the National League record for pitchers with his seventh homer, going deep off Felix Heredia in the Rockies' 14-5 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Colorado southpaw equals the mark established by Dodger hurlers Don Drysdale (1958, 1965) and Don Newcombe (1955) and is two shy of the major league standard set by Wes Ferrell, who played for the Indians in 1931.

    2013 The Dodgers rally for four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, overcoming a six-run seventh-inning deficit, for their fifth walk-off victory this season. The team's 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay is their 11th consecutive win in one-run games, defeating ten different clubs.