Giants at Dodgers, 3:10PM 6:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, CSN-BA
This game matches the Giants’ Johnny Cueto and the Dodgers’ Scott Kazmir against each other for the second time in a week. Cueto got the better outcome in the first game: he survived a five-run first inning and went six more to get the win. Kazmir gave up three HRs and six runs in four innings but escaped with a no-decision.
The Dodgers optioned catcher/infielder Austin Barnes to OK City and reinstated right-handed pitcher Chris Hatcher from paternity leave on Friday.
Bumgarner and the snake: a fable told by Vin Scully.
Lineup when available.
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Grandal C
Hernandez LF
Pederson CF
Thompson RF
Kazmir P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 16, 2016
Link, what happened to the links on the right side of the page?
They’re there, but you have to scroll down. You notice that the post and comments ae now centered rather than left-justified, too?
WordPress is insistent that its customers upgrade to its new releases, so I did yesterday and poof! They mucked up something to do with the style. I’m hoping they’ll send out a fix real soon now.
It’s a good thing Joc didn’t hear me cuss when he hit that pop foul. Oh well, tomorrow is another day. An ESPN Sunday Night Baseball day, remember.
Well, I will sign off for tonight. Don’t feel like doing post-game analysis at this point. Might have felt more at peace if they had lost 4-1 instead of just missing out on tying it up.
Shoot. So close.
Too bad. Joc should have had more patience.
Up to Puig
Hi all! Been watching all game, but have a house guest so no posting. Couldn’t stand it. Go blue!
Grandal smoked that one.
Maybe baby! Lead off double!
Don’t go all maybe on us at this point!
Well, it look as if I haven’t missed a lot so far.
One run game.
Okay. A bloop and a blast and then a dance party at home plate.
Let’s get it done.
Just hope no one gets hurt celebrating.
Pence doing a lot of favors with those swings at balls out of the zone.
Wow. Got him!
Drat, That would have been a double play ball opportunity.
Baez is fast but wild.
He is all over the place.
Would have hoped that Doc would have used him a bit in low leverage situations to help him get his confidence back.
Yeah, I was thinking about that as well. The ninth inning in a one run game is not exactly a walk in the park.
And against the top hitters.
A Walk in the Park would not be a good autobiography for a reliever.
More work to do in the bottom of the ninth. Hopefully the Dodgers will still only need 1 to tie and 2 to win. Puig still an option of the bench.
It would be so nice to do unto them, that which they did unto us – which is undo the lead and steal the win.
Things are getting sweeter!
Seager closes the gap! 4-3 now!
And off a very tough lefty.
Glad to see him leave.
Nah I’m still here. Zing. 🙂
Back for the bitter or sweet end.
The way SF played last night, Belt wouldn’t have been able to scoop out that throw.
Hoping Trayce gets on and Puig gets a chance to hit this inning.
Bingo! Hernandez with the RBI. Let’s keep it going…
I’m calling it now. We break through and score a run or two in the bottom of the 7th.
Oh man, Not that he needs any help but that last strike to Thompson seemed really inside – at least on Gameday!
Is everyone down there (that is, south of Canada) working on their taxes tonight or what?
Except for Bob it is quiet in here. 🙂
I’m south of Canada 🙂
That is very true. When are taxes due in Australia?
We pay as we go ie tax comes out with each pay) and work on a financial year up to 30th June. We then have until end of October to complete our tax return (which is fairly straight forward for me)
Cool. Taxes coming out of our pay happens here in Canada as well. I don’t make tons in salary and so usually get some back at tax time.
I think I got $27 dollars last year
Nice to at least break up the perfect game/no hitter…
Grandal with a double!
4-0 is not insurmountable but…
Good luck Adam! Dinner time for me.
Force at any base.
Still
This unfortunately interesting game continues.
Phew. That could have been a lot worse.
Now the Dodgers could stand to get a run.
Maybe should have walked Crawford to get to Cueto.
Not looking like a good inning when you start it with back to back walks.
And an almost but not quite double play.
Kashmir having control issues or he is following the Sutcliffe strategy of walking guys until you find one that you can get out.
Just reading about Ryu. Seems like he is fading further into the distance as he now has a groin injury which delays him even more.I wonder who will be back first Ryu or McCarthy? Or possibly Anderson?
Dodgers can’t seem to get anything going against Cueto.
Kazmir smooths things out but it took 27 pitches to get through the first.
Perhaps this time vs Cueto we can fall way behind and then come back to win.
I got worried when your post said the game was a 3:10 p.m. start. It is at 6:10 p.m., no?
3:10PM HST. Sorry. I was obviously thinking only of myself.
Yes. 6:10PM PT.
I am making an educated guess that it is a beautiful spring day in Hawaii.
Yep. And no vog (haze from the volcano a hundred miles southeast) either.
My wife wants to go to the theater tonight – Buenos Aires is a big theater city – and the show starts at game time. Might get back for the last inning or two.
What’s the show?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJZ39Ac8VWw
“The Ladies Who Lunch!” At least to start the show.
Not quite. It’s heavy political theater, with lots of barely suppressed rage and violence.
Have fun.