Dodgers at Giants, 5:30PM PT, TV: ESPN
19-year-old lefty Julio Urias makes his fourth start for the Dodgers. So far he’s shown signs of improvement each time out, but it’s not reflected in his W-L record (0-1) or in his ERA (6.94). One thing for sure, he’s getting starts in big markets: his third road start will be in San Francisco, and the previous two were in NYC and Chicago.
Urias’ opponent will be veteran righty Jake Peavy. He had a horrible April with an 8.61 ERA and improved to a 4.73 ERA in May, dropping his overall ERA to 6.41 to go with a 2-6 W-L record.
Lineup when available.
Tonight’s Dodger lineup at Giants:
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
González 1B
Thompson RF
Pederson CF
Kendrick LF
Ellis C
Urìas P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 12, 2016
NPUT
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I am curious about how everybody here feels about this years Dodgers. With so many blogs whining and complaining about the team and about the front office, this blog has remained mostly positive. I like that.
Stephen doesn’t set a negative tone to kick off comments on his posts. The blog writers that do set the tone negatively always attract sarcastic snippy and doomsday comments.
I like this team. I liked the 1955 team better but this one is maturing. I have faith that Turner will be a strong second half player and Gonzales will continue to play fairly steadily. Seager, I think, will wind up with the ROY and be part of the threesome that includes Pederson and Thompson that will be the difference makers for this team.
I think the odds of Puig making a major contribution are greater than Grandal’s, Kendrick’s, Henderson’s, Ethier’s, and SVS’s.
I think Urias will pitch for the Dodgers until Ryu is back and will pitch better with each outing, that McCarthy will make it back and replace whoever is the weakest link, and De Leon will start a few games as well. Between, De Leon, Urias, Stripling, Bolsinger, Ryu, McCarthy, Kershaw, Kazmir, Maeda, Wood, and Cotton, the Dodgers have enough depth to have an opportunity for a quality start in each of the remaining games.
If there is a trade, I think it will be for a set up reliever but the bullpen can be a good one from here on out without a trade.
If there’s a need, it’s a big and consistent bat. I’d like to think Turner could be that person, but I’m skeptical. The bullpen is fine, but the starting rotation needs somebody besides Kershaw who can go deep into games – otherwise, the ‘pen will expire from fatigue.
Thanks for the compliment. If I had a say in what the management on the field or in the front office did and they ignored me I might be negative. Since I don’t, I don’t see the point. It’s not like the team is deliberately tanking to get a first-round draft pick.
Ugh again. Night, all.
Well. On to Arizona. Where we will start to hit more but have less effective pitching. Or something like that.
Let’s go Jocular.
Score. Some. Runs.
My mood is worsening. Mama not happy, as Package would say.
Is there any late inning magic left in the Dodger bats? Hope is a small thing but it is quickly getting smaller tonight.
AGon trying to drag bunt is not going to do it.
Yeah – that’s when I typed the part about hope getting smaller.
Adam, please throw strikes please.
I have very negative feelings about this San Francisco team…
I positively agree with your feelings
Too much hair, facial and otherwise, for one thing.
Watching Boche make his pitching moves this series reminds me that Roberts has a ways to go. I still prefer him vastly to Mattingly, but he’s green.
I call Seager to break out this inning.
Acne?
Prison!
Cleats.
Ha ha! I bow to your superior word play.
No, prison is best.
Ha!
Hey friends. I just got home from a party.
Hang in there Dodgers and turn it around one more time.
We missed you.
Thanks RBI. I like this little community of online Dodger fans as well.
Great throw by Trayce.
A right fielder’s arm 🙂
Beat SF
On radio Steiner and Monday conclude Julio is not in the Sidd Finch category of greatness yet, but he’s approaching very good. They then went on to tell the entire story of the Plimpton article at SI.
Glad I am watching th game on ESPN
No, it was pretty good storytelling. Here are some pictures that ran with the original story and some which didn’t make the cut.
A fun read. Thanks
I remember the original; I was a subscriber even then.
Hammered!
Joc!!!
Into Joc Cove
Urias did great until that last pitch.
So it should have been an 85-pitch limit, not a 90. 😉 (The HR was on #86)
He deserved to be in there. A fine job, but needed some run support.
So what else is new?
Oh, of course. He did a wonderful job. Hey! Joc! Woohoo! A splash hit!
I’m becoming an even year believer, sadly.
Ugh. Belt just vaulted to the top of the list.
Belt is odious, but he’s not in the Pagán/Crawford category.
Yeah, I suppose.
So annoying.
Crawford is making so many of our outs.
After Pagán, the single most dislikeable Gnat.
More so than Posey or Pence?!?
The Poseur is a cipher. Pence is actually kinda fun.
For me, it’s Crawford followed by Pence followed by Pagan on the dislikability scale. Or maybe Pagan second after Crawford. Or…
None of them can catch Joe Morgan.
Or Bonds.
We’re talking active Gnats here. Otherwise B*nds is off the charts.
I don’t mind Buster.
5 K’s through 3, and staying calm with men on base. Not too shabby.
Urias is fun to watch. Such an easy delivery.
I’d still like to see him get ahead of the hitters more frequently.
He gets ahead, but has a hard time finishing them off.
Averaging 18 pitches per inning. 54 so far on a 90-pitch limit.
Five innings at that rate.
Fine first by Julito!
99 baseball games left to play
99 baseball games
Recover LA
Take this one today
98 baseball games left to play*
(Hic!) I’ll drink to that!
*Not including potential post-season games.
In last 14 days Joc’s BABIP is 0.171 in 44 plate appearances while Seager’s BABIP is 0.290 in 53 PAs. Pederson’s strikeout rate in those 14 games is 18.2% while Seager’s strikeout rate is 18.9%.
Thompson’s strikeout rate in the last 14 games is 20.9 % and his BABIP is 0.304 in 43 PAs.
http://www.fangraphs.com/leade…
Thanks for the stats analysis. All I offered so far today is a bad parody of a horrible kids song.
I was looking for something to think about besides last night’s game.