Dodgers at Rockies, 5:10 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet RM, SPNLA
The Dodgers’ RHP Walker Buehler (0-0, 15.00 ERA) tries to notch his first win of the young season. He gave up five runs in the fourth inning to the D-Backs in his first start after very little spring training time. He was 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA at Coors Field in three starts last year. He’ll face the Rockies’ RHP Jon Gray (0-1, 4.05 ERA), who struck out 10 in his first start of the year against the Marlins and left after 6 2/3 innings with a cramp in his right calf.
Here’s Bellinger’s 6th HR of the season, a three-run clout in the fifth inning of Friday’s game:
On this day in Dodgers’ history:
- 2001 In the home opener at Veterans Stadium, Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning’s number 14 jersey is retired. Kentucky’s Republican U.S. senator, who compiled a 224-184 record in his 17-year career pitching for the Tigers, Phillies, Pirates, and Dodgers, joins Richie Ashburn (1), Robin Roberts (36), Steve Carlton (32), and Mike Schmidt (20) as the fifth player to have his number retired by the Phillies.
- 2004 Adrian Beltre becomes the 36th player in baseball history to hit 100 home runs before the age of 25. The Dodger third baseman joins Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig to have exactly 100 homers on their 25th birthday.
- 2016 The Padres, with their 7-0 loss at Petco Park, become the first team to be shut out in the first three games of the regular season, surpassing the dubious mark set by the Browns, who opened the 1943 campaign with 26 straight scoreless innings. San Diego also dropped their first two decisions of the three-game series against the Dodgers, 15-0 and 3-0.
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— Alanna Rizzo (@alannarizzo) April 6, 2019
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Nice to see such great execution by Verdugo (Hendley will get the joke).
A triple?! Bellinger you are getting weak. Lol.
Hi all. Gray just got a hit. Jeeze.
Kenley postgame:
Pollock can’t do everything, slide for instance. That slide was almost Puig like.
This might have been mentioned yesterday but I guess the race is on between Freese and Turner. Who will be the last position player to hit a HR for the Dodgers?
No Kenley tomorrow most likely.
Woo-HOO!!!
Dodgers win!
Sac flies 3 – HR’s 1 tonight for the Dodgers. Take that HR’s!!!
So much more relaxed now than before putting my son to bed!
1, 2, 3
I wonder if Jansen had walked would they pinch run for him
Nice!
Verdu go go go with the triple!
And he does!
First of the 4 outs he needs to get
Hope Kenley can shut down this Rockies rally.
Hope Kenley can shut down this Rockies rally.
Aren-nada that time
But Dahl is killing us.
Yep
Really smart pitching Florio!
Arenado is dangerous.
Tipee and a wigwam = too tense (get it?)
Oh brother.
Let’s go Fergie.
He went. Roberts being Roberts again
Okay. We’ll give the new guy one single.
I’d love one more run right about now.
Yeah 5-1 feels like only a 1 run lead.
Even more so now.
Dodger run of course
Garcia wins the battle.
Getting distracted by watching curling. But nice pitching by Garcia!
I’m listening to roundball on the radio.
Go sports!
Curling is hilarious.
It makes me feel very Canadian.
I was watching that earlier today, Sweden vs Japan. I find it fascinating
That was strike three, Ump!
While I was off gazing at Alpha Centauri, you lot appear to have done a pretty good job. I’ll watch the rest on my iPad in bed.
Texas Tech leading MSU 39-31 in the 2nd half.
Sweet!
Verdugo!!!!
9 straight games.
Cray cray.
Woot! HR VERDUGO!
Good – if a bit short – start by Buehler.
That hit by Dahl stopped my heart ❤️.
Dahl has a fast bat, doesn’t he?
Yes
Bullpen nerves kicking in.
This is my first time hearing the new Dodger play by play guy. Takes a bit of getting use to.
He’s not Steiner, which is all you need to know.
But what if I don’t love his voice? Does that play a factor at all?
Of course it does. Steiner’s annoying but not loathsome.
Another sac fly run.
Phew Buehler gets out of it.
Tight one.
I am running out of battery Dave so you might have to go solo for awhile.
For some reason – if I don’t refresh this page I don’t see others comments. I thought I was solo there for a while.
Same with me
I wonder why the auto refresh doesn’t work?
Ok. Let’s not repeat the Beuhler Barnes mess up.
OK, Joc will get you the home run
I’ll take it.
Ok Dodgers time for you to hit a HR.
Barnes might do it for you
Colorado is not the place to go when you are working on lowering a high era.
I thought there was a runner on for the Rockies for some reason. But it was only a solo blast.
Running into an out to end the inning.
No double play this inning.
1-0.
Okay Belli – let’s have a double instead of a double play.
Keep up the good work Dave
Okay thanks. But I was wanting Turner to score!
Go the other way Cory
I was going to watch on MLB.com but since I am in Colorado it is blacked out but I get to watch on ROOT TV because Colorado doesn’t have the Dodger broadcast problem. I don’t have to miss a single double play.
More bunting practice required
Does that count as another DP?
Double play night in Denver.
At game time, I’ll be doing a skywatch at a community observatory in Combarbalá (Chilean desert is a great place to watch the night skies). I might join in here a bit later.