Dodgers at Cubs, 5:05 PM PDT, TV: KTLA, SPNLA, WGN, SAP WGN
RHP Walker Buehler (2-0, 5.40 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers tonight against the Cubs’ LHP Cole Hamels (3-0, 2.77 ERA). This will be Buehler’s first appearance at “The Friendly Confines.” He was dominant in his last start but has been inconsistent so far this season. Hamels is in midseason form: he’s 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA, 19 strikeouts and no walks in his last three starts (21 innings).
Somebody needs to explain to me why Baez wasn’t called out for being out of the baseline on this play in yesterday’s game:
- 1958 At the Los Angeles Coliseum, Gene Fodge picks up his only major league victory when the Cubs beat the Dodgers, 15-2. Outfielder Lee Walls carries the day with three homers and eight RBIs.
- 1962 Dodger southpaw Sandy Koufax ties his major league record, a mark he shares with Bob Feller, when he strikes out 18 batters in a nine-inning contest during the team’s 10-2 rout of the Cubs at Wrigley Field. In 1938, nineteen year-old right-hander Bob Feller established the record, whiffing 18 batters in the Indians’ 4-1 loss to the Tigers at Cleveland Stadium.
- 1965 Casey Stengel wins his 3,000th game as a manager when his Amazin’ Mets score three runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat San Francisco at Candlestick Park, 7-6. The ‘Old Perfessor’, who served as the skipper for the Dodgers, Braves, and Yankees, won more than a third of his games (1,149) during his 12-year tenure with the Bronx Bombers.
- 1998 Dodger backstop Mike Piazza ties a major league record, hitting his third grand slam of the month. The blast highlights a nine-run second inning which leads Los Angeles to a 12-4 victory over the visiting Cubs.
Also, in 2003 Chase Utley gets his first major league hit, blasting a third inning grand slam off Rockies starter Dennis Cook. The rookie second baseman’s big fly to right field contributes to the Phillies’ 9-1 victory at Veterans Stadium.
Lineup when available.
Hernandez 2B
Turner 3B
Freese 1B
Seager SS
Pollock CF
Bellinger RF
Taylor LF
Barnes C
Buehler P— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) April 24, 2019
The one run Kelly allowed might have seemed insignificant at the time given the 6 run outburst by the Cubs already on the books but that run was the difference in a 7 – 6 loss.
Dismal. Simply dismal. Getting very little from our right-handed hitters lately.
They are hot hitters right now. We are barely lukewarm.
Still can’t do to lefty starters what they do to righty starters
Good point.
That’s on the ump. Pitch 5 to Rizzo should have been out three. Pitch seven, the same.
NPUT @ 0630 HST, 0930 PDT, 1230 EDT
Belli says hi to Hamels’ 112th pitch.
Verdugo is 3-for-7 vs. lefties with 1 K, Taylor now 4-for-20 with 9 Ks.
Watching the Cub’s feed tonight. They have a sound imbalance as I can clearly hear the crowd and music, but can barely hear the announcers.
Hamels threw some wicked stuff to get Seager out.
Hamels reintroduced to BBs by Dodgers, after throwing none in his last 21 innings this season.
Justin needs to go to the cage for a morning.
Cause right now we’re mourning.
Bah humbug.
Uggh.
Welp.
Can we do it?
Kelly lowered his ERA to 9.82 tonight.
Yimi is a strange choice here for me. Doc’s confidence in him has certainly risen.
Fifth straight good appearance by him.
There they go!
I like Alex being up here.
So did he!
Bullpen not doing its job very well.
I wish I felt like the Dodgers
had more fire in their bellies.
I have fire in my belly. Indigestion from seeing a couple meatball pitches sent over the ivy.
And JT’s game ending DP.
Alexander’s ERA nearly quadrupled with that HR.
Six runs with two outs.
Dang.
Kimbrel.
Hernandez
No ears, no eyes. Please explain.
He pitched last year and could do as well as what we see tonight
It’s hard to be humorous right now
Got it.
Scotty had only 1 earned run allowed in 13 appearances.
Walk Contreras to get to a guy hitting .328 with 5 HRs and an OPS over 1. What were they thinking?
Not much.
Inconceivable…
Zero dingers against lefties was probably the thinking.
Those lefties weren’t our Alexander.
Our Scotty, only 1 earned run in 13 appearances.
Hayward’s not exactly shabby this year.
Pollock butchered that one.
We don’t look great right now.
Here they go.
Whelp.
So frustrated.
That was a truly awful pitch.
Yeah, but he already struck Rizzo out twice with two superb ones.
On an 0-2 pitch.
Served it on a platter to the wrong guy.
I do not trust our bullpen quite yet.
Sounds like bad future people.
Mad future person here.
Oh wow. Not a good pitch.
Shoot!
Two strikes!
Oh oh!
Ya know, I’m not loving the Cubs home town calls at the plate. Two nights running, it feels like. Good thing Hamels was as bad as he was tonight.
Ump!?
Twice!
Argh that last ball was a strike!
https://twitter.com/alannarizzo/status/1121228847733714944?s=20
Cody! Cody!
He didn’t exactly crush that one.
Bellinger brings his bat to the famine.
Belli got to bell!!
Bellinger truly amazing.
Famine again as opposed to feast.
Dodgers lead NL in drawing walks, even before tonight.
Could be Hamels last inning if Dodgers can get him to throw another 10-15 pitches.
Good show Quique.
6 walks.
Nope. He’s back.
Ha! Good.
Barnes now 3-for-37 since Martin went down.
As Vinny would say, “the fans were watching that fly ball with their hearts not their eyes.”
Speaking of Vin, they just announced that a video of Vin leading Take Me Out to the Ball Game will be shown for the seventh inning stretch.
File that run under “whatever works.”
CT3 must have used a lighter bat there.
Austin, doing his CT3 imitation!
He had company that inning.
Taking pitches borderline pitches not really CT3’s thing. More swinging and missing strikes.
Sliding into first only makes sense to avoid a tag, and that’s what he did.
A hungry hitter
CT3! Speed never slumps.
Still need contact to take advantage
That’s the slump part.
Safe! Safe!
Dodgers making Hamels work at least.
Don’t run on Belli-Quique!
Puig, of course, would have thrown a strike straight to the plate!
Well, over Quique’s head anyway.
He certainly would have tried.
Ump a bit more demanding calling balls and strikes.
Gave Hamels that one on the automatic 3-0 pitch.
Nice recovery by Freese there.
I remember the old days when the first basemen use to touch the bag with their foot.
Erf. Just what we didn’t need, JT.
A CT3 would have been better.
Another walk.
Another double play.
CT3strikes!
He didn’t change up but Hamels did.
Does he need a lighter bat, a better two-strike approach, or both?
Yes, yes, and yes
I think he needs to let Verdugo hit for him.
Taylor has been good for the Dodgers for two years and has earned time and chances to get this season going. I guess it could be said that Joc has earned time and chances to get his season going against lefties.
I would have called Baez safe as well on the play at first.
Me too, if I were a judge for Dancing with the Stars.
O Bailando por un sueño – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B6LWgfa-ho
Dancing With The Stars, eh?
Not sure Belli is best used in the six-spot.
I agree.