Twins at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: BSSN, SPNLA
RHP Sonny Gray (6-3, 3.19 ERA) pitches for the visitors this evening and RHP Ryan Pepiot (1-0, 2.76 ERA) does the same for the Dodgers. In Gray’s last start he went five scoreless innings and gave up just one hit but got no decision in a game which blew up after he left: The Jays got three runs in the sixth and six in the eighth and won 9-3. Pepiot has been in four games for the Dodgers, all starts in this his rookie season. He got his first win in his last game, the first one in which he went as many as five innings. He gave up four hits and one run in that one.
The Dodgers recalled RHP Ryan Pepiot and optioned RHP Andre Jackson.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 10, 2022
On this day in Dodgers’ history:
- 1979 Dodger hurler Don Sutton sets a franchise record with his 50th shutout, blanking San Francisco at Candlestick Park, 9-0. The 34 year-old right-hander had previously shared the mark with Don Drysdale. (Ed. note: 50! In his twelfth year [now fifteenth] Clayton Kershaw has a career total of 15! In fact, Kershaw hasn’t thrown a complete game since 2017, which shows how the management of pitchers has changed.)
- 1995 The first forfeit in the majors in sixteen years occurs when the fans for the third time during the night throw promotional souvenir baseballs onto the Dodger Stadium field. At the time of the decision to halt the game, Los Angeles is trailing the Cardinals, 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
August 10 is a good day for pitchers: in 1971 at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park, Juan Marichal records his 50th career shutout as the Giants blank the Expos, 1-0. The Dominican hurler’s ninth inning double helps to build the winning run.
Lineups when available.
Sonny Gray is 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA and 17 strikeouts in three starts since the All-Star Break. #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/Hz5UwB02xq
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 10, 2022
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Twins: pic.twitter.com/SHzG8ZekJ4
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 10, 2022
NPUT
You know you’re old when Fox Sports puts up an In Memoriam notice during the ball game for John Smoltz, 1942 – 2022 and you think it’s the Hall of Fame pitcher. Then you click the mute button off and you hear him talking and realize it’s his father who died. The pitcher wasn’t born until 1967.
Today’s news of young Mr May from The Athletic:
Travel day! Weird to have Monday off, play two games and then have another day off to get to Kansas City.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8tZO97uhyE
“Going to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come.”
“Everything is up-to-date in Kansas City. They’ve gone as far as they can go…”
Bellinger should take this guy deep.
Scoop – seems Max took a ground ball to his hand. That’s why he came out.
I saw that – report says a contusion and he couldn’t swing a bat then, but x-rays were negative.
Woo-HOO!!! Great game.
Price now averaging $32 million per win this season.
Back of the envelope says that he had 86 wins during 2008-14 by the time he collected his first $32 million.
I like having him on the team. He does a good job almost every time out.
Also he is such a good guy. Giving up his COVID salary to the minor league players? Classy.
I’d forgotten that. Even more classy in that he hadn’t played an inning for the Dodgers when he did that.
Dodgers have outscored the opposition 70-24 during this 10-game winning streak. The Dodgers are 77-33, a winning percentage of precisely .700.
On pace to win 113.4 games.
Geez Louise.
It would be the 4 most wins in a season ever.
Teams to win 111 or more games.
1906 Cubs 116 (in 154)
2001 Mariners 116
1998 Yankees 114
1954 Cleveland 111
Dodgers could join a very exclusive club.
Kimbrel is difficult.
An all-too -typical Kimbrel outing.
Come playoff time I’d be happy for Roberts to use Kimbrel in the 9th to close out a 4 run lead – and then have someone else finish off the close games.
I agree. Like Phillips or Ferguson.
Or Treinen, if he’s back.
I suggest that Joey Gallo be credited with a save.
10 in a row.
Dodgers win!
And now for the Kimbrel Experience™!
Ha!
He is not disappointing in the Experience category tonight. 2 on with 2 out.
Gotta be frustrating for the opponent. You think you’re in good shape and then the Dodgers’ offense just whales on your pitcher.
Gallo pads the lead and another deadline acquisition, Martin, tries to hold.
Gallo makes Roberts look like a genius. And Friedman as well.
He’s a pretty decent manager.
It’s taken me a while, but i agree about his work in the regular season, but it’s the postseason that concerns me with Roberts.
Having managed a slow-pitch team, I can’t imagine having to deal with the egos of 26 highly paid professionals.
.631 winning percentage with the Dodgers. That is a 102 win pace. 5th place on the managerial win chart for the Dodger franchise with 618 wins in 7 seasons (including short 2020 season).
Dodgers flexing now.
JOEY!!! I knew he had it in him!
¡Pico de Gallo!
In 1965, I was a freshman at Pacific Lutheran University, where everybody I knew was a Twinkies fan (lotsa Midwesterners). I was ecstatic when Sandy blanked them on two days’ rest to win the Series.
You went to a Lutheran university?
For a year, yes, but then transferred to a state university. In fairness, there were some pretty good instructors despite class offerings such as “Life of Jesus” (referred to by students as “Sunday School 101,” which I managed to avoid).
Phillips has been astonishing.
He really has.
Nice to see Correa go down swinging!
Evan fire jumping to face top of the lineup.
I keep thinking Polanco is Pablo, but Pablo retired in 2016 and (surprise!) per Wikipedia “Polanco joined the Los Angeles Dodgers front office as a special assistant in player development in 2019.”
Same
For Taylor to homer on an 0-2 pitch, given his propensity to K, is something special.
CT3!
Worrisome. Why was Muncy removed for a pinch-hitter?
I’d say just a routine left-right switch, and Hanser scorched the ball.
But Muncy has generally been playing against everyone.
Given the Dodgers place in the standings, I suspect it’s also about getting playing time for everybody.
OK.
Unlike over his career where he has hit southpaws better, Max has pretty bad platoon splits this year.
Thanks for the info. I was concerned that he might be injured.
It was unusual.
Hanser gets robbed! (Fine play by Miranda; I really loved those when I played 3B).
Let’s win it for RBI and Son!
And Vin!
Especially because it’s his birthday tomorrow!
Even better. So the Dodgers are taking the day off tomorrow in his honor.
That’s our Dodgers!
You can’t stop Willie!
Best catcher in baseball, even if not publicly acknowledged.
Hold them back Alex.
He done it.
He did, but barely.
I won’t second-guess Vesia too much, because he’s been a real discovery.
Dodger scouts and player development did a good job. Basically traded Floro, with a good track record, for him with no track record but greater upside.
Floro was pretty good, and still is.
Correction: In their last three-plus games, Muncy and Bellinger have combined to drive in 12 runs, not 11. I’d like to see that total increase tonight.
https://twitter.com/Bnicklaus7/status/1557545611729068032?s=20&t=6AYtetVU5iykqHhQsNaO9A
Ump needs glasses.
Pepiot is not economical in his pitch count.
Yeah, not like the ump has a narrow window.
Gimme a break ump.
That was not a strike.
Smith gets rung up on a pitch at his shoulders.
Muncy and Bellinger, in their last three games plus two innings tonight, are a combined 11-for-24 with five homers, four doubles and 11 RB1s.
In 7 games in August, Max is 10-26 with 3 doubles and 4 dingers.
Rats.
¡Miércoles! (Literally and figuratively)
Beautiful beautiful night here. Jammed.
Big big boos for Correa.
Lux has a Wes Covington angle with his bat in his stance.
Silver hammer!
Oh, man. Can Max be finally coming out of his troubles?
No eyes, no ears, How does Pepiot pronounce his last name?
He’s not spoken. to my knowledge, but the announcers are saying Pehp-ee-oh.
Thanks. So, I’d guess that his lineage is French,
Pretty good guess, I’d say, but he’s from Indianapolis. I expected Cajun or the Northeast – Maine, Vermont, etc.
Es Greco?
¿Cómo?
Polis.
Not since I read Plato in high school.
Pepiot’s pitches look peppy.
Get a hit on your first AB of your bobblehead night. Nice start.
Graphic of the day. https://twitter.com/DoyersDave/status/1557456226530709505?s=20&t=6AYtetVU5iykqHhQsNaO9A
Padres, scoring all their runs in two innings, registered a 13-7 win this afternoon over the Giants, who blew leads of 4-0 and 7-6.
I just watched the condensed version on MLBTV, and can only comment that regression to the mean is a cruel master.
Gray should be a good test for the Blue tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MHJPBPjPMI