Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: BS Arizona, SPNLA
RHP Merrill Kelly (12-6, 3.01 ERA) takes the mound for the visiting D-Backs; he’ll face LHP Clayton Kershaw (8-3, 2.44 ERA). Andy McCullough has written an article in which he interviewed Kershaw’s pitching contemporaries to get a sense of how he remains as good as he is. Most of them are full of praise and admiration. It appears in The Athletic.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1935 The Cubs win their 16th consecutive game as they beat Carl Hubbell, completing a four-game sweep of the Giants. The mark is the most since the 1924 Dodgers won 15 straight games.
- 1964 With two outs in the bottom of the 16th inning, Willie Davis, after singling, swiping second, and advancing to third on a wild pitch, steals home, giving the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia. The fleet outfielder’s theft of the plate is in the latest frame in a National League game the feat has ever been accomplished and ties Hal Trosky’s major league record set in 1944.
- 1973 In the fourth inning of the Braves’ 4-1 loss at Dodger Stadium, Davey Johnson hits a solo shot off Andy Messersmith for his 43rd home run of the season, the 42nd as a second baseman. The round-tripper ties Cardinal infielder Rogers Hornsby’s 1922 record for the most home runs by a second baseman.
- 1973 Astros’ infielder Dave Campbell hits a first-inning two-run double against San Diego right-hander Clay Kirby to snap an 0-for-45 drought, tying a major league record set in 1909 by Bill Bergen, a catcher who played with Brooklyn. ‘Soup’, who will become a respected national baseball broadcaster, endured the futility while playing for three teams, combining a 17 at-bat hitless streak with the Padres and another 21 at-bat hitless streak for the Cardinals before hitting the two-bagger in his eighth at-bat with Houston.
- 2000 A Dodger fan, in addition to other court-ordered restrictions, has been banned from attending home games in Los Angeles for 18 months. The irate patron threw coffee in the face of a Mets fan who was cheering a grand slam hit by New York’s catcher Todd Pratt.
- 2014 LA’s Clayton Kershaw becomes the first 20-game winner of the season when the team routs Chicago at a windy Wrigley Field, 14-5. The 26 year-old southpaw, who has compiled a 20-3 (.870) record along with an ERA of 1.80. is the first Dodger hurler to reach the 20-win plateau twice since Claude Osteen accomplished the feat in 1969 and 1972.
Lineups when available.
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NPUT
Maury has left us. This is my earliest memory of him. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ba4ab7236b0f796894b2bd964356d944092dc8ea52ca2841daf5ce8fe6de49f4.jpg
Let’s play two!
Excellent!
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/assets/425637/500_we_win_cheers.jpg
102!
#194 for Kersh.
Pujols is more likely to get his 700th HR this season than Kersh is to get his 200th win.
Kersh will get #200 next year. I hope Albert gets 700.
If he comes back. His kids and his philanthropy might sway him not to.
I think he will come back to get #200.
Woo-HOO!!!!
This team picks everybody up.
Great DP!!!!
Almost a triple play.
Shoulda been a TP.
Ump that call is SO unfair.
He’s here all night. Tip your waiters and waitresses.
I wish Kemblow would go away.
You can do it, Craig.
It’s not ¡miércoles! yet!
Oh, Craig. Maybe don’t let it go?
This is not auspicious.
Kimbrel. Ruh roh.
Out. Because of course he is.
Why even have video review if you’re not going to get it right. I am amazed at how many calls they still get wrong.
How the heck did Will slide under that tag? Did he?
I thought so.
Kahnle!!!
Lux got hosed. 2 balls called strikes.
CT3 got hosed on his last pitch too.
Maddux/Glavin strike zone.
Nice to see Gallo take a walk.
Whew. Way to go Kersh.
I hear Soto looks like Soto now. At least he embarrassed the Padres for 45 at bats before becoming himself again.
2 hits in Friday’s game and 3 in Sunday’s. Yesterday he “walked in the first, blasted a solo home run in the fifth, singled in the eighth and knocked in a run with a double in the ninth.”
SSS
$$$
78 pitches. Might be it for Clayton.
Call stands, because it’s a Dodgers challenge.
Not a terrible call by any means.
I know. I was trying to be clever.
Too close to overturn?
Probably.
I think he’s out
Dang.
Dodger fan in the outfield butchered CT3s HR ball. Totally whiffed on it and it hit him in the chest.
I could see myself doing that…
He could walk away with a serious bruise.
Probably fan interference if he catches it.
Then what would have happened?
An automatic double. LF wasn’t gonna catch it.
Thanks. Glad he missed it.
Funny thing is the fan might have been kicked out of the park had he interfered and instead he winds up with a chest ache.
I’ll bet his buddies will be giving him the business also.
An adult that brings a glove to a game and then misses the ball is begging for friend abuse.
Indeed.
Two more good innings please Mr. Kershaw.
WOOT!!!
Nice futuring!
Nice hitting!
The bottom half of the lineup is doing all the damage tonight!
I’m thinking it’s a HR.
That could be a homer.
CT3 x 2?
Gallo owns Kelly.
Butchered the Gallo single into a double.
Single and an error.
And RBI.
We are disappointed to report that Joey K Bart is gnot in the Gnats lineup tognight.
¡miércoles!
Belli doubled (and then turned it) into a double play
Tootblan.
Truth
Should have kept on running to 3rd. Or just stop and get in a run down to let Mookie get on.
Oh shoot.
Dos días hasta ¡miércoles!
Rule 1
Solamente una cronología…
Nosorog!
“I’m going to rhino over your lino…”
Belli double, by the skin of his teeth.
Belli!
KKKKKKershaw!
Solid start!
He really seems to be enjoying himself this year.
Only matched by how much – how very much – we all are enjoying him!
Seemed like more than one run was scored
It was hit far enough for a crooked number.
Lux follows up with a dribbler. That didn’t even dribble.
A driver and wedge.
Lux says ya ain’t seen nothing yet
Followed by a backwards rolling putt by Gavin.
HUGE HR, Joey!
Bam!!
Kelly carving up the Dodgers so far.
Until Joey Gallo!!!
437 feet.
There goes the no-no!
Kershaw with the K’s.
Hopeful news:
https://twitter.com/DodgerInsider/status/1572003272856334338
I think they’re all still a bit iffy. this close to season’s end.
Still 2-3 weeks so there’s still a bit of a window.
Cautious optimism, but they’ve all had setbacks, especially Treinen.
I agree – Treinen is the one I’m least sure about.