Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: Diamondbacks (see listings at prior game post), MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
RHP Merrill Kelly (10-5, 2.97 ERA) pitches for the D-Backs and LHP Clayton Kershaw (11-4, 2.52 ERA) does so for the Dodgers.
- 1939 Wheaties sponsors the first telecast of a baseball game when their ads are aired during the Ebbets Field contest between the Reds and the Dodgers. The commercial broadcast is available only in New York City, where an estimated 500 people own television sets.
- 1948 Jackie Robinson hits for the backward cycle when he homers in the first inning, triples in the fourth, doubles in the sixth, and completes the rare event with a single in the eighth. In addition to his ten total bases, the Dodger second baseman drives in two runs, scores three times, and steals a base, helping Brooklyn beat the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park, 12-7.
- 1951 With his second home run of the game, the sixth time he has accomplished the feat this year, Gil Hodges hits his 36th round-tripper to establish a new franchise record for homers in a season. The Dodger first baseman’s seventh-inning three-run blast in the team’s 13-1 rout of Cincinnati at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field surpasses the mark of 35 set by Babe Herman in 1930.
- 1989 Giving up just three singles, recently acquired Mets southpaw Frank Viola outduels Orel Hershiser and beats the Dodgers, 1-0. The classic contest between two aces marked the first time in baseball history that the reigning winners of the Cy Young Award have faced one another in the regular season.
Cultural history note: On this date in 1966: On a typically cool night, the Beatles play their final concert at Candlestick Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants. The “Fab Four’s” performance on a five-foot stage, which is located just behind second base surrounded by a six-foot high wire fence, is less than stellar due the ballpark’s inadequate lighting, poor acoustics, and the group’s growing disdain of doing live shows.
Lineups when available.
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Yay!!!!! We win!!!! Kersh #209. Big D would be proud.
Bejabbers. Another win, another series!
Dodgers win!
No stress evening.
Woo-HOO!!!
Oh man. That was the worst inning by the Dodgers. Lol
45mph soft toss got three easy outs.
Got up to 57 mph on Willy.
3 outs to get.
Happy Birthday CT3.
Hit one out CT3. Bobble head night home runs are the best.
I’ll take that double.
Dyson Miller cleans up the mess.
Sweet DP
How many Miller pitchers do the Dodgers have?
I don’t know but every time I look it’s Miller Time. My apologies.
Haha!!
I kinda want Phillies, Cubs and Reds to get the wild card spots. Maybe AZ. Obviously not San Fran.
Yep. Miami also. It is really great that the Puds are out of it. I dislike them more than the Gnats.
I’d be fine with the Pads sweeping the Gnats Thursday through Sunday.
That would be cool.
Didn’t think Will’s was going to go out it was so high!
Gnats blow no-no in ninth (they still lead 6-1, however),
Wow. Those were no-doubters!
Free Willie!!
Moookie!!
428 feet is a good blast.
Yes! Good job, Varland.
Don’t give in, Gus!
And he didn’t!
Outman is a wonderful defender.
He’s improved mightily this year.
That was such a great catch by Outman!
Smooth!
He is a keeper. Just don’t high five Kike and blow out your shoulder.
Free agency question:
Would you rather the Dodgers get Ohtani (at whatever it costs) this off-season or Juan Soto (at probably slightly less $ than Ohtani) after the 2024 season?
Or is the true right answer just getting Bellinger back?
Boras
Boras has been bad-mouthing Dodgers on this.
I’d prefer Ohtani, but wouldn’t expect him to ever pitch again.
That’s why you sign Ohtani – and Julio Urias.
Neither would bring a winning experience to the Dodgers
JD has been good but, as a DH, Shohei would be a major upgrade.
Not sure what you mean exactly by winning experience but didn’t Soto win a WS with Washington?
I think so but sometimes facts get in the way of a some good trash talking to the Angels and Padres.
I would pass on both.
Ump!
Varland got robbed.
And then gives him one. Very confusing calls by this Ump.
There is the three outcome game and there is the put the ball in play and see what might happen game.
Rojas is a wonderful defender.
Okay, bullpen, keep this W safe for Kershaw.
Dodgers hitting like they really want to get Kershaw a win tonight.
Rojas says what the heck
Haha. Very true.
PB and Jam!!
Kelly not a happy camper.
We’ll settle for a sac fly.
Just wish it wasn’t a DP.
One of the ways a hitter can hit into a DP and still get an RBI
Carroll made the right play throwing to 3rd instead of trying to get the out at home. Most of the time that throw goes home. Heads up play. Carroll is a gamer.
We’ve had games like this against us, where every bloop falls in.
Not this month. Lol
It’s pretty wild how many hits we’re getting up and down the line.
Too many times.
James needs to get that third salami
Ok. Now the Dodgers are just getting lucky.
Bwahahahaha. Jam-land.
Great K, Kersh!
Kersh getting squeezed a little.
This ump has been pretty consistent for both teams. Everything missed has been very close.
Rats!! Not a bad pitch. Curve Ball down and away.
Kelly has found his groove. Might be a smidge late.
Bottom of the order producing tonight. Good to see.
Only the NL (MLB?) hit leader without a hit so far tonight.
All these doubles, and nothing from Freddie yet.
CT3 laces the double down the line. And a nice run home Outman.
Outman doesn’t have the speed of AZ’s Thomas but Thomas got a lot of talk when he scored from first on a double to left last night.
Thomas is a blur.
He’s fast enough.
I took advantage of the MLB.tv deal tonight – only $20 (well I guess that’s close to $30 Canadian) for the rest of the season. Waited 5 month but saved a lot of money! And now I can watch and hear Joe Davis.
Joe often not at the Mike, though
That’s disappointing.
He is in high demand.
Good thing the Dodgers have a lot of money
Come a long way since the Montgomery Biscuits.
I don’t know whether T-Mobile operates in Canadia, but they include free MLBTV if they’re your carrier. You gotta sign up right at the beginning of the regular season. You’d probably be blacked out of Scrub Jay games.
Not sure if they are in Canada either to be honest. No Jays games? That would not be a deterrent for me. Lol
The Scrub Jays have an interesting roster, but the presence of ex-Trashtro Springer makes them a non-starter.
The hits – and runs – keep on coming.
Nice! Another run comes in.
A very clean 9 pitch inning.
Another inning like that and he may go 6 or 7.
Both pitchers struggling uncharacteristically.
I really thought both of the first 2 games of this series could be low-ish scoring affairs. 4 good to very good pitchers.
Hope Kersh can at least get thru 5 innings.
He’s struggling a bit with command.
3 walks in 2 innings is very un-Kersh-like.
He’s gotten squeezed a bit, but usually works around that.
The DP sure helped.
Yes, indeed.
Kersh not real sharp so far.
Good job boys.
Gnats and Gnatfans continue rooting for Dodgers.
Yes! Heyward again! 3-0!
There’s a start!
Klayton getting squeezed early.
Go Kersh. Go Dodgers.