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Apr 22

Game 20, 2018

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Nationals at Dodgers, 5:00 PM PDT, TV: ESPN

LHP Alex Wood is winless in the still-young season at 0-2, but he’s got a 3.91 ERA and gave up only one run and two hits over 5 1/3 innings against the Padres his last time out. He’ll face the Nationals’ RHP Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, 3.86 ERA), who replaced A.J. Cole in the rotation on April 16 against the Mets, going 4 2/3 innings with no decision. This is his first appearance at Dodger Stadium.


On this day in Dodgers’ history:

  • 1955 The NY Giants behind Marv Grissom defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and Johnny Podres at Ebbets Field, 5-4. Grissom was later traded by the Giants (with Ernie Broglio!) to the Cardinals in 1958, and after retiring he was the Angels’ first pitching coach. Podres, of course, won the seventh game of the World Series that year, beating the Yankees 2-0 and giving Brooklyn its only World Series title. He came West with the Dodgers to LA and also became a pitching coach after his playing days were done, most successfully with the Phillies

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Sep 16

Game 148, 2017

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Dodgers at Nationals, 10:05 AM PT, TV: Fox

LHP Rich Hill (9-8, 3.67 ERA) goes for the Dodgers and RHP A.J. Cole (2-4, 4.30 ERA) pitches for the Nats.

Hill has lost his last four starts and since his near-perfect game in Pittsburgh he’s got a 6.14 ERA. Cole has never faced the Dodgers and hasn’t started for the Nationals since Sept. 4. He’s made a couple of relief appearances since then, giving up three runs in four innings.

This day in Dodgers’ history:

  • 1924 Cardinal first baseman Jim Bottomley goes 6-for-6, including two homers, and bats in a record twelve runs when the team beats the Dodgers at Ebbets Field, 17-3. The previous mark of 11 RBIs in one game was established in 1892 by today’s opposing Dodger manager, Wilbert Robinson.
  • 1976 In the 11th inning at Veterans Stadium, Rick Joseph hits a walk-off grand slam in the Phillies’ 8-4 victory over the Dodgers. Two batters are walked intentionally by Ron Perranoski to face the weak hitting Philadelphia pinch hitter, who responds with his first career home run, which will be his only round-tripper this season.
  • 1988 The Reds’ Tom Browning pitches a perfect game against the Dodgers, striking out eight and allowing only eight balls to be hit out of the infield in his 1-0 victory. Over three starts, including the perfect game, he retires 40 consecutive batters – one shy of a major league record.

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