Who will prevail? Better be the Dodgers, who have won seven of their last nine games. Besides that, the Dodgers look to continue their road dominance, where they are 24-15 in 2014. Starting for Los Angeles will be Zack Greinke, Clayton Kershaw, and Dan Haren.
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Lineup
Gordon 2B
Ramirez DH
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Kemp LF
Ethier CF
Ellis C
Rojas 3B
Triunfel SS
Greinke P
What happened to Justin Turner?
We better win! With the Giants hosting the pitiful Padres, we can’t afford to lose ground.
I know the prevailing feeling here is not in favor of the DH and as a traditionalist, I tend to agree. However, clearly having the DH in these games could help the Dodgers, although I might let Greinke bat and DH for Rojas or Triunfel.
I do think it is time for both leagues to play by the same rules and while I would prefer to do away with the DH, realistically I do not expect that ever to happen.
Maybe nobody cares to know about this but the Dodgers are leading the Wild Card race.
I care, but I regard the wild card as Plan B, as in the Backup to Plan A. Right now, we are solidly in play for a Wild Card.
The key to both Plan A and Plan B is to keep winning. Let’s win this one.
I agree it takes winning in both cases.
Can’t really get excited about the race in June…can’t really get excited about the team with no TV. Reality.
The Royals take the lead in the second.
Quickly trailing here 2-0, we better not let this game get away too soon.
So far this game looks like the Dodger bats are missing.
Margarita run, anyone need one…
I need more than one!
Well, at least, the G’nats lost….
All Royals so far.
Hanley takes the team lead with 46 RBI.
A-Gon ties Hanley with 46 RBI with his team leading 13 HR.
We were just outpitched tonight.
The way Guthrie was pitching I expected a shutout but the Dodgers managed to score 3 runs. Good sign?
I agree, I never expected the Dodgers to score even if it meant that Guthrie tired. It was good to see them avoid the shutout.
ummm…Turner is a leadoff hitter?
Turner 3B
Kemp LF
Puig DH
Gonzalez 1B
Van Slyke CF
Ellis C
Romak RF
Triunfel SS
Rojas 2B
Kershaw P
Turner has stolen just ten bases in his MLB career. This will be his fifth leadoff start in his career.
WTF? Is this Spring Training?!!!
More like toilet training for Donnie’s mind.
He has a chronic case of cranial constipation.
Oh, and I see Hanley won’t be around to screw up Kershaw’s perfect game today.
Offensive projected productivity for Dodgers today
BA/OBP/SLG/OPS versus lefties in 2014 – by the numbers:
Turner .245/.281/.377/.658
Kemp .210/.247/.333/.580
Puig .317/.425/.467/.891
Gonzo .181/.250/.253/.503
SVS .308/.471/.769/1.240
Ellis .263/.481/.316/.797
Romak .000/.100/.000/.100
Triunfel .000/.000/.000/.000
Rojas .091/.091/.182/.273
In words – it’s gonna be ugly.
If I were Kersh, I’d be having a fit and a half because of this so-called lineup! How ridiculous!!!
Me too!
….and, don’t give me the lefty crap….fine, Dre can’t hit them…but, neither can the rest of the team! So, you put your best defense out there and hope the lefty only goes a few innings!
.227 team average against lefties 😦
I thoroughly agree with you, Tru!
It is a strange lineup but all eyes will be on Kershaw until…….
GO DODGERS!!!!!!!!
I hope Turner scores.
So the Dodgers draw first blood.
The end comes quickly. For Vander Meer’s record that is.
Boy, Matty is killing the ball tonight 🙂
A-Gon has the team lead in RBI again with 47.
WHEW!!
YAY…DRE!
🙂 🙂
Great Going Andre!!!!
It’s up to Kenley again.
WE WIN
Great pitching!
On both sides.
Woo-Hoo, Kershaw…. Wow!!! We are looking at baseball history……. Amazing, enjoy it while it is here…
Nice game for Kershaw – again.
Gnats losing 6-1 in the middle of the sixth inning!
Giants lost and we are just three games back.
oldbrooklyn has supported the Wild Card slot, but it’s not like that’s backing into the playoffs; only two teams in the National League have better records than the Dodgers right now…and they’re going to catch one of them real soon.
What two teams are you referring to? Right now the Dodgers and Cardinals are leading the Wild Card race with the Braves 2 games back.
I think kahli is referring to the Giants and the Brewers. Even in the American League, only the A’s and the Blue Jays have more wins than the Dodgers.
Oh. I’m talking about teams that are NOT in first place.
Methinks the giants must be hearing footsteps by now.
Yep Grizz, just 3 games back.. I think they are hearing footsteps. Coming up their back stairs…. I Love It…..
The Boy’s close-out, July, with a 3 game series in SF. Then again, play a 3 game series in mid Sept., in SF. They then meet to open up the final home stand of the season.
There’s a lot of baseball left to play in between.
As far as I am concerned, the Dodgers are still underachieving, at least in the ability to score runs late in a game to preserve victories or come from behind. And I also think some of you should look again at the trade with Boston. Forget the contracts and concentrate on the players. Agon might be struggling now but he clearly was an upgrade on James Loney. Would you rather have Loney or Agon at first? And to the best of my knowledge, Agon is not blocking anyone in the minor leagues. Hanley Ramirez came to the Dodgers with a checkered reputation but he has been no problem in the clubhouse. I would agree his struggles with injuries is a problem and his defense can be questionable at times but once again, he was an upgrade at the time he came to the Dodgers. In order to get these guys the Dodgers had to take Crawford. I would agree he is the weakest of these players and I would rather have Ethier or Van Slyke out there than Crawford.
I would agree that platooning Kemp and Ethier is not good for either player and it would be interesting to see what Van Slyke could do if he also played every day. You all want the Dodgers to trade Crawford but I doubt they could get much if anything for him. I do think Kemp and Ethier would draw some interest but I am not quite ready to let either of them go quite yet.
While I have Time Warner, I also am disappointed and a bit surprised the Dodgers still do not have a deal with the other systems by now. I refuse to accept the Dodgers have no part of this dispute; it was no secret the Dodgers wanted a new TV deal and the Dodger channel was one of their goals. It is also no secret Guggenheim overpaid for the Dodgers because they planned on using a new TV deal for a huge infusion of revenue. Even Frank McCourt knew that but just ran out of time to get it done. Is it possible the Dodgers misjudged the market or were misled by Time Warner? I find that hard to accept as well. I think they knew this dispute would be difficult to resolve but just figured the pressure from the potential viewers would turn the tide. Obviously, they were wrong about this and are trying to deflect any responsibility.
Lineup
Gordon 2B
Puig RF
Gonzalez DH
Kemp LF
Ethier CF
Turner 3B
Van Slyke 1B
Ellis C
Rojas SS
Haren P
Note that Haren gets the better lineup, since he can’t control the opposing offense the way that Kershaw can.
The Freak Lincecum fed the Padres brownies before the game, then got on the mound and no-hit them.
This is a must win game in order to not lose any ground on the Giants after Lincecum’s no-hitter earlier today.
The Royal announcers practically called that HR by Cain.
The Dodgers DFA’d Romak today and brought up Clint Robinson, left handed first baseman/outfielder. Hmmmmm . . . . .
O.K. Matty.
Not sure if Charlie Steiner can make a worse home run call than he did on Kemp’s blast.
So the Dodgers finally DFA’d someone. I hope Robinson makes good of his opportunities. I saw him in Glendale during Spring training and I liked what I saw.
Bear, I cannot answer whether or not Guggenheim cares about fans being able to see the Dodgers on TV but from a purely marketing perspective, I would hope they would. And certainly Time Warner has a vested interest in getting viewers because from what I understand about how the advertising deals work, more viewers (higher ratings) can lead to higher ad revenue. But you are correct that the Dodgers have the money no matter what happens.
A balk by Shields after another Dee triple 2-1
Wow, back to back triples. I hope Puig’s body can hold out for the duration of the season, especially with his violent slides on the base paths.
A-Gon knocks in his 48 RBI (SF7)after Puig tripled. 3-1
It’s a good start but, I have a feeling we will need more than 3 runs tonight. Haren is making me very nervous.
I agree. The bullpen will get a workout tonight.
Prophetic Tru and Birk….. You both called it… At least the bullpen came thru…..
Nice throw by Puig, but too tough for A.J. to handle.
Waytogo Puig.
I usually don’t pay a lot of attention to the opposition but the Royals look like a fun team to watch. What a terrific first baseman.
When they’re not playing us.lol
Boy these guys are tough. Dyson really worked Haren before the HR 4-3.
I have to say, I’m glad to see Haren go tonight, he just didn’t have it against this team.
The WP helped the Royals tie this game up before the easy DP ground ball.
We’re in deep poop now!
I can’t believe they didn’t score..
Whew,,,,I know!
Those wild pitches just drive me crazy.
Dumb base running decisions tonight too!
The Dodgers take the lead as Ellis is hit by the pitch. 5-4.
Nice going Howell & league held them.
Finger crossing time.
After tonight’s win, I think we can beat anybody.
YES.
Wow…that was a nail biter…..great play by SVS to save the game!
Woo-Hoo, win streak!!!! Not the prettiest, but, it is a W… I’ll take them any way we can get them…… The bullpen was awesome tonight….. Probably because they didn’t call on Perez or Maholm……… Maybe Dildon is starting to get it….
That was one heck of a game! Earlier in the season the Dodgers would have lost such a game. I know there was some concern about players not caring but I saw none of that in these three games. Hopefully the Dodgers can bring that energy back to Dodger Stadium.
I always dread playing the Cardinals. Nothing has changed but the way the game ended last night, anything can happen.
I sprung for a new television today…If that is what they still call them??? Now, I just have to figure out how to get mlbtv. linked to it….