The Oklahoma City Dodgers’ 4A Affiliate, the Los Angeles Dodgers, continued to be unable to get a clutch hit, even on a night when Cody Bellinger got two hits, including a 2-Run HR, again leading us to wonder for the 37th time this year “Is Cody Getting his MojoBack?” I would rather not say! The Dodgers combined to strand 26 runners on base on a night when the hitting was worse than the TV announcing (which was atrocious).
Max Muncy looked good in his first game back and went from Mad Max to Bad Max. Justin Turner has become JustCan’t TurnonaFastball, and Eddy Alvarez can’t hit his weight. Bellinger is not doing well, but Muncy and JT are pure boat anchors right about now. I would call up Martin, Vargas, and Lamb from OKC. Turner and Muncy have to stop pulling the will over our eyes. JT should retire and Max should run with scissors. Enough already!
Lineup
- T. Turner SS
- Freeman 1B
- Vargas 3B
- Bellinger CF
- Smith C
- Lamb/Taylor LF
- Betts RF
- Martin DH
- Lux 2B
It can’t be any worse than what they have now. Unless Muncy has an injury, the Dodgers may have to DFA him and Justin Turner. It’s Time! Bellinger is OPS’ing almost 100 points higher than them and is a Plus Defender. There is still hope for Belli. Mookie has been either hot or frozen and Freddie is not Freddie… yet! The good news is that the pitching is fine. THat no one can jump out of a boat and ht water is maddening. Andrew Friedman may be forced to trade the Farm for a RH Hitter. Shoot, I’d take a lefty like Andrew Benintendi! He can hot lefties as well.
In case you have forgotten, it was I who recommended that the Dodgers sign Joc Pederson in the offseason. Right about now, Andrew needs to do something… even if it is wrong! Call up Lamb, Vargas, and Martin with a haste!
Future Dodgers Down on the Farm
OKLAHOMA CITY
- Jacob Amaya was in a protracted slump at Tulsa, so unexpectedly (for me), the Dodgers decided to promote him to OKC. Let me see if I have this right? A Slump = a Promotion? OK, so two nights ago, Amaya hit a Grand Slam, and then last night he was 3-5 with a 3-run home run! I guess the promotion was just what he needed. Go figure!
- Jamie Martin was 2-3 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.
- Miguel Vargas was also 2-4 with 2 BB and 2 RBI. He also stole his 7th base.
- Jake Lamb did not play last night due to a LHP starting the game, but I would think he will get the call pretty soon. In fact, the Dodgers could call up all four of the abovementioned players as the rest of the team cannot jump out of a boat and hit water!
Tulsa
- Tulsa scored 5 runs on just 5 hits as Clayton Beeter, Alec Gamboa, Jose Adams, and Gus Varland shut out Wichita.
Great Lakes
- The Loons scored 3 runs on 4 hits last night as Jose Ramos hit a 2-Run Homer. Kyle Hurt and Lael combined to throw a 2-Hit Shutout!
Rancho Cucamonga
- Rancho pitchers gave up 14 runs to Inland Empire last night and we will not speak of this again!
I Know What the Statue of Sandy Will Look Like:
AF should have followed the Al Campanis rule to either trade or let a player go a year early rather than a year too late. JT was brought back on a FA contract but his game looks over. Appreciate all he’s done for the Dodgers and he just might make a great MLB manager, but his playing days should be over like right now.
Max got a contract and now lacks anything remotely like the guy who worked/played hard to get that contract.
It’s time to shake this stuff up. I know Freddie likes to play everyday also but last I checked the manager fills out the line up card. Sit him down for a game or DH him but for goodness sakes shake it up. I agree it’s time to do something that kicks these millionaires in the ass and gets them to play “team baseball” and enough of this BS we’ve been watching for the last several weeks.
Vargas, Outman, Lamb or someone else, but do something now. AF it’s your move.
The Dodgers are too loyal to dump Muncy and JT. But I agree, it’s time to bring up Vargas and Lamb and start them. And platoon dh Muncy and JT. They cannot be in the lineup together. See if one of them can get productive over the next month or so to the trade deadline.
Maybe Pollock is available for a RH bat.
And yes I hate it when a manager says, ‘he wants to play every day’. DUH
It’s very alarming that Bellinger is striking out 33% of the time and CT3 is striking out 39% of the time.
Surprisingly, the Dodgers are 22nd in strikeouts.
I think you got that lineup wrong. Martin is a very good defensive outfielder, he should be in LF. Lamb at 3B. Vargas at DH.
Doc’s record in extras is perfect! Perfectly futile. Tells you a lot about his skills as a manager.
Eddie Alvarez can’t hit his weight, but you’re gonna promote a bunch of guys that had similar stats in AAA? How’s that gonna work out?
I guess Max Muncy saw that Jose Ramirez left 3B vacant and thought he could beat the catcher to 3rd? Thought wrong.
Yesterday, Belli was the one that can’t be fixed, a day later it’s Max and JT. What a difference a day makes.
Amaya went from crap to a 1.086 OPS overnight. Way to go Jake! We’re rooting you on.
I would really love to see Jason Martin get a shot. He’s such a great kid and I watched him play quite a bit as a teenager. Another good local kid. Just put him in LF and leave him there. CT3 can play 3B and JT and Max can split time at DH until they improve.
Max crushed a couple of balls last night with nothing to show for them. Maybe he’s about to break out. Maybe his bat is just bit slower because of the elbow.
I’ve said the same thing about the Branch Rickey rule. But, how does that apply to JT. He’s playing on the last year of a three year deal. He earned the first two years of the contact. You aren’t going to trade a guy like JT or DFA him. But, you don’t need to play him full time either.
I really think it’s time to send Alvarez back down until they need a middle infielder. Bring up Martin to play LF, move CT3 to 3B and let Max get most of the ABs at DH. Use JT and Muncy to spell CT3 at 3B.
Phil Jones said yesterday “There are other quality defensive outfielders who can hit .200 that are not going to ask for the king of money that Bellinger and Boras probably will want. ”
Homework assignment. Show me the list of those CF’s that meet your criteria. I think the results will surprise you. I agree with you about $20M being his ceiling right now. He has one more year of arbitration, so he may or may not get that money this offseason. You say Boras is gonna want a whole lot more? Not even Dr. Evil can get him more than $20M a year after the last couple of seasons. Like I’ve said before, his worth is slightly better than CT3. If he improves, he’ll be worth more. He’s not getting Seager money unless he comes back into his first three years form. If he does, he’s worth it. He’s got a year and a half to get those big bucks, so I think you’re jumping the gun. No need to make a change right now. By then, Outman or Pages might be ready, but I sure will miss his range.
“ Doc’s record in extras is perfect! Perfectly futile. Tells you a lot about his skills as a manager.”
The Dodgers lost in extra innings against the Phillies because Muncy couldn’t field a routine ground ball. Last night 2 strikeouts and a ground out in the 10th. Yes, it’s all Roberts fault.
I would think the problem is an all or nothing approach combined with a team that has 3 players hitting around .200 or less. Interesting note; evidently the Dodgers have not scored a run in 6 days that was the result of a hit within the playing field.
Okay, you mention that all or nothing approach. Doc spoke to the media about the team doing the me thing instead of the we thing. Who’s job is it to communicate the same vision to the coaching staff and players and to get the buy in from the players and coaching staff and to hold all of them accountable?
Last year we had the same issues early in the season with extras. A lot of people here blamed the players, mostly the bullpen as inexperienced relievers where usually the culprit. Later in the season, those same relievers were pretty valuable and performed exceedingly well for us. So, was it the players, or was it the manager who put them in a unfamiliar position making it more difficult to succeed?
By the way, Muncy shouldn’t have been at second base in an extra innings game which goes to the same theme.
I seem to recall several baserunning blunders during this last 6 days of them scoring with a hit within the playing field. Homers obviously don’t count.
Lastly, pretty much every team has 3 guys in their lineup hitting around 200. The main difference is that most of them don’t have 3 guys in the lineup that qualify with the minimum number of ab’s for a batting title. So, once again, that tells me that other managers are giving their 200 hitting players a lot more bench time and giving the ABs to someone else. So, I ask why are manager isn’t giving these struggling hitters as much bench time?
We’re saying the same thing, BP. You agree with me on a 20 million ceiling as things stand now and I acknowledged in my post that Bellinger has time to straighten things up in a year and a half and get those big bucks. Instead of describing it as jumping the gun I would just call it a conversation, like many others here, about the future of our players.
A lot of people have the tendency to look forward as it pertains to the roster instead of focusing on this year. Why is it that people lose interest is a star studded team that’s always either in 1st place, or striking distance?
The Dodgers are in a funk right now, but they’re playing close to 500 ball. 4-6 in their last 10. A half game behind the Padres. Is the sky really falling? I think the Dodgers are doing their fans a disservice by dominating the last decade. Our fans are spoiled and entitled like this generation of millennials. They expect first place and a blowout from start to finish every year. They don’t seem to want to admit that the baseball season is a marathon. There will be ups and downs.
Look at it this way. If we could just win a few extra innings games, we would still be in 1st place. I think that has a lot more to do with Doc always making the wrong move in those situations. The problem is that you’re in a worse spot if you fire Doc mid season since Bob Geren is his “yes man” bench coach who should have been replaced already for a stronger personality. Look at the rest of the coaching staff. There’s no others with managerial qualities. It sure as hell won’t be RVS or Brant Brown and I can’t Dino Ebel or Clayton McCullough taking that role. Maybe Mark Prior, but that would leave a gaping hole at Pitching Coach, an area where they currently excel. We’re stuck with Doc for now, and by the season ends, he’ll have another NL West title and three more years on his new deal.
Well, the one problem I have with Chris Taylor is his all or nothing approach. Swings from his heels. Honestly, I was hoping for a squeeze with the runner on third and a chance to win right there. For whatever reason, we have too many players strike out instead of putting the ball in play.
This is really frustrating team on the offensive side. Not all that great defensively. I hope Mookie’s injury is not another lingering one that will impact his season. Maybe somebody hits a reset switch and the offense explodes. It’s almost like a malaise hangs over the Dodgers when it comes to good at bats. Since this hasn’t been a short term thing, I’m beginning to wonder. Is JT done? I hope not, he’s one of my favorite Dodgers ever. Cody, just a guess, will get better. Max, I’m not so sure. At this point, it’s obvious the Dodgers offense was beyond overrated. No real depth except on paper.
Where does this end up? Yes, the Dodgers miss AJ Pollock. Maybe re-signing KJ and keeping Pollock may have made more sense. Honestly, something weird about that moment in time. Wait until we make a trade and dump some money. Then the trade for Craig Kimbrel. Was the money actually part of the equation? None of it made much sense. Maybe they just didn’t want KJ back.
When are they going to announce a final verdict on Trevor Bauer? Perhaps this is just the Bauer curse.
Hey, all those great hitting gurus can’t seem to reduce the Dodgers flair for striking out. Those mounting strikeouts are rally killers and run production flameouts.
Going to the games, this is a difficult team to watch. Sometimes past Dodger teams would go through a patch or two, but this almost seems to be a pattern.
Dude, check stats before forming your opinions! Kenley has 3 blown saves vs, Kimbrel’s 1. CT3 has better stats across the board than Pollock.
What would have keeping Pollock done? It would put either Pollock, JT or Muncy on the bench. Hindsight 20/20 and Pollock isn’t doing much better than either JT or Max and is worse than CT3.
Okay, we need to separate the points I made. My concern with Chris Taylor is that he strikes out too much, many times in run scoring situations. My point about Pollock has nothing to do with Taylor. Over the past couple of years, AJ has come up with big hits repeatedly, often sparking the offense. I’m just pointing out the Dodgers miss his bat.
The trade had to be a big shock to Pollock, so we can’t say for certain that Pollock wouldn’t be faring much better if he had stayed in LA, a place, if you recall, he wanted to play.
As to the bench, not exactly like Muncy or JT is tearing it up. If they still had Pollock, I’m guessing they would find a way to get the bat in the line-up. It’s not like this offense is a ball of fire. There is a problem. If it continues, would anybody be surprised if Andrew Friedman finds a way to address it.
As to Kenley Jansen, I get the three blown saves. But Kimbrel could have easily blown three, he just had some runway to work with. Not exactly like Kimbrel has
been lights out. Some of his outings have been misadventures.
All I’m really saying is doing it differently may have worked out better. May being the key word. Honestly, I was glad to see the Dodgers move away from KJ, not so happy it cost us Pollock.
As to opinions, that’s really all they are, right? You may give more credibility to certain data or how you view things, which is fine. This is an opinion based site. Some people just express the way they feel. That’s okay.
As to hindsight, sorry, but I pointed all this out when the trade happen. So, no hindsight involved. I hated to lose Pollock and his bat.
Well, if you recall there wasn’t ever going to be keep Pollock and retain Jansen. Jansen was told to wait until the Dodgers shed some salary. Jansen, being the soft on confidence guy that he is, chose to not wait and sign with the Braves.
I’m sure AF was probably trying to find a taker for Price, but his hand was forced and the best he could do was get Kimbrel and it cost them Pollock. Maybe AF was never going to be able to unload Price and maybe Pollock would have been dealt for someone else if we signed Jansen.
Sure maybe AJ would be doing better had he stayed with us. But, maybe Jansen would have been worse and needed a change of scenery. Maybe Kimbrel will go back to being the best closer in baseball. But, I don’t think our record would be better with Jansen because of those 3 blown saves.
Also, the Dodgers decided to change something with Kimbrel’s breaking ball. His suckiness could be the result of that change, but it might be better for us in the long haul.
I’ll tell you one thing, I had adgida all last year whenever Jansen pitched. Not so this year with Kimbrel.
I am going to protest the lousy play by not watching the game tonight. Considering the way they have been playing, I won’t be missing much.
I too will take a break from Dodgers baseball for a few days. Watching this team stumble and tumbel under the guidance of a stubborn manager is not good for my health.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!
I missed the Dodger game yesterday and will likely record the game today but my interest for the next while has moved on to the College World Series. I love the event and enjoy seeing the young talent. I also am refreshed by how the college game is played. Teams like Notre Dame are aggressive and pressure a defense. The safety squeeze is a weapon used to score important runs by players who have been coached up on how to bunt. It’s a really easy way to not strand runners at 3rd. These college guys are good at it.
I usually watch less when they aren’t playing well. I usually don’t skip a whole game, but I might be less engaged and turn it off early.
Muncy still hitting cleanup is assassine. For that alone Robert should be canned immediately.
Not having CT3 and Lux bunt in the 9th with the win there for the taking was horrible management, especially for a team that is in a funk getting the key hit. Yet another win managed away by Roberts and his stubberness in playing for the big home run when small ball would have been enough.
I am all for calling up Lamb and Martin. Sent down Alvarez and put Muncy or JT on DL. This can not continue or the Dodgers will sind faster than the Titanic in the standings.
New lineup:
TT, ss
Martin, lf
Betts, rf
Freeman, 1b
Smith, c
Bellinger, cf
CT3, 3b
Lamb, DH
Lux, 2b
Play more aggressive, steal bases, take the extra base.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
assassinine??? wow……………..means it is twice as dumb I guess. Asinine is what I would have thought.
Well, considering that Max and JT have been doing this for the first two months of the season and we haven’t sunk yet, I think your statement lacks factual standing.
Betts is too much of a crybaby to let anyone else bat leadoff. I’m not sure you throw a kid into the 2 hole that quickly. I’m not sure Doc would know what to do with 5 lefties in the lineup because he would have at least two of them in a row. And we all know how he can’t possibly have that happen.
Rendon to undergo season ending surgery. Good thing the Dodgers didn’t sign him.
No, we signed Bauer
Bauer healthy!
Well physically
Physically maybe. Hard not to be healthy if not playing.
“leading us to wonder for the 37th time this year “Is Cody Getting his MojoBack?”
I think NO ONE believes that Belli is getting her mojo back.
“Freddie likes to play everyday also but last I checked the manager fills out the line up card. Sit him down for a game or DH him but for goodness sakes shake it up.”
It’s exactly what I said several days ago and someone said that Freddie should play every day.
“Will take a break from Dodgers baseball for a few days. Watching this team stumble and tumbel is not good for my health”
Totally agree, I did the same, it’s been boring and tedious to see this team in the way they’ve been playing lately.
Someone said recently that Freeman was having a disappointing season or something, and I think someone told him that he wasn’t, I think it is disappointing, but because he came to LA to put the ball in play, and the way he that he has been hitting, the total inability to produce or move runners WHEN it was really needed, instead of striking out, the boxscore when he has 3 or 4 hits looks very nice, but they were not relevant or decisive in winning that game.
And Mookie…. Again the same mediocre hitter Mookie has been almost since he came to LA, except last month!
But the good thing is that the Dodgers are the best in ERA, in starters, among the best in runs scored, in the bullpen and I don’t know what other categories, right? Well then, no need to worry!
Every day I read the same story…
Interesting that no one here has mentioned bringing up McKinstry, who has the highest batting average and OBP at OKC. When they have added him to the L.A. roster this year, he gets about 1 at bat every 3 days.
If Doc is finally ready to sit JT and or Max for a week, let McKinstry take those at bats. Let him play 8-10 games and see if he can prove himself. He deserves that much.
Good reminder. I agree. McKinstry should be a Dodger and get consistent at bats. Put him at third and leave him there. Justin and Max split time at DH.
Yes!
I totally agree. I don’t understand why McKinstry cant get any run. Last time I saw him start a game, he homered. He can play for any of a number of the slumping millionaires.
I’ve mentioned this before. McKinstry and Outman are already on the 40 man roster. Bring them up and send down Alvarez and Alberto. Bench J. Turner and Muncy and give McKinstry and Outman a shot at starting.
Once again Eric. Alberto is going no where. Hitting lefty’s is his thing and he had a pinch hit last night. Plus with 7 years of big league time, he has no options left, was a cheep FA sign. No way he is going anywhere just because you do not like him or think he contributes anything to the team.
Career .795 OPS against LHP.
2022 .581 OPS against LHP.
If he is out of options then there is the option of releasing him.
Eric, if you list his slash line, you’ll find he kills lefties…
.329/.348/.448/.795
That’s the problem with only looking at one stat, OPS.
Like I said Eric, the front office finds more value in keeping him than you do. And they are more interested in his career numbers. They figure in the end he will be closer to the .795 than the .581.
Just FYI vs LHP:
.318 Will Smith
.288 Mookie
.284 TT (2021 .396)
.279 Hanser Alberto
.274 Freddie Freeman
.268 Lux
.254 Taylor
.192 Bellinger
.185 JT
‘146 Max
.095 Barnes
Average in scoring position:
.357 FF
.326 Smith
.320 TT
.259 Mookie
.244 Muncy
.233 Lux
.200 Bellinger & Taylor
So Roberts has said he doesn’t plan on sitting Max. So I guess if you want him to play batting cleanup is the ‘best’ way to take the pressure off.
The worrisome part is that Max might be the best option in the cleanup spot.
Will Smith is a better option.
Sticking with Mark’s theme, how can we promote Justin and Max? Coach? Front office?
Maybe Taylor and Bellinger need to be told they have to lay down a bunt at least once every game and hit a ball to the opposite side once per game. The penalty for not successfully accomplishing that order is to sit the next game.
Maybe Friedman likewise sits Roberts if the Dodgers fail to bunt twice in a game.
Back to reality. How can Muncy swing as hard as he does and be injured?
One more day and the Dodgers will have to make one roster move to add Andrew Heaney to start Sunday’s game. Which pitcher gets sent down? Then on Monday June 20th, another pitcher will be sent down to meet the roster MLB requirement of 13 pitchers and 13 position players, Who will that pitcher be? My educated guess will be that McKinstry gets added as the 13th position player.
Hoping it is the end of Price
They’ve already postponed that 13 pitcher rule a couple of times and there are some who feel it won’t even be used for the rest of the year.
We’ll know in a couple of days if they plan to keep the 6/20 deadline.
Andrew Vincent Forte
I don’t know what will happen but my suggestions are the first move should be releasing Price. The second move among pitchers should be either Bickford or Graterol. Doc has been using Graterol in high leverage situations all year long and he shouldn’t be due to Graterol’s stats against LHB. I agree that McKinstry should be added to the roster. Another name I have in mind is Outman.
Je, Brewers DFA Lorenzo Cain.
7:15 PM ET
Guardians (33-27)
Dodgers (39-24)
SP Julio Urias L
3-6 2.80 ERA 64.1IP 56K
Confirmed Lineup
RF Mookie Betts R
1B F. Freeman L
SS Trea Turner R
3B Max Muncy L
DH J. Turner R
CF C. Bellinger L
LF Chris Taylor R
2B Gavin Lux L
C A. Barnes R
Clear-day
0% Rain
75° Wind 10 mph Out
Mitchell White pitches for AAA Oklahoma City and Gavin Stone pitches for AA Tulsa tonight weather permitting.
Hey AF…..
I sure as shit hope this was you after the game!
I know Al Campanis’ grandson. If you don’t want to do it, I’m sure he’d volunteer to do it for you.
https://youtu.be/RyyGgcRqrhs
Eddy Alvarez was hitting well in OKC and earned the promotion. He hit the ball hard yesterday and was denied a hit on a leaping catch by a second baseman placed in short right field. (I see no reason to outlaw the shift but such positioning might be against the rules next year.)
Injury helps explain Max’s struggles, and age may well explains JT’s. But why is Freddie ‘s offense subpar? While Freddie doesn’t totally suck–his OPS is over .800–he has delivered only 5 HRs, which is fewer than trea , Will Smith, Taylor, the still -struggling Belli, and part-timer Rios. The part-timer Barnes and mega-slumping Max and JT have 4 HRs each,. (They are hitting the deadened ball too.)
So I’m frustrated by Freddie too.
After playing so well, Mookie’s slump underscores the notion that he really is the driving force on the team–and that, in turn, exposes why others need to step up. Nobody has played better than Mookie–but he needs more help.
Hey, remember that play in which Trea was criticized for lack of hustle on the basepaths? I didn’t fault Trea, but I think the highlight revealed the difference between a good and great baserunner. Trea slowed down out of fear that the ball might be caught. I think that Mookie, in an identical moment, would have realized that ball couldn’t be caught and would have kicked it into high gear. His instincts, not raw speed, make him a superior baserunner.
Is Lamb or Martin the answer? Maybe Vargas? Can’t hurt to try.
But I hope AF is looking for proven ML bats that might become available on the market–and for proven arms as well.
I’m typically the guy who is telling everybody to settle down. We’re in a good spot. Slumps happen. We could go on a 10 game winning streak any day now.
Not this time. This time is different. We aren’t being beat with heroics.
We’re not seeing close losses with guys killing themselves to score runs only to come up a little short.
This team has no energy. No focus. No leadership.
My son had a bad end of the school year with his grades. Dropped them all by a point because he got way too lazy. Way too apathetic. Figured 8th grade was almost over and he was already looking ahead to trying to make varsity as a freshman.
That bird don’t fly with me. I benched him from his travel team the day I saw his grades. He was suppose to go to the Quakes game and meet Mark and the other guys with me. He sat at home that weekend. He didn’t play in his teams tournament last weekend. Which was tough. He’s their best pitcher, best catcher and best hitter. Killed me to hurt his team just because my boy is (hopefully temporally) practicing to be Forest Gump in the next school play.
You know what his team did? Won the whole damn tournament. Without him! And I know that killed him. Instead of celebrating a 1st place win, he was vacuuming out my truck and cleaning behind the refrigerator. Just so he could play in 2 scrimmages today against the local 15u Pony All Star team.
He went 6 for 7. Was one pitch away from an immaculate inning. Twice! We just got home. He’s cleaning out my wife’s car right now (rest of the team is having a pool party). This so he has a shot at playing next weekend.
The freaking Dodgers should be cleaning out the grease traps at the stadium this morning. They should be mopping the showers and scrubbing the toilets in the locker room.
As others have said. Bench guys. Bring up AAA players. Knock some sense into their overpaid lethargic skulls.
This too shall pass. IF somebody does something to shock them into reality. Make them want it again. They are acting like my son. Like these games don’t matter and they already have tickets to the playoffs.
That dog just ain’t going to hunt.
AF needs rattle the cage. Turn the hot water off in the showers. Something!
Freddie offense IS NOT subpar.
It has turned into it lately. And I think overall dodger fans expected more.
As far as him playing every day, if today’s consensus is that it’s prudent to rest players then why not Freddy
REVISED LINEUP
SS Trea Turner R
1B F. Freeman L
DH Will Smith R
2B Max Muncy L
3B J. Turner R
CF C. Bellinger L
RF Chris Taylor R
LF Gavin Lux L
C A. Barnes R
Mookie scratched from the lineup(rib)
I wonder if that was over his behavior in the dugout.
I hope it is!
What was he doing?
Mookie has a cracked rib. That is why he was pulled from the starting lineup. He is heading to the IL.
Ok fans that’s more like it!!!!!! After 3 innings EVERYONE has contributed one way or another. The first 8 in the lineup all have hits and Barnes has a sac fly.
I guess their ears have been burning.
Or they’re reading LADT, LOL
I guess their ears have been burning.
Or they’re reading LADT, LOL
Trey Turner is 9-19 in the leadoff position before tonite and why not that’s the position he is more used to than any other. Perhaps DR should switch Trey and Mookie in the bstting order.
Any concerns about Urias should be gone. Walks in the 1st, as usual. Muncy gave up the the run. He’s dealing like we all know he can. Pitching is certainly not our problem, even with Walker out.
Julio looks on point.
I’m hoping what we are seeing tonight is because something was said.
I know Mookie hurt his ribs. But I hope his late scratch tonight was to make a point. We will never know.
That said. David price is warming up in the pen. He should be warming up a TV dinner at home, looking into post career opportunities. Why is he even on the roster? Veteran presence? Certainly it’s not because he can pitch.
I need to take a few days off from watching. I’m really salty at the moment.
David Price for closer! And brilliant move by Roberts to move TT to lead off!
Is that nuts about Nolan Ryan! On this day in 1974, 13 innings 19 K’s 10 walks and 278 pitches! Any pitcher today would need 2 Tommy John surgeries after that!
I hope Dodgers are enjoying the taste of the 5 run lead in the 7th but remain hungry enough for the next match. And the next match. And so-on, and so-on. Maybe see the crime of leaving runners on base so much. Remember that the fans signed up for something too.
Way to go Subpar Freeman!
Betts headed to IL with a cracked rib. McKinstry most likely called up.
Did he get hit by a pitch?
No, he collided with Bellinger the other day during Anderson’s gem. Roster limit to 13 pitchers is supposed to take effect on Monday. It would really affect the Dodgers way to do business.
They should at least give Lamb a shot before he can opt out
Some Positive Dodger News:
RHP Dustin May (Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: August or September
May threw a 40-pitch bullpen session at Dodger Stadium on June 18 and everything went well, according to manager Dave Roberts. The next step for the right-hander is to face hitters. May will throw about four live batting-practice sessions, according to Roberts. If all that goes well, May will then proceed to make rehab starts. May’s progression will be similar to a typical Spring Training, so it appears the right-hander is getting closer to making his return. — Juan Toribio (Last updated: June 18)