Two homer games for jake gelof and kole myers
OKC Comets 5 – Round Rock Express (Texas) 3
LHSP Jackson Ferris had another good start. He went 5.1 IP, allowing 2 hits, 2 BB, and 7 K. However, one of those hits was a solo HR in the 3rd.
OKC scored one in the 2nd. DH Ryan Ward drew a BB and moved to 3rd on 1B Matt Gorski’s double (2). Ward scored the first run of the game on a balk.
After RR tied the score with the solo HR in the 3rd, the Comets took back the lead in the 4th. LF James Tibbs III led off the inning with a BB. Ward followed with a single. Ward was forced at 2nd on a ground ball hit by Gorski. 3B Ryan Fitzgerald was HBP to load the bases. 2B Austin Gauthier singled and the runners moved up 90 feet, with JTIII scoring.
LHRP Garrett McDaniels got the final 2 outs in the 6th, bailing out Ferris who exited with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 1 out. But he was not so fortunate in the 7th. With one out, McDaniels gave up a single, double, and BB to load the bases. RHRP Chris Campos relieved McDaniels and gave up a game tying SF. He walked the next batter to reload the bases, and then a 1 run single giving RR the lead.
In the 8th, JTIII singled to open the inning. Ward reached 1B on a fielding error with JTIII moving to 3rd. Ward was caught attempting to steal. JTIII was thrown out at home when Gorski reached 1B on a fielder’s choice. But then Fitzgerald hit a run scoring double (30).
In the 9th, SS Noah Miller led off with a double (19). After the next two batters struck out, CF Alek Thomas pounded a 2-run HR (10), his 3rd in 2 games, giving OKC a 5-3 lead.
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LHRP Ronan Kopp had pitched a scoreless 8th and was relieved by RHRP Paul Gervase. Gervase pitched a perfect 9th for his 4th save.
OKC had 7 hits, but no hitter had more than 1. 4 of the hits were XBH.
· Doubles – Matt Gorski (2), Ryan Fitzgerald (30), Noah Miller (19)
· HR – Alek Thomas (10)
Tulsa Drillers 8 – Wichita Wind Surge (Twins) 2
Tulsa is continuing their march towards the playoffs. CF Mike Sirota rejoined lineup and had a good game. 1B Jake Gelof continues to draw more attention. RHSP Aidan Foeller continues to show he deserves some more respect as a prospect.
Tulsa scored an unearned run in the 1st. With one out, DH Josue De Paula reached base on an error. CF Mike Sirota doubled JDP to 3rd. 1B Jake Gelof hit a SF to give the Drillers a 1-0 lead.
Tulsa doubled the lead in the 3rd. SS Sean McLean led off with a double (7). JDP drew a BB. With one out, Gelof singled to score McLean.
Wichita got a solo HR of RHSP Aidan Foeller in the 5th.
In the bottom of the 5th, RF Kole Myers led off with a HR (8). Sirota singled with one out and Gelof slugged a 2-run HR, his 31st.
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Foeller did not dominate, but he was effective. He completed 5.0 innings, allowing just the 1 run. He gave up 7 hits, with 2 BB, and registered 7 K.
In the 6th inning, McLean was HBP, and Myers hit his 2nd HR (9) of the game.
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In the 8th, Gelof was not going to let Myers be the only Tulsa batter to hit 2 HRs in the game. Gelof hit his 2nd HR (32).
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In the 8th, RHRP Jacob Kmatz allowed a single, a WP, and 2 more singles for a run.
LHRP Evan Shaw finished the game allowing a hit in the 9th, but no runs.
· Kole Myers – 2-5, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 HR (9)
· Mike Sirota – 2-4, 1 run, double (16)
· Jake Gelof – 3-3, 2 runs, 5 RBI, 2 HR (32)
· Sean McLain – 1 HBP, 2 runs, double (7)
Great Lakes doubleheader against Lake County Captains (Cleveland) was postponed due to heavy rain. A doubleheader will be played on Friday. Because of the loss by West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit), the magic number for Great Lakes for the 2nd half Division championship is now 3.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Seattle) 4 – Ontario Tower Buzzers 3
SS Kellon Lindsey led off the bottom of the 1st with his 10th HR.
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RHSP Adriano Marrero made his full season A League debut and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings. He walked 1 batter but no other base runners. Nice start for the 18-year-old.
In the Ontario 3rd, 1B Easton Shelton led off with his 36th HR. After 2 outs RF Kyeler Thompson singled and scored on a triple (1) from 3B Bryan Gonzalez Garcia.
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Marrero was relieved by RHRP Joel Cruz. In the 3rd, Cruz gave up a game tying HR to the first batter he faced. After a scoreless 4th, Cruz walked back to the mound in the 5th. He walked the first batter. After an out, the runner stole 2B and scored on a double. The double was followed by a game tying RBI single. The single was followed by a double and SF for the go ahead run.
Ontario got 3 hits in the next five innings, but only 1 in any inning. All three Ontario batters struck out in the 9th.
· Kellon Lindsey – 2-3, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI, double (8), HR (10)
· Easton Shelton – 3-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, double (26), HR (36)
· Bryan Gonzalez Garcia – 2-4, 1 RBI, triple (1)
Parting Shots with Mark Timmons
Thank goodness for Tom Terrific... Does anyone remember him? How about the Mighty Manfred... the Wonder Dog?
Of course I am talking about Tommy Edman aka Tommy Tanks - who got four of the Dodgers' six hits. Teoscar got the other two as the Dodgers salvaged one game of the series. Tonight the Dodgers play Kay Bear and the Nats, who are 6-4 in their last 10 games - the Dodgers are 4-6.
Skubal was hit like a rented mule, but only gave up two runs, and the bullpen held serve. Evan Phillips is quietly becoming more effective, and Hernandez, Vesia, and Stewart did their jobs. I would not be surprised if Evan Phillips is the closer by the end of the season. It takes a while to come back from surgery.
Here is where the Dodgers rank in Runs Scored since July 1st:
1 Chicago Cubs 328
2 Boston Red Sox 298
3 Milwaukee Brewers 275
4 Washington Nationals 275
5 St. Louis Cardinals 266
6 Arizona Diamondbacks 265
7 San Diego Padres 264
8 Atlanta Braves 260
9 Colorado Rockies 258
10 Chicago White Sox 253
11 Tampa Bay Rays 252
12 Pittsburgh Pirates 251
13 Detroit Tigers 250
14 Philadelphia Phillies 248
15 Kansas City Royals 245
16 Baltimore Orioles 243
17 San Francisco Giants 243
18 Houston Astros 242
19 Minnesota Twins 237
20 New York Mets 234
21 Miami Marlins 232
22 Cleveland Guardians 230
23 Texas Rangers 228
24 Cincinnati Reds 226
25 Los Angeles Dodgers 226
26 Athletics 224
27 New York Yankees 221
28 Toronto Blue Jays 221
29 Seattle Mariners 203
30 Los Angeles Angels 180
The Dodgers are 25th in MLB in runs scored since July 1. That jumps off the page. They have scored 102 fewer runs than the Cubs and 72 fewer than Boston during this stretch.
Even more interesting for LADT purposes: the Dodgers are virtually living in the bottom quarter offensively despite having a roster constructed to be an offensive powerhouse. Cincinnati has exactly the same 226 runs, while only the Athletics, Yankees, Blue Jays, Mariners, and Angels have scored fewer.
With 22 games left and a 9.5-game lead, the Dodgers are virtually assured of winning the NL West, but they continue to look listless, old, and pathetic. Tell me not to trust my lying eyes. I think this is more than a malaise. I think it is a clear demonstration of how all of MLB has collectively changed the way they pitch the Dodgers. They know the Dodgers want to SLUG, and they are throwing them pitches that are difficult to execute. The league has changed the book on the Dodgers... the Dodgers now have to change... So far, they have not!
It's down to this: Evolve or Die!
Discussion (112)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Two on none out top of the 9th and one run in. Dryer riding to the rescue hopefully.
Zack Gelof: 6' 2" 205 lbs Jake Gelof: 6' 195 195 lbs
Tucker's gonna rake in the postseason.
Betts should always bat 2nd
TEO RIFIC!!!!!! He’s back!
Devers is the best garbage time hitter in baseball.
If only the Dodgers offense was as good as the Trojan offense!
Per Jack Harris:
Gavin Stone has a minor bicep issue right now, so is skipping his AAA start this week. But team hopes he gets another outing or two down there before season's end to keep building a foundation. They've been encouraged by his progress
Per Sonja Chen: Edwin Díaz had "his best day" throwing a live. He could go out on rehab soon. -Roki Sasaki came away well from his bullpen session today. He's not eligible to come off the IL until after the homestand. -Bobby Miller is here on the taxi squad.
Quintero BA up to .310 with a monster GS today
Watching Zazueta rn. Changeup looks excellent and he just hit 98 on radar gun. Control seems above average and he looks loose and comfortable on the mound. He's got some swagger.
He is on the taxi squad
I have read that the Dodgers stuck with these (old) veteran players to go get three in a row World Championships. One would have to agree that the front office thinks this group gives them the best chance to achieve that milestone. I tend to think that next season the Dodgers front office will put together a roster that gives them the best chance to win the World Series and the year after and the year after that year the same goal. These baseball experts know how to put a World Series roster together that has been proven this decade. With the best and the deepest minor league system in baseball and the financial wherewithal to go out and get free agents they will continue to dominant the NL West. They may not be favored going into the playoffs year after year but when you get to the dance you have the opportunity to dance.
I see people going off on Betts. He isn’t the same player he was several years ago but he’s still good.Compare he’s stats with Seager’s. Seager has been injured but that’s baseball. If you compare last years stats with Seager’s remember Betts was dangerously sick at the beginning of the season. I read where Betts gets saved by Freeman’s glove, that’’s what Freddy does that’s the type of player he is. It allows the Dodgers the ability to put Betts at shortstop. Freddy makes up with his strength to bring Betts talent to a higher level.
The Dodgers besides having the best farm system in MLB (10 outfielders) will give them the ability to make trades to shore up other positions. The Dodgers pitching especially starting pitching looks promising in the future. As Mark says” buy them cheap and stack them deep” applies to bullpens. With a few exceptions bullpen pitchers are tough to predict.
10:10 PM ET
Nationals (67-75) Dodgers (83-57)
SP Jackson Kent L 1-2 5.59 ERA SP Blake Snell L 2-1 2.42 ERA
Confirmed Lineup CF Tommy Edman S SS Mookie Betts R LF T. Hernandez R C Will Smith R 3B Max Muncy L 2B Miguel Rojas R DH Alex Call R RF Kyle Tucker L 1B E. Hernandez R
72° Wind 7 mph Out LINE LAD -280
The more that’s revealed about Walter, the sleazier he looks.
I have to admit that I am still puzzled about all this DFA Alex Call commentary. He has had 166 PA all year. Since the All Star Break he has had 32 PA and is hitting .259/.375/.333/.708. He has a 93 OPS+ for the year. He knows his role, and he relishes it. How happy does anyone think that JDP or JTIII would be in that role. Alex also plays more than adequate defense at all three OF positions. JDP and JTIII cannot. He is not blocking JDP or JTIII. They were being considered for platooning with Teo. Maybe that triggered something in Teo for him to make the adjustments. But I like the Teo of the St. Louis series. I know, how do we know he will maintain it? And yet how do we know if JDP or JTIII can hit MLB pitching? Everybody wanted Alek Thomas gone from the roster because he couldn’t hit MLB pitching. And look at what he is doing now in OKC. Sometimes it is best to have a 26th man for the 26th man.
I love a good pitcher’s duel in a 2 to 1 game for 8 innings! NOT Skubal walked the tight wire for his 5.2 stint limiting 10 hits to 2 runs. Meanwhile through 8, the Dodgers had 7 walks and 4 hits to score 1. Weird game. Great rally in the 9th led by Edman with his knock, stolen base and of course Teo’s double.
Tommy Edman, have a day dude. We finally got some production from a leadoff hitter. I love how Tommy plays but I though he cost the Dodgers a run in the 3rd when it appeared he failed to hustle out of the box on his fly ball that dumped into the Bermuda Triangle in short right. I thought he should have been on 2nd, had he hustled all the way. The ball was in the air a while and was muffed around by the fielders. I was surprised to see him only on first when the dust settled. He would have scored on Kike’s single to tie the game at 2. As it was he was stranded at 3rd and the Dodger’s failed to score with the bases juiced, leaving it 2 to 1, Cardinals. That run was the difference for the rest of the game until our rally in the 9th. Tommy is a hustler and this was unusual and maybe was some incentive for the rest of his night.
I have been listening to the radio broadcast for a while now, as I watch the TV broadcasted muted. It sort of takes me back to being a kid listening on my transistor radio as the announcers painted a picture of the game in my head. I’m enjoying Tim Neverett, Charlie Steiner and even Steven Nelson with Rick Monday. It’s funny how the radio guys can take so many liberties with the truth. Neverett - “Pitch is a strike at the knees” when the pitch was actually up and in. Nobody knows. Or cares. It’s great.
I mean the Tucker situation is very wild.
He looks like a shell of a typical MLB player, much less an all-star, Gold glove winner, Silver Slugger, etc.
Obviously, we hope he pulls it together for and including the playoffs, but his fielding and not even running to first are possibly emblematic of more than just mechanical issues.
It's not a terribly long contract, and he probably does regress to his excellent standard, but it doesn't look great right now to the say the least.
Really curious.
Friday’s Dodger Affiliates' Schedule 2:00 p.m. PT: Great Lakes (Cam Leiter) at Lake County (Nelson Keijo) Game 2: Great Lakes (TBD) vs. Lake County (TBD) 5:00 p.m. PT: Tulsa (Christian Zazueta) vs. Wichita (Prestan Johnson) 5:05 p.m. PT: Oklahoma City (Landon Knack) at Round Rock (Anthony Veneziano) 6:35 p.m. PT: Ontario (TBD) vs. Rancho Cucamonga (Ubaldo Soto)
Last season, the turning point for a Dodger team going through the motions was the Baltimore loss when Yamamoto lost the no-no and shutout on the same pitch. Could last night’s game be the spark? Stay tuned…
Timmons said something in one of these recent posts about teams figuring out the Dodgers hitting philosophy— slug, slug, and slug some more- and opponents employing a new pitching strategy to combat it.
Sometimes, opponents of the Dodger offensive juggernaut might just deserve some credit. I also tend to want to give credit to advanced scouting; these baseball professionals follow opponents and look for recent trends of LAD hitters and plan accordingly. Yes, the Dodgers are slumping; but those are pros in the other dugout too. In addition to “getting up” for the two-time defending champs and bringing extra motivation, advanced scouting is important in the modern game. Right now, the Dodgers just may be experiencing the successful implementation of a new strategy on how to pitch and neutralize the potential potency of this LAD lineup.
To me, the effort is still there for the Dodgers; guys are having bad years but I really don’t think it’s due to lack of effort or disinterest in the regular season (though the latter can seem possible at times). If anything, I’ll concede that some members of the team look “tired.”
Maybe I’m off, or just as ridiculous as my moniker suggests, but an aging lineup with several guys having down years and good advanced scouting might be a factor in this two-month Dodger malaise.
Rortvedt outrighted to OKC. He will most likely accept it rather than declare free agency and lose what is left of his contract pay.
A shoutout to Teo for a walk off hit! And to Edman for keeping the team in the game with his four hits.
I have not been that impressed with Skubal so far as a Dodger. He's good, but for a two time Cy Young award winner I expected more dominance. To get knocked around by a young Cards team is a bit concerning. And, he's been hittable in his other starts. It might be adjusting to a new team and environment. Whether AF decides to resign him will be interesting. The possible lockout by the owners could further complicate the situation. I would definitely try to resign him. He appears to be more reliable and available than Snell and Glasnow.
The list of the teams hit totals since 7/1 are kind of eye opening. For what we saw in the first two months of the season to what we are witnessing now is somewhat unbelievable to me. And, it's not just the usual suspects, but the whole lineup that has had extended slumps at one time or another since July 1.
Carry on.
Well we got one back.
Tonight, home to a bad team with a huge pitching mismatch. If we can't win a game like this, we're not as good as our record.
Just watched Teo's game winning hit last night. His swing has been so much better this last week! Huge sign for us. Now God willing Tucker shows signs of life.
And Joe Davis call was fantastic: "How fast can Mookie run!!"
Maybe Teo should bunk with Tucker! What the hell happened to Teo? Hard hit balls left and right. Boy did they need that last night. Skubal giving up 10 hits? Hard to imagine. But he did keep it close enough for the Dodgers to pull it out in the ninth. Speaking of Tucker. I read somewhere that he’s being castrated for not hustling after the dropped 3rd strike. Maybe he deserves a little bit, but I believe total frustration took him over. I don’t believe he was intentionally not hustling or gave up. He’s in a bad space right now. There may be no. Cure in the “cards” Is it just me or does anyone else remember a series like this one where the other team continuously kept hitting line drive after line line drive against the Dodgers? Even Joe Davis questioned how the cardinals were doing what they were doing? Tipping pitches? Skubal sure seemed frustrated. Better build off last night with the nationals coming in. They can score. Who’s up? Glasnow, Snell, and who? Will we see Stone or Sheehan? Hopefully not another site like we saw Tuesday against the cardinals!! I sure hope Ohtani is ok. They need him offensively so much. But it was a relief not seeing him strike out over and over again last night. Shout out to Tommy Edman ! Best lead off hitter in baseball! ( at least yesterday!) Alex Call is one lucky guy. Kinda reminds me of Don Strickland the long time dolphin backup quarterback. Very seldom played and got paid for it. Just don’t see him being in LA next season though.
Turning point! Winning streak has started! Book it Dano!