Oh, you thought I was talking about THE MC HAMMER? No, I was saying that last night, Muncy and Conforto did Hammer! Muncy was 2-4 with a walk and 3 RBI and a Big Fly, and Conforto was 2-3 with a walk and a Big Fly. I am not saying they are “cured,” but they are trending in that direction. Last night was a massive step in the right direction!
At some point in the season, 38-year-old Luis Garcia will probably get sent down, but he is due much respect. He has pitched the 7th most innings on the team. Jack Dreyer is #5 and Ben Casparius is #3. Dustin May is now #2 on the team in Innings Pitched. Kershaw is building up, and so is Tony Gonsolin. Then, some combination of Sheehan, Glasnow, Sasaki, and Snell will be back. Friedman does not need to make a trade, nor should he. The Dodgers are just where they need to be: First place and on cruise control, enjoying the country club. In September, Doc will go to the whip! Until then… chill!
Last night was a great night as the Indiana Pacers went up 3-1 on the damn Knicks!
Down on the Farm
- Alex Freeland (.272/.825) broke out of his mini-slump in a big way: 3-5 with 5 RBI on 2 HRs.
- James Outman was also 3-5 with his 9th HR (.252/.815).
- Nick Senzel was 2-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
- Ryan Loutos pitched two perfect innings with 2 Ks.
- Nick Frasso also pitched two innings and allowed three hits and one run, but struck out 4.
- Tulsa was smoked 11-0. Move on, nothing to see here.
- Mike Sirota was hitless, but he didn’t play. That’s the only way to stop him.
- Josue DePaula (.277/.898) was 3-3 with a walk and a HR.
- The Trio of Hope, DePaula, and Sirota could move on to Tulsa soon. That would change their whole dynamic.
- At RC, Joendry Vargas was 1-4 (.306/.830), and Quintero (.316/.988), Munoz (.296/.848), and Hainline (.329/.893) are all candidates to move up to GL.
- Hyun-Seok Jang is still learning (4.96 ER/32 IP/43 K)
- Kyle Nevin has been working at the Complex, as have Gelof et al. He was 3-4 last night. Maddux Bruns also pitched there last night and got bombed! This is a Rookie and Re-Training League for the Dodgers.
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Disagree, not disagreeable
Wednesday scores
Las Vegas 8, Oklahoma City 2
Tulsa 10, Wichita 7
Great Lakes 10, Fort Wayne 1
Modesto 8, Rancho Cucamonga 5
“Michael Kopech regressed in his rehab journey with the Dodgers, unable to complete one inning, as he threw 22 pitches, only eight of which were strikes. One of those strikes, his second pitch, was hit 415 feet by Seth Brown for a home run. After a strikeout, Kopech proceeded to throw eleven balls in a row, bringing back the memory of the nineteen consecutive balls he threw in his first rehab appearance on May 8. Kopech recovered to strike out the last hitter he faced and was removed”.
Thursday schedule
Oklahoma City (Bobby Miller) at Las Vegas (Luis Morales, 6:35 PM PST
Tulsa (Jackson Ferris) at Wichita (Darren Bowen), 5:05 PM PST
Fort Wayne (Jose Reyes) at Great Lakes (Eriq Swan), 3:05 PM PST
Rancho Cucamonga (Jakob Wright) at Modesto (Jeter Marinez), 6:40 PM PST
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Cudos to Mark for the brief in the prospects. To me, Spring Training was always equal to the regular season because it prepared you for the call-ups.
Let’s face it M&M on the left side is not a great half of an infield defensively. The right side with Freddy and Kim is a top 3 both defensively and, so far, offensively, offensively.
Watched the Comets on MLB after the Dodgers early game and have to admit, the team is loaded. The morale is sky high and the guys are having fun.
Ok, how does Outman rake in 3A and suck badly in the Show? He looked so comfortable in OKC. Some team should give us an strong A prospect for him, hopefully to turn him into a Bellenger.
I enjoy all the comments from the most intelligent commenters I have seen on Dodgers blogs.
To those who want Arenado:
He’s hitting about the same as Muncy: .239 with a .702 OPS, and Muncy makes $10 Mil while Nolan makes $30 Mil.
Arenado has committed fewer errors, BUT he has also DH’ed eight games.
Arenado is also older.
Hell, if you want a change, put Kim there.
If you watch the replay, the ball hit to Muncy took a weird hop, making it go the other way, he was lucky to stop it, then he lost his balance. There is a reason it wasn’t scored as an error. Two of the hits off of Scott were of the very soft variety, barely reaching the outfield. But the walk, well, that was unacceptable. Vesia, home run machine that he has become, just threw the game away. Center cut fastball with no movement. Hell, Mark could have hit that thing. Dan Altavilla DFAd by the Sox. Good bullpen arm. Has been pitching great at AAA for them. Former Mariner pitcher. Angels DFAd Tim Anderson. Taylor was 0-3 again but made a spectacular diving catch to rob Goldschmidt of a hit in the first inning. No game tonight.
Man some of you like to dwell on the negative.
A series road win against a good ball club, first place, we a BUNCH of reinforcements on the way….we are good fellas.
Enjoy the ride.
Yankees next….
Does AF make mistakes? Hell yes. Who doesn’t. Even with our 20/20 hindsight we still make mistakes. Go figure.
I would be dumbfounded, a trait of mine, if they dumped Muncy or Conforto. Not gonna happen. Arenado? Might as well ask The Penguin to lace em up. Any old guys playing good are not getting traded. And the ones playing bad……see Arte Moreno. Let’s continue to get younger.
Hindsight has never won a game of chess.
Book em
I figured Kershaw was coming out after 5. After getting the 3rd run and K’ing Ramirez to end the 5th, I was hoping he would get the 6th.
Doc on Muncy:
“I feel that he has an accurate throwing arm – but at times it’s inaccurate. I feel that he catches the ball cleanly – but at times he doesn’t. I think he can get to his arm and get the ball out of his glove – but at times it doesn’t.
YIKES!
yeah, kike was at 3rd most of the game
I think Muncy had earlier made a nice back hand scoop and throw.
uh, mark , ball took a slight bad. hop. it wasn’t that bad. he got his feet tangled up. really, he should have gotten at least one out. not criticizing, just the truth. and you sir can handle the truth! bullpen has been a problem lately except for ben and jack!
I was listening to the Guardians’ Broadcast, and they said that Muncy made “an incredible play to stop a sure hit…. Brooks Robinson could not have thrown him out.” So when I hear that he should have started a double play, I wonder who I should believe…
Per Mark Langill of the Dodgers, “The Dodgers have allowed 69 home runs this season, the second-highest total in the National League behind Arizona (71).”
The worst culprits –
Dustin May – 7
Alex Vesia – 7 (!) (in 24 IP)
Landon Knack – 6 (in 29 IP)
Roki Sasaki – 6
Anthony Banda – 5 (in 24 IP)
Yoshi Yamamoto – 5
Tyler Glasnow – 4 (in 18 IP)
Tony Gonsolin – 4
Tanner Scott – 4
Pretty ugly.
one i believe.
How many balls did Max have hit to him at 3B?
I was in the truck listening so I don’t know.
This 5 inning strategy. Killing the bullpen. Can’t starters go 7
Inning, specially if their pitching well
No established closer.
A winnable game blown by the bullpen again. Will the Dodgers be sorry they signed Tanner Scott to a 4 year contract? What’s wrong with Aex Vesia? He’s given up seven homeruns in relief in a third of the season. Hopefully we get some fresh arms back sooner than later from the IL.
Tanner Scott and Alex Vesia snatched defeat from the Jaws of Victory.
Conforto yesterday:
Single to left, homer to center. Isn’t that what you are supposed to do when you are in a ‘slump’. Just try to hit the ball ‘up the middle’ and stop trying to pull everything!!!!
Also folks how good is Ohtani???!?!
We are super fortunate we get to watch him day in and day out….and he hasn’t even pitched a single inning for us yet.
Generational talent and does things the right way.
Manager Dave Roberts spoke on Evan Phillip’s injury and the lack of a timeline moving forward.
“It’s starting to get a little concerning,” Roberts said. “I don’t know how long we can give it until he can attempt to start playing catch again. I’m getting a little kind of concerned, but hoping for the best.”
Phillips was originally placed on the injured list for forearm discomfort in early May, but an MRI later revealed that the root of the problem was the inflammation in his elbow. No structural damage was found.
A WELCOME LOSS:
J.P. Feyereisen clears waivers, elects free agency
1:10 PM ET EARLY GAME
Dodgers (34-21)
Guardians (29-25)
SP Clayton Kershaw L
0-0 7.50 ERA
SP Kolby Allard L
2-0 1.50 ERA
Confirmed Lineup
DH S. Ohtani L
SS Mookie Betts R
RF T. Hernandez R
1B F. Freeman L
C Will Smith R
LF Andy Pages R
CF Tommy Edman S
3B E. Hernandez R
2B Miguel Rojas R
43% Rain
61° Wind 8 mph R-L
Tuesday scores
Oklahoma City 11, Las Vegas 9 (10 innings
Wichita 11, Tulsa 0
Great Lakes 4, Fort Wayne 1
Rancho Cucamonga 11, Modesto 5
ACL Dodgers 11, ACL Padres 10
Wednesday schedule
10:05 a.m. PT: Tulsa (Peter Heubeck) at Wichita (Ricky Castro)
3:05 p.m.: Great Lakes (Wyatt Crowell) vs. Fort Wayne (Clark Candiotti)
6:35 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Matt Sauer) at Las Vegas (Mason Barnett)
6:40 pm.: Rancho Cucamonga (Aidan Foeller) at Modesto (Ryan Sloan)
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