Mookie Ends Rehab
Here is some MiLB news while we contemplate who is going to hit for the Dodgers besides Andy Pages. And when is Alex Call going to get more playing time. And why is Hyeseong Kim and Alex Freeland the only appatent runners who bust their ass down the line. At least Mookie was…
Here is some MiLB news while we contemplate who is going to hit for the Dodgers besides Andy Pages.
And when is Alex Call going to get more playing time.
And why is Hyeseong Kim and Alex Freeland the only appatent runners who bust their ass down the line. At least Mookie was doing so in OKC.
Kim is looking more impressive every game (ignoring the error). His game deserves to be at the MLB level, and with Kike’ and then Edman coming back, I do not know how both Kim and Freeland stick in LA.
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MiLB GAME SUMMARY REPORTS
OKC Comets 7 – Salt Lake City (LAA) 4
LHRP Jake Eder was the opener in this bullpen game.
Eder gave up a triple and single in the 1st inning, but held SLC scoreless in the 2nd.
In the 4th with Brusdar Graterol on the mound, SLC got a run taking a 2-1 lead. Bazooka gave up a one-out BB and then a two-out triple brought him home. After Graterol walked the next batter, LHRP Ronan Kopp was summoned, with 2 runners on. to get the last out of the inning.
In the bottom of the 5th, SS Mookie Betts led off with a BB. Mookie moved to 3rd on a ground out and scored on 3B Tyler Fitzgerald’s single.
Kopp returned to the mound in the 6th, and it did not go well. He walked the first batter. The runner stole 2nd and then to third on Kopp’s errant pickoff attempt at 2B. He scored on a WP. After a strikeout, Kopp gave up a HR and a 4-2 lead.
With one out in the 7th, 2B Austin Gauthier singled. Gator stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on catcher throwing error. RF Jack Suwinski continues to show power with a game tying 2-run HR (9).
Tyler Fitzgerald drew a BB and stole 2B. CF Zach Ehrhard also drew a BB. Both runners moved up on a balk, and again on a WP with Fitzgerald scoring. SS Noah Miller brought Ehrhard home with a sac fly.
In the 8th, the Comets got 2 BB, a HBP, and a sac fly for an insurance run.
LHRP Keynan Middleton, LHRP Antoine Kelly, and RHRP Carlos Duran navigated the final 3 innings without a run.
- Ryan Ward – 2-5, 1 run
- Jack Suwinski -2-4, 1 run, 3 RBI, HR (9)
- Mookie – 1-2, 1 BB, 1 run
Tulsa Drillers 4 – Arkansas Travelers (Seattle) 2
LHSP Adam Serwinowski only allowed 1 run, but it was in 3.2 IP. He threw 83 pitches (51 for strikes) before being lifted for RHRP Carson Hobbs. He exited after allowing a single and 2 walks leaving the bases loaded. Hobbs got a strikeout to end the threat.
In the 3rd Serwinowski allowed a leadoff double, a SB, and a WP to score a run. He exited with Tulsa leading 2-1.
Tulsa got the scoring started with RF Zyhir Hope’s 6th HR. In the 3rd, CF Kendall George hit a 2-out single, stole 2nd, and scored when LF Josue De Paula reached on an error.
Hobbs was able to get through the 5th without allowing a run. He gave up a hit, but registered 2 Ks.
RHRP Joel Ibarra entered in the 6th. 2 walks and a single, and Ibarra was done. RHRP Lucas Wepf relieved Ibarra. Wepf struck out the first batter he faced, but a run scored on a ground ball force out before retiring the side.
Wepf pitched a scoreless 7th inning.
RHRP Kelvin Ramirez relieved Wepf in the 8th and retired the side in order in the final two innings for the save.
Kendall George and Zyhir Hope each had a pair of hits, with Hope slugging a HR (6). George had 2 SB and is now sitting on 18 for the season (18 out of 20).
Arkansas had 7 errors in this game.
Great Lakes Loons vs Lake County Captains (Cleveland) – Postponed Due To Rain
Ontario Tower Buzzers 10 – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (LAA) 8
Things started out positive for Ontario. 2B Joendry Vargas led off with a triple (1). With one out, 3B Chase Harlan doubled to score Vargas. Harlan scored on DH Ching-Hsein Ko’s single.
Hyun-Seok Jang was the SP for Ontario. He retired the side in order in the first, but in the 2nd, 2 walks, a WP, fielding error and single scored 2 runs (1 earned).
Ko hit a solo HR (5) in the 3rd to take the lead.
Ontario picked up a couple in the 5th to extend the lead. Vargas reached on an error, and SS Emil Morales singled him to 2nd. A passed ball moved the runners up. Harlan singled to plate both runners, and a 5-2 lead.
In the 5th with one out, Jang gave up 2 singles and a BB to load the bases. RHRP Seamus Barrett entered and gave up an infield single to score one. Barrett then induced a DP to end the inning.
Barrett came back out in the 6th, and it do not go well. Barrett walked the bases loaded, and threw a WP. Barrett was lifted for RHRP Ricardo Montero with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Ontario clinging to a one run lead. Montero gave up a 2-run single and lost the lead.
Ontario retook the lead in the 7th. LF AJ Soldra led off with a single. With one out, Morales singled. Harlan followed that with a 2-run double (3). Ko then slugged his 2nd HR of the game and a 9-6 lead.
The XBH continued into the 8th. Soldra led off with a double (1) and scored on Vargas’ 2nd triple of the game.
RHRP Jecsua Liborius entered the 8th and surrendered a HR. He went back out in the 9th and gave up a leadoff double. Two groundouts later and the Quakes got their 8th run. That is where the score remained 10-8.
The Tower Buzzers got 17 hits to score their 10 runs.
- Ching-Hsein Ko – 4-5, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 HR (6)
- Chase Harlan – 3-4, 1 BB, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 doubles (3)
- Joendry Vargas – 3-5, 2 runs,1 RBI, 2 triples (2)
- AJ Soldra – 3-4, 2 runs, double (1)
- Emil Morales – 2-5, 2 runs
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On an otherwise sucky day for the Dodgers, it’s fun to read about the Tower Buzzers and all that intriguing talent…. –Is Morales or Harland the 3B of the future? –Or maybe Vargas, who seems to be figuring things out? –And is CH Ko the Taiwanese Murakami? Also fun to see the highlights elsewhere on the farm, including George beating out a routine grounder to SS. I share Jeff’s concern that both Kim and Freeland could be sent down as part of the Dodgers’ anti-youth movement….
Logan Wagner is in the mix too. According to BA: Logan Wagner is a switch-hitting infielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization known for high-end raw power, bat speed from both sides, and versatility across the infield, though injuries to both hands (hamate fractures in 2023 and 2024) limited his development. Drafted in the 6th round of 2022 from P27 Academy (SC), he is a strong, athletic player often described as a power-over-hit prospect who projects to play second or third base long-term. He has been playing 2B, but I have also seen him at 3B.
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Great coverage by Jeff. His comments on the hustle or lack of it is spot on. Kim has shown he belongs over the last 1.5 years and Freeland is again producing. Just trying to figure out how much value Kike provides. Again, not much offense last night against a mid range pitcher.
They will call up some 34 year old with a 11.76 era and he will throw 7 shutout innings against the Dodgers!! Doc is great. But I agree , let Call play and sit Teo! How long can they keep him in the lineup? Love the guy, but enough is enough! Sleepwalking is what this team looks like! Stoic? Lethargic? Need an infusion of life? See more enthusiasm from my 12 year old grandsons team. Individually? love them all. Collectively? They all act like they work in a funeral home! Blake Snell will be fine. A little bad luck and a little off with some of his pitches, but overall I think he’s just fine. Just me, but if Freeland isn’t going to play on the big league team, why not package him in a deal for either a pitcher, or a second baseman who can really hit mlb pitching? Edman ain’t coming back no time soon. Kim may or may not stay up. Kike will hit .210(if we’re lucky). Santiago is a short timer, Miggy might not be healthy. Need some excitement, some energy, some attitude!
Is there some flu passing around? Pitchers pace themselves to last more innings. Veterans pace themselves to survive the season plus playoffs . They have been playing 170 or so games for years. Are there a few teams that are good enough to advance through the playoffs if they had a player who could keep their act together? Would Rojas be such a player? Could Kike’ keep that team loose? Could trading those 2 open 2 spots for players that could contribute more? Might as well trade Teo as well.
The Dodgers have middle infield covered. Betts/Kim. Backups are Kiké/Edman/ Rojas. Freeland and Espinal will be adiosed. Call is 4th outfielder. Until further notice, that’s the summer club. Snell looked rusty but wasn’t hit hard. Offense went to sleep again. Teo will hit. If not this month, maybe next month. Or July. August? Ohtani continues to hit like a potential Cy Young candidate. Atlanta is a solid baseball team. That said, the Dodgers should win 2 of 3 at home against them. Favored today. 9 runs O/U. When the next Dodger starter goes on the IL, who is called up? Do we guess or do we already know? I’d be guessing. Maybe somebody here knows.
My god, that video above of Kendall George. He hit a regular ground ball to SS and beat the throw to first; unreal..
Little note about Snell’s game yesterday. To his credit, the Braves did not hit the ball hard at all. Only Olson’s 2 run-single in the second was hit hard. Albies hit was a dunker off of the end of his bat. The walks got him. But considering he hadn’t pitched in a major league game since September; he wasn’t all bad. It was the offense taking a night off against a pitcher who was tattooed his last game against the Rockies. Pages hits a nothing 2-run homer in the 9th to keep them from being embarrassed again. Betts is supposed to play tonight and then fly to LA after the game.
He has actually played more 3B. Logan also plays 1B. . BIG Improvement this year at Great Lakes over last year. He has very even splits on RHP vs LHP. I would love to see what Logan can do against the better pitching at AA. IMO he is a better option than either Sean McLain or Jake Gelof. He is also younger than either of them by 2-3 years. Kyle Nevin can move to 1B opening up 3B as well, That would give Chase Harlan a chance to move to A+. This is a different year for the affiliates, The hitters are generally ahead of the pitchers. I cannot remember seeing this many good bats at Great Lakes. Harold would be ecstatic.
He is the one pitcher the Dodgers beat in SF.
I agree. I had to include it.
He could be a fun addition to the Dodgers. LF? Move Betts to 3rd and there would be room for Kim at short. Although Freeland at SS and Kim at 2nd would put them in their original positions. Kim and George would give Dodgers speed.
4:10 PM ET Braves (27-13) Dodgers (24-15) SP Bryce Elder R 3-1 2.02 ERA SP Justin Wrobleski L 5-0 1.25 ERA Confirmed Lineup DH S. Ohtani L 1B F. Freeman L CF Andy Pages R RF Kyle Tucker L 3B Max Muncy L LF Alex Call R C D. Rushing L SS Hyeseong Kim L 2B A. Freeland S 79° Wind 6 mph Out
Totally agree Bear with your comments on Snell yesterday. He just didn’t have it from the git-go. Very understandable. Not so much for the offense. But I had to read about it as I’d had enough of Orel and Stephen Nelson by the third inning. They refused to stop whining about Snell’s “bad luck”. They couldn’t shut up about all the unfortunate bad luck he was having with hits that had little velocity, seeing eye hits…. whatever. It was like a pity party and somebody stole their crayons. Bulldog my ass. Just call the game for what it was and quit whining. I plan on enjoying the Braves broadcast today.
I will root for Kiki this year,but I hope it is his last with the Dodgers.We need to start opening spots on the roster and get younger. Maybe Teo can be traded in the off season and the Dodgers will eat some of his salary.His bat speed has really slowed down this year and his plate discipline has gotten worse from last year. He needs some R&R on the bench or a trip to the IL.
This probably is Espinal’s last game as a DODGER.
Doc is listening.
I have never been a big fan of Orel in the booth. He talks way too much. Sometimes his info is okay, but most of the time he just rattles on. The other night, Nomar was in the booth with Joe, and it was much better to listen too. Karros was on the Fox game between the Padres-Cardinals. He doesn’t change no matter who is doing the play-by-play. I switched and watched the Lakers get blown out at home by the Thunder. Hopefully they knock them out of the playoffs, so I do not have to hear about Leboring James for at least a few months. I hope the Lakers let him go somewhere else and they become Luca’s team. Since that was pretty unwatchable, I watched reruns of Person of Interest with Jim Cavezel. Good series. Mendoza though, she is the worst.
I agree, only reason he made the team was that they optioned Kim to begin the season and he had the best spring training of his life. He hasn’t shown that so far this year. Fitzgerald is raking at OKC, he would have been a better choice as a utility player.
Ever wonder if Doc reads any of these blogs?
Betts is not moving to third in this lifetime. So many don’t like him at SS, and you want to move him to a position where he has to make longer throws and the ball is on him quicker? Not smart.
Longest throws are from SS. The ball is on 3b more quickly but I think Betts could handle it. I doubt he wants to. I still say the best position for him is second base. Kim and George would give the Dodgers speed. The team values power more. If they could get on at .350 or better they could be difference makers.
Dodgers optioned Paul Gervase to AAA and called up Wyatt Mills.
Edwin Diaz transferred to 60 day IL to make room for Mills on the 40 man.