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 (18)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Turning point! Winning streak has started! Book it Dano!
Heart of a CHampion last night!!
Dont ever underestimate THAT!!
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.
From Houston Mitchell:
"Most and least valuable? Who have been the most valuable Dodgers this season? Well, if you go by WAR, which considers pitching, hitting, fielding and base running, the most valuable have been:
Shohei Ohtani, 6.5 Andy Pages, 5.4 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 4.8 Max Muncy, 3.9 Freddie Freeman, 3.9 Mookie Betts, 2.6 Tommy Edman, 1.8 Justin Wrobleski, 1.8 Tanner Scott, 1.7 Tyler Glasnow, 1.6 Dalton Rushing, 1.4 Jack Dreyer, 1.2
The least valuable Edwin Díaz, -1.3 Cole Irvin, -0.4 Chuckie Robinson, -0.4 Kyle Tucker, -0.3 Emmet Sheehan, -0.3 Eliezer Alfonzo, -0.2 Ben Casparius, -0.2 Jonathan Hernández, -0.2 Will Klein, -0.2 Ben Rortvedt, -0.1 Teoscar Hernández, -0.1 Kiké Hernández, -0.1 Alek Thomas, -0.1 Charlie Barnes, -0.1 Kyle Hurt, -0.1
I think we can safely call last offseason the worst free-agent signing group of the Andrew Friedman era. Two guys are getting a combined $80 million this season and have a combined -1.6 WAR. Do I have to say their names?
Then you factor in Teoscar, and the outfield is a mess, especially with Pages out.
And if your last name is Hernández, this is not a good year for you to play for the Dodgers.
Some might be surprised to see Betts so high, considering he is having a poor year offensively. But Betts gets a strong boost from his defense. He is in the top three in most defensive metrics.
Which brings us to his hitting. He has had some injuries the last two seasons, so we could blame his decline on that. We could blame it on moving to shortstop. Or it could be both those things. Or neither. Some things just don’t have a provable cause.
But let’s look at how Betts has hit in his career at different defensive positions:
DH (55 plate appearances), .319/.400/.574 Second base (446), .309/.406./.550 Right field (4,458), .293/.372/.528 Center field (968), .287/.349/.492 Shortstop (1,421), .265/.337/.436 PH (17), .267/.353/.267
To be clear, the Dodgers are not moving Betts back to right unless something unexpected happens. It’s also true that Betts has hit much better as the leadoff hitter in his career than anywhere else. These are just things to make you think.
Back to WAR for a moment. Is it a perfect stat? No. There is no perfect stat. It’s just one tool in a drawer of tools. A mechanic never uses one tool for all jobs. A chef doesn’t use one kitchen utensil. And when looking at stats, you shouldn’t make a determination based on just one stat. But it can give an indication of how things are going.
Here’s how WAR basically grades out:
Replacement player 1 or fewer WAR Role Player 1-2 Solid Starter 2-3 Good Player 3-4 All-Star 4-5 Superstar 5-6 MVP 6+"
Was in Trinidad picking up my sis from the train station, so I missed most of the game. I did get to see the 9th, and what a relief. A win is a win no matter how ugly. So far, the players added have done squat. Rushing 0-3 with 3 Ks. Freeland has hit a couple of long outs. Team has hit into 113 double plays, by far the most in the major leagues.
Here is the Atlanta Braves' Remaining Game Schedule 9/4@PHI79-61 9/5@PHI79-61 9/6@PHI79-61 9/7@PHI79-61 9/8TB83-57 9/9TB83-57 9/10TB83-57 9/11PHI79-61 9/12PHI79-61 9/13PHI79-61 9/14@CHC79-62 9/15@CHC79-62 9/16@CHC79-62 9/18@HOU72-69 9/19@HOU72-69 9/20@HOU72-69 9/22CIN67-73 9/23CIN67-73 9/24CIN67-73 9/25@MIA71-70 9/26@MIA71-70 9/27@MIA71-70
NOT an easy Schedule for Atlanta.FANGRAPHS has the Dodgers winning one of the two byes as of today at 78.6% and the Braves chances at 27.6%. Many on the this site DON'T think it's important but less games in an additional round is huge based on this older roster and how we can set up our pitching staff with less games going forward.
Since July 1. That is the team going into the final few weeks and playoffs. So when others post year-to-date numbers---Thats, just meaningless for the team that is on the field today. As for Skubal . He hung in there because almost all the hits were singles. As for Teo- So now a few good games in a row--that's a good sign. Tucker--the opposite-- maybe 1 good game every 6 games so nothing encouraging from him. Although he has been the most 'consistant' hitter all season
Great piece in The Athletic on the Disaster that is Arte Moreno:
Open on www.nytimes.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7563821/2026/09/04/arte-moreno-angels-sale-meddling-penny-pinching/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=147501&source=dailyemailJeff--What do you think of Gelof? He's not ranked in the MLB Pipeline Top 30. Andy LaRoche 2.0?