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Bullpen Melt Down Again in San Diego

This was a heartbreaker.  You get Blake Snell vs a bullpen game, and you know the odds are not in your favor.  However, behind Michael Grove who was going to pitch to the 1st 5 batters and Ryan Yarbrough, the Dodgers took a 3-1 lead into the 8th.  Unfortunately, between Yency Almonte and Caleb Ferguson, the Padres scored 7 runs in the 8th.

Michael Grove struck out the 1st 4 batters he faced before giving up a single to Xavier Bogaerts, and his night was over.  Yes he was outstanding, and his breaking balls were brilliant.  But the game plan was to get through 5 batters and then give way to Yarbrough.

Yarbrough made a one bad pitch to Manny Machado who crushed a solo HR.  Yarbrough threw 63 pitches in 4.2 IP.  Brusdar Graterol pitched well for his 1.1 IP.  Then the whole thing went to hell…fast in the 8th.

The Dodgers were able to get Blake Snell’s pitch count up north of 100 after 5.0 innings.  It was the first game Snell allowed 3 runs in any of his games since May 19, 13 straight games.  Snell’s ERA was 5.40 on May 19.  Going into Saturday’s game, his ERA was 2.50, best in MLB.

The Dodgers were in a position to put their cleat on the Padres throat and Almonte and Ferguson pitching, Kiké’s and Ferguson’s errors changed the outcome of the game, and perhaps for the weekend. The Padres are now 3.0 games behind in the Wild Card. I like their chances.

The Dodgers did get a 1st inning HR from Will Smith.  Chris Taylor walked, stole 2nd, stole third, and scored on a Kiké Hernández sac fly.  The Dodgers scored their third run on a Mookie Betts double and E7, and Freddie plated Mookie with an opposite field single.  Things were looking very good for the Dodgers at that point. But reminiscent of the 2022 NLDS, the bullpen fell apart in San Diego.  Will they get it back together for Games 3 and 4 in the series?

Lance Lynn vs. Rich Hill on Sunday and Tony Gonsolin vs. Seth Lugo on Monday.

 

08-05-2023 – MiLB Game Summary Report

 

Round Rock Express 4 – OKC Dodgers 3

The next wave of young pitching piggybacked on Saturday, and they came oh so close to pitching a masterpiece.  Landon Knack started and pitched 4.0 scoreless innings, with 3 hits, 0 walks, and 3 strikeouts.  Kyle Hurt made his AAA debut, and had one mistake in his 5.0 innings.  The one mistake was with 2 outs, on an 0-1 changeup, up in the zone (middle) that was slugged for a grand slam.  He had allowed 2 other hits and 2 BB against 6 K’s the rest of his 5.0 innings.

OKC scored two in the bottom of the 9th with the tying runner on 3rd with Michael Busch at the plate, Busch hit a line drive but right at the LF to end the game.

Key Performances:

  • Yonny Hernández – 2-3, 1 BB, 2 runs, 1 RBI, HR (3)
  • Michael Busch – double (22)

 

Box Score

 

Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota) 9 – Tulsa Drillers 5

Kendall Williams had a very good AA debut.  He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 4.0 innings.  He got 7 Ks but walked 3.  The relievers not so good.  Wichita put up 6 in the 5th to take a 7-3 lead, and stayed out front the rest of the game.

Diego Cartaya has not hit for batting average this year, but he does continue to hit for power.  He hit his 14th HR of the season.

 

Key Performers:

  • Austin Gauthier – 2-3, 2 BB, 2 runs, double (13)
  • Yusniel Diaz – 2-4, 1 run, 3 RBI, double (14), HR (10)

 

Box Score

 

Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego) 10 – Great Lakes Loons 1 – 4.5 innings

Peter Heubeck gave up 7 (all earned) runs in the 1st inning without recording an out.

Jake Vogel went 1-2 with a double (17).

 

Box Score

 

Fresno Grizzlies (Colorado) 10 – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5

Jared Karros gave up 8 runs (7 earned) on 10 hits in 3.0 IP.  Two of the hits were HRs.  The score was 10-1 after the 5th inning.  RC could get no closer than 10-5.

Key Performers:

  • Wilman Diaz – 4-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI, triple (3), HR (3)
  • Rayne Doncon – 2-3
  • Jose Izarra – 1-4, 2 RBIs, double (17)

 

Box Score

 

 

 

 

Jeff Dominique

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Bumsrap

5 batters? 4 innings by both Grove and Yarbrough makes a lot more sense to me.

Dave

Almonte was so good and so consistent last year. Hard to see him this way. Re Ferguson, he is either good or bad, no consistency. I watched him struggle in Cincinnati, couldn’t even throw strikes but Roberts likes him and left him in waaay to long. And last night he was bad again.
Maybe Grove is the next Gagne?

Badger

Every now and then we are reminded that with this pitching staff we gotta score 8.

Padres now 3 out of Wild Card. I do not want to see that team in the tournament.

Dionysus

Pulling Grove set in motion a chain of events that led directly to the loss.

Oldbear48

Great 7 inning game. After that, not so much, but those things happen.

Badger

They are going with Openers because of injuries and the plan for a front rotation starter fell through. They don’t WANT to do this, they feel forced to do it.

Yarbrough, Grove, and Sheehan all look like once through the lineup pitchers. Stone might be one too. Maybe Knack could do it as well. Can they all go 3 innings every 4th day? Sounds ridiculous when I say it but it might give the bullpen the rest they will need going forward.

This is a problem that won’t go away. Urias and Gonsolin won’t go 7. Lynn might but he’ll leave having given up 4 or more runs. Kershaw is coming back but his presence offers no guarantees. Roberts has little room for movement here. These are the players he has to work with. If we are playing against a good offense, we better put a lot of runs on the board.

Last edited 1 year ago by Badger
OhioDodger

Last night was a stinky bowel movement. It happens. Need to flush it and move on.

Realistically, all we need is a split of this road series. 3 out of 4 would be fantastic and that is still on the table.

It is amusing listening/reading people losing their minds over 1 bad game.

Last edited 1 year ago by OhioDodger
Singing the Blue

“Fear not. The Dodgers are filling their bank accounts for a Shohei Ohtani run. They traded Justin Bruihl, Phil Bickford, Adam Kolarek, Eddys Leonard and Kole Calhoun all for cash.  😂 

I’m keeping track and the cash they got for those 5 guys is enough to sign Ohtani’s left shoelace. It’s a pretty tall mountain to climb.

Dionysus

Rich Hill is a nice guy but he ain’t it.

Bluto

Small Sample Size theater:

Mets traded five players and are 0-6 since the Trade Deadline

Reds acquired one reliever and are 0-6 since the Trade Deadline

D-backs acquired a closer and an OF and are 0-6 since the Trade Deadline

Angels acquired five players and are 0-6 since the Trade Deadline

The moral of this story?

OBVIOUSLY, don’t play the first six games after the deadline if you make a lot of moves.

OhioDodger

Just an aside. When people were talking about Rosario’s defense they said it was subpar at SS. Check this out.

Rosario at SS: 303 CH, 11 E, .964 F%.
Trea Turner at SS: 398 CH, 13 E, .967 F%.

Bumsrap

Jeff

The major question for me in this moment is what will Yarbrough’s role be? Starter or reliever? As of this moment, Urias, Gonsolin, Lynn, & Miller are locks at starting. Then, there is the choice of Grove and Sheehan, but Yarbrough has a fair amount of starting credentials and would also be an interesting choice because of his pitching style. What do posters think?

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