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Great Win Turns Into Heartbreak (Or Next Man Up)

This was all set up to be a great day.  Tyler Glasnow dominated the Royals with 7.0 shutout innings.  He gave up 2 hits, 1 walk, and registered 9 Ks.  He threw 85 pitches in 7.0 innings, which is right at 12 pitches per inning.  For any pitcher, that is an efficient game, but for a strikeout pitcher, that total domination.

 

 

 

 

 

Then the Dodgers did what they needed to do in order to win.  They slugged.  The Dodgers 0-3 WRISP, so they needed that HR.  The Dodgers hit three solo HRs.  Shohei Ohtani started the scoring with this majestic lead off HR in the 3rd.

 

Shohei hit his 2nd HR in the 6th, and Freddie made it back to back.   Freddie’s HR was his 10th.  The Dodgers have now tied the Baltimore Orioles as the only teams with 5 batters with double figure HR.

 

 

 

 

 

But it was the bottom of the 7th with two outs, a runner on 1st, and this happens.

 

 

You knew right away this was going to be BAD.  We learned after the game that Mookie broke a metacarpal bone in his left hand.  If you wanted some good news on this, the fracture will not require surgery.  It will need to be immobilized in a cast or splint.  Every injury is different, so we have no real knowledge of how long Mookie may be out.

Just because I am curious, I found the following:

A professional baseball player can likely return to play as early as 2–4 weeks after a metacarpal fracture if they can comfortably swing a bat and field balls, and if early callus is visible on an x-ray. However, the time it takes to return to play can depend on pain and how long it takes to regain motion. According to one study, the average time for all metacarpal fractures to return to sport is 21.9 days.

Mookie will see the doctor (hand specialist) on Monday and we will learn more at that time.

We also learned that Yoshi Yamamoto has a strained rotator cuff.  There is nothing torn.  His injury needs rest.  He is going to get shut down.  I am sure we will hear more about the prognosis soon enough. But then we have no way of knowing whether what we hear can be relied on.

What we do know is that there is 32 days (24 games) between Monday and the first game after the All Star Break.  We also know that there are 43 days (34 games) between Monday and the final date of the trade deadline.

I know the Dodgers are more than capable of multi-tasking, but the scouts, cross checkers, and baseball executives will be focusing on the draft (July 14 – July 16) over the next four weeks.  That will give the buyers and sellers time to differentiate themselves in the ensuing two weeks following the draft (All Star Game).

What happens between now and the All Star break?  Doc reported that Miggy Ro will be getting the bulk share of playing time at SS with Kiké getting periodic starts.  After Sunday’s game, Doc advised that Miguel Vargas will be recalled, and will start in LF against LHP.

We know Bobby Miller will be officially recalled on Wednesday and start against Colorado at Coors Field.  JP Feyereisen or Michael Petersen will be optioned at that time.

The injury will give Gavin Lux more runway.  He is now up to 202 PA.  We were told that Doc needed 150 PA.  He is going to need to increase his OPS from .542.

Miguel Vargas will undoubtedly now get a better opportunity to produce.

The biggest question will be Bobby Miller.  He did not look good in his rehab assignments.  Maybe he does not get too amped for MiLB.  We will learn more on Wednesday.

Open question – Does Landon Knack get called to start Friday? He went 2.2 innings (64 pitches) before getting pulled on Sunday.

BTW, I do not think anyone believes that the pitch that hit Mookie was intentional, but it sure would have been interesting to see Joe Kelly come to the mound to open the 8th instead of Daniel Hudson.  You just never know with Joe Kelly.  Joe is a little old school in that regard.

 

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MiLB GAME SUMMARY REPORT

 

OKC Baseball Club 9 – Sugarland Space Cowboys (Houston) 2

Landon Knack started and went 2.2 IP throwing 64 pitches before being lifted.  Is this a precursor to Knack getting recalled for a start next week for LAD?

Every OKC batter had at least 1 hit.

OKC scored in the 1st inning on a 2-out Andre Lipcius single and Trey Sweeney run scoring double.

Knack gave up a 2-out double and a game tying single in the bottom of the 2nd.  With two outs in the 3rd and 2 runners on via BB, LHRP Alec Gamboa relieved Knack and got the flyout to end the threat.

Gamboa then proceeded to pitch 4.0 additional scoreless innings with 4 singles, no BB, and 4 Ks.  I have written about Gamboa from the beginning of the year.  I still think he has a chance of getting called to the Big League team in 2024..

OKC broke through in the 6th showcasing the new Dodger way.  3 walks loaded the bases with 2 out.  Jonathan Araúz singled home 1 run, and Chris Okey slugged a grand slam HR for his 1st HR of the year.

 

In the 7th, Andre Lipcius drew a BB and Kody Hoese hit a 2-run HR (6).

 

 

In the 8th, James Outman hit a solo HR (6).

 

 

OKC scored 9 runs.  7 were a direct result of the HR while they hit 2-9 WRISP.

Kyle Hurt was summoned to relieve Gamboa.  Hurt got two quick outs, but then walked the next 2 batters.  Hurt threw 19 pitches (8 strikes).  Jack Dreyer was brought in to get the final out.

In the 9th, Jesse Hahn was called on to close out the game.  He gave up a 1-out single and BB.  He uncorked a WP putting runners on 2nd and 3rd.  A ground ball out gave Sugarland a run, and Hahn got the final out to end the game.

  • Kody Hoese – 2-4, 1 BB, 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR (6)
  • Jonathan Araúz – 2-4, 1 BB, 1 run, 1RBI
  • Double – Trey Sweeney (14)
  • HR – Chris Okey (1 – GS), James Outman (6)

 

Box Score

 

Tulsa Drillers 7 – Arkansas Travelers (Seattle) 0

Justin Wrobleski was my 2023 sleeper and he came out of nowhere to become a legit prospect.  He started the season at AA in Tulsa.  His first three starts were fantastic, and then he hit a rough patch of 4 games.  In 19 IP, he allowed 15 runs, all earned.  In the 6 games since, Justin has pitched 34.1 innings and allowed 5 runs, all earned.  That is a miniscule 1.31 ERA and a fantastic WHIP of .933.

In this game, Justin pitched 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing 4 singles and 1 BB. He registered 4 Ks. He did not allow more than 1 base runner in any inning.  Arkansas was 0-3 WRISP against Wrobleski.  No runner reached 3rd.

 

 

The Drillers went scoreless the first 4 innings.  They put up 3 singles and 1 walk.  In the 5th, Brendon Davis hit a leadoff HR (6).

Damon Keith led off the 6th with a solo HR (1).  With one out, Diego Cartaya doubled (5) and Brendon Davis drew a BB.  Yeiner Fernandez reached on a fielder’s choice force out with Cartaya moving to 3rd.  Then Tulsa must have shocked Arkansas as Cartaya stole home and Fernandez stole 2nd, making the score 3-0 after 6.0.

Ronan Kopp relieved Wrobleski in the 8th.  He faced 3 batters and struck out all 3 on 15 pitches.

Tulsa put it away in the 8th.  José Ramos and Diego Cartaya each hit 1-out singles.  Brendon Davis walked to load the bases.  Yeiner Fernandez hit into a fielders choice force out with Ramos scoring and Cartaya moving to 3rd.  Alex Freeland was HBP to load the bases again.  Taylor Young walked to force in a run, and Dalton Rushing singled to score two more, and end the scoring at 7 runs.

Logan Boyer was called in to close the game out, and made it interesting.  With one out, he gave up a walk and a single. With two outs he walked the next batter to load the bases.  However, Boyer got the last batter to fly out to complete the combo shutout.

  • José Ramos – 3-4, 1 run
  • Diego Cartaya – 2-4, 2 runs, double (5)
  • Brendon Davis – 1-2, 2 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (6)
  • Damon Keith – 1-4, 1 run,1 RBI, HR (1)
  • Taylor Young – 1-3, 2 BB, 1 RBI

 

 

 

Box Score

 

Great Lakes Loons 4 – Dayton Dragons (Reds) 2

Payton Martin started his 2nd game for Great Lakes, and pitched well.  He allowed 2 solo HRs in 5.0 IP, both in the 4th.  He issued 1 BB and registered 4 Ks.  Payton left the game with a 2-2 tie.

 

 

Great Lakes scored the first run in the 4th with a Dylan Campbell BB, a SB, and 2 ground outs.

GL tied the game in the 5th with one out singles by Jordan Thompson and Noah Miller.  Thompson scored on a Thayron Liranzo double (12), but Miller was thrown out at home on the play.

Jake Gelof led off the 8th with a BB.  He stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on a Nelson Quiroz single.  Gelof scored on a Jordan Thompson sac fly.

The Loons scored an insurance run in the 9th.  Dylan Campbell walked and moved to 3rd, on a Chris Newell single.  The pitcher had an errant pick off throw to 1B and Campbell scored.

Four Loons relievers each pitched a scoreless inning.  Combined they allowed 1 hit, 1 BB, and registered 5 Ks.

  • Noah Miller – 3-5
  • Jordan Thompson – 2-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, Sac Fly
  • Thayron Liranzo – 1-4, 1 BB, 1 RBI, double (12)

 

Box Score

 

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 10 – Fresno Grizzlies (Colorado) 8

RC scored 10 runs on 18 hits.  Every RC batter but one had at least 1 hit.

Jose Meza who was overwhelming ACL pitching was promoted to RC.  He got his first full season A Ball hit.  It was his first double.

Logan Wagner was the big bat for RC in this one.  He went 4-5 with 2 HRs, a double, and a single.  He was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.  Wagner is a 20 year switch hitting 3B.  He was the Dodgers 6th round draft pick in 2022.  Is he a prospect?  We do not know yet.

The pitching was not much to write up on, so we can pass on it.

  • Logan Wagner – 4-5, 3 runs, 3 RBI, 2 HR (6), double (8)
  • Samuel Muñoz – 3-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI, triple (4)
  • Jesus Galiz – 3-5, 1 run
  • Josue De Paula – 2-4, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI
  • Juan Alonso – 2-4, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (4)
  • Double – Jeral Perez (12)

 

Box Score

 

 

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Jeff Dominique

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Jeff

I wasn’t able to see the game as my time zone would have kept me up all night. Not a good idea for me. When I looked at the results online and saw the headline about Mookie, my heart dropped, more for him than me. He was having a very good year and helping to lead this team to another division championship and playoff appearance. Not saying those hopes are dashed but we’ll see how this team comes together to deal with it.

Glasnow is back, I see. 9Ks. This gives me some confidence for the pitching staff. Without him dominating, we are kind of weak.

Rotator cuffs can be tough. Most pros know that preventive exercise routines should be followed regarding rotators cuffs but I wonder how many neglect this important aspect of conditioning. I bet Yoshi will learn something from this as we know he is a stickler for conditioning and alternative forms of it. Movement and mobility are the most important aspects for an athlete (or any human being for that matter), and not muscle mass.

Nice to see Shohei respond with his ALL.

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Oldbear48

I knew it was bad as soon as I heard the ball hit him. I am old enough to have seen injuries to key players totally ruin a team’s season. Koufax was out long enough in 62 for the Giants to close in and finally catch LA. Even though Sandy came back at the end of the year, he was not himself. In 64 he went down again, that time the team had no chance of being competitive. Pedro Guererro went down in spring training, and they never did get a decent replacement for him. Already the blogs are filling up with knee jerk trade ideas. Fan Sided suggests a trade with the Brewers for Adames. Not the worst idea, but they think a one for one of Knack for Adames would get it done. I doubt that. One poster on another site said the Dodgers will now be forced to go after Lindor or Bichette. Neither of those guys is having a great year. I think the Dodgers are not going to rush Mookie back. They want this to heal fully. I remember Matt Kemp coming back too early in 2012 after tearing up his shoulder hitting the wall at Coors field. He was nowhere near the same player. Roberts supposedly said yesterday that Vargas would also be in the infield mix. I don’t see that happening. I believe AF will not just do some knee jerk deal, but I could see him trading for someone like DeJong. Decent SS, with some pop. He has more homers than Mookie or Lindor, 14. But we will just have to wait and see how this all plays out. One thing is for sure, the top four in the lineup will definitely look different for a while.

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Oldbear48

When Betts is placed on the IL later today, the Dodgers will have 14 players on the IL. Only two of them, Betts and Muncy, are position players. By comparison, the Giants have 9. Arizona may have suffered a significant loss yesterday; Corbin Carroll was injured making a diving catch. No team is immune. Teams that win weather the storm. Atlanta lost their best player, Acuna for the year. Betts will likely be back in 6-8 weeks.

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dodgerram

time to play Vargas every day with Mookie out for the foreseeble future.
If games in June are that unimportant as we are regularly told and that the Dodgers will make the postseason not matter what put the kid in every day. I would even let him play some 3b to get his bat into the lineup. So what if he makes a few errors there ? We were not concerned with Mookie making errors at ss or Muncy at 3b.
With Rojas at ss, Lux at 2b and FF at 1b we still would have excellent overall infield defense.
Cartaya finally is showing again what made him a top prospect couple years back. But the Dodgers are only playing him 3-4 days a week and it is tough to get into a good ryhtm that way.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bobby

I asked this before, but maybe it was early. So now that it’s mid-June, I’ll ask again: Has Kody Hoese figured things out??

I’d ask how his defense is at 3b, as I haven’t watched him play 3b. But I”m wondering how much runway we give Biggio at 3b (so far, I’m not impressed), and try the 2 guys in AAA.

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tedraymond

Just when it looked like the Dodgers were going to get some pitchers back from injury, all hell breaks loose. Yamamoto goes on the 15 day IL. He was joined by Michael Grove on the 15 day IL with a lat issue. Joe Kelly, who was shown throwing a BP season, goes from that to two days later going on the 60 IL. He won’t be missed by me. The team calls up RHPs JP Feyereisen and AF reclamation project Michael Peterson. Checking out Peterson’s stats it looks like he has control issues in the past which he has corrected this year. He looks like a real longshot. Again, Dodger drafted and developed prospects are ignored while some previously injured and/or career minor leaguer gets the call. Noted.

So, Glasnow is cruising along with an efficient and dominating pitching performance. Ohtani hits a couple of bombs. Of course, with no one on base. And Freddie follows up Ohtani’s second HR with one his own. It’s a beautiful day for the Dodgers. Until it isn’t. In the 7th inning Mookie gets his hand crushed with a 98 MPH pitch and now will be out 6-8 weeks. I agree with Bear in that I would keep Mookie out for as long as it takes to fully heal. There is no reason to rush him back. The Dodgers are going to win the division with or without Mookie. Worse case is that they will be in the playoffs.

Forget any trades for a SS. Rojas and Kiki can cover the position until Mookie’s return. Could this provide CT3 a opportunity to stay with the Dodgers? Certainly, AF won’t call up any prospects to help. Oh wait! Miguel Vargas has been called up. Hopefully, Vargas can take advantage of a platoon in LF and force the Dodgers to either play or trade him.

Yesterday, it felt like half the 26 man got moved to the IL or has been called up.
It’s never easy for this team.

Carry on.

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Badger

So we lost another starting shortstop and a #2 starter. Who on the depth charts are “next man up” for these spots? Well, it isn’t the starting shortstop at AAA who is hitting .238 and for replacing a #2 starter forget it. The hesitation on Knack seems apparent and Casparius? Who’s he? Peterson, Wrobleski? Peterson has been in the minors for 9 years so he’s got that going for him. Wrobleski is a decent AA reliever but so what?

Rojas until the deadline seems like the play and with the pitching names mentioned I look for even more bullpen games going forward. This team is going to need to score.

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Phil Jones

Costly series with the Royals. Losing Yamamoto and Mookie in three days is a blow. I hate it when I see guys get hit on the hands.  
Jeff, you commented about possible retaliation had Kelly been on the mound. It is a very interesting question. I was think exactly along those lines but quickly put it aside as Hudson took the mound. Likely a very judicious decision. 
But I also had a similar thought after Ohtani and Freemans back-to-back-jacks. In my day, before the umpires were put in charge of policing such matters, the next hitter would have needed to wear catcher’s gear to the plate, get in the back corner of the box and hopes the touched up pitcher hits you in the ass and not your head. New day and probably for the better.

Glasnow was awesome. Was very economical and limited the Royals to 3 hits. Despite losing Mookie and casting a gloom over the game, all things look good when we win.
Not to be Debbie Downer, but Glasnow still doesn’t get consistent run support from the Dodgers when he pitches. He damn near need to throw a shut out when he pitches. In fact, in his wins the opposition has only score 1.7 runs per game.
He has 7 wins. In his wins the Dodgers have averaged 6.7 runs per game. In his loses we have scored 1.67 runs per game. He has three no decisions but the Dodgers won 2 of those games. In the one loss, the Dodgers scored 1 run.
Now, maybe he pitches on days where the Dodgers face other Aces, but we don’t support his efforts.  
We had a whopping 5 hits yesterday. As we love to do, 3 of those were homers. 3 guys got all the hits with the other guys going 0 for 19. So, nice to win but???

Hey Bum, you asked a couple of days ago for a critique of Ohtani’s swing. You mentioned my analysis of Bellinger moving his head all over the place while the ball was in the air.
Well, that is NOT a problem for Ohtani. For a tall guy with a pretty erect spine angle, he doesn’t bob his head. His head is still and on the baseball throughout contact.
What I did suggest is that he swing at strikes, especially early in counts. Get a good pitch and don’t miss it. He did that yesterday. I think the first homer was on a 2 & 1 count and the second 0 & 0. He didn’t take “his” pitch. He let it eat and didn’t get forced out of the zone after taking strikes.

HPU, Ryan Additon’s strike zone yesterday was great. Umpire Scorecard had him with 7 misses. I saw ONE. Teoscar caught a break in the 8th on a true strike called a ball. Nice to see some accuracy back there.

Things should get interesting with Doc’s platoons until the All-Star break.

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Jeff Dominique

Atlanta has now lost a fourth SP. Spencer Strider, Huascar Ynoa, AJ Smith-Shawver, and now Hurston Waldrep. They have also lost Acuña for the year, and Michael Harris has just gone on the IL due to a hamstring issue. Where would they be if it were not for Chris Sale. Great AA trade. Or Reynaldo Lopez. Great AA FA signing.

Former LAD 1st round pick in 2014 (#22 overall), Grant Holmes, has finally reached MLB. He was traded to Oakland in the Rich Hill/Josh Reddick 2016 deadline trade. He made his debut for Atlanta yesterday and pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in relief on 2 hits, 0 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Good for Grant.

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dodgerpatch

I’m not that concerned with Yamamoto. Things like this can sometimes be a blessing. The Dodgers are going to the win the division in all likelihood. Better this happens now than September, and better now to address the possible root causes of rotator cuff injuries through prevention than later. As mentioned somewhere else here, there are specific exercises that are prescribed to strengthen the shoulder, particularly those that deal with overuse combined with imbalances created with a specific movement – i.e. throwing, swimming, etc.

Much was made of Yamamoto’s unorthodox exercise regime, including the javelin throwing and all that, which makes for good content for sports writers to write about, but I don’t think that it necessarily follows current physio best practices. Gonsolin had to go on a shoulder strengthening program, and it helped him. Rotator cuff exercises often focus on external rotation and targeting the infraspinatus, which is often the weak link in throwers and swimmers.

I’m not concerned about starting pitching. Miller, Yamamoto, Kershaw, and possibly May will be back at full strength and hopefully peaking in October, and all the Dodgers really need is 3-4 stud starting pitchers. Glasnow, Yamamoto, Miller (if he pitches like he did his first few starts before the injury) can definitely anchor a playoff starting rotation, and Stone is emerging as the real deal. Seems like he’s getting better and more comfortable with each start. I’m not sure about Kershaw. If he can get his FB velo to 91-92, then yeah, he’s an option. May is probably a longshot as a SP, but I can see him pitching some key innings as reliever in the playoffs.

Not concerned about the relief corp. I don’t understand Graterol’s deal, but I still expect him back at some point after the ASB. The playoff relief squad could/should include Phillips, Hudson, Kelly, Brusdar, Treinen, Vesia as the core group, and that’s a pretty solid core group, IMHO.

Bummer about Betts simply because he was in the conversation for MVP, but, again, better now than September. The MLB regular season is a grind. If Betts’ forced vacation keeps him fresh at the end of the season, then consider it a blessing.

I don’t think there’s a better top six lineup in baseball when Muncy is healthy. Yeah, the remaining three haven’t been good, but I’m not worried yet. Lux is starting to get some good at bats. Pages, after his swoon, is hanging in there, although I liked Outman’s defense a little better. I don’t know what to do with CT3. The Dodgers will continue to play him and trust the process, I guess. Heyward’s a solid glove and clubhouse guy who, if he gets a key hit or two in the playoffs, was worth the signing (think the David Justice character in Moneyball).

All this talk about how the Dodgers can only build a successful regular season team, but AF can’t/won’t build a “team for the playoffs” … I don’t even know what that means. It’s a sentiment that sounds nice to the cynic and the pessimist, but has no clear definition and, subsequently, means nothing. I’ll give Scott a pass because he’s totally insane LOL (although apparently I love him), but it’s an example of something that just gets repeated and eventually accepted as a truism by all.

Oh, and Scott. You have to accept that our love affair was but a brief dalliance; a fling, and that my one true love will always be Andrew Friedman.

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Singing the Blue

Jim “Clickbait” Bowden has come up with a trade which gets us Crochet, Jeff.

Dodgers get: Crochet, Robert Jr, Kopech

White Sox get: Frasso, Wrobleski, Hurt, Payton Martin, Rushing, Pages, Emil Morales.

Believe it or not, the Trade Simulator says we’d have to add Sheehan or Ryan plus Joendry Vargas to make it a viable deal.

Although the Simulator takes salary and years of control remaining into account, I don’t think it factors in injury history which is why this deal is totally ludicrous.

Anyone here ready to make this deal, even forgetting the extra players I added at the bottom (so just the way Bowden lays it out) ?

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Fallito

I believe Miguel Rojas will bat leadoff to disrupt the less the lineup. Hoping this time Vargas has more at bats.

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Bobby

I think overall Teoscar has been a good signing, but he is hitting around .224 with guys on base. Despite having 51 rbi, he sure has left a ton of runs out there as well

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Bluto

I STG if I read one comment along the lines of:
“Losing Mookie could be a good thing”

It’ll be a new low.

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