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Game 52, 2020 and 4+1 Day
Posted on September 18, 2020 by Linkmeister
Dodgers at Rockies, 5:10 PM PDT, TV: ATTSportsNet-RM, SPNLA
It's a bullpen game for the Dodgers LHP Alex Wood (0-1, 4.32 ERA) takes the hill for the Dodgers. The Rockies give the ball to RHP Ryan Castellani (1-2, 4.46 ERA), who walked six Angels and hit one in 5 2/3 innings in his last start but still gave up just one unearned run in a no-decision. Wood has gone longer than one inning only once this year, and that was in July. Don't expect him to be around too long.
Here's the Dodgers' six-run seventh inning yesterday:
If I were Josh Sborz I'd be getting tired of commuting between USC's campus and wherever the Dodgers are. He was just optioned back there and Mitch White was called up.
1964 Willie Davis broke a 16-inning, 3–3 stalemate between the Phillies and Dodgers at Dodger Stadium with a walk-off steal of home. With two outs in the bottom of the 16th, Davis reached on an infield single, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch by Philadelphia's Jack Baldschun, then stole home on reliever Morrie Steevens.
1984 The Tigers, with a 3-0 victory over Milwaukee, clinch the American League East title to become only the fourth team in major league history to lead from start to finish of a season. The 1923 Giants, 1927 Yankees, and the 1955 Dodgers also led their circuits from wire to wire.
2006 The Dodgers, who are last in the National League in homers, hit four consecutive home runs in an inning when Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, Russell Martin, and Marlon Anderson all go deep in the bottom of the ninth to tie the Padres, 9-9. The improbable feat, which had been accomplished only by the 1964 Twins, 1963 Indians, and the 1961 Braves, leads to Nomar Garciaparra's walk-off two-run homer in the tenth and sole possession of first place when Los Angeles beat the Friars, 11-10.
Tonight's lineup at Rockies:#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/E40uj8ZHcL
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 18, 2020
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Alex Wood, J.D. Drew, Jack Baldschun, Jeff Kent, Marlon Anderson, Morrie Steevens, Nomar Garciaparra, Russell Martin, Ryan Castellani, Willie Davis
The visiting Padres send RHP Chris Paddack (2-1, 3.18 ERA) out to do battle with the Dodgers' LHP Julio Urias (1-0, 2.40 ERA). Paddack went six innings against the Dodgers ten days ago, giving up three runs on five hits while striking out five and walking none. Urias had two good outings to start the season but could only go four innings against the Giants in his last start. He allowed only three hits and one run in that game, but it took him 78 pitches to get that far and only 48 of them were strikes.
Gonsolin went a solid 4 2/3 innings and the bullpen held the Padres off in yesterday's game:
1910 In a game which features each team having 38 at-bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 hit batsman, and 1 passed ball, the Pirates and the Superbas (later to be known as the Dodgers) play to what else – an 8-8 tie.
1951 Any fan who shows up with a musical instrument during the Dodgers' Musical Depreciation Night is admitted free to the Ebbets Field contest against Boston. With an assortment of trumpets, trombones, zithers, tubas, accordions, bugles, flutes, various type of drums, violins, mandolins, assorted horns, a glockenspiel, a washboard, and a piano, 2,426 fans, which is about 10% of the total crowd, take advantage of the team's unusual promotion.
1965 Dean Chance establishes an American League record when he fans to extend his streak to 11 consecutive plate appearances with a strikeout. The Angels' right-hander falls one shy of the major league mark set by Sandy Koufax, who whiffed in 12 consecutive plate appearances in 1955.
1982 At Chavez Ravine, Dodger second baseman Steve Sax steals his 41st base to set a franchise record for rookies when he swipes second base in LA's 6-1 victory over San Francisco. The eventual National League Rookie of the Year, the fourth consecutive Dodger to win the award, will extend the record to 49.
2006 LA's Greg Maddux and SF's Jason Schmidt hook up in a classic West Coast pitcher's duel, reminiscent of match-ups of Koufax and Marichal, as the Dodgers beat the Giants, 1-0, thanks to Russell Martin's 10th inning walk-off home run. When Giants slugger Barry Bonds lines into a double play in the first inning, it marks the only time in baseball history a 300 game winner pitches to a batter with over 700 homers.
2007 For the first time in 1,303 games, Nomar Garciaparra of the Dodgers is ejected from a game. The 12-year veteran infielder, who is tossed by home plate umpire Tom Hallion for arguing a called third strike in the fourth inning, is restrained by first base coach Mariano Duncan when he continues to shout and points his bat toward the umpire.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Padres: pic.twitter.com/cEnjJYbqAW
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Barry Bonds, Chris Paddack, Dean Chance, Greg Maddux, Jason Schmidt, Juan Marichal, Julío Urias, Mariano Duncan, Nomar Garciaparra, Russell Martin, Sandy Koufax, Steve Sax, Tom Hallion
Rays at Dodgers, 5:10 PM PDT, TV: Fox Sports Sun, SPNLA
LHP Brendan McKay (2-4, 5.27 ERA) goes for the Rays while RHP Tony Gonsolin (3-2, 2.83 ERA) starts for the Dodgers. McKay is regarded as the Rays' top pitching prospect; they've gone 4-6 when he's started, so they're not helping him out much. Gonsolin has been a pleasant surprise to the fans if probably not to Dodgers' management. He's made appearances as a starter (10 walks in 28 innings) and as a reliever (no walks in seven). He came in and pitched three quality innings after Rich Hill's forced departure last week.
Here's a recap of Tuesday's game:
Tonight's Dodger lineup vs. Rays:
Freese 1B
Pollock LF
Taylor 3B
Bellinger CF
Hernández RF
Sadler P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/xsiEVhzy3V
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Brendan McKay, J.D. Drew, Jack Baldschun, Jeff Kent, Marlon Anderson, Morrie Steevens, Nomar Garciaparra, Russell Martin, Tony Gonsolin, Willie Davis
Yankees at Dodgers, 4:05 PM PDT, TV: ESPN
RHP Domingo Germán (16-3, 4.15 ERA) takes to the mound for the Yankees, facing LHP Clayton Kershaw (13-2, 2.71 ERA) of the Dodgers. The Yankees are trying to conserve their 27-year-old pitcher's arm, which is why Germán has averaged less than six innings per start this year. He's appearing in just his 51st big league game. The Dodgers' Kershaw has not gone fewer than six innings in any one of his 22 starts this year; in his last one he went six, gave up three solo home runs and walked three batters but still got the win as the Dodgers clobbered the Blue Jays 16-3.
Here's that eventful ninth inning from yesterday:
Yesterday was Kiké Hernández's 28th birthday; today is Max Muncy's 29th.
1979 In a Hollywood Stars vs. the Media game played at Dodger Stadium, Robin Williams, the star of the hit television series, Mork and Mindy, a show in which he plays an alien, runs the bases backwards. The comedian explains circling the bags clockwise is very common on the Planet Ork, his character's home in the universe.
1995 At Veterans Stadium, Gregg Jefferies hits for the cycle when Philadelphia crushes the Dodgers, 17-4. The Phillies' first baseman, who has four RBIs and scores four runs, collects all of his extra-base hits off of LA starting pitcher Hideo Nomo.
2008 After being swept in a four-game series earlier in the month in L.A., the Phillies return the favor, beating the Dodgers, 5-0, to complete its own four-game sweep. It is the first time in franchise history that Philadelphia has swept the Dodgers in a four-game series at home.
2009 With a 5-4 win in ten innings over the Dodgers, the Rockies move 18 games over .500 for the first time in franchise history. The wild-card leader, winning 52 of their last 74 games, the latest on a Troy Tulowitzki bases-loaded single, has cut LA's Western Division lead from 15.5 games on June 3 to just two games.
2012 In a nine-player blockbuster trade, the Dodgers obtain Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto, and cash considerations for James Loney, Allen Webster, Ivan De Jesus, Jr., and two players to be named later (Rubby De La Rosa and Jerry Sands). The deal gives the new Dodgers ownership an opportunity to show their fans they are serious about making a run for the postseason, while giving an under-performing Boston team more financial flexibility in the offseason.
Players' Weekend Dodger nickname code, for help in deciphering today's lineup.
Note: Austin Barnes was called up to replace Russell Martin after this was published, so his nickname doesn't appear on that list. Here's the explanation for his nickname "Sam":
The origin story of "Sam" is actually quite funny. During Spring Training in 2016, some of the veterans sent Barnes, a rookie, on a taco run. When he got back, A.J. Ellis joked that he didn't even know his name, so Utley said, "It's Sam." In reality, most of his teammates call him "Barnsey."
Today's Dodger lineup vs. Yankees:
👑 LF
FUNKY MUNCY 2B
REDTURN2 3B
BELLI RF
SEAGS SS
CT3 CF
BATERS TATERS 1B
KERSH P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/phLev20lND
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Adrian González, Allen Webster, Austin Barnes, Carl Crawford, Clayton Kershaw, Domingo Germán, Gregg Jefferies, Hideo Nomo, Ivan De Jesus Jr., James Loney, Jerry Sands, Josh Beckett, Kiké Hernández, Max Muncy, Nick Punto, Robin Williams, Rubby De La Rosa, Russell Martin, Troy Tulowitzki
Yankees at Dodgers, 1:10 PM PDT, TV: SPNLA, YES
Unless these two teams meet in the World Series, this will be the Yankees' retiring LHP CC Sabathia's (5-7, 5.01 ERA) last appearance at Dodger Stadium. He has made two other appearances at Chavez Ravine, going 1-0 with a 1.20 ERA. In his last start he went just three innings, giving up four runs on four hits in his return from a month on the IL. Sabathia will face the Dodgers' RHP Tony Gonsolin (1-1, 3.00 ERA), who bobbed and weaved for four innings in his last start against Atlanta but gave up only one run.
The Dodgers have recalled Austin Barnes and placed Russell Martin on the bereavement list.
1941 During a double-header against the Cardinals, a rag-tag group of five 'musicians', dubbed the Dodger SymPhony by announcer Red Barber, makes their Ebbets Field's debut. This band, in which none of the members can read music, performs their zany antics at all evening and weekend games.
1955 A telegram sent to Brooklyn president Walter O'Malley by the Patchogue Chamber of Commerce offers the team "thirty acres or more of dry flat land in open country in the heart of Long Island's densest Dodger fan concentration." The village's attempt to attract the fleeing franchise to the south shore of Suffolk County will not materialize, and the club, after exploring many different venues as an alternative to Ebbets Field, will leave the East Coast in 1958 to play in Los Angeles.
1957 The Dodgers, in a 13-3 loss to Milwaukee at Ebbets Field, use eight pitchers in one game, tying a major league record. Johnny Podres gives up three home runs in the fourth frame when Nippy Jones, Hank Aaron, and Andy Pafko all go deep off the Brooklyn starter.
1960 During a dull game, Vin Scully, the play-by-play voice of the Dodgers, knowing that many fans in the stands follow the game on transistor radios, asks his listeners to help him surprise third base umpire Frank Secory. His ballpark audience responds when the veteran broadcaster tells them, "Let's have some fun. As soon as the inning is over I'll count to three, and on three everybody yell, 'Happy birthday, Frank!'"
1974 Davey Lopes steals five bases, tying a National League record established in 1904 by Giants first baseman Dan McGann. The Dodger second baseman's quintet of stolen bags adds to the team's franchise mark of eight stolen bases in their 3-0 victory over the Redbirds at Chavez Ravine.
1975 Davey Lopes steals his major league record 38th consecutive base, but the streak will be stopped by Montreal backstop Gary Carter when he attempts to swipe another base in the Dodger Stadium contest. The second baseman will be thrown out in the 12th inning of the team's 5-3 loss in fourteen innings.
2014 Joc Pederson becomes the fourth player in the history of the Pacific Coast League to have a 30-30 season, and the first to accomplish the feat in 80 years, when he steals his 30th base for the Isotopes. The 22 year-old Albuquerque slugger, who has 32 home runs and a .432 slugging percentage in 116 games this season, will join the Dodgers when rosters expand next week.
Today's Dodger lineup vs. Yankees:
Taylor SS
Hernández LF
Gyorko 1B
Gonsolin P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/YTH7tA9v2L
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads, Personnel News	| Tagged Andy Pafko, Austin Barnes, C.C. Sabathia, Dan McGann, Davey Lopes, Dodger symPhony, Frank Secory, Gary Carter, Hank Aaron, Joc Pederson, Johnny Podres, Nippy Jones, Red Barber, Russell Martin, Tony Gonsolin, Vin Scully, Walter O'Malley
Dodgers at Marlins, 4:10 PM PDT, TV: FS-F, SPNLA
Per the #Dodgers, they have announced a rotation change for the #Marlins series. May & Kershaw have been flipped.
Tue: RHP Dustin May
Wed: LHP Clayton Kershaw
Thu: RHP Walker Buehler
— Alanna Rizzo (@alannarizzo) August 13, 2019
RHP Dustin May (0-1, 3.18 ERA) takes the mound in Florida. He'll face Hawai'i boy RHP Jordan Yamamoto (4-3, 4.17), who started off in the big leagues like a house afire but has cooled off in his last four outings: he's given up four ER or more in each of those games. May will be making the third start of his career: he's gone 5 2/3 innings in each of his first two, striking out ten and walking just one.
How good is the Dodgers' rotation? So good that Kershaw is only the third-best pitcher in it. Partly because of that, the Dodgers are having their best season since they moved to Los Angeles. "But, but, the bullpen!" Well,
If there's a weakness on this team, it's clearly the bullpen, though having the ninth-best bullpen ERA (per Fangraphs) isn't exactly the disaster the narrative around the relievers might have you think.
Here's an excellent story about Walker Buehler from SI's Tom Verducci. WBBsAs pointed it out in the comments to the previous post.
Today's Dodger lineup at Marlins:
May P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/MlxUJmrQOQ
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Barry Bonds, Clayton Kershaw, Dean Chance, Dustin May, Eric Goeddel, Greg Maddux, Jason Schmidt, Jordan Yamamoto, Juan Marichal, Mariano Duncan, Nomar Garciaparra, Russell Martin, Sandy Koufax, Steve Sax, Tom Hallion, Tom Verducci, Walker Buehler
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Linkmeister
Dodgers at Giants, 6:45 PM PDT, TV: NBCS BA, SPNLA
It'll be the Dodgers' LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-1, 2.96 ERA) versus the Giants' LHP Madison Bumgarner (1-4, 4.30 ERA). Ryu went seven innings against the Pirates in his last start, striking out ten and walking none. This season he's struck out 33 and walked two. Bumgarner gave up 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Yankees last Friday. He's 15-12 with a 2.39 ERA in 33 career appearances against the Dodgers.
Here's a recap of the Dodgers' offensive explosion yesterday:
So, how was your first month of the season, Cody Bellinger?
Bellinger's historic March/April ended with a .431 AVG, 47 hits, 14 HR, 37 RBI. The only other MLB players to reach those numbers in any month since 1908:
-Babe Ruth (July 1924)
-Chuck Klein (July 1929) https://t.co/XqgOiJafKR
— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) May 1, 2019
1906 At Brooklyn's Washington Park, Philadelphia southpaw John Lush strikes out 11 batters en route to throwing a 6-0 no-hitter against the Superbas, a team that will become known as the Dodgers in 1911. There will not be another no-hitter by a Phillies pitcher until Jim Bunning's perfect game against the Mets in 1964.
1920 The longest game ever played ends after 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, with Brooklyn Robin right-hander Leon Cadore and the Braves hurler Joe Oeschger, also right-handed, both go the distance for their respective clubs. Boston third baseman Charlie Pick establishes the major league record for hitless at-bats in one game, going 0-for-11 in the marathon.
1965 Tommy Davis, trying to break up a double play, dislocates and breaks his ankle sliding into second base in the fourth inning of the team's 4-2 victory over the Giants at Dodger Stadium. The two-time National League batting champ will not play again this year until he appears as a pinch-hitter in the season finale.
1972 Philadelphia starter Dick Selma goes the distance, three-hitting the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, 2-1. The victory is the fifth consecutive complete-game thrown by a Phillies starter, with Steve Carlton, Woody Fryman, Barry Lersch, and Bill Champion each finishing their game without help from the bullpen in team's previous four contests.
1974 Tom Seaver strikes out 16 Dodgers, giving up only three hits in twelve innings of work, but gets a no-decision when the Mets lose the Chavez Ravine contest in 14 innings, 2-1. Steve Garvey strokes a walk-off single to center field off Harry Parker, scoring Billy Buckner with the winning run.
2000 The Braves establish a franchise-record 14th straight victory, with a 2-1 win at Dodger Stadium. Quilvio Veras' third-inning homer proves to be the difference.
2009 With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Duaner Sanchez walks Russell Martin, who checks his swing on a full count with the bases loaded, bringing home the winning run in L.A.'s 1-0 triumph over the Padres. The win keeps the Dodgers undefeated at home, extending their record at Chavez Ravine to 8-0 with their 'walk-off' victory.
2012 With the final payment received on the record $2.15-billion purchase price, Frank McCourt's turbulent era of the Dodger ownership comes to an end. The team's new ownership group, fronted by Magic Johnson and incoming club president Stan Kasten, includes Mark Walter, chief executive of the Chicago-based Guggenheim Financial, who arranged the financing and holds a controlling interest in the franchise.
Updated Dodger lineup at Giants:
Taylor LF
Ryu P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 2, 2019
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Babe Ruth, Barry Lersch, Bill Buckner, Bill Champion, Charlie Pick, Chuck Klein, Cody Bellinger, Dick Selma, Duaner Sanchez, Frank McCourt, Harry Parker, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jim Bunning, Joe Oeschger, John Lush, Leon Cadore, Madison Bumgarner, Magic Johnson, Mark Walter, Quilvio Veras, Russell Martin, Stan Kasten, Steve Carlton, Steve Garvey, Tom Seaver, Tommy Davis, Woody Fryman
Posted on April 28, 2019 by Linkmeister
Pirates at Dodgers, 1:10 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet-PIT, SPNLA
RHP Trevor Williams (1-1, 2.59 ERA) goes for the Pirates while LHP Rich Hill makes his first appearance of the season for the Dodgers. Williams is like Musgrove in that every start he's made in 2019 has been a quality one, and in fact he's got a 1.67 ERA for his last 18 starts. Hill strained a knee in Spring Training and has been rehabbing ever since. The Dodgers think he's built up enough arm strength to go six innings. He'll be pitching to Russell Martin, who's coming off the IL after recovering from lower back inflammation. The Dodgers sent Rocky Gale back to OKC.
Kershaw thinks he's Superman sometimes, and maybe he's right:
Kersh can do it all. 😳 pic.twitter.com/zlbEGqgwhw
1922	At Ebbets Field, Lee King drives in seven runs in the Phillies' 10-7 win over the Robins. The Philadelphia outfielder will collect a total of only 15 RBIs this season playing with Philadelphia and the Giants.
2012 Bryce Harper makes his much-anticipated debut in the Nationals' 4-3 loss to Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine. The 19 year-old rookie center fielder, who drives in the potential go-ahead run in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly, doubles in the top of the seventh off Chad Billingsley for his first major league hit.
Today's Dodger lineup vs. Pirates:
Pederson LF
Verdugo RF
Hill P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/YcfwprieEL
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 28, 2019
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Bryce Harper, Chad Billingsley, Clayton Kershaw, Lee King, Rich Hill, Rocky Gale, Russell Martin, Trevor Williams
Pirates at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: SPNLA, ATTSportsNet-PIT
The visiting Buccos send RHP Chris Archer (1-1, 2.74 ERA) to the Dodger Stadium mound to face the Dodgers' LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-1, 3.10 ERA). Archer says the seven days rest he had before his last start was too much and his "stuff" wasn't sharp, which cost him the game. Ryu made two mistakes in his last start and they both resulted in Christian Yelich home runs. The Dodgers were shut out in that game and Ryu was a hard-luck loser.
Remember the Dodgers' four 30-HR guys in 1977? Remember that Dusty Baker had to homer on the last day of the season to reach that mark? Here's a tidbit about that which I'd never heard before.
Entering the final weekend, Dusty Baker needed one more to join Reggie Smith, Ron Cey and Steve Garvey as the first foursome from one team to clout 30 in the same season. Houston was the opponent at Dodger Stadium. On Friday night before the first game, Reggie used the clubhouse phone, called the Astros dressing room, and asked to speak with James Rodney Richard. The 6-feet-8 Richard dominated the Dodgers more than any pitcher in the National League, beating them 13 straight times over the final 4½ years of his career. When J.R. got on the phone, Smith told him a lie, "Dusty is over here saying he's going to hit his 30th off you Sunday." When Reggie hung up, he went to Baker and told him what he had done, and a terrified Dusty replied, "Reggie, you are going to get me killed."
2001	After two and a half years in the post, Kevin Malone resigns as the general manager of the Dodgers. Despite having the league's largest payroll, Los Angeles has failed to make the playoffs during his tenure.
2008 Brad Penny's 96-mph fastball is missed by Dodger batterymate Russell Martin and knocks out umpire Kerwin Danley. After the players are asked to leave the field, the home plate arbitrator, who lost consciousness briefly, is placed on a stretcher and leaves the Dodgers-Rockies game in an ambulance.
2008 "We can't tell you to survive the storms of life, we can tell you to dance in the rain, and you can do it. You really can do it. Very difficult, but possible." – VIN SCULLY, delivering the commencement address at Pepperdine University. (Take note of the graduates' headgear.)
Vin Scully receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, the institution's highest honor. The Dodgers' Hall of Fame broadcaster delivers a stirring commencement address to the 2008 Class of Seaver College, telling the graduates that achieving dreams may be "very difficult, but possible".
Tonight's Dodger lineup vs. Pirates:
Ryu P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/IqKNypm4y4
Posted in Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Brad Penny, Chris Archer, Dusty Baker, Hyun-Jin Ryu, J. R. Richard, Kerwin Danley, Kevin Malone, Pepperdine University, Reggie Smith, Ron Cey, Russell Martin, Steve Garvey, Vin Scully
Giants at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: SPNLA, NBC Bay Area
Book plug: I have this on my Kindle and dip into it during baseball season — "The Giants and the Dodgers: Four Cities, Two Teams, One Rivalry"
Tonight's episode of that rivalry pits two of the best pitchers in the game against one another. Their respective won-loss records are highly unusual. Madison Bumgarner of the Giants is 4-4 with a 2.69 ERA, while Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers is 5-5 with a 2.58 ERA. Each pitcher has spent a lot of time on the disabled list this season; Bumgarner didn't make his debut until June, while Kershaw lost seven weeks in May and June. In MadBum's last start he went seven innings, gave up five hits and no runs to the Astros and got no decision. Kershaw's last start was against the Athletics; he went six innings, gave up six hits and two runs and also got no decision.
In his 30-game pitching career against the Dodgers, Bumgarner has gone 15-10 with a 2.60 ERA. In his 43-game pitching career against the Giants, Kershaw has gone 22-10 with a 1.60 ERA.
You know it's National Lefthanders Day, right? Not only does the game feature two of the best lefties the NL has to offer, the Dodgers found a pair on their dugout bench.
The Dodgers activated RHP Eric Goeddel from the DL and optioned Pat Venditte to Oklahoma City.
Tonight's Dodger lineup vs. Giants:
Dozier 2B
Machado SS
Hernández CF
Puig RF
Kershaw P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/OgzIvpc00X
Posted in Books, Dodgers History, Game Threads	| Tagged Barry Bonds, Clayton Kershaw, Dean Chance, Eric Goeddel, Greg Maddux, Jason Schmidt, Juan Marichal, Madison Bumgarner, Mariano Duncan, Nomar Garciaparra, Pat Venditte, Russell Martin, Sandy Koufax, Steve Sax, Tom Hallion, Vin Scully