Dodgers Rally To Get Clayton Kershaw Well Earned Win
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 10:10 PM PDT
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Eugenio Velez returned to his former place of glory, speeding home with the winning run in the top of the ninth inning on an infield grounder by Jamey Carroll, giving Clayton Kershaw a 2-1 win over the Giants in the opening game of a three-game series in San Francisco. The third battle between Kershaw and Tim Lincecum proved every bit a pitchers' duel, but the Dodgers were able to scratch across single runs in both the eighth and ninth innings to win it.
Kershaw allowed just one unearned run in his eight innings of work, allowing just three hits and a walk, lowering his ERA to 2.3588, the lowest in baseball, narrowly ahead of Johnny Cueto's 2.3632 mark. Kershaw struck out nine to give him a National League-leading 231 on the season, one why of Justin Verlander for the major league lead. Kershaw is the first Dodger to win 18 games in a season since Chan Ho Park in 2000.
The eighth inning was beginning to look like the other seven before it, as both Dee Gordon and James Loney were retired quickly. Matt Kemp then hit a ball 20 feet up the third base line that simply died and refused to go foul, for an infield hit. Kemp stole second base, his 38th swipe of the season, then scored on a ground ball single up the middle by Juan Rivera to tie the game at one.
In the ninth inning, Rod Barajas led off with a single to left, which brought in Velez to pinch run. Justin Sellers sacrificed Velez to second, then a wild pitch put him on third base. Carroll came in to hit for Kershaw, who had thrown 111 pitches in his eight innings of stellar work. In his 464th plate appearances of the season, Carroll picked up his 13th RBI with a grounder to a drawn-in Jeff Keppinger at second base, whose throw home was not in time to beat the speedy Velez.
The Giants led off the game with 31-year old career minor leaguer Justin Christian grounding to shortstop, only Gordon's high throw pulled Loney off the bag for an error. One out and one walk later, Pablo Sandoval delivered an RBI single to left field for the unearned run. Jerry Sands appeared to make the player closer than originally thought with a strong throw home, but third baseman Aaron Miles cut off the throw before it had a (remote) chance to get Christian at the plate, so we'll never know.
Gordon showed both ends of the defensive spectrum in the first inning. After making the error to open the inning, Gordon ended it with a tremendous leaping grab in short left field to keep the game at 1-0.
Before tying the game in the eighth inning, the closest the Dodgers came to a rally was in the top of the fourth inning, when Kemp led off with a single, followed by a perfectly-placed dinker down the left field line by Rivera to put runners at the corners with nobody out. However, Lincecum got Miles to pop out then struck out Jerry Sands and Barajas to end the frame, though not before Barajas missed a three-run home run down the left field line by a few feet.
Lincecum's defense behind him was in fine form tonight, making at least three plays of note. Orlando Cabrera shook off the cement to make a great diving grab of a line drive up the middle by Miles in the second inning. Beltran made a leaping grab over the fence of a foul ball down the right field line by Jerry Sands in the sixth inning. In the seventh inning, Sellers lined a ball to center field that was picked off on a dive by Christian.
Lincecum threw 127 pitches in his eight innings, allowing just one run. In four starts against the Dodgers this season, Lincecum has a 1.65 ERA but no wins to show for it.
Javy Guerra pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 17th save of the season.
Dana Eveland, the scheduled starter on Wednesday, then Thursday, is now scheduled to start on Saturday, facing Ryan Vogelsong for San Francisco.
WP - Clayton Kershaw (18-5): 8 IP, 3 hits, 1 unearned run, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
LP - Santiago Casilla (2-2): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 run
Sv - Javy Guerra (17): 3 up, 3 down
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2 wins in 3 starts needed for a 20-win season
is that what it’s down to now?
3 starts left
Sept 14 vs Ari
Sept 20 vs SF (Lincecum)
Sept 25 at SD
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably not
Kennedy is slated to start Tuesday
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
the triple crown could too
just need some no decisions for Kennedy
Chukwudiebere Maduabum FTW!!!!!!!
Follow @Shaqfor3
both Kershaw and Javy
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
His break out game against SFG
The 13 K game (no-decision!)
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
but he's not
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He thinks Halladay is still in the AL
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 9, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s Mattingley so unhappy about?
by berkowit28 on Sep 9, 2011 10:18 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Ziggy Stardust anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_xf1WP4z70
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
- Good Time Boys
Ok
I don’t get what you are getting at but this album is probably top 5 for me.
by RoyaleWithCheeze on Sep 9, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely up there
So many great tracks.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
not getting at much at all
i like listening to it when the dodgers win a game like todays game :D
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
- Good Time Boys
Great win!! Let’s go for win number two tomorrow.
by Skunkburner on Sep 9, 2011 10:20 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Steve Lyons: unintentionally dirty quote machine
Referring to Barajas being gassed, said that “Barajas spent most of the game down on his knees, taking balls off his chest.”
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
went out to dinner with the wife first
then did an hour or two of cleaning. Got another 2-3 hours of cleaning tomorrow to prepare for sunday football.
He lives 30 minutes away from your house
But he’ll be there in ten.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
his wife told him
pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fuckin house
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
I was going to invite you over for the Mayweather/Ortiz fight, but now…..
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
If he's a cleaner
you probably don’t want him knowing where you live.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That's pretty risky
You don’t want her falling asleep on lookout duty while you’re out on one of your “cleaning” jobs.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
good
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't get that
I tip my hat to Lincecum every time he goes and pitches lights out as he did tonight. Can’t hate a good player for being good
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
have you ever BEEN to MCC?
other then their leader the rest of them are raving morons 99 percent of the time, which is at least 1 percent higher then TBLA commentators. Its like 4chan for baseball
I wouldn’t call them raving morons, but they are definitely much more snarky and sarcastic than TBLA commentators
There’s plenty of time to get new friends.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I know I've met 1 Giants fan in my life
She dated my roommate in college and she was from SF. I trolled the shit out of her after the Finley homerun.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You can hate a good player for being a dick
But Timmy is pretty cool, so can’t hate him.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I can dislike the Giants, I can dislike Bonds for taking HGH, but I can’t just dislike a good player for having talent. Irrational
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Dunno if this has come up
But Fox changed the coverage map, the Chargers game will be shown on Sunday instead of Giants-Skins
Fox has refused to treat LA as the Charger secondary market, but I guess they finally got enough angry letters
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Leiweke is super boss. When the LA Galaxy got Robbie Keane, he said at the press conference “to all those teams complaining the Galaxy are making things unbalanced getting all these EPL players, get your own”
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW
How does MLS force through a salary cap when no other professional soccer league has one?
Doesn’t sound very competitive, even with those “exceptions”
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
with the single entity structure things are just different. It’s less that teams have salary caps, but rather that teams are given budgets of league money and can only spend that. Owners take care of all the other operating costs and can play overage on up to three plays out of pocket
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I always thought LA was part of the chargers coverage…this news does coincide with the blackout being lifted in sd, that’s what I’m guessing is what caused the game change. Nonetheless I am thankful I can watch my chargers
by elvinkch on Sep 9, 2011 11:34 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Do you listen to the ESPN Baseball Today podcast?
At the beginning of every episode, they play a clip from Charlie Manuel, who says, “To be the best you gotta beat the best. That’s one of my slogans. Ric Flair.” Only he says it in a perfect Charlie Manuel fashion.
Cracks me up every time.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Missouri just tied ASU 30-30
2:50 left in the game
ASU's quarterback
went to my high school.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 9, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the reminder. I forgot that game started late.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
over at MCC they call Velez “ZORAK.”
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
- Good Time Boys
I always love to go to McCoveyChronicles after a Dodger victory against them to see the commenters run around like chickens with their heads cut off.
@TElciram
What's happened to this team? They've done a complete 180.
adding:
Gordon
Loney (hits)
Sellers
Javy
Rivera
subtracting:
Blake
Uribe
Gibbons
Thames
Navarro
It’s science, our record post-navarro is the proof
by elvinkch on Sep 9, 2011 11:37 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
thank god you didn’t say complete 360
by dodgerpreacher on Sep 9, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
In the LAT article
it mentions that AEG isn’t just building the stadium and selling it off, any team that comes will be bought by AEG. So the Raiders are out
AEG already has a seat at the table with the Chargers. Easily the leaders in the clubhouse.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
expanding the Convention Center again, and AEG already owns that property
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
really don't think
i can cheer for the Chargers
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
this is why I’ve been practicing : ) Helps I was never ever ever ever a Raider fan
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been hoping for a random east coast team
From a smaller market, like the Jaguars. The Chargers i will grudgingly accept.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Jaguars aren’t happening. Not as long as Wayne Weaver is alive. He likes having his team so close to home.
The Chargers are pretty much the only team that makes sense. If the Bills move they’ll go to Toronto. The Vikings aren’t going anywhere. I doubt LA and Al will ever team up again.
'Twas just an example
I don’t follow football much, so i am ignorant of such things
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Good.
Been waiting for an LA football team, if it’s the Raider’s I’ll stick with my arbitrary choice of the Packers.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
they want to buy a SHARE of the team
something like 40 percent iIIRC, which is perfect for the chargers since the chargers want to sell a share of the team
kick
no good
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 10:50 PM PDT reply actions
Nice game between Mizzou and Iowa. Wait, that’s ASU? WTF?
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I was pretty this was Missou’s Spring Game. Was I misinformed?
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
ASU’s problem has been finishing games, somewhat surprising that they let this one slip though
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
TD
ASU
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 10:59 PM PDT reply actions
I missed the game tonight due to work, but.....
It sounds like it was pretty interesting. I just wish Velez would have gotten a chnace to hit against his old team. Just to show them what they’re missing. /sarcasm
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
The icing on the win
was THE GREAT EUGENIO scoring the winning run.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He's singing a hymn right now
Don’t interrupt.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
good to be the king
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Orel says “call me when someone is within 20 innings” :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
ASU
wins
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 11:04 PM PDT reply actions
Tomorrow evening should be fun:
USC vs Utah at 4:30
Dodgers vs. Giants at 6
Angels vs. Yankees at 6
UCLA vs. San Jose St at 7
Galaxy played tonight
I’m free to help if you need it
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
what channel
is the USC game on?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
how about that
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s confusing, cause Versus has the MWC contract, and Utah aren’t in the MWC anymore. It’s like Versus chose that game a year ago, and when Utah bumped up their jump to Pac everyone went “eh”
by Josie Becker on Sep 9, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I gonna watch the replay
just to see Kershaw pitch again (and Kemp get a hit, steal a base and score a run). It’s the main reason to watch this year. I really enjoyed this game.
by RoyaleWithCheeze on Sep 9, 2011 11:10 PM PDT reply actions
ESPN
showed Kershaw’s line as having an ER.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 11:17 PM PDT reply actions
Everybody knows Johnny Cueto has had ESPN in his pocket for years.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 11:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
that dirty dog
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
great win indeed, especially in person ;)
And it ended the opposite way a lot of games on SF end for me. This time Dodgers took it late with some weird plays, and held on. Great to see Kd K in person, especially after he settled down after wobbly start. Great duel, as hoped.
Giants basically done. Tee hee.
Nice to meet the ultra nice DodgerSF, and eephus blue, and I even got to curse in front if Mr. F. who didn’t mind!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Sep 9, 2011 11:28 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
LOL
good recap, got any pics?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a funny one of Mr F with his Bison shirt that I'll post manana. That's about it though.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
We would have if she and her friends were sitting with us, they were two sections above, just met us once on our level's food area
and again out in front after. But we did in spirit!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Okay? Now where I was sitting I thought maybe my eyes could be deceiving me
(sat down 3rd base line towards corner on first level) but damn if those pitches didn’t look like s trikes.
And some of Timmy’s strikes to guys like Sands really looked questionable too. But again I thought maybe I’m too far away, etc. But judging by comments I saw here from earlier and Gameday (havent watched the TV replay yet) the ump sure did seem squeezy.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Is that Gameday?
I think we can discount the bottom edge of Gameday’s zone. Fastballs just above the ankles were only a few inches below Gameday’s zone. So I’d say that Ball 3 in that diagram is a legitimate ball. Ball 2 was an obvious strike, though. Clayton had several obvious strikes that were called balls, but I also noticed the same thing happened to Timmy.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 10, 2011 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions
darn...
and i forget to put Kershaw in to pitch for my fantesy team…
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
- Good Time Boys
Kershaw just owns the Giants
You will take it and you will like it, San Fran
The more you drink, the less gruesome I look.
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