True Blue LA - August 12: Dodgers 6, Padres 0Where The Dodger Dogs Are Always Grilledhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49563/truebluela_fav.png2020-08-13T05:11:00-07:00http://www.truebluela.com/rss/stream/211299192020-08-13T05:11:00-07:002020-08-13T05:11:00-07:00MLBPA says Joe Kelly suspension was unfair
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<p>“We’re disappointed by the decision,” players union statement says</p> <p id="0UBxqM"><a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> relief pitcher <span>Joe Kelly</span> had his suspension <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/12/21358193/joe-kelly-suspension-decrease-dodgers">reduced from eight to five games on Wednesday</a>, which wasn’t a big enough reprieve for the MLB Players Association.</p>
<p id="efA2xO">“While we understand the concerns raised by the league with respect to a bench-clearing incident during this challenging season, we’re disappointed by the decision,” the MLBPA said in a statement, <a href="https://apnews.com/c05852955c8fa047acab48d1f84d7382">per the Associated Press</a>. “It was an unfair result for Joe Kelly given the cases presented.” </p>
<p id="6rqifi">Kelly is on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, and can’t start serving the suspension until he’s activated from the IL. The earliest possible date Kelly could return is August 25, when the Dodgers are in San Francisco to face the <a href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a>.</p>
<h3 id="VyYtl4">Gonsolin’s COVID-19 delay</h3>
<p id="qa7tgo">One of the reasons <span>Tony Gonsolin</span> started the season at the alternate training site at USC was that he was behind after reporting to summer camp late, on July 8, after missing the first five workouts at Dodger Stadium. He said he tested positive for COVID-19 in the week before camp was to start, as part of intake testing.</p>
<p id="lGUyUE">“There’s no way to prove it, but I’m pretty sure I got a false positive corona test,” Gonsolin said. “I tested positive once, and I’ve not tested positive since then.”</p>
<p id="LgZxwI">Gonsolin joins <span>Kenley Jansen</span>, <span>A.J. Pollock</span>, and <span>Scott Alexander</span> as Dodgers who revealed they tested positive for COVID-19.</p>
<p id="QWMAzK">“I was just trying to get ready as quick as I can and stay as healthy as I can be,” Gonsolin said. “And then, when I get my opportunities up here, take advantage.”</p>
<aside id="87DAwN"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Another spotless spot start for Gonsolin","url":"https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/12/21365888/tony-gonsolin-scoreless-dodgers-bunting-late-offense"}]}'></div></aside><h3 id="X4fEK3">Links</h3>
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<li id="BEmm8T">Among the notable stats at the quarter mark highlighted by Michael Clair at MLB.com <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/wild-2020-mlb-statistics-at-the-quarter-mark">was Corey Seager’s 21 batted balls hit 100 mph or harder</a>.</li>
<li id="ep6fMd">Tim Newcomb at Forbes <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/timnewcomb/2020/08/12/dodgers-focusing-on-stadium-future-with-contactless-tech-analytics-for-all-and-eventual-facial-recognition/#53725e31367f">talks about the technological infrastructure upgrades to Dodger Stadium</a>, and the potential switch to a cashless experience.</li>
<li id="yrkNxh">There won’t be an induction ceremony in Cooperstown until 2021, but <a href="https://baseballhall.org/news/2020-inductee-exhibits-now-open">the Baseball Hall of Fame opened up its 2020 inductees exhibit</a>, which highlights the achievements of <span>Derek Jeter</span>, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons, and Marvin Miller.</li>
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https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/13/21365919/dodgers-news-mlbpa-joe-kelly-suspension-unfairEric Stephen2020-08-12T21:34:21-07:002020-08-12T21:34:21-07:00Another spotless spot start for Gonsolin
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<p>Another spotless spot start for Gonsolin</p> <p id="UCnASK">The seventh pitcher on the rotation depth chart gave the team a scoreless spot start for the second time this season, and the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> found their offense — <em>eventually</em> — in a 6-0 win over the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> to snap a two-game losing streak.</p>
<p id="x5byJ3"><span>Tony Gonsolin</span> was wonderful in his two times through the order, delivering one of the best games of his career to date. He struck out a career-high eight and matched his best with 13 swinging strikes among his 82 pitches, <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?game_pk=631350&game_date=2020-8-12&type=home_pitchers&chart_view=pitch&chart_type=call_name&inning=&count=&batter_hand=&pitcher_hand=&filter=&player=home-pitchers_664062&view=Umpire&coloring=Pitch%20Type">per Baseball Savant</a>.</p>
<p id="PGKmWL">“His splitty change up, whatever you want to call it, was just gross tonight,” Justin Turner said after the game. “It was unbelievable. He was able to throw a strike when he needed to throw for a strike, he was able to expand with it when he needed to expand with it. Obviously they weren’t seeing it well. Then, you throw in the other three pitches that are all plus pitches as well, that makes him a pretty good pitcher.”</p>
<p id="s5AUPt">Gonsolin allowed no runs, just like he allowed no runs in his first start this season, on July 31. This time Gonsolin was a little more stretched out and got through 4⅔ innings. The only thing keeping him from completing five was the Padres getting their third and fourth baserunners of the night, bunched in the same inning.</p>
<p id="uWHjMr">That brought up <span>Fernando Tatis Jr.</span> for a third time, which ended Gonsolin’s night. Enter <span>Blake Treinen</span> in the fifth inning, pitching before the seventh for the first time as a Dodger. He struck out Tatis to keep the game scoreless.</p>
<p id="upNsSm">Bullpen coach <span>Josh Bard</span> before Wednesday’s game praised the lack of defined roles in the bullpen aside from <span>Kenley Jansen</span> as closer, affording <span>Dave Roberts</span> the opportunity to use his best relievers in higher leverage spots, perhaps earlier than planned.</p>
<p id="iAGa6t">“Just to have guys that can get right and left out, trying to put them in the best possible situation,” Bard said. “We’re not really looking at it as innings, like this guy pitches in the seventh, this guy pitches in the eighth.”</p>
<p id="mkVurz">As such, Treinen, the Dodgers’ key free agent bullpen acquisition this winter on a one-year deal, stayed in to face the heart of the Padres order in the sixth, and he retired them all with two more strikeouts.</p>
<p id="UpmYlF">In between Treinen’s two frames, the Dodgers deployed a little-used weapon to revive a dormant offense. After an <span>A.J. Pollock</span> walk to open the sixth, <span>Chris Taylor</span> placed a perfect bunt to third base for a single. <span>Edwin Rios</span> followed with a single off pitcher <span>Zach Davies</span>’ glove for the first run of the game, then <span>Austin Barnes</span>’ safety squeeze brought home a second run.</p>
<p id="6yZFhj">The last time I could find two Dodgers position players bunting in the same inning <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN201509230.shtml">was September 23, 2015</a>, when <span>Jimmy Rollins</span> had a bunt single and <span>Ronald Torreyes</span> sacrificed in the eighth inning against Arizona.</p>
<p id="Le1qH5">The other high-leverage challenge came in the eighth, when <span>Brusdar Graterol</span> was brought in to face Tatis with a runner on first, nobody out, and a two-run lead. He got Tatis to ground into a 1-6-3 double play, then after a single, got out of another tying-run-at-the-plate situation by whiffing the highlight-friendly <span>Manny Machado</span> on this 91-mph slider:</p>
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<p id="1XHB2E">The game was tense until the bottom of the eighth, when the Dodgers’ run faucet started flowing. After a pair of singles, <span>Cody Bellinger</span> delivered an RBI ground-rule double, his first extra-base hit in eight games. <span>Justin Turner</span> followed with a three-run home run, allowing the Dodgers offense to exhale for the first time since Sunday.</p>
<p id="yOr8wO">As for what’s next for Gonsolin, he might stay in the rotation for another time through the order, since the Dodgers have 11 more consecutive days with game after tonight. Or he could be optioned for another reliever while the Dodgers decide what to do next week.</p>
<p id="7Aalzb">“Tony’s done everything he needed to do to earn another start,” Roberts said. “Tony’s start tonight certainly makes the idea of giving our guys an extra day more sense.”</p>
<h3 id="wwlNX7">Smith dinged</h3>
<p id="V5YKDc">Barnes was in the game for that safety squeeze because Will Smith, who started behind the plate, left in the fifth inning with a sore neck. Roberts said Smith has been dealing with remnants of a collision last week. Presumably it was <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/tatis-thrown-out-at-home">this play with Tatis trying to score on August 3 in San Diego</a>:</p>
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<p id="PDx50K">Smith, who has started five of eight games since that collision, felt his neck lock up while fielding a soft grounder in front of the plate by Trent Grisham in the third inning. Roberts said tests came back clear for Smith, who is day to day. Barnes will start Thursday’s series finale at catcher.</p>
<h3 id="9a1JyS">Notes</h3>
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<li id="VyeDGm">The RBI single for Rios was his second of the night, and his first two <em>singles</em> of the season. He also has three home runs and a double in his 22 at-bats.</li>
<li id="dUK1hH">Dodgers pitchers combined for a season-high 14 strikeouts on Wednesday.</li>
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<h3 id="m02yAO">Wednesday particulars</h3>
<p id="tP1YFp"><strong>Home run</strong>: Justin Turner (2)</p>
<p id="255p3O"><strong>WP — </strong><span><strong>Blake Treinen</strong></span><strong> (1-1)</strong>: 1⅓ IP, 3 strikeouts</p>
<p id="q8PgBc"><strong>LP — </strong><span><strong>Zach Davies</strong></span><strong> (2-2)</strong>: 7 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts</p>
<h3 id="qikuLs">Up next</h3>
<p id="ZZO52T">The Dodgers and Padres finish off their series on Thursday night, continuing the run of 6:40 p.m. PT games. <span>Julio Urías</span>, who turned 24 today, starts for the Dodgers tomorrow, facing <span>Chris Paddack</span>, who will be the 13th consecutive right-handed starting pitcher to face the Dodgers.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/12/21365888/tony-gonsolin-scoreless-dodgers-bunting-late-offenseEric Stephen2020-08-12T18:13:00-07:002020-08-12T18:13:00-07:00Dodgers vs. Padres Game VI chat
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<p>Second start of the season for Gonsolin</p> <p id="wF63VL">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> and <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> are back at it again for the sixth time in 10 days, plus another game on the docket Thursday.</p>
<p id="XjP64s">But on Wednesday night we have <span>Tony Gonsolin</span> called up to make his second start of the season, facing <span>Zach Davies</span>, who I keep wanting to call Kyle, if my typing fingers are to be believed.</p>
<h3 id="Chh7BU">Pregame reading</h3>
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<p id="Mz9hJH">Time: 6:40 p.m. PT</p>
<p id="O682T0">TV: SportsNet LA</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/12/21365863/dodgers-padres-game-threadEric Stephen2020-08-12T17:01:00-07:002020-08-12T17:01:00-07:00Seager progressing, Bellinger ‘a work in progress’
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<p>Fifth straight game missed for Seager</p> <p id="PMsthu"><span>Corey Seager</span> is out of the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>’ lineup for a fifth straight game, but continues to make progress with his lower back discomfort.</p>
<p id="ToRiUQ">Seager was described by manager <span>Dave Roberts</span> as “a full participant” in baseball activities on Wednesday, meaning taking batting practice for the first time since his injury, and also running and taking grounders before the game.</p>
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<p id="qwF3qG">“There’s still no timeline on when he’s going to be back,” Roberts said. “But I will say that when he does come back, it’s likely the first day or two, he’ll probably be in a DH role.”</p>
<p id="LOeoXd">Designated hitter duties on Wednesday fall to <span>Cody Bellinger</span>, a second straight night not in center field after starting at first base Tuesday. He’s just 12-for-72 on the season with two home runs, hitting .167/.221/.264. Per Baseball Savant, his expected batting average is .241 with an expected .383 slugging percentage. </p>
<p id="8NZzK3">That’s down from an expected .324 batting average and .649 slugging percentage in his MVP campaign in 2019. Roberts said Bellinger hasn’t been right mechanically all season, but is getting closer.</p>
<p id="qnATKx">“I don’t think that he’s felt locked in. He’s seeing the ball considerably better,” Roberts said. “I think at times, he feels really good about where his swing is at, and at times he doesn’t. It’s a work in progress right now.”</p>
<p id="T7Irvj"><span>Chris Taylor</span> gets the start at shortstop on Wednesday, his fourth start at the position in five games since Seager’s been out. Taylor has reached base in his last six starts, dating back to August 3.</p>
<h3 id="IAMFnQ">Game info</h3>
<p id="KCuO7U">Time: 6:40 p.m. PT</p>
<p id="FMANT6">TV: SportsNet LA</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/12/21365737/dodgers-notes-corey-seager-cody-bellingerEric Stephen2020-08-12T11:08:04-07:002020-08-12T11:08:04-07:00Dodgers option Adam Kolarek
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<p>Tony Gonsolin recalled to start Wednesday vs. Padres</p> <p id="Ps8k2S">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> optioned pitcher <span>Adam Kolarek</span> to the alternate training site at USC to make roster room for <span>Tony Gonsolin</span>, who was recalled to start <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/12/21363477/tony-gonsolin-dodgers-wednesday-start-starting-pitchers-extra-rest">against the Padres on Wednesday</a>.</p>
<p id="zp2q05">Kolarek pitched two scoreless innings on Tuesday, and has yet to allow a run in 5⅓ innings over his five appearances, with three strikeouts. It was his only game appearance in the last 12 days.</p>
<p id="mejGa1">He is the odd man out on a bullpen that has been remarkably effective in the early going. In a bullpen that has three other left-handed pitchers that have historically been reasonably effective against right-handed batters, Kolarek’s extreme career splits stand out.</p>
<p id="g8f1Fo">In 103 major league innings, Kolarek has neutralized left-handed batters to the tune of .197/.239/.275, with a 19-percent strikeout rate and a 2.1-percent walk rate. Right-handers though have hit .296/.363/.468 with a 14.5-percent strikeout rate and 8.7-percent walk rate.</p>
<p id="4bFSKC">Kolarek was optioned last Thursday when rosters trimmed from 30 to 28 players, but he returned on Monday when <span>Joe Kelly</span> was placed on the injured list. They’ve been working with Kolarek on his arm slot.</p>
<p id="q8fnc8">“We’ve challenged him on on getting more right handers this year,” manager <span>Dave Roberts</span> said last week. “I think early on, we were trying to get his arm up to get the right-handers and then down below to get the lefties, and it affected his command a little bit from down below.”</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/12/21365258/adam-kolarek-optioned-los-angeles-dodgers-roster-tony-gonsolinEric Stephen2020-08-12T05:07:00-07:002020-08-12T05:07:00-07:00Tony Gonsolin called up to start Wednesday for Dodgers
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<p>Second start of the season for Gonsolin</p> <p id="sKaV00">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> haven’t had a starter pitch on four days rest yet this season, and that streak will continue at least until the next time through the rotation. <span>Tony Gonsolin</span> will be called up to start Wednesday against the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a>, Dodgers manager <span>Dave Roberts</span> said after Tuesday’s game.</p>
<p id="0I6d3B">Wednesday will mark the Dodgers’ sixth of 17 days in a row with a game, and coupled with the shortened summer camp and hastened restart to the season after nearly four months off, they aren’t pushing the starters just yet.</p>
<p id="yP1MIH">“We want to make sure that we really take care of the starters, and the pitchers in general,” Roberts said after Tuesday’s game. “I think that right now, to give them the extra day over a few turns makes sense for everybody. And, we can kind of push them a little bit more as we get into September.”</p>
<p id="ANoPbk">The rest of the rotation gets bumped back a day, with <span>Julio Urías</span> starting the series finale Thursday night on five days rest.</p>
<p id="sgFRwy">Gonsolin made a spot start for the Dodgers on July 31 in Arizona, pitching four scoreless innings in a no-decision against the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a>.</p>
<p id="JmhERV">The Dodgers will need to make a corresponding move to make room for Gonsolin. If they choose to option a pitcher, <span>Adam Kolarek</span> pitched two innings and threw 24 pitches on Tuesday, his longest outing as a Dodger. Kolarek was optioned last week when the Dodgers trimmed their active roster from 30 to 28 players, but was recalled Monday when <span>Joe Kelly</span> was <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/10/21362120/joe-kelly-injury-right-shoulder-inflammation-dodgers">placed on the injured list</a>.</p>
<p id="nN7zSe"><span>Dennis Santana</span> threw a scoreless inning on Tuesday, his first time pitching back-to-back days this season.</p>
<p id="a3Iaf7">They could also place <span>Corey Seager</span> on the injured list, since <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/10/21362413/corey-seager-back-injured-list-options-dodgers">he’s missed the last four games with lower back discomfort</a> and <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2020/8/11/21364117/dodgers-designated-hitter-offense">is at least a few days away from returning</a>. Should they place Seager on the IL, they could backdate it to Sunday, making him eligible to return on August 19.</p>
<p id="vS4Kil">“We’re kind of trying to sift through it,” Roberts said of the corresponding roster move. “We haven’t made that decision yet.”</p>
<h3 id="dC5mGR">Links</h3>
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<li id="20Mikq">Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/60805/mookie-betts-mike-trout-contract/">dug deep into the details of the 12-year contracts of Mookie Betts and Mike Trout</a>.</li>
<li id="tk6Zum">Marc Carig at The Athletic <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F1979346%2F2020%2F08%2F11%2Fa-big-week-for-baseball-ranking-the-games-most-fun-and-watchable-teams%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truebluela.com%2F2020%2F8%2F12%2F21363477%2Ftony-gonsolin-dodgers-wednesday-start-starting-pitchers-extra-rest" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">rated MLB teams by watchability</a>. The Dodgers are one of five teams in the “Must-see TV” category, per Carig: “Even within an NL West that has been competitive from top to bottom, there’s no doubting the Dodgers’ standing as a superteam.”</li>
<li id="wX1AaV">In writing about <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fernando-tatis-jr-enters-the-stratosphere/">how impressive the start of Fernando Tatis Jr.’s career has been</a>, Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs notes that since 2015, the top two fWAR by a shortstop in their first 100 games are Tatis and <span>Corey Seager</span>.</li>
<li id="8R6BBP">Brittany Ghiroli at The Athletic <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F1987458%2F2020%2F08%2F11%2Ftragedy-injury-and-suspension-what-kept-reliever-javy-guerra-going&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truebluela.com%2F2020%2F8%2F12%2F21363477%2Ftony-gonsolin-dodgers-wednesday-start-starting-pitchers-extra-rest" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">profiled former Dodgers pitcher and current Nationals right-hander Javy Guerra</a>, now in his 10th major league season.</li>
<li id="zsbLx6">When you’ve totally held a hot dog before:</li>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Can’t take myself out to the ballgame so this will do. Shout-out to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HomePlates?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HomePlates</a> for the <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a> game day food experience!<br><br>If you live in LA, order your Dodger Stadium favorites via <a href="https://twitter.com/Postmates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Postmates</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DodgersNation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DodgersNation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DodgerDog?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DodgerDog</a> <a href="https://t.co/faYSizLoUM">pic.twitter.com/faYSizLoUM</a></p>— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanSeacrest/status/1293193236618543104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2020</a>
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