TWiB Notes - Aug 28 thru Sept 3

[Frayed Knot]

Dodger RHP Tony Gonsolin to undergo TJS



At the rate their pitching is going under knife, They might look to take Syndergaard back.

[Frayed Knot]

Trea Turner is waking up for Philly and has 2 HRs tonight as the Phightins lead LAA 5-3



The Phils, I'm shocked to learn, have out-HR'd the Braves for the month of August. I didn't think anyone was out-HR'ing the Braves even for a short span.

[G-Fafif]

Alex Cobb takes a no-hitter to 2 out in the 9th in San Fran. Spencer Steer doubles just above the glove of Luis Matos in RF. Cobb completes one-hitter of Reds, winning, 6-1. An earlier initial hit (high throw from 3B to 1B; not routine) had been changed to an error.

[Frayed Knot]

So the Phillies know how to hit LAA pitching even if we don't. 12 runs last night and now 8 more today, the final two of those on Bryce Harper's 300th career HR to give them the lead w/2 outs bottom 8th.



Buuuuuut, Kimbrel can't close out the 9th as the Angels tie it up then, following a K of Ohtani, get a 2R Brandon Drury HR



... and the Angels hold on to avoid the sweep

[Frayed Knot]

And now the Padres, who need every game they can get, are up 4-3 in the 9th in StL w/2 outs and the bases empty until Josh Hader allows a 2B then a Tommy Edman walkoff 2R HR

[MFS62]

Atlanta hit their 250th home run of the season last night - an all-time franchise record with about 30 games to go. And it is possible they will have a record 7 players with at least 25 by the end of the year.

Insane.



Later

[Edgy MD]

Interesting to see teams getting gutshot with Chapman and Kimbrel and some of the best closers of the last 20 years on the mound.



Also interesting to see Chapman with his velocity back but his control all over the place like he's 21 years old again.

[Frayed Knot]

Scherzer and Verlander both going tonight for their various Texas-based teams.



Rangers w/Max scoreless in the 2nd vs Twins



Verlander gives up 3 to the Yanx in the top of the 1st on two HRs

[Frayed Knot]

Reds get two in the 9th to walk-off the Cubs 3-2 in a big NLC series.

[Edgy MD]

Big Covid outbreak for the Reds.



Or I should write, big Covid outbreak for America, currently effecting the Reds, among millions of others.



Mask up, fellow posters.

[Frayed Knot]

Dodgers win the final, but only the final, game of the four game set with the Braves. All games were close though.

Tempting to call this an NLCS preview but of course the multiple rounds of playoffs makes it less likely just as it did last year as it turned out to be SDP & PHI instead.

[Edgy MD]

We have a four-way tie for the third and final National League Wild Card spot.



Three of the teams (MIA, SFG, and CIN) have a tough series coming up (against LAD, CHC, and SEA, respectively), but the Diamondbacks will be playing the Rockies at the same time, giving them an opportunity to pull away from the pack a little.



Mets head into Washington with the Nats on a five-game skid.

[Frayed Knot]

Yanx back to within a game of .500 after a sweep of Houston, one of the few .500+ teams on their September schedule.

[Edgy MD]

We had some fan interference at that Yankees-Astros tilt.

But it's all good. The fan was just new to Houston and a little overzealous in his support for the Asteroids.