Diek the chic! The good news is they cleared the top half of the Dodgers lineup going into the ninth. The bad news is most of everything else. I have no idea who to send out for the ninth. Fortunately, everybody's rested. Good job by Mendoza and his coaches having Diekman ready there.
Frayed Knot wrote: Chance for three outs = one We hit IF grounders in two GiDP situations and LAD turns two DPs (4 outs) They hit IF grounders in two GiDP situations and NYM turns neither. (1 out) Chance for six outs = two.
GARY: Speaking of retirements, we don't have Angel Hernandez to kick around anymore. RON: We didn't really kick him around, did we? GARY: Well, everybody did. KEITH: Is he gonna make a Checkers speech?
One more problem with putting your wall right up against a wall. That ball was caught, but bounced out as his glove had no give as it hit the black back wall.
Megill banks the first with only 14 pitches and one guy reaching. Don't want to make too much of that but one thing I learned the last Dodger series is that clearing the first four batters with no runs is no small thing.
It's a third straight start for Baty, but in a doubleheader, they were each likely to get one of the two games under any circumstances. I certainly look forward to the first lineup that includes both of their names.