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Game 1 of this day-night doubleheader was good, then bad, then decent, then bad again. The offense scored five runs, but in the end, we all got Baez’d by Petey. I’m not sure why we’re even surprised anymore.
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7:10 p.m.
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San Diego
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SS
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Taylor |
2B
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Asuaje | |
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LF
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Granderson |
SS
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Aybar | |
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3B
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Turner |
3B
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Spangenberg | |
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C
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Grandal |
1B
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Sanchez | |
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1B
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Gonzalez |
RF
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Blash | |
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RF
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Ethier |
LF
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Szczur | |
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2B
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Utley | CF | Cordoba | |
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CF
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Verdugo |
C
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Torrens | |
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P
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Darvish (R) |
P
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Lyles (R) |
Game 2 sees the “A” team out there — or almost as close to the “A” team as you can get with Corey Seager still not starting. I thought Austin Barnes might get a second start today after starting the first game at catcher, but Chase Utley gets the nod over Barnes and Logan Forsythe at second base. Alex Verdugo is the only Dodger who will start both ends of the double dip. You know, the rookie in his second day in the majors. I guess Dave Roberts wasn’t kidding when he said Verdugo might get a look at a “major” postseason role (though, I’m still skeptical). And what’s this? An Andre Ethier sighting? Someone alert the authorities, he has been found.
The biggest difference here is Yu Darvish is getting the ball over the likes of Brock Stewart, Wilmer Font and company.
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“He can hurt you and that’s exactly what he did, he put a good swing on it.”— Ron Cervenka (@Think_BlueLA) September 3, 2017
Funny how the same thing keeps happening with Pedro Baez. Almost like it was expected or something. But Roberts doesn’t seem convinced.
Dave Roberts on Pedro Baez: "For what he’s done for us, my confidence doesn’t waiver. We’ve just got to work through some things."
— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) September 2, 2017
If you had any doubts about Verdugo’s arm strength:
So @Dodgers Alex Verdugo has an arm: his 93.8 mph throw on Blash's single is so far the hardest OF throw across MLB today.
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) September 2, 2017
He was viewed by many teams as a pitcher coming out of the draft, but he wanted to hit, and the Dodgers made the right call in letting him do so.
Also, if you missed it last night, the Quakes clinched a playoff berth for a third consecutive season.
Live look at a playoff bound team! #playoffs pic.twitter.com/BzoHDs9XI0
— Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (@RCQuakes) September 2, 2017
The Quakes won the California League title in 2015 behind, of course, Cody Bellinger. They’ll look to win it again this year.
