Once again, Matt Kemp has been activated from the disabled list. Will this be the charm?
Kemp is in center field and batting sixth today, behind right fielder Andre Ethier. Carl Crawford is leading off in left field, and Yasiel Puig will be available off the bench. Scott Van Slyke has gone back to the minors.
Dodgers at Nationals, 10:35 a.m.
Kershaw CLXX: Kershawperation Petticoat
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KT
Go Blue!!
KT
Dodger lineup at Washington:
Crawford LF
Punto 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Ramirez SS
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
AJ Ellis C
M Ellis 2B
Kershaw P
Anonymous
Not a bad idea to let Puig watch other batters.
Anonymous
Among position players currently on the roster excluding Fedex:
worst in BA YTD: Punto 247
OBP YTD: Kemp 309
SLG YTD: Punto 303
OPS YTD: Punto 621
Last 30 days including Fedex worst 2:
BA: Crawford 094, Punto 182
OBP: Crawford 147, Punto 229
SLG: Crawford 094, Punto 212
Against RHP YTD excluding Fedex worst 3:
BA: Punto 216, Kemp 237, MEllis 248
OBP: Punto 289, Kemp 292, Hairston 295
SLG: Punto 276, MEllis 298, Schumaker 325
Anonymous
NL West, June 22-July 20
Dodgers 19-5
Rockies 10-13
Diamondbacks 10-14
Giants 8-15
Padres 5-19
During that period, games the Dodgers have gained against each: Rockies 8.5, Diamondbacks 9, Giants 10.5, Padres 14.
Anonymous
Crazy numbers. Thanks.
Anonymous
I’d be hard-pressed to find something similar over a four-week period during which one team did so well and all the other clubs in its division did so poorly.
Anonymous
NL West vs. NL West (June 22-July 20), or games within the division:
Dodgers 14-4
Giants 7-8
Rockies 7-9
Diamondbacks 3-5
Padres 2-7
Anonymous
Just registered the Kershaw title reference. Hilarious, Jon!
KT
Nice Nicky!
KT
Gonzo!
KT
Sit down contestants 1 & 2 and #3
Easy inning
KT
MATTY!!!!
KT
it was way out of there no cheapy
Jeffrey Thomas III
He’s back!
KT
AJ!
KT
MELLIS!!
KT
Kersh with the rbi
KT
CC!
peter drysdale
Nice homer by Kemp. Hope he’s back for good.
peter drysdale
Great offense so far
KT
good eye Nicky!
KT
HANLEY!!!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
What an inning! Finally giving Kershaw the support he needs, and more.
KT
but hanley just hit the rally killer
KT
What a game Bob is experiencing…wish I was there
KT
Good at bat Dre
KT
Matty!!
peter drysdale
I’m loving this but I feel sorry for poor Zimmerman. These are all no doubt hits.
KT
not me
peter drysdale
He gets a short day at least. Hardly had a chance to break a sweat.
Anonymous
He’s a great pitcher, but he may not be 100% today. It happens. Our new version of Dodgers take advantage.
peter drysdale
Glad it happened. Now I hope whoever pitches for Arizona pitches as badly.
KT
I think it’s Kennedy’s turn
Jeffrey Thomas III
Kennedy already pitched poorly on Friday, Delgado starts for AZ today.
peter drysdale
Booo Werth
Jeffrey Thomas III
Can’t get lazy Clayton, even with a 7 run lead.
foul tip
From dodgers.com:
” According to ESPN Stats & Info, Ethier now has hit at least one
homer to tie a game or put the Dodgers ahead in the ninth inning or
later in each of the past seven seasons. He hit four in 2009, and one in
each of the other six years.
Ethier’s seven go-ahead shots in the ninth inning or later over the
past five seasons tie him for the most in the Majors with Kemp, the
Orioles’ Adam Jones, the A’s Chris Young and the Reds’ Jay Bruce.”
peter drysdale
Dang it Carl
Jeffrey Thomas III
Surprised he went for it there. Nice to see him hitting anyways.
KT
Gonzo!
KT
Hanley!
KT
Let’s go Dre
KT
productive outs!!
KT
Matty!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Does Matty have a triple in him today??
peter drysdale
What the heck Hanley!
Linkmeister
#@!% MLB! I’m blocked from TBS on one of the best hitting days of the year for the Dodgers. Because it’s SO likely I’d have gotten on a plane last night and flown to DC to see this game in person.
The blackout rules are idiotic and meant solely to augment the overflowing coffers of the league and the teams.
Anonymous
So sorry. That stinks.
peter drysdale
Yeah their rules are ridiculous. Sounds like something the NCAA would come up with.
peter drysdale
Be glad Werth hit the homer. Otherwise you’d be missing a no hitter.
Linkmeister
Believe me, I’ve thought of that. ;)
KT
homers
peter drysdale
Nice play there
Linkmeister
Just happened to notice this: after Hairston’s out Kershaw has 58 pitches. 42 strikes, 16 balls. That’s amazing.
KT
Eric Stephen @truebluela 6m
There were a few 20-5 stretches jumbled together for the Dodgers in 2004. The last one was July 3-30 that year
KT
Maybe a rain delay in the future
KT
http://tinyurl.com/n3jdsce
Jeffrey Thomas III
Werth has his number.
David Farinella
Is it time to start believing in this team?
Jack Dawkins
I thought we were told to dont stop believing by the powers that be.
KT
when did we stop
David Farinella
Perhaps I should rephrase: Is it time to stop biting my nails at the beginning of every single inning, especially ones where the team takes a lead or falls behind, or when the ball gets put into play or ….
Anonymous
Ya gotta love the Kid’s competitive nature!
KT
Nice play Nicky!
peter drysdale
Another nice play there
KT
good inning Brandon
Jack Dawkins
Have we gotten an official ruling on what a League proof lead is?
Anonymous
Just woke up, very nice!
Jack Dawkins
Eases the pain of the loss at Lord’s? Whitewash seems in the cards now.
Anonymous
Hope not
Jeffrey Thomas III
Well the last Dodger to hit for the cycle will remain the O-Dawg for now.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Oh great… I hope Matty is ok. If he had ran the whole way he’d be safe easily.
peter drysdale
Lordy I hope he’s not hurt again.
KT
Kemp rolled his ankle because he was dogging it home
Anonymous
That may be exactly what just happened.
Anonymous
Besides the storm, that’s another reason to have wished it had been a quick inning.
KT
Ball Game!!!
Tied for 1st place
3 games over .500
depending on outcome of Dbags game either .5 ahead or behind and 4 or 5 teams ahead of us in NL
20-5 since Puig signed my jersey!!!!
Anonymous
Gained a game on the Reds for the 2nd wild-card. They are 4.5 ahead now.
Anonymous
KT, maybe you should sign Puig’s jersey. Give some of that mana back.
KT
I didn’t take it away…It was the Coors wall that did that several weeks later
Anonymous
bluespop: Great comment!
peter drysdale
Nice win. Hard to believe this is the same team that was so bad in May.
KT
it’s not…totally different cast members
peter drysdale
Some are different. On the other hand, it’s surprising what the team has gone through this year and has finally recovered from. One hopes anyway.
Jon Weisman
NPUT