He's awful.

Not knowing who's starting tomorrow is fkn killing me.

this might be the series right here for the Padres.

2 on for Machado vs.Jansen Kelly in the 9th

Not Jansen

wow, that was a good walk.

it's up to Hosmer --- just need a single now

he hit it hard...but right to the second baseman

Long way to go, but I would love to obliterate the Dodgers in Arlington sofa king bad

there is zero chance those balls arent juiced.

cant complain though...it will likely benefit us more times than not.

especially if the Yankees lose...its a good thing for us.

No news about Greinke this morning, but assume he's out.

How do we get 27 outs today?

I assume we'll start Javier since he only threw 20+ pitches 3 days ago. Hopefully, he can go get us 12-15 on short rest. I'll also assume we got with Parades & Pressly for the final 6. Who handles the middle 6-9 outs? It gets even uglier tomorrow. We really need to put up runs on runs on runs.

It's 6:30 in California. I assume he's out as well. But I wouldn't expect news for another hour and a half to two hours.

If you can't throw Greinke, I would mix it up. I might throw Taylor as an opener. Then go to Javier and see if that gets you through 6. Then you have options. Scrubb, Paredes, Garcia, Pressly.

In the end you have to get 5 minumum from Javier. It's just a matter of when those innings come.

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No need about Greinke this morning, but assume he's out.

How do we get 27 outs today?

I assume we'll start Javier since he only threw 20+ pitches 3 days ago. Hopefully, he can go get us 12-15 on short rest. I'll also assume we got with Parades & Pressly for the final 6. Who handles the middle 6-9 outs? It gets even uglier tomorrow. We really need to put up runs on runs on runs.

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I think it's easier to start from who won't be getting those outs for us and work backwards:

Pressly/Paredes/Javier - no, bookmarked for other g4 roles
Greinke - no, hurt?
Framber - no, pitched on Tuesday, could maybe give us a bullpen inning or two in g5 (if necessary)
Urquidy - no, pitched yesterday
LMJ - no, need him for g5 (if necessary)
James - no, just no
Raley - doubtful, pitched two innings yesterday but that was his first outing in a while
Taylor - maybe, pitched g1 and g3 but not a ton of pitches

That leaves Scrubb, Sneed and Garcia. I'm not opposed to letting Scrubb handle a few hitters if we like some matchups, but for the most part, I think we gotta roll with Garcia and let the chips fall where they may.

I think it's possible we could get two out of Paredes today if he's looking good. Only threw 21 pitches in g1 and 10 in g2

I was wondering about starting Garcia. I wonder if you could get maybe 3-4 inning out of him, see if you can get 3-4 out of Javier. Then you could possibly only have to use Paredes and Pressly.

I will be honest, I'm surprised Scrubb didn't get in that inning after James. I'm definitely ok with getting Scrubb in there if he can be effective with the hammer.

What I'd really like today is to not give up the first run. The guys gotta figure out how to keep them from elevating the ball. Seems like every HR they hit yesterday was high in the zone. We have to keep the ball down in the zone today.

Agreed. Scrubb's ability to induce weak contact seems like a good quality at Dodger Stadium right now.

What is terrifying about Scrubb is his walks. He was 3rd in all of baseball in BB% this year. The risk of letting a runner or two on then a big fly is high with the way the As are swinging. We were in the game yesterday because the As first 4 HRs were all solo.

At this point we'll probably have to go to him.

I feel like I let you guys and the team down yesterday... I chose the golf course over the game.

I'm back today, though, and Mrs. Marvin has her Correa-signed ballcap already turned inside out and ready if we need a rally. I have my Jimmy Wynn jersey so let's close it out today!

Oh, and I like the idea of an opener and then Garcia- let the newer kid catch his breath first.

Yeah, his walks are definitely scary. It's a high risk, high reward scenario for sure. At least he has the ability to induce weak contact and get ground balls. Seems like that could be worth the risk.

Also, I feel comfortable getting him in up 3 runs in a middle inning when you are just trying to bridge the gap to the 7th.

If Greinke does go today and give us 5 with a lead, do you let Javier bridge to Paredes/Pressly or leave him in the back pocket for tomorrow?

My biggest concern with Garcia is the amount of pitches he throws up in the zone.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/luis-garcia-677651?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb

That is a very fine point and concern.