Tweets Of The Night: Celebration Put On Hold, Dodgers Fall 9-4
It was the night Dodger fans had been waiting for the last couple of weeks as the Dodgers had their first chance to clinch the NL West title against the Diamondbacks.
The Dodger bats finally woke up last night with the return of Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez while getting another solid pitching performance from Zack Greinke.
Tonight, Stephen Fife makes a spot-start as Dodger manager Don Mattingly wanted to get ace Clayton Kershaw some extra rest. Fife hadn’t made a start since early August and his two relief appearances in September haven’t gone well as he gave up seven runs in just five innings.
For the Diamondbacks, Brandon McCarthy is 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA in his only start against the Dodgers this season as he tries to hold off the Dodgers celebration for one more night.
Let’s get to the tweets of the night.
Tim Federowicz will finish this game 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. #Dbacks 9, #Dodgers 4.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
#Dodgers fall to the Dbacks, 9-4. Tomorrow, Ricky Nolasco vs. Wade Miley at 12:40pm.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
After all that, #Dbacks 9, #Dodgers 3 heading to the ninth inning.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
#Dbacks against Ronald Belisario: Walk, lineout, double, walk, double, walk. They lead 6-3.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
On the bright side, there will be no ninth inning bunt. Probably.
— Howard Cole (@Howard_Cole) September 19, 2013
Walk comes back to haunt Belisario. Aaron Hill RBI double. It’s 5-3 #Dbacks.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
Ronald Belisario ties Paco Rodriguez and Joel Peralta with his MLB-leading 74th appearance this season
— Eric Stephen (@truebluela) September 19, 2013
Score is the same right now, but that’s about the only thing reminding me of Sunday’s 4-3 #Dodgers loss to the #Giants.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
Pretty sure @dodgerscribe was the OG anti-bunt guy in the MSM.
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 19, 2013
Brian Wilson, sans mane, induces the 6-4-3 to end the 7th inning. Michael Young due to lead off the 8th inning. #Dodgers
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
Scott Van Slyke grounds into a double play, inning over. Time to stretch, #Dodgers down 4-3.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
Tim Federowicz, standing on 3rd base, represents the tying run after Skip Schumaker bunts him over, one out. #Dodgers
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
Federowicz doubles. Punto scores. #Dbacks 4, #Dodgers 3. Tying run on second. Brandon McCarthy out.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
The #Dbacks have already left 9 runners on base, and now have bases loaded w two outs in the sixth.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 19, 2013
Huge inning right there. Remember it if the score holds. #Dodgers #Dbacks.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
Michael Young has words for ump after being thrown out at the plate. Adrian Gonzalez gets tossed from 2nd base. Rarely see them so animated
— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) September 19, 2013
A close play at the plate on Adrian Gonzalez’s double — Michael Young called out. Adrian Gonzalez has been ejected from the game. #Dodgers
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
Brandon League turns in a perfect 5th inning. Carl Crawford to lead off the 6th for the #Dodgers.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
#Dodgers Carlos Marmol threw seven pitches to #DBacks‘ Gerardo Parra. Five were sliders. Remember when he was looking like a DFA candidate?
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
Estimated distance on Yasiel Puig’s home run: 442 feet (h/t @ESPNStatsInfo).
— Dodgers PR (@DodgersPR) September 19, 2013
22-pitch inning by Brandon McCarthy. #Dodgers down 4-2. Is there another bullpen they would rather face than that of the Diamondbacks??
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
Adrian Gonzalez rips an RBI single. #Dodgers down 4-2.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
This game is Yasiel Puig’s entire baseball biography in four innings
— Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) September 19, 2013
Yasiel Puig, gone! A leadoff home run. #Dodgers down 4-1. — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
Carlos Marmol strikes out Paul Goldschmidt to end the 3rd inning, #Dodgers trail 4-0. — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2013
Stephen Fife is making it difficult to believe the Dodgers could clinch tonight. He’s done here in the third. AZ 3-0. Bases loaded.
— Pedro Gomez (@pedrogomezESPN) September 19, 2013
Puig’s narrative is that he’s mistake-prone, so any mistake confirms that for people even if he hadn’t done it much for like a month or two.
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 19, 2013
Matt Kemp is a loud 0 for 1. — J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 19, 2013
Couda been a lot worse. They’ll get it right back, if Don doesn’t bunt us to death. — Howard Cole (@Howard_Cole) September 19, 2013
Is this an opportune moment to mention that Clayton Kershaw originally was scheduled to pitch this game?
— Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) September 19, 2013
Stephen Fife pitching for the cycle in the first inning.
— DodgerzGM (@DodgerzGM) September 19, 2013
First base open. Why do the Dodgers continue to let Goldschmidt beat them. — ThinkBlueLA (@Think_BlueLA) September 19, 2013
Goldschmidt happens. Again. 2run HR off Stephen Fife in 1st. #Dodgers down 2-0 — Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) September 19, 2013
Kemp looks good
— LasordasLair (@LasordasLair) September 19, 2013
Puig in a nutshell: Hits leadoff double and then picked off second
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 19, 2013
Yasiel Puig with a hard-hit ground-rule double. Somebody alert Bob Brenly.
— Greg Zakwin (@ArgyledPlaschke) September 19, 2013
