Tweets Of The Night: Dodgers Bats Wake Up, Win 6-2 Over Cubs
The Dodgers have the best record in baseball during the month of August at 19-5, while the Cubs have the worst record at 6-17. After sweeping the Cubs earlier this month, the Dodgers offense looked to wake up after scoring just five runs over the weekend in a are series loss.
Zack Greinke was on the mound tonight and he’s been stellar throughout August with a 4-0 record and sub-one ERA. Cubs starter Jake Arrieta was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles and the Dodgers beat him when they traveled to Camden Yards earlier this year.
While the Dodgers lost their first series in over two months, they had a real opportunity to get back into the win column against the Cubs, who find themselves 20 games below .500.
Let’s get to the tweets of the night.
A strikeout looking by Brian Wilson ends the game. #Dodgers win 6-2.
— Jimmy Bramlett (@JimmyBramlett) August 27, 2013
She is Gone! #PuigKnowsBeisbol #Dodgers
— DodgersBeat (@DodgersBeat) August 27, 2013
Thank goodness Navarro is so fat and slow
— LasordasLair (@LasordasLair) August 27, 2013
#Dodgers Greinke well on his way to win 13 (12-3, 2.76 now). Pitching as well as I've seen him in a while. At 76-54 Big Blue steam rolling.
— Dan Plesac (@Plesac19) August 27, 2013
That's what is known as a hanging curveball. And Hanley put it away.
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) August 27, 2013
4-0 #Dodgers on Carl Crawford's sacrifice fly scoring @shredderpunto. #whiff
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 27, 2013
Nick Punto doubles off the wall in right-center. Mark Ellis scores. #Dodgers 3, #Cubs 0.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) August 27, 2013
Greinke at 69 pitches through 6 w/ 6 Ks.
— ThinkBlueLA (@Think_BlueLA) August 27, 2013
That is Andre Ethier's first double at home since June 27, and 27th on the year. His last 11 doubles came on the road
— Eric Stephen (@truebluela) August 27, 2013
Halfway home at Dodger Stadium — Zack Greinke has faced one more than the minimum (two hits). #Dodgers lead 2-0.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 27, 2013
#Dodgers score 2 in 4th on Greinke 1B and Crawford RBI 2B. But Nick Punto might have had key AB — 10 pitch BB with 2 outs to extend inning
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 27, 2013
Zack Greinke (16) just passed Luis Cruz (15) in hits for the 2013 Dodgers, in less than half the PA (57 vs 128)
— Eric Stephen (@truebluela) August 27, 2013
Zack Greinke does it again! An RBI single to put the #Dodgers on the board, 1-0.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 27, 2013
Arrieta's made more than 94 pitches once this year, in April. Six innings should be about his max tonight.
— Howard Cole (@Howard_Cole) August 27, 2013
I guess Punto watched the #VMAs. No more Miley for his walk-up. -N
— Sons of Steve Garvey (@sosgsosg) August 27, 2013
Now that's a #Whiff for Greinke @Dodgers
— LasordasLair (@LasordasLair) August 27, 2013
Another multi-hit game for Yasiel Puig (No. 31 on the season) — we're in the 3rd inning. #Dodgers
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 27, 2013
Don Mattingly was critical about the Dodgers not getting deep into counts against the Red Sox. Looks like Greinke and Puig got the memo.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) August 27, 2013
Great AB by Greinke.
— ThinkBlueLA (@Think_BlueLA) August 27, 2013
After allowing a leadoff single, Zack Greinke has retired 8 straight — including 2 #whiff's. No score heading into the bottom of the 3rd.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 27, 2013
MISSING: One offense. Last seen wearing blue. If found, contact Don Mattingly.
— Sons of Steve Garvey (@sosgsosg) August 27, 2013
Zack Greinke threw 15 pitches in the first inning, 8 in the second. #Dodgers #Cubs
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) August 27, 2013
