Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Kershaw dominates AT&T Game Score Leaderboard
I knew even before I ran the numbers from baseball reference for best games scores by a Dodger at AT&T Park that Clayton Kershaw was going to be on the leaderboard. I just didn’t expect this kind of domination. Only seven times has a Dodger pitcher had a game score of eighty or greater at …
Clayton Kershaw doing his WAL look
When Clayton Kershaw cruised through the first inning with three strikeouts you could understand why no-hitter, perfect game, a legendary game were coursing through Dodger fan minds. When a line drive bounced off of Kiké’s glove I even shouted you ruined a perfect game even though it was the second inning. Other fans behind me …
Game of juxtapositions
This game was supposed to be about the HOF bound postseason veteran pitcher dominating the young kid who had never been West of Oklahoma. For one inning it played that way, as the HOF bound pitcher struck out the side on twelve pitches. From that point on though the HOF looked like a rookie pitcher …
Dan Hudson took the hard road
In a quiet move on April 2nd, the Dodgers signed free agent pitcher Daniel Hudson after Hudson had been released by Tampa on March 28th. You might have wondered why the Dodgers would take on a pitcher that a pitching-poor team like Tampa could not find a spot for on their major league roster. You could …
Dodger alarm clock fails to go off
On Dodger Alarm Clock giveaway day, the Dodger offense played little heed to the numerous alarms going off throughout the stadium and instead stayed in their “somnambulant” sleep. SOMEONE AROUSE THE SOMNAMBULANT OFFENSE!!! — David Young the Elder (@DavidYoungTBLA) April 25, 2018 The Dodgers are treating the Marlins pitchers as though they are facing Randy …
Kiké does it all
The night was supposed to belong to the debut of Walker Buehler but it took Kiké to bring home a Dodger victory. Walker did his part, getting fifteen outs, looking filthy at times, looking ragged at times (walking the pitcher) but I’m not sure his final line would have looked so inviting if hadn’t had …
Ramon Martinez No Hitter sits on top of this leaderboard.
The best game against the Marlins at Dodger Stadium by game score belongs to Ramon Martinez who hurled a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins back on July 14th, 1995. I, however, would pick the Hideo Nomo seventeen strikeout game as my favorite. Curious that of the six game scores that were 80 or more, three …
Ryu and Padres lead Dodgers back to respectability
The Dodgers started the week 5 – 9 and in last place in the NL West. They ended it 10 – 10 winning five of six games, and Hyun-Jin Ryu was a big reason why. Ryu got the Dodger week started on the right foot by winning Tuesday night. That was a win that even …
Connor can do no wrong
The week was filled with fantastic performances by Dodger prospects including Connor Wong but the weekly Farm Factory Award is being rewarded to Dennis Santana for striking out eight consecutive hitters in route to striking out ten of the fifteen hitters he faced. Dennis is 3rd in the Texas League in strikeouts with 23, and is …
HOF Don Sutton is on top of this LAD leaderboard
The best game ever pitched at Dodger Stadium against the Expo/National baseball franchise using game score as the criteria was performed by HOF Don Sutton back in 1975. Don had to throw 11 innings to get that game score of 89. Clayton Kershaw and Derek Lowe are the only two LAD who have produced a …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 