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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 …
How great was Kershaw last night
Let me count the ways using Baseball Reference as my roadmap. Clayton is only one of three pitchers to strikeout at least ten hitters and walk zero hitters in any World Series. It was last done by Cliff Lee in 2009. Before that you have to go all the way back to Don Newcombe in …
Don Sutton sits on top but this will be about Doug Rau
Don Sutton has the highest game score against the Washington National franchise at Dodger Stadium. It was a crazy game as Little D went eleven innings and they lost 3 – 5 even though he only gave up one earned run. The Expos scored three runs in the top of the 14th to win the …
Kershaw/Koufax share the K top
Kershaw and Koufax both struck out 14 Cubs at Dodger Stadium to share the top spot on the strikeout leaderboard. Pitchers on this list which includes every double digit strikeout game against the games that didn’t crack to top game score list (80 is the cut off point) are Kevin Gross, Burt Hooten, and Ramon …
Best K games against Cardinals at Dodger Stadium – The Lefties own it
This isn’t a surprise, to be honest I expect Kershaw and Koufax to be at the top of this list every time. Which is why it was refreshing to see Nomo and Fernando hit the top now and then to change things up. This list really is a who’s who of LAD pitching mountaintop. Good …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 