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Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball’. Tonight it is Game 6 of the 2017 World Series, between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers. Astros come into tonight’s game with a 3-2 series lead. They took the series lead by defeating the Dodgers 13-12 in 10 innings of Game 5.
The Astros are hoping to end this series tonight, as they will start Justin Verlander. The former Tigers right-hander’s Postseason Numbers are 4-0, 2.05 ERA, 29 Ks, and 0.88 WHIP, in 30.2 innings pitched. The Dodgers will be throwing left-hander Rich Hill. Hill. Hill’s Postseason Numbers are no decision recorded, 2.77 ERA, 19 Ks, 1.23 ERA in 13 innings pitched. It is the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers. Game 6 of the 2017 World Series, coming up shortly. Game Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Starting Lineups: Houston Astros (3-2): 1. George Springer CF 2. Alex Bregman 3B 3. Jose Altuve 2B 4. Carlos Correa SS 5. Yuli Gurriel 1B 6. Brian McCann C 7. Marwin Gonzalez LF 8. Josh Reddick RF 9. Justin Verlander P SP: Justin Verlander (4-0, 2.05 ERA, 29 Ks) Los Angeles Dodgers (2-3): 1. Chris Taylor CF 2. Corey Seager SS 3. Justin Turner 3B 4. Cody Bellinger 1B 5. Yasiel Puig RF 6. Joc Pederson LF 7. Logan Forsythe 2B 8. Austin Barnes C 9. Rich Hill P SP: Rich Hill (LHP) (0-0, 2.77 ERA, 19 Ks) Top of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Springer 2. Bregman 3. Altuve Rich Hill now starting as Dodgers Pitcher. First pitch at 5:21 PDT. Springer strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Bregman singles to left field. Runner on 1st. Altuve stikes out swinging, on a pretty curve ball by Hill. 2 Outs. Correa grounds into 5-4 fielder's choice. Bregman is out at second. Middle of 1st Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Taylor 2. Seager 3. Turner Justin Verlander currently starting as Astros Pitcher. Taylor flies out to Reddick. 1 Out. Seager gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Turner fouls out to Bregman. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning. End of 1st Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 5. Gurriel 6. McCann 7. Gonzalez Hill currently at 12 pitches. Gurriel fouls out to Bellinger. 1 Out. McCann flies out to Pederson. 2 Outs. Gonzalez grounds out to Turner. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. Middle of 2nd Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Bellinger 5. Puig 6. Pederson Verlander currently at 7 pitches. Bellinger strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Puig singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Pederson gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Forsythe lines out to Reddick. 3 Outs. Dodgers strand Puig on base. End of 2nd Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Top of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Reddick 9. Verlander 1. Springer Hill currently at 20 pitches. Reddick flies out to Taylor. 1 Out. Verlander strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. HOME RUN: George Springer hits a solo home run off of Rich Hill. HOU 1, LAD 0 Bregman grounds out to Seager. 3 Outs. Middle of 3rd Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Barnes 9. HIll 1. Taylor Verlander currently at 32 pitches. Barnes grounds out to Altuve. 1 Out. Hill strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Taylor gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. End of 3rd Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 3. Altuve 4. Correa 5. Gurriel Hill currently at 33 pitches. Altuve grounds out to Seager. 1 Out. Correa flies out to Taylor. 2 Outs. It is raining at Dodger Stadium. Gurriel flies out to Puig. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 4th Inning. Middle of 4th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 2. Seager 3. Turner 4. Bellinger Verlander currently at 43 pitches. Seager flies out to Gonzalez. 1 Out. Turner strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Bellinger strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 4th Inning. End of 4th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up: 6. McCann 7. Gonzalez 8. Reddick Hill currently at 45 pitches. McCann singles to right field. Runner on 1st. So the goal for Gonzalez and Reddick, is to avoid the double play. The Astros; as it was said by Smoltz, wants Verlander to bat in this inning. Gonzalez doubles to left field line. McCann advances to third. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. Brandon Marrow warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Reddick strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Big strikeout by Hill. Verlander swings away on first pitch. Verlander didn't help his cause. Verlander gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Dodgers elect to intentionally pass on Springer. PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon Marrow (RHP) replaces Rich Hill as Dodgers Pitcher. HOU 1, LAD 0 2 Outs, Bases Loaded. Bregman grounds out to Seager. 3 Outs. Astros left the bases loaded stranded. Middle of 5th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Bottom of 5th Inning: Due Up: 5. Puig 6. Pederson 7. Forsythe Verlander currently at 58 pitches. Puig flies out to Reddick. 1 Out. Pederson pops out to Gonzalez. 2 Outs. Kenta Maeda (RHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Forsythe strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning. End of 5th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 3. Altuve 4. Correa 5. Gurriel Marrow currently at 3 pitches. Tony Watson (LHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Altuve grounds out to Turner. 1 Out. Correa strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Gurriel singles to center field. Runner on 1st. DOUBLE SWITCH: Tony Watson (LHP) replaces Brandon Marrow, batting 7th in Dodgers Lineup. Chase Utley replaces Logan Forsythe at second base, batting 9th in Dodgers Lineup. HOU 1, LAD 0. 2 Outs. Runner on 1st. McCann gets hit by a pitch, for a second straight game. Gurriel advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Gonzalez lines out to Utley. 3 Outs. Astros strand a pair of base runners. Middle of 6th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up: 8. Barnes 9. Utley 1. Taylor Verlander currently at 69 pitches. Barnes singles to left field. Runner on 1st. Utley gets hit by a pitch. Barnes advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Hinge visits the mound over defensive strategy. Taylor hits an RBI-Double down the right field line. Barnes scores. Utley advances to third. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. HOU 1, LAD 1 Joe Musgrove (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Seager hits an RBI-Sacrifice Fly to right field. Utley scores. Taylor advances to third. 1 Out. Runner on 3rd. HOU 1, LAD 2 Turner fouls out to Gurriel. 2 Outs. Bellinger strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Dodgers strand Taylor on base. End of 6th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 2 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 8. Reddick 9. Verlander? 1. Springer Watson currently at 9 pitches. Evan Gattis on deck. Kenta Maeda (RHP) back warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Reddick draws a lead-off walk. Runner on 1st. PINCH-HITTING: Evan Gattis pinch-hitting for Justin Verlander. PITCHING CHANGE: Kenta Maeda (RHP) replaces Tony Watson. Runner on 1st. HOU 1, LAD 2 Gattis grounds into 6-4 fielder's choice. Reddick is out at second. Gattis is safe at first. MANAGER'S CHALLENGE: Roberts challenging Gattis is safe at first, due to Reddick's slide at second. Call stands. 1 Out. Runner on 1st. Springer hits an infield single to shortstop. Gattis advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. PINCH-RUNNING: Derek Fisher pinch-running for Evan Gattis. A double play ball and the Dodgers could turn the game over to Kenley Jansen, in the 8th. Bregman flies out to Taylor. Fisher advances to third. Runner on 3rd. Alex Wood (LHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. If the Astros lose this game, it is because they are currently hitless (0-5) with RISP. Altuve grounds out to Turner. Turner just got Altuve. 3 Outs. Astros strand a pair of base runners. Middle of 7th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 2 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 5. Puig 6. Pederson 7. Maeda? PITCHING CHAGNE: Joe Musgrove (RHP) replaces Justin Verlander as Astros Pitcher. Puig pops out to Correa. 1 Out. Kenley Jansen (RHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. HOME RUN: Joc Pederson hits a solo home run off of Joe Musgrove. HOU 1, LAD 3 PINCH-HITTING: Andre Ethier pinch-hitting for Kenta Maeda. Ethier flies out to Gonzalez. 2 Outs. Barnes gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. End of 7th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Top of 8th Inning: Due Up: 4. Correa 5. Gurriel 6. McCann PITCHING CHANGE: Kenley Jansen (RHP) replaces Kenta Maeda as Dodgers Pitcher. SUBSTITUTION: Charlie Culberson replaces Chase Utley at second base. Correa flies out to Pederson. 1 Out. Gurriel fouls out to Bellinger. 2 Outs. McCann strikes out swinging. Barnes throws McCann out at first to Bellinger. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning. Middle of 8th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Bottom of 8th Inning: Due Up: 9. Culberson 1. Taylor 2. Seager PITCHING CHANGE: Luke Gregorson (RHP) replaces Joe Musgrove as Astros Pitcher. Culberson singles to left field. Runner on 1st. As this game is nearing its climax, you wonder if the lack of lefties in either the middle of the Astros Lineup and/or in the Bullpen, is having an effect on their inability to close this series out. Taylor grounds out to Bregman. Culberson advances to second. 1 Out. Runner on 2nd. The only lefty in the Astros Bullpen is Francisco Liriano, but Hinge hasn't used him in this series. Seager strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Turner draws a base on balls. Runners on 1st & 2nd. PITCHING CHANGE: Francisco Liriano (LHP) replaces Luke Gregorson as Astros Pitcher. HOU 1, LAD 3 Bellinger strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Dodgers strand a couple of base runners. End of 8th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up: 7. Gonzalez 8. Reddick 9. Liriano? Jansen currently at 7 pitches. Gonzalez pops out to Bellinger. 1 Out. Carlos Beltran on deck. Beltran strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. PINCH-HITTING: Carlos Beltran pinch-hitting for Francisco Liriano. Dodgers are one strike away from forcing a Game 7, tomorrow night. Beltran strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 9th Inning, to end Game 6. Dodgers force a Game 7 tomorrow night. Final: HOU 1, LAD 3 Series tied at 3-3 W: Watson (2-0) L: Verlander (0-1) SV: Jansen (2) PoG: Taylor (LAD) 1/4, 2B, RBI ToG: 3:22 Final Thoughts: Well the Astros failed to close out this series. But this doesn't seem like a disappointing loss for the Astros. The only disappointing part of this loss by the Astros was their lack of hitting with RISP. The Astros went 0-for-6. Meanwhile the Dodgers got through this game. Now they feel confident that they can win Game 7. However the Yankees felt they had the upper hand in Game 7 of the ALCS, with C.C. and their pen. But the Astros beat the Yankees in a Game 7. Tomorrow's starters are Lance McCullers, Jr. for the Astros and Yu Darvish for the Dodgers. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Thanks for visiting this page.
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Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball’. Tonight it is Game 5 of the World Series as the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Houston Astros. The Series is tied at 2-2, with the Dodgers winning Games 1 and 4, while the Astros have won Games 2 and 3.
The Dodgers hope that they retook the momentum of this series, when they scored 5 times in Top of the 9th Inning to defeat the Astros 6-2. They will have Clayton Kershaw on the mound tonight. Kershaw; who was impressive in Game 1, will try to duplicate that feat, when he will pitch in front of the hostile Minute Maid Park crowd. Meanwhile the Astros will counter with Dallas Keuchel tonight. Keuchel also pitched good in Game 1. His only mistakes were a pair of home runs to Chris Taylor and a 2-run blast by Justin Turner. The Astros have a problem. Astros Manager A.J. Hinch has decided not to go to their closer Ken Giles. Giles is pitching an 11.74 ERA this postseason. So who will be the pitcher to get the last three outs of Game 5 and beyond, for the Astros? Will it be Harris? Musgrove? or a starter? The answer is coming up tonight. It is the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, coming up shortly. Game 5 Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Starting Lineups: Los Angeles Dodgers (2-2): 1. Chris Taylor CF 2. Corey Seager SS 3. Justin Turner DH 4. Keke Hernandez LF 5. Cody Bellinger 1B 6. Logan Forsythe 3B 7. Yasiel Puig RF 8. Austin Barnes C 9. Charlie Culberson 2B SP: Clayton Kershaw (LHP) (18-4, 2.31 ERA, 202 Ks) Houston Astros (2-2): 1. George Springer CF 2. Alex Bregman 3B 3. Jose Altuve 2B 4. Carlos Correa SS 5. Yuli Gurriel 1B 6. Josh Reddick RF 7. Evan Gattis DH 8. Marwin Gonzalez LF 9. Brian McCann C SP: Dallas Keuchel (LHP) (14-5, 2.90 ERA, 125 Ks) Former President George H.W. Bush gives the ball to Former President George W. Bush to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Top of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Taylor 2. Seager 3. Turner Dallas Keuchel now starting as Astros Pitcher. First Pitch at 7:21 p.m. CDT. Taylor singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Seager gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Turner draws a base on balls. Taylor advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Hernandez draws a bases loaded walk. Taylor and Turner advance 90 feet. Bases Loaded. Keuchel currently at 22 pitches. Bellinger strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Forsythe hits an RBI-Single to left field. Taylor and Turner score. Hernandez advances to third. Runners on 1st & 3rd. LAD 2, HOU 0 Hernandez scores on a throwing error by Gurriel, on a pickoff attempt.. Forsythe advances to second. Runner on 2nd. LAD 3, HOU 0 Puig grounds out to McCann. 3 Outs. Dodgers strand Forsythe on second. Middle of 1st Inning: LAD 3, HOU 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Springer 2. Bregman 3. Altuve Clayton Kershaw now starting as Dodgers Pitcher. Springer grounds out to Forsythe. 1 Out. Bregman flies out to Taylor. 2 Outs. Altuve strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning. End of 1st Inning: LAD 3, HOU 0 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 8. Barnes 9. Culberson 1. Taylor Keuchel currently at 32 pitches. Barnes flies out to Reddick. 1 Out. Culberson grounds out to Correa. 2 Outs. Taylor grounds out to Bregman. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. Middle of 2nd Inning: LAD 3, HOU 0 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Correa 5. Gurriel 6. Reddick Kershaw currently at 12 pitches. Correa grounds out to Bellinger, unassisted. 1 Out. Gurriel flies out to Bellinger. 2 Outs. Reddick flies out to Taylor. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. End of 2nd Inning: LAD 3, HOU 0 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 2. Seager 3. Turner 4. Hernandez Keuchel currently at 45 pitches. Seager grounds out to Gurriel. Gurriel to Keuchel. 1 Out. Turner pops out to Altuve. 2 Outs. Hernandez grounds out to Keuchel. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. Middle of 3rd Inning: LAD 3, HOU 0 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 7. Gattis 8. Gonzalez 9. McCann Kershaw currently at 24 pitches. Gattis singles to left center field. Runner on 1st. Gonzalez grounds into 5-4-3 double play. 2 Outs. McCann grounds out to Culberson. 3 Outs. Astros side is retired. End of 3rd Inning: LAD 3, HOU 0 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 5. Bellinger 6. Forsythe 7. Puig Keuchel currently at 57 pitches. Bellinger gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Forsythe doubles to left center field wall. Runner on 2nd. Luke Gregorson (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Puig strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Barnes hits an RBI-Single to left field. Forsythe scores. Runner on 1st. LAD 4, HOU 0 Culberson hits an infield single to second base. Forsythe advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. PITCHING CHANGE: Luke Gregorson replaces Dallas Keuchel as Astros Pitcher. LAD 4, HOU 0 Barnes advances to third, on a wild pitch by Gregorson. Culberson stays at first. Runners on 1st & 3rd. Taylor strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Dodgers strand a pair of baserunners. Middle of 4th Inning: LAD 4, HOU 0 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 1. Springer 2. Bregman 3. Altuve Kershaw currently at 39 pitches. Springer draws a base on balls, to end Kershaw's perfect game bid. Runner on 1st. Colin McHugh (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Bregman flies out to Hernandez. 1 Out. Altuve singles to left field. Springer advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Correa hits an RBI-Double to left field. Springer scores. Altuve to third. Correa is safe at second. LAD 4, HOU 1 MANAGER'S CHALLENGE: Roberts challenging call at second. Correa is safe at second. Call stands. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. LAD 4, HOU 1 HOME RUN: Yuli Gurriel hits a 3-run home run off of Clayton Kershaw. Altuve and Correa score. LAD 4, HOU 4 Reddick pops out to Bellinger. 2 Outs. Gattis pops out to Hernandez. 3 Outs. End of 4th Inning: LAD 4, HOU 4 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up: 2. Seager 3. Turner 4. Hernandez PITCHING CHANGE: Collin McHugh (RHP) replaces Luke Gregorson as Astros Pitcher. Seager draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Turner draws a base on balls. Seager advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Joe Musgrove (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Hernandez gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. HOME RUN: Cody Bellinger hits a 3-run home run off of Collin McHugh. Seager and Turner score. LAD 7, HOU 4 Forsythe flies out to Reddick. 2 Outs. Puig strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Middle of 5th Inning: LAD 7, HOU 4 Bottom of 5th Inning: Due Up: 8. Gonzalez 9. McCann 1. Springer Kershaw currently at 67 pitches. Gonzalez pops out to Hernandez. 1 Out. McCann gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Kenta Maeda (RHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Springer draws a 2-out walk. Runner on 1st. After 10 pitches, Bregman draws a base on balls. Springer advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. PITCHING CHANGE: Kenta Maeda (RHP) replaces Clayton Kershaw as Dodgers Pitcher. LAD 7, HOU 4 HOME RUN: Jose Altuve hits a 3-run home run off of Kenta Maeda. Springer and Bregman score. LAD 7, HOU 7 Correa hits an infield single to third base. Correa reaches second, by a throwing error by Forsythe. Runner on 2nd. Tony Watson (LHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Gurriel grounds out to Seager. 3 Outs. Astros strand Correa on second. End of 5th Inning: LAD 7, HOU 7 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 8. Barnes 9. Culberson 1. Taylor Barnes strikes out swinging. 1 Out. PINCH-HITTING: Joc Pederson pinch-hitting for Charlie Culberson. Pederson draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Brad Peacock (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Taylor flies out to Reddick. 2 Outs. Seager gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Seager nearly throws his bat in disgust. Nearly got ejected. 3 Outs. Dodgers left a runner on base stranded. Middle of 6th Inning: LAD 7, HOU 7 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up: 6. Reddick 7. Gattis 8. Gonzalez SUBSTITUTION: Joc Pederson remains in the game to play left field. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Keke Hernandez moves to second base. Reddick strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Tony Watson (LHP) and Ross Stripling (RHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Meanwhile, Peacock warming up in Astros Bullpen. Gattis draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. PITCHING CHANGE: Tony Watson (LHP) replaces Kenta Maeda as Dodgers Pitcher. LAD 7, HOU 7 Gonzalez flies out to Puig. 2 Outs. McCann grounds out to Forsythe. 3 Outs. Astros strand a base runner. End of 6th Inning: LAD 7, HOU 7 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 3. Turner 4. Hernandez 5. Bellinger Brad Peacock (RHP) replaces Collin McHugh as Astros Pitcher. Turner starts the Top of 7th Inning with a double to right center field. Runner on 2nd. Hernandez bunts into 1-5 fielder's choice. Turner is out at third. Hernandez reaches first. 1 Out. Runner on 1st. Bellinger hits an RBI-Triple to center field. Hernandez scores. LAD 8, HOU 7 Ross Stripling and Brandon Marrow both righties, warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Francisco Liranio (LHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Forsythe gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Puig flies out to Gonzalez. 3 Outs. Dodgers left Bellinger stranded on base. Middle of 7th Inning: LAD 8, HOU 7 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 1. Springer 2. Bregman 3. Altuve PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon Marrow (RHP) replaces Tony Watson as Astros Pitcher. HOME RUN: Springer hits a solo home run off of Brandon Marrow. LAD 8, HOU 8 Bregman singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Altuve hits an RBI-Double to left field. Bregman scores. LAD 8, HOU 9 HOME RUN: Carlos Correa hits a 2-run homer off of Brandon Marrow. LAD 8, HOU 11 PITCHING CHANGE: Tony Cingrani (LHP) replaces Brandon Marrow as Dodgers Pitcher. Gurriel strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Will Harris (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Reddick strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Gattis lines out to Puig. 3 Outs. End of 7th Inning: LAD 8, HOU 11 Top of 8th Inning: Due Up: 8. Barnes 9. Pederson 1. Taylor Peacock currently at 26 pitches. Barnes gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Pederson doubles to left field. Runner on 2nd. Peacock currently at 38 pitches. Taylor gets hit by a pitch. Pederson advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. PITCHING CHANGE: Will Harris (RHP) replaces Brad Peacock as Astros Pitcher. LAD 8, HOU 11 Seager hits an RBI-Double to left field. Pederson scores. Taylor advances to 3rd. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. LAD 9, HOU 11 Turner lines out to Reddick. 2 Outs. PINCH-HITTING: Andre Ethier pinch-hitting for Kiké Hernandez. PITCHING CHANGE: Chris Devenski (RHP) replaces Will Harris as Astros Pitcher. Ethier grounds out to Gurriel, unassisted. Dodgers strand a couple of baserunners. Middle of 8th Inning: LAD 9, HOU 11 Bottom of 8th Inning: Due Up: 8. Gonzalez 9. McCann 1. Springer SUBSTITUTION: Andre Ethier remains in the game to play left field. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Joc Pederson moves to center field. While Chris Taylor moves to second base. Gonzalez lines out to Ethier. 1 Out. Cingrani currently at 20 pitches. HOME RUN: Brian McCann hits a solo home run off of Tony Cingrani. LAD 9, HOU 12 PITCHING CHANGE: Ross Stripling (RHP) replaces Tony Cingrani as Dodgers Pitcher. Springer singles to right field. Runner on 1st. Bregman grounds into 5-4-3 double play. 3 Outs. End of 8th Inning: LAD 9, HOU 12 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up: 5. Bellinger 6. Forsythe 7. Puig Devenski currently at 4 pitches. A combined 12 pitchers have been used for tonight's game. Bellinger draws a leadoff base on balls. Runner on 1st. Liranio (LHP) and Musgrove (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Forsythe strikes out swinging. 1 Out. HOME RUN: Yasiel Puig hits a 2-run home run off of Chris Devenski. Bellinger scores. LAD 11, HOU 12 Barnes doubles to left center field. Runner on 2nd. Pederson grounds out to Correa. 2 Outs. Devenski currently at 23 pitches. Taylor hits an RBI-Single to center field. Barnes scores. LAD 12, HOU 12 Seager flies out to Springer. 3 Outs. Dodgers strand Taylor on base. Middle of 9th Inning: LAD 12, HOU 12 Bottom of 9th Inning: Due Up: 3. Altuve 4. Correa 5. Gurriel PITCHING CHANGE: Kenley Jansen (RHP) replaces Dodgers Pitcher. Altuve flies out to Pederson. 1 Out. Correa fouls out to Bellinger. 2 Outs. Gurriel doubles to left center field wall. Runner on 2nd. Jansen will pitch to Reddick. PINCH-RUNNING: Cameron Maybin pinch-running for Yuli Gurriel. Reddick flies out to Ethier. 3 Outs. Astros strand Maybin on base. End of 9th Inning: LAD 12, HOU 12 Top of 10th Inning: Due Up: 3. Turner 4. Ethier 5. Bellinger PITCHING CHANGE: Joe Musgrove (RHP) replaces Chris Devenski as Astros Pitcher. SUBSTITUTION: Cameron Maybin remains in the game to play center field. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: George Springer moves to right field, while Josh Reddick moves to left field. And Marwin Gonzalez moves to first base. Turner flies out to Reddick. 1 Out. Ethier singles to left field. Runner on 1st. Bellinger flies out to Maybin. 2 Outs. The game is now 5 hours long. Forsythe grounds into 6-4 fielder's choice. Ethier is out at second. Nearly takes out Altuve. Middle of 10th Inning: LAD 12, HOU 12 Bottom of 10th Inning: Due Up: 7. Gattis 8. Gonzalez 9. McCann Jansen currently at 12 pitches. Gattis grounds out to Forsythe. 1 Out. Gonzalez strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. McCann gets hit by a pitch. Runner on 1st. Springer draws a base on balls. McCann advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. PINCH-RUNNING: Derek Fisher pinch-hitting for Brian McCann. WALK-OFF SINGLE: Alex Bregman hits a walk-off single to left field. Fisher scores. The Game is over! Final/10 Innings: LAD 12, HOU 13 W: Musgrove (1-0) L: Jansen (1-1) PoG: Bregman 2/5, Walk-Off Single ToG: 5:17 Final Thoughts: Well this game shows that this World Series is a heavyweight fight. The Astros trailed three times, took the lead in the Bottom of the 7th Inning, with a 4-run inning. And then Chris Taylor ties the game in the 9th Inning. And then for a second time in this series, the Astros got to Kenley Jansen, as Alex Bregman hits the walk-off single, scoring Derek Fisher. As for the Dodgers, they will head back home to L.A. and prepare for facing Justin Verlander on Tuesday. Verlander will go up against Rich Hill for Game 6 on Tuesday. An Astros win and they will become World Series Champions, for the first time in franchise history. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Thanks for visiting this page. Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Football’. Tonight it is the Miami Dolphins taking on the Baltimore Ravens. This is a matchup that will have playoff implications in January. The Dolphins come in with a record of 4-2, while the Ravens come in with a record of 3-4.
The Dolphins are having a good start to the season, despite being anemic on offense. Their offensive stats are averaging 15.3 PPG, 261.8 YPG (180. 2 through the air, and 81.7 through the ground). They are going to be without their starting QB Jay Cutler this week, due to cracked ribs. The Miami Dolphins will start Matt Moore at quarterback. On Defense is the reason why they are in the hunt for the AFC East crown. They allow 18.7 PPG, 308.2 YPG (225.8 through the air, and 82.3 on the ground), and a Turnover/Takeaway ratio of -2. As for the Baltimore Ravens, they are currently having a 2-Game losing streak, and 4 out of last 5 games. If they want any hope of making the Playoffs, they need to start with wins against AFC foes like the Miami Dolphins. The Ravens; under quarterback Joe Flacco, is averaging 18.6 PPG, and 277.6 YPG (157.4 through the air, and 120.1 on the ground). On defense, the Ravens allow 21.1 PPG, 334.6 YPG (189.3 through the air, and 145.3 on the ground), and a Turnover/Takeaway ratio of +3. It is the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens, coming up shortly. Tracy Wilson just announced that Mike Wallace and Devante Parker are out with the concussion protocol. 1st Quarter: 15:00: Ravens won the toss, elected to kick. Tucker kicks the ball to Dolphins Endzone, for a touchback. 1st & 10. Ball on MIA 25. Dolphins in all white, Ravens in all purple. Miami Dolphins Possession: 14:59: PENALTY: False Start called against Tunsil. 1st & 15. Ball on MIA 20. 14:55: Moore throws an incomplete pass to Landry. 2nd & 15. 14:47: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 41. 1st & 10. 14:40: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 39, for a 20 yard loss. 2nd & 12. 13:38: Moore throws a completed pass to Fasano, who moves the ball to MIA 46. 3rd & 5. 12:56: Moore throws a completed pass to J. Thomas, who loses yardage. Ball on MIA 44. 4th & 7. 12:18: Haack punts the ball to J. Webb, who calls for a fair catch at BAL 21. MIA 0, BAL 0 Baltimore Ravens Possession: 12:08: Collins runs the ball to BAL 26. 2nd & 5. 11:35: Flacco throws a completed pass to Maclin, who moves the ball to BAL 32. 1st & 10. 11:08: Flacco throws an incomplete pass to Maclins. 2nd & 10. 11:00: Collins runs the ball to BAL 37. 3rd & 5. 10:16: Flacco throws an incomplete pass ob. 4th & 5. 10:03: Koch punts the ball to Grant, who goes side-to-side at the MIA 10. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 0 Miami Dolphins Possession: 10:00: Ajayi runs the ball for a loss. 2nd & 13. Ball on MIA 6. 9:21: Moore throws an incomplete pass. 3rd & 13. 9:18: Moore throws an incomplete pass. PENALTY: Illegal Formation called against the Dolphins. Ravens decline the penalty. 4th & 13. 9:09: Haack punts the ball to G. Whalen, who gets stopped by M. Thomas at MIA 40. 1st & 10. Baltimore Ravens Possession: 9:00: Collins runs the ball to MIA 38. 2nd & 8. 8:30: Flacco throws a completed pass to , who moves the ball to MIA 34. 3rd & 4. 8:19: TOUCHDOWN: Flacco throws a 34-yard TD Pass to Maclin. Tucker kicks the extra point. MIA 0, BAL 7 Miami Dolphins Possession: 8:19: Tucker kicks the ball to Grant. Who kneels in the endzone, for a touchback. 1st & 10. Ball on MIA 25. 8:12: Moore throws an incomplete pass to Landry. 2nd & 10. 7:59: Ajayi runs the ball for a loss. Ball on MIA 23. 3rd & 12. 7:38: Ravens Timeout #1: MIA 0, BAL 7 7:33: Moore throws an incomplete pass to Stills. 4th & 12. 7:30: Haack punts the ball to Whalen. Whalen bobbles the ball gains possession at BAL 28. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 7 Baltimore Ravens Possession: 7:15: Flacco throws a completed pass to Collins, who moved the ball to BAL 31. 2nd & 7. 6:40: Collins runs the ball to BAL 36. 3rd & 2. 6:06: Flacco throws a completed pass to , who is short of the first down. 4th & 1. 5:23: Koch punts the ball to MIA 16 ob. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 7 Miami Dolphins Possession: 5:15: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 20. 2nd & 6. 4:30: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 21. 3rd & 5. 3:52: Moore throws a completed pass to Stills, who moves the ball to MIA 41. 1st & 10. 3:15: Moore throws a completed pass to Landry, who losses yardage to MIA 37. 2nd & 14. 2:27: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 41. 3rd & 10. 1:48: Moore gets sacked by Levine Sr. Ball on MIA 34. 4th & 17. 1:07: Haack punts the ball to Webb, who calls for a fair catch. Ball on BAL 28. 1st & 10. Baltimore Ravens Possession: 1:00: Collins runs the ball to BAL 47. 1st & 10. :17: Collins runs the ball to MIA 47. 2nd & 4. End of 1st Quarter: MIA 0, BAL 7 2nd Quarter: Baltimore Ravens Possession (Con't) 14:54: Allen runs the ball to MIA 38. 1st & 10. 14:32: Allen runs the ball for a loss. Ball on MIA 39. 2nd & 11. 13:57: Flacco throws a completed pass to Allen, who moves the ball to MIA 37. 3rd & 9. 13:21: Flacco throws an incomplete pass. 4th & 9. 13:16: FIELD GOAL: Tucker kicks a 55-yard FG. MIA 0, BAL 10 Miami Dolphins Possession: 13:16: Tucker kicks the ball to Grant, who kneels in the endzone, for a touchback. Ball on MIA 25. 1st & 10. 13:00: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 26. 2nd & 9. 12:30: Moore throws a completed pass to J. Thomas, who moves the ball to MIA 29. 2nd & 6. 12:00: Moore throws an incomplete pass. 4th & 9. 11:50: Haack punts the ball to BAL 40. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 10 Baltimore Ravens Possession: 11:45: Flacco throws a completed pass to Boyle, who moves the ball to BAL 46. 2nd & 4. 11:11: Flacco throws a completed pass to Boyle, who moves the ball to MIA 49. 1st & 10. 10:34: Collins runs the ball to MIA 49, for no gain. 2nd & 10. 9:52: Collins runs the ball to MIA 35. 1st & 10. 9:22: Allen runs the ball to MIA 31. 2nd & 6. 8:49: Flacco throws an incomplete pass. Ball was nearly intercepted by Tankersly. 3rd & 6. 8:48: PENALTY: False Start called against Ravens. Ball on MIA 36. 3rd & 11. 8:43: Allen runs the ball to MIA 30. 4th & 5. 8:02: FIELD GOAL: Tucker kicks a 48-yard FG. MIA 0, BAL 13 Miami Dolphins Possession: 7:56: Tucker kicks the ball to Drake, who moves the ball to MIA 15. 1st & 10. 7:52: Moore throws an incomplete pass to Landry. 2nd & 10. 7:45: Moore throws a completed pass to Carroo, who is stopped at MIA 27. 1st & 10. 7:05: Ajayi runs the ball back to the line of scrimmage. 2nd & 10. 6:50: Moore throws a completed pass to Carroo, who moves the ball to MIA 41. 1st & 10. 5:46: Moore throws a completed pass to Stills, who is down at BAL 32. PENALTY: Pass Interference called against Ravens. 1st & 10. 5:28: Moore throws an incomplete pass to Stills, in the Endzone. 2nd & 10. 5:25: Moore throws an incomplete pass to Landry. 3rd & 10. 5:20: Moore throws a completed pass to Williams, who loses yardage. Ball on MIA 32. 5:00: Parkey misses a 50-yard FG. Ravens ball. Ball on BAL 40. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 13 Baltimore Ravens Possession: 4:50: Flacco throws a completed pass to Maclin at MIA 47. 1st & 10. 4:10: Flacco throws a completed pass to Collins, who moves the ball to MIA 20. 1st & 10. 3:54: Flacco throws an incomplete pass. 2nd & 10. 3:49: Allen runs the ball to MIA 20, for no gain. 3rd & 10. 3:04: Flacco runs the ball to BAL 10, who gets nailed by Alonzo. A fight insues. PENALTY: Personal Foul: 1st & Goal Ball on MIA 6. Flacco left the game, going into the locker room. 2:43: Collins runs the ball to MIA 1 ob. 2nd & Goal. 2:17: Allen runs the ball to MIA 1, for no gain. 3rd & Goal. 2:00 WARNING: MIA 0, BAL 13 1:56: TOUCHDOWN: Ryan Mallett throws a 2-yard TD Pass to Benjamin Watson. Tucker kicks the extra point. BAL 0, MIA 20 Miami Dolphins Possession: 1:56: Tucker kicks the ball to Grant, who kneels in the endzone, for a touchback. 1st & 10. Ball on MIA 25. 1:48: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 24, for a loss. 2nd & 11. 1:42: Moore throws an incomplete pass. 3rd & 11. 1:18: Moore throws a completed pass to MIA 30. 4th & 5. 1:18: Ravens Timeout #2: MIA 0, BAL 20 1:01: Haack punts the ball to Webb., who called for a fair catch. Ball hits a Dolphin, Webb picks the ball who loses the ball. Officials call a dead ball. It looks like the Ravens got away with a penalty on the fair catch. Ball on BAL 29. 1st & 10. Baltimore Ravens Possession: :55: Collins runs the ball back to BAL 29. 2nd & 10. :55: Dolphins Timeout #1: MIA 0, BAL 20 :44: Mallett throws a completed pass to Rainey. PENALTY: Illegal Formation called against Ravens. Ball on BAL 24. 2nd & 15. :38: Allen runs the ball to BAL 30. 3rd & 9. :38: Dolphins Timeout #2: MIA 0, BAL 20 :34: Allen runs the ball to BAL 32. 4th & 8. :34: Dolphins Final Timeout: MIA 0, BAL 20 :26: Koh punts the ball to MIA 33 ob. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 20 Miami Dolphins Possession: :16: Moore gets sacked at MIA 20. :00: Baltimore will receive 2nd Half. Halftime: MIA 0, BAL 20 Halftime Leaders: Passing: Flacco (BAL) 10/15, 101 yards, 1 TD Rushing: Collins (BAL) 10 carries, 60 yards Receiving: Maclin (BAL) 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD Halftime Thoughts: This is a dominant first half by the Ravens. They will be without Flacco, as they are hoping that Mallett doesn't do anything that would cost them another win vs. Dolphins. As for the Dolphins, you don't know if it is the ineptitude of the offense, or is there something psychological when they play the Ravens. 3rd Quarter: Baltimore Ravens Possession: 13:33: Ravens have moved the ball to BAL 48. 1st & 10. 13:00: Allen runs the ball to BAL48. 2nd & 10. 12:27: Mallett throws an incomplete pass to Perriman. 3rd & 10. 12:23: Mallett throws an incomplete pass. 4th & 10. 12:11: Koch punts the ball to MIA 9. Dolphins Ball. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 20 Miami Dolphins Possession: 12:05: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 10. 2nd & 9. 11:27: Moore throws an incomplete pass to MIA 13. 3rd & 6. 10:49: Moore throws an incomplete pass to J. Thomas. 4th & 6. 10:41: Haack punts the ball to Webb, who calls for a fair catch at BAL 39. Ravens Ball. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 20 Baltimore Ravens Possession: 9:05: Ravens moved the ball to MIA 35, after a first down and a N. Suh penalty. 8:25: Mallett throws an incomplete pass to Maclin. 3rd & 8. Ball on MIA 34. 8:16: Allen runs the ball to MIA 26. 4th & 1. 7:39: Tucker misses a 43-yard FG. Dolphins Ball. Ball on MIA 33. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 20 Miami Dolphins Possession: 7:20: Dolphins are in a 3rd & 13 and MIA 33. 6:56: PENALTY: False Start called against Tunsil. Ball on MIA 28. 3rd & 18. 6:27: Moore throws a completed pass to Landry. 4th & 14. 6:17: Haack punts the ball to Webb, who moves the ball to BAL 25. PENALTY: Block in the Back called against Ravens. 5-yard penalty. Ball on BAL 20. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 20 Baltimore Ravens Possession: It looks like the only way the Dolphins are going to win this game, is if the defense scores on a turnover. 6:10: Collins runs the ball to BAL 35. 1st & 10. 5:30: Collins runs the ball to BAL 38. 2nd & 7. 4:51: Allen runs the ball to BAL 37. 3rd & 8. 4:07: Mallett throws a completed pass to Boyle. 4th & 2. 3:32: PENALTY: False Start against Ravens. 5-yard penalty. 4th & 7. 3:32: PENALTY: Neutral Zone Infraction called against Dolphins. 4th & 2. 2:59: Koch punts the ball to Landry, who moves the ball to MIA 17. 1st & 10. MIA 0, BAL 20 Miami Dolphins Possession: 2:55: Moore throws a completed pass to Ajayi, who moves the ball to MIA 22. 2nd & 5. 2:25: Moore throws a completed pass to Ajayi, who moves the ball to MIA 29. 1st & 10. 2:00: Moore throws a completed pass to Stills, who moves the ball to MIA 34. 2nd & 5. 1:30: Moore throws a completed pass to Stills, who moves the ball to MIA 38. 3rd & 1. :48: Ajayi runs the ball to MIA 39. 1st & 10. :20: Moore throws a completed pass to Carroo, who moves the ball to MIA 43. 2nd & 6. :00: Moore throws a completed pass to Carroo, who moves the ball to BAL 49. 1st & 10. End of 3rd Quarter: MIA 0, BAL 20 4th Quarter: Miami Dolphins Possession (Cont'd) 14:51: Moore throws a completed pass to Landry, who moves the ball to BAL 35. 1st & 10. 14:29: Moore throws an incomplete pass to Stills. 2nd & 10. 14:17: PICK-6: Moore throws a pick-6 to C.J. Mosley, who goes 65-yards to the endzone. 14:15: Mallett fails the 2-point conversion. PENALTY: Illegal Formation called against Ravens. MIA 0, BAL 26 Miami Dolphins Possession: 14:15: Tucker kicks the ball to Dolphins Endzone, for a touchback. 1st & 10. Ball on MIA 25. 13:46: Dolphins have 3rd & 4 on their own 31. 13:09: Moore throws a completed pass to Stills, who moves the ball to MIA 39. 1st & 10. 12:48: Moore throws an incomplete pass. 2nd & 10. 12:42: Moore throws an incomplete pass. 3rd & 10. 12:33: Moore throws a completed pass to Carroo, who moves the ball to MIA 43. 4th & 6. 11:52: Moore gets sacked by Ravens. Turnover on Downs. Ravens Ball. Ball on MIA 38. MIA 0, BAL 26 Baltimore Ravens Possession: 11:06: Ravens have a 3rd & 6, after a Taylor 4-yard run and Mallett incomplete pass. 10:56: Taylor runs the ball to MIA 24. 1st & 10. 9:31: Allen runs the ball to MIA 12. 1st & 10. 8:46: Allen runs the ball to MIA 10. 2nd & 8. 8:02: Taylor runs the ball to MIA 10. PENALTY: Offside called against the Dolphins. 5-yard penalty. Ball on MIA 5. 2nd & 3. 7:32: Allen runs the ball to the MIA 3. 3rd & 1. 6:59: Fight ensues. Flag on the play. Couple of penalties called against Dolphins. 1st & Goal Ball on MIA 1. 6:39: TOUCHDOWN:Allen fumbles the ball at the Goal Line, Moore recovers the ball in the endzone. Tucker kicks the extra point. MIA 0, BAL 33 Miami Dolphins Possession: 5;07: Dolphins move the ball to their own 48. 1st & 10. 4:29: PICK-6: Moore throws another pick-6 to Jimmy Smith, who goes 49 yards. Tucker kicks the extra point. MIA 0, BAl 40 Miami Dolphins Possession: 4:16: Drake runs the ball to MIA 47. 2nd & 4. 3:34: Drake runs the ball to BAL 40. 1st & 10. 2:54: Drake runs the ball to BAL 36. 2nd & 5. 2:07: Drake runs the ball to BAL 39. 3rd & 8. 2:00 WARNING: MIA 0, BAL 40 1:51: Moore throws an incomplete pass. Turnover on Downs. Ravens get the ball on their own 37. Baltimore Ravens Possession: Ravens will kneel three times to end the game. Final: MIA 0, BAL 40 MIA: (4-3) BAL: (4-4) Final Leaders: Passing: Flacco (BAL): 10/15, 101 yards, 1 TD Rushing: Collins (BAL): 18 carries, 113 yards Receiving: Maclin 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD. Final Thoughts: Well it looked like Dolphins played the Super Bowl Champion Ravens tonight. The Ravens will hope that they can have Joe Flacco Next Sunday in Tennessee against the Titans. As for the Dolphins, they are hoping that Jay Cutler returns for their Sunday Night clash vs. Raiders. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Football'. Thanks for visiting this page. Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Sports’. Tonight it is Game 2 of the World Series, as the Houston Astros take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dodgers took Game 1 last night 3-1, behind the dominant pitching of Clayton Kershaw and the 2-run homer by Justin Turner. The Astros are hoping to have a better night at the plate as they only produced three hits in last night’s game. They will have Justin Verlander to start Game 2. Verlander has a regular season record of 15-8, a 3.38 ERA, and 219 Ks. He will be opposed by left-hander Rich Hill. Hill has a regular season record of 12-8, 3.32 ERA, and 166 Ks. It is the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 2 of the 2017 World Series. Coming up shortly. Game 2 Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Starting Lineups: Houston Astros (0-1): 1. George Springer CF 2. Alex Bregman 3B 3. Jose Altuve 2B 4. Carlos Correa SS 5. Yuli Gurriel 1B 6. Brian McCann C 7. Marwin Gonzalez LF 8. Josh Reddick RF 9. Justin Verlander P SP: Justin Verlander (RHP) (15-8, 3.38 ERA, 219 Ks) Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0): 1. Chris Taylor CF 2. Corey Seager SS 3. Justin Turner 3B 4. Cody Bellinger 1B 5. Yasiel Puig RF 6. Joc Pederson LF 7. Austin Barnes C 8. Chase Utley 2B 9. Rich Hill P SP: Rich Hill (LHP) (12-8, 3.32 ERA, 166 Ks) Vin Scully will do the ceremonial first pitch. Steve Yeager of the 1981 World Series Champion Dodgers, will catch for Scully. Vin Scully acting that he hurt himself while in the motion of throwing the pitch. Turns to Fernando Valenzuela, who throws the ceremonial first pitch. Top of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Springer 2. Bregman 3. Altuve Rich Hill now starting as Dodgers Pitcher. First pitch around 5:17 p.m. PDT. Springer draws a leadoff base on balls. Runner on 1st. Bregman fouls out to Barnes. 1 Out. Altuve strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Correa flies out to Puig. 3 Outs. Astros left a baserunner stranded. Middle of 1st Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Taylor 2. Seager 3. Turner Justin Verlander now starting as Astros Pitcher. Taylor strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Seager fouled it off back by Mary Hart & Larry King. 1-2. Seager strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Turner pops out to Springer. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning. End of 1st Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 5. Gurriel 6. McCann 7. Gonzalez Hill currently at 18 pitches. Gurriel lines out to Pederson. 1 Out. McCann strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Gonzalez strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their 2nd Inning. Middle of 2nd Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Bellinger 5. Puig 6. Pederson Verlander currently at 11 pitches. Bellinger strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Puig pops out to Gurriel. 2 Outs. The first pitch to Pederson was about 5 seconds after the pitch clock expired. Pederson gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. End of 2nd Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Top of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Reddick 9. Verlander 1. Springer Hill currently at 30 pitches. Reddick singles to second base. Utley misplayed on the ball, but scorekeepers give Reddick a hit. Verlander sacrifice bunts to Turner. Turner to Utley. 1 Out. Runner on 2nd. Springer singles to left field. Reddick advances to third. Runners on 1st & 3rd. Bregman hits a RBI-Single to center field. Reddick scores. Springer advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. HOU 1, LAD 0 Altuve gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Correa strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Astros strand a couple of baserunners. Middle of 3rd Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 7. Barnes 8. Utley 9. Hill Verlander currently at 24 pitches. Barnes flies out to Gonzalez. 1 Out. Utley lines out to Altuve. 2 Outs. Hill bunt grounds out to Altuve. Altuve to Verlander. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. End of 3rd Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 5. Gurriel 6. McCann 7. Gonzalez Hill currently at 42 pitches. Gurriel draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Gurriel advances to second base on a passed ball by Barnes. Hill went sidearms on that pitch. McCann flies out to Puig. 1 Out. Gurriel makes Puig throw into the infield. Gurriel stays at second. Puig gives Gurriel a stare. Gonzalez gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Dodgers elect to intentionally pass on Reddick. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Verlander strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Astros strand a pair of baserunners. Middle of 4th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 1. Taylor 2. Seager 3. Turner Verlander currently at 32 pitches. Taylor's leadoff walk ends Verlander's Perfect Game bid. Runner on 1st. Seager grounds into an unassisted fielder's choice by Correa. Correa gets Taylor on his way to second. Seager is safe at first. 1 Out. Runner on 1st. Kenta Maeda (RHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Turner grounds into 6-4-3 double play. 3 Outs. Dodgers side is retired for the fourth consecutive inning. End of 4th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up: 1. Springer 2. Bregman 3. Altuve Kenta Maeda (RHP) replaces Rich Hill as Dodgers Pitcher. Springer flies out to Taylor. 1 Out. Bregman flies out to Pederson. 2 Outs. Altuve fouls out to Puig. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning. Middle of 5th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 0 Bottom of 5th Inning: Due Up: 4. Bellinger 5. Puig 6. Pederson Verlander currently at 44 pitches. Bellinger strikes out swinging. 1 Out. I think Joe Buck and John Smoltz are trying to suggest that Yasiel Puig could play Pedro Cerrano in a 'Major League' reboot, as they are commenting on his relationship with his bat. Puig grounds out to Correa. 2 Outs. Tony Watson (LHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. HOMER RUN: Joc Pederson hits a solo home run off of Justin Verlander. HOU 1, LAD 1 Barnes flies out to Gonzalez. 3 Outs. End of 5th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 1 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 4. Correa 5. Gurriel 6. McCann Maeda currently at 16 pitches. Correa singles to left field. Runner on 1st. Cingrani (LHP) and Watson (LHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Gurriel fouls out to Barnes. 1 Out. PITCHING CHANGE: Tony Watson (LHP) replaces Kenta Maeda as Dodgers Pitcher. HOU 1, LAD 1 McCann grounds into 5-6-3 double play. 3 Outs. Astros side is retired. Middle of 6th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 1 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up: 8. Utley 9. Watson? 1. Taylor Utley flies out to Springer. 1 Out. PINCH-HITTING: Andre Ethier pinch-hitting for Tony Watson. Ethier flies out to Springer. 2 Outs. Verlander currently at 66 pitches. Taylor draws another walk. Runner on 1st. Ross Stripling warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. HOME RUN: Corey Seager hits a solo home run off of Justin Verlander. Taylor scores. HOU 1, LAD 3 Turner pops out to Altuve. 3 Outs. End of 6th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 7. Gonzalez 8. Reddick 9. Verlander? PITCHING CHANGE: Ross Stripling (RHP) replaces Tony Watson as Dodgers Pitcher. Gonzalez draws a lead-off walk. Runner on 1st. PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon Marrow (RHP) replaces Ross Stripling. HOU 1, LAD 3 Evan Gattis on deck. Reddick grounds into 5-6-3 double play. 2 Outs. PINCH-HITTING: Evan Gattis pinch-hitting for Justin Verlander. Gattis gets an infield single to third base. Runner on 1st. Springer is going to have think long ball, in this inning. Springer grounds into 6-4 fielder's choice. Gattis is out at second. Middle of 7th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 4. Bellinger 5. Puig 6. Pederson PITCHING CHANGE: Will Harris (RHP) replaces Justin Verlander as Astros Pitcher. Bellinger reaches on a throwing error by Bregman. Runner on 1st. Bellinger advances to second base on a wild pitch. Runner on 2nd. Puig grounds out to Correa. Bellinger advances to third. Runner on 3rd. Pederson strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Barnes strikes out swinging. McCann had to throw Barnes out at first. 3 Outs. Dodgers left a man on base stranded. End of 7th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Top of 8th Inning: Due Up: 2. Bregman 3. Altuve 4. Correa Marrow currently at 11 pitches. Kenley Jansen warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Bregman hits a ground-rule double. Puig dive for the ball, hits his ball and went into the stands. Runner on 2nd. PITCHING CHANGE: Kenley Jansen (RHP) replaces Brandon Marrow as Dodgers Pitcher. Jansen will go for a 6-out save. HOU 1, LAD 3 DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Keke Hernandez replaces Joc Pederson at left field. Hernandez will bat 9th, while Jansen will bat 6th. Altuve grounds out to Utley. Bregman advances to third. 1 Out. Runner on 3rd. Correa hits an RBI-Single to center field. Bregman scores. Run charged to Marrow. Runner on 1st. HOU 2, LAD 3 Gurriel fouls out to Bellinger. 2 Outs. McCann strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Astros strand Correa at first. Middle of 8th Inning: HOU 2, LAD 3 Bottom of 8th Inning: Due Up: 8. Utley 9. Hernandez 1. Taylor Joe Musgrove (RHP) replaces Will Harris as Astros Pitcher. Utley flies out to Gonzalez. 1 Out. Hernandez grounds out to Correa. 2 Outs. Taylor flies out to Gonzalez. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning. End of 8th Inning: HOU 2, LAD 3 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up: 7. Gonzalez 8. Reddick 9. Musgrove? Jansen currently at 13 pitches. DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Logan Forsythe replaces Chase Utley at second base. HOME RUN: Marwin Gonzalez hits a solo home run off of Kenley Jansen. Jansen blows the save. HOU 3, LAD 3 Reddick pops out to Forsythe. 1 Out. PINCH-HITTING: Carlos Beltran pinch-hitting for Joe Musgrove. Beltran flies out to Taylor. 2 Outs. Ken Giles warming up in Astros Bullpen. Springer doubles to left field. Runner on 2nd. Bregman needs to hit the ball into left center field. Puig has the lethal arm in right field. Bregman grounds out to Seager. 3 Outs. Astros strand Springer at second base. Middle of 9th Inning: HOU 3, LAD 3 Bottom of 9th Inning: Due Up: 2. Seager 3. Turner 4. Bellinger PITCHING CHANGE: Ken Giles (RHP) replaces Joe Musgrove as Astros Pitcher. Seager strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Turner grounds out to Correa. 2 Outs. Josh Fields (RHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Bellinger nearly ends the game with a drive, but Reddick catches the ball at the warning track for a fly out. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 9th Inning. This ball game is going to extra innings. End of 9th Inning: HOU 3, LAD 3 Top of 10th Inning: Due Up: 3. Altuve 4. Correa 5. Gurriel PITCHING CHANGE: Josh Fields (RHP) replaces Kenley Jansen as Dodgers Pitcher. HOME RUN: Jose Altuve hits a solo home run off of Fields. HOU 4, LAD 3 HOME RUN: Carlos Correa hits a solo home run off of Fields. HOU 5, LAD 3. Gurriel doubles to left center field. Runner on 2nd. PITCHING CHANGE: Tony Cingrani (LHP) replaces Josh Fields as Dodgers Pitcher. Cingrani will bat 4th in Dodgers Lineup. DEFENSVIE SUBSTITUTION: Yasmani Grandal now playing catcher. Will bat 6th in Dodgers Lineup. DEFENSIVE SWITCH; Austin Barnes now playing second base. Logan Forsythe now playing first base. Cody Bellinger has left the game. McCann flies out to Taylor. 1 Out. Dodgers elect to intentionally pass to Gonzalez. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Reddick grounds into 1-6-3 double play. 3 Outs. Astros strand a runner on base. Middle of 10th Inning: HOU 5, LAD 3 Bottom of 10th Inning: Due Up: 5. Puig 6. Grandal 7. Barnes HOME RUN: Yasiel Puig hits a solo home run off of Ken Giles. HOU 5, LAD 4 Grandal strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Barnes strikes out swinging. Giles throws a pretty slider to Barnes. 2 Outs. Forsythe draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Hernandez can win this game with one swing of the bat. Gregorson and Devenski both righties warming up in Astros Bullpen. Forsythe advances to second on a wild pitch by Giles. Runner on 2nd. Giles currently at 30 pitches. Hernandez hits an RBI-Double to right field. Reddick misses his throw to home. Forsythe scores. HOU 5, LAD 5 PITCHING CHANGE: Chris Devenski (RHP) replaces Ken Giles as Astros Pitcher. SUBSTITUTION: Cameron Maybin now playing center field. He will bat 9th. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: George Springer now goes to right field. Reddick leaves the game. Devenski makes a bad throw that hits second base umpire Laz Diaz. Diaz is okay. Taylor flies out to Maybin. 3 Outs. Dodgers strand a runner on base. End of 10th Inning: HOU 5, LAD 5 Top of 11th Inning: Due Up: 9. Maybin 1. Springer 2. Bregman PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon McCarthy (RHP) replaces Tony Cingrani as Dodgers Pitcher. McCarthy will bat 1st in the Dodgers Lineup. SUBSTITUTION: Charlie Culberson replaces Chris Taylor, playing left field. Culberson will bat 4th in the Dodgers Lineup. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Keke Hernandez moves over to center field. Maybin singles to left center field. Runner on 1st. Maybin steals second base. Runner on 2nd. HOME RUN: George Springer hits a 2-run home run off of Brandon McCarthy. Maybin scores. HOU 7, LAD 5 Bregman fouls out to Forsythe. 1 Out. Altuve grounds out to Barnes. 2 Outs. Correa grounds out to Seager. 3 Outs. Middle of 11th Inning: HOU 7, LAD 5 Bottom of 11th Inning; Due Up: 2. Seager 3. Turner 4. Culberson Devenski currently at 3 pitches. Seager lines out to Maybin. 1 Out. Turner lines out to Bregman. 2 Outs. HOME RUN: Charlie Culberson hits a solo home run off of Chris Devenski. HOU 7, LAD 6 Puig can tie the game with one swing. Puig works a full count off of Devenski. Puig fouls off a breaking pitch. Puig fouls off another breaking pitch. Puig strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Astros win their first World Series game in franchise history. Final/11 Innings: HOU 7, LAD 6 Series Tied at 1-1 W: Devenski L: McCarthy PoG: Springer 3/5, HR, 2 RBIs ToG: 4:19 Final Thoughts: It was home run derby in L.A. As the Astros and Dodgers combined for 8 home runs in this 11 inning battle. Astros will now have home-field advantage. As the 2017 World Series heads to Houston. Astros will go into the middle 3 games, with momentum on their side. As for the Dodgers, they will questions about why Roberts thought he needed to pull Rich Hill after 4 innings and 60 pitches. Game 3 Friday Night in Houston, as Yu Darvish will take on Lance McCullers, Jr. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Thanks for visiting this page. Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball’. Tonight it is a special presentation as the Houston Astros take on Los Angeles Dodgers, in Game 1 of the World Series. This will be a battle of two teams who have won 100 games, during the regular season.
The Astros got to the World Series by defeating the A.L. East titans, the Red Sox in 4 games, and the Yankees in 7 games. They are hitting a MLB best .284, an OPS of .823, and driving in 854 of the 896 runs scored. As for their pitching, they giving up an ERA of 4.12, a WHIP of 1.27, and a SO/W ratio of 3.05. The Dodgers made it to the World Series By sweeping the Diamondbacks in the NLDS, and defeating the defending World Series Champion Cubs in the NLCS. They are hitting .249, with an OPS of .771, and drove in 678 Of their 710 runs. As for their pitching, they are one of the best in the game. The Dodgers staff gives up an ERA of 3.38, a WHIP of 1.16, and a SO/W ratio of 3.50. Tonight’s starting pitchers are a pair of lefties. Dallas Keuchel for the Astros and Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers. Keuchel had a regular season record of 14-5, a 2.90 ERA, and 125 Ks. The Dodgers will counter with Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw had a regular season of 18-4, a 2.31 ERA, and 202 Ks. It is the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers, coming up shortly. Game 1 Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Starting Lineup: Houston Astros: 1. George Springer CF 2. Alex Bregman 3B 3. Jose Altuve 2B 4. Carlos Correa SS 5. Yuli Gurriel 1B 6. Brian McCann C 7. Marwin Gonzalez LF 8. Josh Reddick RF 9. Dallas Keuchel P SP: Dallas Keuchel (14-5, 2.90 ERA, 125 Ks) Los Angeles Dodgers: 1. Chris Taylor CF 2. Justin Turner 3B 3. Cody Berlinger 1B 4. Yasiel Puig RF 5. Keke Hernandez LF 6. Corey Seager SS 7. Logan Forsythe 2B 8. Austin Barnes 2B 9. Clayton Kershaw P SP: Clayton Kershaw (LHP) (18-4, 2.31 ERA, 202 Ks) Top of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Springer 2. Bregman 3. Altuve Clayton Kershaw now starting as Dodgers Pitcher. First pitch at 5:11 p.m. PDT. Springer strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Bregman flies out to Hernandez. 2 Outs. Altuve grounds out to Seager. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning. Middle of 1st Inning: HOU 0, LAD 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Taylor 2. Turner 3. Bellinger Dallas Keuchel now starting as Astros Pitcher. HOME RUN: Chris Taylor hits a solo shot off of Dallas Keuchel. HOU 0, LAD 1 Turner strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Bellinger grounds out to Altuve. 2 Outs. Puig grounds out to Correa. 3 Outs. End of 1st Inning: HOU 0, LAD 1 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Correa 5. Gurriel 6. McCann Kershaw currently at 9 pitches. Correa flies out to Taylor. 1 Out. Gurriel gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. McCann grounds out to Forsythe. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. Middle of 2nd Inning: HOU 0, LAD 1 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 5. Hernandez 6. Seager 7. Forsythe Keuchel currently at 14 pitches. Hernandez singles to left field. Runner on 1st. Seager grounds into 5-6-3 double play. 2 Outs. Forsythe flies out to Springer. 3 Outs. Dodgers side is retired. End of 2nd Inning: HOU 0, LAD 1 Top of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 7. Gonzalez 8. Reddick 9. Keuchel Kershaw currently at 19 pitches. Gonzalez gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Reddick singles to right field. Runner on 1st. Keuchel strikes out on a foul bunt. 2 Outs. Springer strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Astros strand Reddick on base. Middle of 3rd Inning: HOU 0, LAD 1 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Barnes 9. Kershaw 1. Taylor Keuchel currently at 22 pitches. Barnes singles to left field. Runner on 1st. Kershaw sacrifice bunts to Gurriel. Gurriel to Altuve. Barnes advances to second. 1 Out. Runner on 2nd. Taylor lines into 6-4 double play. 3 Outs. Dodgers side is retired. End of 3rd Inning: HOU 0, LAD 1 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 2. Bregman 3. Altuve 4. Correa Kershaw currently at 35 pitches. HOME RUN: Alex Bregman hits a solo home run off of Clayton Kershaw. HOU 1, LAD 1 Altuve gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Correa gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Gurriel strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Middle of 4th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 1 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 2. Turner 3. Bellinger 4. Puig Keuchel currently at 31 pitches. Turner fouls out to Gurriel. 1 Out. Bellinger grounds out to Gurriel. Gurriel to Keuchel. 2 Outs. Puig grounds out to Correa. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 4th Inning. End of 4th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 1 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up: 6. McCann 7. Gonzalez 8. Reddick Kershaw currently at 51 pitches. McCann grounds out to Forsythe. 1 Out. Gonzalez grounds out to Turner. 2 Outs. Reddick gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning. Middle of 5th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 1 Bottom of 5th Inning: Due Up: 5. Hernandez 6. Seager 7. Forsythe Keuchel currently at 44 pitches. Hernandez strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Seager singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Forsythe grounds into 5-4-3 double play. 3 Outs. Dodgers side is retired. End of 5th Inning; HOU 1, LAD 1 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 9. Keuchel 1. Springer 2. Bregman Kershaw currently at 57 pitches. Keuchel gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Springer strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Bregman grounds out to Seager. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 6th Inning. Middle of 6th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 1 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up: 8. Barnes 9. Kershaw 1. Taylor Keuchel currently at 54 pitches. Barnes grounds out to Correa. 1 Out. Kershaw grounds out to Correa. 2 Outs. Taylor draws 2-out walk. Runner on 1st. HOME RUN: Justin Turner hits 2-run blast off of Dallas Keuchel. Chris Taylor scores. HOU 1, LAD 3 Bellinger strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. End of 6th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 3. Altuve 4. Correa 5. Gurriel Kershaw currently at 75 pitches. Altuve singles to left field. Runner on 1st. Correa hits into 5-4 fielder's choice. Altuve is out at second. Correa is first at first. 1 Out. Runner on 1st. Gurriel hits into 6-4 fielder's choice. Seager bobbled the ball, and the Dodgers only end up getting one out. Correa is out at second. Gurriel is safe at first. 2 Outs. Runner on 1st. McCann flies out to Taylor. 3 Outs. Astros left a man on base. Middle of 7th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 4. Puig 5. Hernandez 6. Seager Keuchel currently at 72 pitches. Puig grounds out to Keuchel. 1 Out. Brandon Morrow (RHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Hernandez grounds out to Correa. 2 Outs. Seager singles to center field. Runner on 1st. PITCHING CHANGE: Brad Peacock (RHP) replaces Dallas Keuchel as Astros Pitcher. Forsythe draws a bases on balls. Seager advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Devenski (RHP) & Liriano (LHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen. Barnes flies out to Springer. 3 Outs. Dodgers strand a pair of baserunners. End of 7th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Top of 8th Inning: Due Up: 7. Gonzalez 8. Reddick 9. Peacock? PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon Marrow (RHP) replaces Clayton Kershaw as Dodgers Pitcher. Gonzalez flies out to Hernandez. 1 Out. Kenley Jansen (RHP) warming up in Dodgers Bullpen. Carlos Beltran on deck. Reddick fouls out to Hernandez. 2 Outs. PINCH-HITTING: Carlos Beltran pinch-hitting for Brad Peacock. Beltran grounds out to Bellinger, unassisted. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning. Middle of 8th Inning; HOU 1, LAD 3 Bottom of 8th Inning; Due Up: 9. Marrow? 1. Taylor 2. Turner PITCHING CHANGE: Chris Devenski (RHP) replaces Brad Peacock as Astros Pitcher. PINCH-HITTING: Charlie Culberson pinch-hitting for Brandon Marrow. Culberson strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Taylor lines out to Springer. 2 Outs. Turner strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning. End of 8th Inning: HOU 1, LAD 3 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up: 1. Springer 2. Bregman 3. Altuve PITCHING CHANGE: Kenley Jansen (RHP) replaces Brandon Morrow as Dodgers Pitcher. Springer gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Full count on Bregman, with Altuve on deck. Bregman lines out to Taylor. 2 Outs. Altuve flies out to Puig, to end Game 1. 3 Outs. Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 9th Inning. Final: HOU 1, LAD 3 W: Kershaw (1-0) L: Keuchel (0-1) SV: Jansen (1) PoG: Kershaw/Turner (LAD): Kershaw W, 7 IP, ER, 3 H, 11 K, 0 BB/Turner 1/4, HR, 2 RBI ToG: 2:28 Final Thoughts: Well Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel pitched outstanding. Kershaw with 11 strikeouts, Keuchel getting 3 double plays. But it was the dreaded 2-out walk, in the Bottom of 6th Inning, that made Keuchel the loser of tonight's game. After giving up that walk to Taylor, Turner hits a 2-run homer, breaking the tie. Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts turns to his Bullpen in the 8th Inning. And that was the end of Game 1. Tomorrow's starters will be right-hander Justin Verlander for the Astros. And left-hander Rich Hill for the Dodgers. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Thanks for visiting this page. Live Blogging: Shish on Baseball: NLDS Game 5: Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals 10/12/201710/12/2017 Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball’. Tonight it is win or go home as the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals are set to play Game 5 of the National League Division Series. The Cubs have won the odd number games, while the Nationals have won the even number games.
This has been a series of momentum shifts. Game 2’s momentum shift occurred, when the Nationals hit 2 home runs in the Bottom of the 8th Inning, in their 6-3 win vs. Cubs. In Game 3, the momentum moves to the Cubs, when a couple of questionable pitching decisions by Dusty Baker, gave the Cubs a 2-1 win. Game 4’s momentum shift happened before the game began, where it was postponed on Tuesday. That gave Stephen Strasburg enough time to record the win, in Nationals 5-0 win over the Cubs. Tonight’s starting pitchers are right-hander Kyle Hendricks for the Cubs, and left-hander Gio Gonzalez for the Nationals. Hendricks pitched 7 shutout innings, 2 hits, 6 strikeouts, and 3 walks in Game 1. Gio Gonzalez pitched 5 innings, 3 earned runs, off 3 hits, 6 strikeouts, and 2 walks, in Game 2. It is the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals, Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Coming up shortly. Location: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs (2-2): 1. Jon Jay LF 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Willson Contreras C 5. Albert Almora Jr. CF 6. Addison Russell SS 7. Jason Heyward RF 8. Javier Baez 2B 9. Kyle Hendricks P SP: Kyle Hendricks (RHP) (7-5,3.03 ERA, 123 Ks) Wsshington Nationals (2-2): 1. Trea Turner SS 2. Jayson Werth LF 3. Bryce Harper RF 4. Ryan Zimmerman 1B 5. Daniel Murphy 2B 6. Anthony Rendon 3B 7. Matt Wieters C 8. Michael A. Taylor CF 9. Gio Gonzalez P SP: Gio Gonzalez (LHP) (15-9, 2.96 ERA, 188 Ks) Top of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Jay 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo Gio Gonzalez now starting as Nationals Pitcher. First pitch at 8:08 p.m. EDT. Jay doubles to right field. Runner on 2nd. MANAGER'S CHALLENGE: Baker challenges the call that Jay is safe at second. Call stands. Jay advances to third on a wild pitch by Gonzalez. Runner on 3rd. Bryant strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Rizzo grounds out to Murphy. Jay scores. 2 Outs. CHC 1, WAS 0 Contreras draws a base on ball. Runner on 1st. Almora singles to right field. Contreras advances to third. Runners on 1st & 3rd. Russell draws a base on balls. Almora advances to second. Bases Loaded. Heyward grounds out to Zimmerman, unassisted. 3 Outs. Cubs left the bases loaded. Middle of 1st Inning: CHC 1, WAS 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Turner 2. Werth 3. Rendon Kyle Hendricks now starting as Cubs Pitcher. Turner singles to second base. Runner on 1st. Turner steals second base. Runner on 2nd. Werth lines out to Almora, Jr. Turner advances to third. 1 Out. Runner on 3rd. Harper grounds into fielder's choice Baez throws out Turner at home. 2 Outs. Runner on 1st. Zimmerman strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Nationals strand Harper at first base. End of 1st Inning: CHC 1, WAS 0 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 8. Baez 9. Hendricks 1. Jay Gonzalez currently at 29 pitches. Baez flies out to Harper. 1 Out. Hendricks strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Jay gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. Middle of 2nd Inning: CHC 1, WAS 0 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 5. Murphy 6. Rendon 7. Wieters Hendricks currently at 20 pitches. HOME RUN: Daniel Murphy hits a solo home run off of Hendricks. CHC 1, WAS 1 Rendon singles to right center field. Runner on 1st. Wieters hits a bunt single down the third base line. Runners on 1st & 2nd. HOME RUN: Michael A. Taylor hits a 3-run home run off of Kyle Hendricks. CHC 1, WAS 4 Gonzalez strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Turner strikes out swinging. Contreras throws him at first. 2 Outs. Werth doubles to right field. Runner on 2nd. Maddon elects to intentionally pass on Harper. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Brian Duensing (LHP) warming up in Cubs Bullpen. Zimmerman strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Nationals left runners on 1st & 2nd stranded. End of 2nd Inning: CHC 1, WAS 4 Top of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo 4. Contreras Gonzalez currently at 45 pitches. Bryant double to left center field. Runner on 2nd. Rizzo gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Contreras draws a base on balls. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Almora draws a base on balls. Bryant and Contreras move 90 feet. Bases Loaded. Russell hits a RBI-Groundout to Turner. Bryant scores. CHC 2, WAS 4 Matt Albers (RHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Contreras scores on a wild pitch by Gonzalez. Almora advances to third. Runner on 3rd. CHC 3, WAS 4 Cubs strand a base runner on third. Middle of 3rd Inning: CHC 3, WAS 4 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 5. Murphy 6. Rendon 7. Wieters Hendricks currently at 50 pitches. Murphy strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Rendon flies out to Almora. 2 Outs. Wieters singles to right field. Runner on 1st. Taylor flies out to Rizzo. 3 Outs. Nationals strand a base runner. End of 3rd Inning: CHC 3, WAS 4 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 8. Baez 9. Hendricks? 1. Jay PITCHING CHANGE: Matt Albers (RHP) replaces Gio Gonzalez as Nationals Pitcher. Baez grounds out to Turner. 1 Out. Hendricks batting for himself. Hendricks grounds out to Turner. 2 Outs. Max Scherzer (RHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Jay pops out to Turner. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 4th Inning. Middle of 4th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 4 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 9. Albers? 1. Turner 2. Werth Hendricks currently at 66 pitches. PINCH-HITTING: Victor Robles pinch-hitting for Matt Albers. Robles strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Turner strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Werth singles to left field Runner on 1st. Harper singles to center field. Werth advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Zimmerman flies out to Jay. 3 Outs. Nationals strand a pair of base runners. End of 4th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 4 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up: 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo 4. Contreras PITCHING CHANGE: Max Scherzer (RHP) replaces Matt Albers as Nationals Pitcher. Bryant grounds out to Turner. 1 Out. Rizzo lines out to Taylor. 2 Outs. Contreras singles to shortstop. Runner on 1st. PINCH-HITTING: Ben Zobrist pinch-hitting for Albert Almora, Jr. Zobrist singles to left field. Contreras advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Russell hits a RBI-Double to left filed. Contreras and Zobrist score. Runner on 2nd. CHC 5, WAS 4 Baker elects to intentionally pass on Heyward. Runner on 1st & 2nd. Baez strikes out, but reaches second on a throwing error by Wieters. Russell scores. Heyward to third. CHC 6, WAS 4 PINCH-HITTING: Tommy La Stella pinch-hitting for Hendricks. La Stella reaches base on a catcher's interference. Bases Loaded. Jay gets hit by a pitch. Heyward scores. Baez and La Stella advance 90 feet. Bases Loaded. Bryant pops out to Turner. 3 Outs. Cubs left the bases loaded. Middle of 5th Inning: CHC 7, WAS 4 Bottom of 5th Inning: Due Up: 5. Murphy 6. Rendon 7. Wieters DEFENSIVE SWITCHES: Jon Jay moves from left field to center field. Ben Zobrist remains in the game to play left field. PITCHING CHANGE: Brian Duensing (LHP) replaces Kyle Hendricks as Cubs Pitcher. Murphy draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Rendon lines out to Jay. 1 Out. Wieters strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. PITCHING CHANGE: Pedro Strop (RHP) replaces Brian Duensing as Cubs Pitcher. Taylor strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. End of 5th Inning: CHC 7, WAS 4 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 3. Rizzo 4. Contreras 5. Zobrist PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon Kintzler (RHP) replaces Max Scherzer as Nationals Pitcher. Rizzo grounds out to Kintzler. 1 Out. Contreras grounds out to Turner. 2 Outs. Zobrist draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Russell hits a RBI-Double to left field. Zobrist scores. CHC 8, WAS 4 Heyward flies out to Taylor. 3 Outs. Cubs strand a base runner. Middle of 6th Inning: CHC 8, WAS 4 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up: 9. Kintzler? 1. Turner 2. Werth PINCH-HITTING: Wilmer Difo pinch-hitting for Brandon Kintzler. Difo grounds out to Strop. 1 Out. Turner grounds out to Bryant. 2 Outs. Werth draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. PITCHING CHANGE: Mike Montgomery (LHP) replaces Pedro Strop as Cubs Pitcher. Harper doubles to right field. Werth advances to third. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. Zimmerman draws a base on balls. Werth scores on the Ball-4, wild pitch by Montgomery. Harper advances to third. Runners on 1st & 3rd. CHC 8, WAS 5 Murphy doubles to left field. Harper scores. Zimmerman advances to third. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. CHC 8, WAS 6 Maddon elects to intentionally pass on Anthony Rendon. Murphy advances to 2nd. Bases Loaded. Wieters flies out to Heyward. 3 Outs. Nationals left the bases loaded. End of 6th Inning: CHC 8, WAS 6 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 8. Baez 9. Montgomery? 1. Jay PITCHING CHANGE: Sammy Solis (LHP) replaces Brandon Kintzler as Nationals Pitcher. Baez bunts a ground out to Zimmerman, unassisted. 1 Out. PINCH-HITTING: Kyle Schwarber pinch-hitting for Mike Montgomery. Schwarber singles to right field. Runner on 1st. Jay singles to center field. Schwarber advances to third. Runners on 1st & 3rd. DOUBLE-SWITCH: Jose Lobaton replaces Matt Wieters at catcher, batting 9th. Ryan Madson (RHP) replaces Sammy Solis as Nationals Pitcher. Batting 7th. Bryant grounds into 5-4 fielder's choice. Bryant is safe at first. Schwarber scores. 2 Outs. Runner on 1st. CHC 9, WAS 6 Rizzo grounds out to Murphy. 3 Outs. Cubs strand Bryant on base. Middle of 7th Inning: CHC 9, WAS 6 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 8. Taylor 9. Lobaton 1. Turner PITCHING CHANGE: Carl Edwards, Jr. replaces Mike Montgomery as Cubs Pitcher. Taylor draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. PITCHING CHANGE: Jose Quintana (LHP) replaces Carl Edwards, Jr. as Cubs Pitcher. Lobaton flies out to Heyward. 1 Out. Turner singles to right field. Taylor advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Werth draws a base on balls. Taylor and Turner advance 90 feet. Bases Loaded. Harper flies out to Jay. Taylor scores. 2 Outs. Runners on 1st & 2nd. CHC 9, WAS 7 DOUBLE-SWITCH: Leonys Martin replaces Jon Jay, and batting 9th. Wade Davis (RHP) replaces Jose Quintana as Cubs Pitcher. Zimmerman strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Nationals strand a pair of baserunners. End of 7th Inning: CHC 9, WAS 7 Top of 8th Inning: Due Up: 4. Contreras 5. Zobrist 6. Russell Contreras grounds out to Madson. 1 Out. Zobrist grounds out to Zimmerman. 2 Outs. Russell strikes out swinging. Lobaton throws out Russell to Zimmerman. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning. Middle of 8th Inning: CHC 9, WAS 7 Bottom of 8th Inning: Due Up: 5. Murphy 6. Rendon 7. Madson? Davis currently at 8 pitches. Murphy draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Rendon draws a base on balls. Murphy advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. PINCH-HITTING: Adam Lind pinch-hitting for Ryan Madson. Lind grounds into 4-6-3 double play. Murphy advances to third. Rendon is out at second. 2 Outs. Runner on 3rd. Home Plate Umpire Lane get dinged up on ball pitched by Wade Davis. Taylor singles to center field. Murphy scores. Runner on 1st. CHC 9, WAS 8 Lobaton singles to center field. Taylor advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. The Cubs have not recorded a 1-2-3 inning so far in this game. MANAGER'S CHALLENGE: Maddon challenges call that Lobaton is safe at first on pickoff move. Call is overturned. Lobaton is out at first. Contreras throws his counterpart out at first. 3 Outs. Nationals strand Taylor on third base. End of 8th Inning: CHC 9, WAS 8 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up; 7. Heyward 8. Baez 9. Martin PITCHING CHANGE: Sean Doolittle (LHP) replaces Ryan Madson as Nationals Pitcher. Heyward strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Baez strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Martin lines out to Werth. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 9th Inning. Middle of 9th Inning: CHC 9, WAS 8 Bottom of 9th Inning: Due Up: 1. Turner 2. Werth 3. Harper Davis currently at 27 pitches. Turner lines out to Martin. 1 Out. Werth strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. And now it comes down to Wade Davis vs. Bryce Harper. Harper strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of the 9th Inning, to end the game and series. Final: CHC 9, WAS 8 Cubs win series 3-2 W: Duensing (1-0) L; Scherzer (0-1) SV: Davis (3) PoG: Russell (CHC): 2/4, 2B, R, 4 RBI ToG: 4:37 Final Thoughts: Well there is the old adage that the last three outs of the game are the hardest outs in baseball. But for Wade Davis and the Cubs, the last three outs of the game were the easiest to get in tonight's game. As for the Nationals, you wonder how many chances they will get to try win a playoff series. Cubs move on to the National League Division Series. They will play the Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 1 starting on Saturday. This will be the Cubs' third consecutive trip to the NLCS. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Thanks for visiting this page. Live Blogging: Shish on Baseball: NLDS Game 3: Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs 10/09/201710/9/2017 Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. This Afternoon it is Game 3 of the National League Division Series, between the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs. The Series is tied at 1-1, with the Nationals having the momentum going into this game, after defeating the Cubs in Game 2 by a score of 6-3.
The Nationals looked like they were going to get swept by the Cubs, until the Bottom of 8th Inning in Game 2. That is when Bryce Harper hits a 2-run home run off of Carl Edwards, Jr. Then 3 batters later, Ryan Zimmerman hits a 3-run blast off of Mike Montgomery. They will be hoping to continue their momentum with Max Scherzer on the mound. Meanwhile the Cubs looked like champions for 16.1 innings of this series. Until Harper's 2-run blast in the Bottom of the 8th Inning. Now they hope to regain the momentum in front of their home crowd, as they will start left-hander Jose Quintana to pitch Game 3. It is the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs, coming up shortly. Game 3 Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals (1-1): 1. Trea Turner SS 2. Bryce Harper RF 3. Anthony Rendon 3B 4. Daniel Murphy 2B 5. Ryan Zimmerman 1B 6. Jayson Werth LF 7. Matt Wieters C 8. Michael A. Taylor CF 9. Max Scherzer P SP: Max Scherzer (RHP) (16-6, 2.51 ERA, 268 K) Chicago Cubs (1-1): 1. Jon Jay CF 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Willson Contreras C 5. Ben Zobrist 2B 6. Kyle Schwarber LF 7. Jason Heyward RF 8. Addison Russell SS 9. Jose Quintana P SP: Jose Quintana (LHP) (11-11, 4.15 ERA, 207 K) Top of 1st Inning: 1. Turner 2. Harper 3. Rendon Jose Quintana now start3ing as Cubs Pitcher. Scores: First pitch around 3:13 p.m. CDT. Turner grounds out to Quintana. 1 Out. Harper grounds out to Zobrist. 2 Outs. Rendon grounds out to Quintana. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning. Middle of 1st Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Jay 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo Max Scherzer starting as Nationals Pitcher. Jay grounds out to Rendon. 1 Out. Bryant strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Rizzo lines out to Werth. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning. End of 1st Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Murphy 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth Quintana currently at 13 pitches. Murphy grounds out to Zobrist. 1 Out. Zimmerman grounds out to Quintana. 2 Outs. Werth singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Wieters strikes out on foul tip. 3 Outs. Nationals strand Werth on base. Middle of 2nd Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Contreras 5. Zobrist 6. Schwarber Contreras pops out to Rendon. 1 Out. Zobrist grounds out to Zimmerman, unassisted. 2 Outs. Scherzer currently at 22 pitches. Schwarber gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. End of 2nd Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Top of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Taylor 9. Scherzer 1. Turner Quintana currently at 36 pitches. Taylor singles to left field. Runner on 1st. Taylor reaches 2nd base, on a throwing error by Quintana, on a pickoff throw. Runner on 2nd. Scherzer strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Turner fouls out to Rizzo. 2 Outs. Harper reaches on fielding error by Zobrist. Taylor advances to third. Runners on 1st & 3rd. Rendon flies out to Heyward. 3 Outs. Nationals strand a pair of baser runners. Middle of 3rd Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 7. Heyward 8. Russell 9. Quintana Scherzer currently at 27 pitches. Heyward grounds out Scherzer. 1 Out. Russell strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Quintana gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. Scherzer perfect through 3 innings. End of 3rd Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 4. Murphy 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth Quintana currently at 52 pitches. Murphy strikes out on foul tip. 1 Out. Zimmerman grounds out to Zobrist. 2 Outs. Werth draws a 2-out walk. Runner on 1st. Wieters flies out to Jay. 3 Outs. Nationals strand Werth on base. Middle of 4th Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 1. Jay 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo Scherzer currently at 39 pitches. Astros advance to ALCS; defeating Red Sox 3-1. Jay gets hit by a pitch. Runner on 1st. Jay becomes the Cubs' first base runner of Game 3. Bryant flies out to Werth. 1 Out. Rizzo reaches on 4-6 fielder's choice. Advances to second on throwing error by Turner. Jay is out at second. 2 Outs. Contreras draws a base on balls. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Zobrist grounds out to Turner. 3 Outs. Cubs strand a pair of base runners. End of 4th Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up: 8. Taylor 9. Scherzer 1. Turner Quintana currently at 70 pitches. Taylor strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Scherzer gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Turner strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning. Middle of 5th Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Bottom of 5th Inning: Due Up: 6. Schwarber 7. Heyward 8. Russell Scherzer currently at 58 pitches. Schwarber draws a leadoff walk. Runner on 1st. Heyward fouls out to Zimmerman. 1 Out. Russell gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Brian Duensing (LHP) warming up in Cubs Bullpen. Quintana batting for himself. Quintana strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Cubs strand a leadoff walk. End of 5th Inning: WAS 0, CHC 0 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 2. Harper 3. Rendon 4. Murphy Quintana currently at 85 pitches. Harper strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Rendon grounds out to Bryant. 2 Outs. Murphy advances to third, on a fielding error by Schwarber. Runner on 3rd. PITCHING CHANGE: Pedro Strop (RHP) replaces Jose Quintana as Cubs Pitcher. WAS 0, CHC 0 Zimmerman hits a RBI-Double to right field. Murphy scores. WAS 1, CHC 0 Werth flies out to Heyward. 3 Outs. Nationals left a base runner stranded. Middle of 6th Inning: WAS 1, CHC 0 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up: 1. Jay 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo Scherzer currently at 79 pitches. Jay lines out to Taylor. 1 Out. Bryant draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Sammy Solis (LHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Rizzo grounds into 6-3 double play. 3 Outs. Cubs side is retired. Scherzer throwing a no-hitter through 6 innings. End of 6th Inning: WAS 1, CHC 0 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 7. Wieters 8. Taylor 9. Scherzer? Strop currently at 6 pitches. Wieters grounds out to Rizzo. Rizzo to Strop. 1 Out. Taylor grounds out to Russell. 2 Outs. Scherzer batting for himself. Scherzer grounds out to Rizzo. Rizzo to Strop. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 7th Inning. Middle of 7th Inning: WAS 1, CHC 0 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 4. Contreras 5. Zobrist 6. Schwarber Scherzer currently at 90 pitches. Sammy Solis (LHP) and Bradon Kintzler (RHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Contreras strikes out on foul tip. 1 Out. Zobrist doubles to left field. Zobrist ends Scherzer's bid for a no-hitter. Runner on 2nd. PITCHING CHANGE: Sammy Solis (LHP) replaces Max Scherzer as Nationals Pitcher. PINCH-HITTING: Albert Almora, Jr. pinch-hitting for Kyle Schwarber. Almora hits a RBI-Single to left field. Zobrist scores. WAS 1, CHC 1 Heyward singles to left field. Almora advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon Kintzler (RHP) replaces Sammy Solis as Nationals Pitcher. Russell lines into 7-4-3 double play. Heyward is out at first. 3 Outs. Cubs strand Almora Jr. on base. End of 7th Inning: WAS 1, CHC 1 Top of 8th Inning: Due Up: 1. Turner 2. Harper 3. Rendon DEFENSIVE SWITCHES: Albert Almora Jr. remains in the game, playing center field. Jon Jay moves from center field to left field. PITCHING CHANGE: Carl Edwards, Jr. (RHP) replaces Pedro Strop as Cubs Pitcher. Turner grounds out to Zobrist. 1 Out. Harper strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Rendon grounds out to Russell. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning. Middle of 8th Inning: WAS 1, CHC 1 Bottom of 8th Inning: Due Up: 9. Edwards? 1. Jay 2. Bryant Kintzler currently at 2 pitches. PINCH-HITTING: Tommy La Stella pinch-hitting for Carl Edwards, Jr. La Stella draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. PINCH-RUNNING: Leonys Martin pinch-running for Tommy La Stella. Jay sacrifice bunts to Zimmerman. Zimmerman to Murphy. Martin advances to second. Runner on 2nd. 1 Out. Oliver Perez (LHP) and Ryan Madson (RHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Bryant strikes out on a foul tip. 2 Outs. PITCHING CHANGE: Oliver Perez (LHP) replaces Brandon Kintzler as Nationals Pitcher. WAS 1, CHC 1 Rizzo hits a RBI-Single to center field. Martin scores. Rizzo is out at second. 7-4-3. 3 Outs. WAS 1, CHC 2 End of 8th Inning: WAS 1, CHC 2 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up: 4. Murphy 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth PITCHING CHANGE: Wade Davis (RHP) replaces Carl Edwards, Jr. as Cubs Pitcher. Murphy strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Zimmerman grounds out to Baez. 2 Outs. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Ben Zobrist moves to left field. SUBSTITUTION: Javier Baez comes into the game, playing second base. Werth pops out to Rizzo. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 9th Inning. Final: WAS 1, CHC 2 Cubs lead series 2-1. W:Edwards Jr. (1-1) L: Kintzler (0-1) SV: Davis PoG: Rizzo (CHC): 1/4, H, RBI. ToG: 3:09 Final Thoughts: Well for the second time in this series, Dusty Baker decides to pitch to Anthony Rizzo, with a base open. And Rizzo makes him pay, with a GW-Single in the Bottom of 8th Inning. As for the Nationals, they are going to play for their season. And will most likely throw Scherzer at some time in tomorrow's game. The Cubs are one win away from advancing to the NLCS. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Thanks for visiting this page. Live Blogging: Shish on Baseball: NLDS Game 2: Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals 10/07/201710/7/2017 Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball’. This Afternoon it is Game 2 of the NLDS between Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals.
The Cubs took Game 1, with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Nationals last night. Chicago plans to go back to Wrigley Field with 2-0 series lead. The Nationals are hoping that they can get some offense going in this afternoon’s game. Tonight’s starting pitchers are a pair of lefties. Jon Lester for the Cubs and Gio Gonzalez for the Nationals. Lester comes into the Postseason with a record of 13-8, with a 4.33 ERA, and 180 Ks. Gio comes into this series with a record of 15-9, a 2.96 ERA, and 188 Ks. It is the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals, Game 2 of the National League Division Series. Coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs (1-0): 1. Albert Almora Jr. CF 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Willson Contreras C 5. Addison Russell SS 6. Ben Zobrist RF 7. Javier Baez 2B 8. Ian Happ LF 9. Jon Lester P SP: Jon Lester (LHP) (13-8, 4.33 ERA, and 180 Ks) Washington Nationals (0-1): 1. Trea Turner SS 2. Bryce Harper RF 3. Anthony Rendon 3B 4. Daniel Murphy 2B 5. Ryan Zimmerman 1B 6. Jayson Werth LF 7. Matt Wieters C 8. Michael A. Taylor CF 9. Gio Gonzalez P SP: Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96 ERA, and 188 Ks) Top of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Almora 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo Gio Gonzalez now starting as Nationals Pitcher. First Pitch around 5:41 p.m. EDT. Almora lines out to Harper. 1 Out. Bryant strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Rizzo gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of first inning. Middle of 1st Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Turner 2. Harper 3. Rendon Turner flies out to Zobrist. 1 Out. Harper strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. HOME RUN: Anthony Rendon hits a solo home run off of Jon Lester. CHC 0, WAS 1 Murphy flies out to Almora. 3 Outs. End of 1st Inning: CHC 0, WAS 1 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Contreras 5. Russell 6. Zobrist Gonzalez currently at 16 pitches. HOME RUN: Willson Contreras hits a solo home run off of Gio Gonzalez. CHC 1, WAS 1 Russell grounds out to Turner. 1 Out. Zobrist grounds out to Turner. 2 Outs. Baez strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Middle of 2nd Inning: CHC 1, WAS 1 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth 7. Wieters Lester currently at 12 pitches. Zimmerman grounds out to Baez. 1 Out. Werth pops out to Russell. 2 Outs. Wieters hits the ball off of Lester, Baez picks it up and throws the Nats Catcher out at first. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. End of 2nd Inning: CHC 1, WAS 1 Top of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Happ 9. Lester 1. Almora Jr. Gonzalez currently at 32 pitches. Happ's back swing nails Wieters in the helmet. Wieters stays in the game. Happ gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Lester gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Almora flies out to Harper. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. Middle of 3rd Inning: CHC 1, WAS 1 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Taylor 9. Gonzalez 1. Turner Lester currently at 24 pitches. Taylor lines out to Almora. 1 Out. Gonzalez flies out to Happ. 2 Outs. Turner grounds out to Lester. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. End of 3rd Inning: CHC 1, WAS 1 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo 4. Contreras Gonzalez currently at 42 pitches. Bryant doubles to left field. Runner on 2nd. HOME RUN: Anthony Rizzo hits a 2-run home run off of Gio Gonzalez. Bryant scores. CHC 3, WAS 1 MANAGER'S CHALLENGE: Dusty Baker challenges call that Rizzo hit a home run. Possible fan interference. Call stands. CHC 3, WAS 1 Contreras draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Russell strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Zobrist grounds into 6-4-3 double play. 3 Outs. Middle of 4th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 2. Harper 3. Rendon 4. Murphy Lester currently at 31 pitches. Harper grounds out to Russell. 1 Out. Rendon grounds out to Lester. 2 Outs. Murphy pops out to Russell. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 4th Inning. End of 4th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up: 7. Baez 8. Happ 9. Lester Gonzalez currently at 68 pitches. Baez draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Matt Albers (RHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Happ lines out to Taylor. 1 Out. Lester sacrifice bunts to Gonzalez. Gonzalez to Murphy. Baez advances to second. 2 Outs. Runner on 2nd. Baez steals third base. Almora flies out to Taylor. 3 Outs. Cubs left Baez stranded on third base. Runner on 3rd. Middle of 5th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Bottom of 5th Inning: Due Up; 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth 7. Wieters Lester currently at 44 pitches. Zimmerman singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Werth flies out to Happ. 1 Out. Wieters flies out to Zobrist. 2 Outs. Zimmerman steals second base. Runner on 2nd. Zimmerman advances to third base on wild pitch by Lester. Runner on 3rd. Taylor draws a base on balls. Runners on 1st & 3rd. PINCH-HITTING: Howie Kendrick pinch-hitting for Gio Gonzalez. Kendrick draws a base on balls. Taylor advances to second. Bases Loaded. Mike Montgomery (LHP) warming up in Cubs Bullpen. Turner strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Nationals left the bases loaded. End of 5th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo 4. Contreras PITCHING CHANGE: Matt Albers (RHP) replaces Gio Gonzalez as Nationals Pitcher. Bryant lines out to Werth. 1 Out. Rizzo grounds out to Murphy. 2 Outs. Contreras draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Russell grounds out to Murphy. 3 Outs. Cubs stranded Contreras on base. Middle of 6th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up: 2. Harper 3. Rendon 4. Murphy Lester currently at 73 pitches. Harper grounds out to Russell. 1 Out. Rendon grounds out to Russell. 2 Outs. Murphy flies out to Almora. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 6th Inning. End of 6th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 6. Zobrist 7. Baez 8. Happ Zobrist singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Baez flies out to Werth. 1 Out. Albers currently at 25 pitches. PITCHING CHANGE: Sammy Solis (LHP) replaces Matt Albers as Nationals Pitcher. CHC 3, WAS 1 Happ strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. PINCH-HITTING: Jon Jay pinch-hitting for Jon Lester. Jay lines out to Werth. 3 Outs. Cubs left Zobrist stranded on base. Middle of 7th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth 7. Wieters PITCHING CHANGE: Pedro Strop (RHP) replaces Jon Lester as Cubs Pitcher. SUBSTITUTION: Jason Heyward replaces Ian Happ at right field. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Ben Zobrist moves from right field to left field. Zimmerman pops out to Baez. 1 Out. Werth flies out to Zobrist. 2 Outs. Wieters gets hit by a pitch. Runner on 1st. Taylor grounds into 5-4 fielder's choice. Wieters is out at second. 3 Outs. End of 7th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Top of 8th Inning: Due Up: 1. Almora Jr. 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo PITCHING CHANGE: Ryan Madson (RHP) replaces Sammy Solis as Nationals Pitcher. Almora grounds out to Rendon. 1 Out. Bryant singles to left field. Runner on 1st. PITCHING CHANGE: Oliver Perez (LHP) replaces Ryan Madson as Nationals Pitcher. CHC 3, WAS 1 Rizzo grounds into a double play. 3 Outs. Cubs side is retired. Middle of 8th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 1 Bottom of 8th Inning: Due Up: 9. Perez? 1. Turner 2. Harper PITCHING CHANGE: Carl Edwards Jr. (RHP) replaces Pedro Strop as Cubs Pitcher. PINCH-HITTING: Adam Lind pinch-hitting for Oliver Perez. Lind singles to left field. Runner on 1st. PINCH-RUNNING: Victor Robles pinch-running for Adam Lind. Turner strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Wade Davis (RHP) and Mike Montgomery (LHP) warming up in Cubs Bullpen. HOME RUN: Bryce Harper hits a 2-run home run off of Carl Edwards Jr. Robles scores. CHC 3, WAS 3 Sean Doolittle (LHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Rendon draws a bases on balls. Runner on 1st. PITCHING CHANGE: Mike Montgomery (LHP) replaces Carl Edwards Jr. as Cubs Pitcher. CHC 3, WAS 3 Murphy singles to left field. Rendon advances to second. Runners on 1st and 2nd. HOME RUN: Ryan Zimmerman hits a 3-run home run off of Mike Montgomery. Rendon and Murphy score. CHC 3, WAS 6 Werth lines out to Russell. 2 Outs. Wieter strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. End of 8th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 6 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up: 4. Contreras 5. Russell 6. Zobrist PITCHING CHANGE: Sean Doolittle (LHP) replaces Oliver Perez as Nationals Pitcher. Contreras strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Russell singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Zobrist grounds into 5-4-3 double play. 3 Outs. Cubs side is retired to end the game. Final: CHC 3, WAS 6 Series Tied at 1-1. W: Perez (1-0) L: Edwards (0-1) PoG: Zimmerman (WAS): 2/4, HR, 3 RBI ToG: 3:06 Final Thoughts: It looked like the Cubs were going to return to Wrigley Field, with a 2-0 series lead on the Nationals. But Harper and Zimmerman's long ball saves the Nationals in Game 2. There will be a Game 4 on Tuesday. The series goes to the North Side of Chicago, as Max Scherzer expected to face Jose Quintana, in Game 3 of the NLDS. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Thanks for visiting this page. Live Blogging: Shish on Baseball: NLDS Game 1: Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals 10/06/201710/6/2017 Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball’. Tonight it is Game 1 of the National League Division Series, between Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals.
Both teams made the Postseason as division champions. Cubs finished the season with a record of 92-70.But the Nationals earn home-field in this series, with a record of 97-65. Cubs come in with a team batting average of .255, an OPS of .775, and drove in 785 out of 822 runs. Their pitching staff has a team ERA of 3.95, and a WHIP of 1.28. The Nationals have a team batting average of .266, an OPS of .782, and drove in 796 out of 819 runs scored. Their pitching staff has a team ERA of 3.88, and a 1.24 WHIP. Washington is hoping to have Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer, ready to play in this series. Harper should return for Game 1, after being on the DL with a hyperextended knee. The news is different for Scherzer, who is projected to start in Game 3 of this series. But has been having a difficult time doing rehab starts this week, due to a tweak in his right hamstring. The Cubs are also banged up in their starting rotation. Jake Arrieta is pushed back to start Game 4 (If the series goes that far.) due to a strain in the right hamstring. Cubs Manager Joe Maddon believes the Cubs Ace is ‘Fine’ And should start on Tuesday. But tonight’s starting pitchers are Kyle Hendricks for the Cubs and Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals. Hendricks comes into tonight’s game with a regular season record of 7-5, with an ERA of 3.03, and 123 Ks. Strasburg comes in with a regular season record of 15-4, 2.52 ERA, and 204 Ks. It is the Chicago Cubs versus Washington Nationals, Game 1 of the N.L.D.S. Coming up shortly. Location: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs (92-70): 1. Ben Zobrist RF 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Willson Contreras C 5. Kyle Schwarber LF 6. Addison Russell SS 7. Jason Heyward CF 8. Javier Baez 2B 9. Kyle Hendricks P SP: Kyle Hendricks (RHP) (7-5, 3.03 ERA, 123 Ks) Washington Nationals (97-65): 1. Trea Turner SS 2. Bryce Harper RF 3. Anthony Rendon 3B 4. Daniel Murphy 2B 5. Ryan Zimmerman 1B 6. Jayson Werth LF 7. Matt Wieters C 8. Michael A. Taylor CF 9. Stephen Strasburg P SP: Stephen Strasburg (RHP) (15-4, 2.02 ERA, 204 Ks) Top of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Zobrist 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo Stephen Strasburg now starting as Nationals Pitcher. The winner of this series, will play the winner of the Diamondbacks/Dodgers NLDS, in the NLCS, next weekend. First pitch around 7:36 p.m. EDT. Zobrist grounds out to Zimmerman, unassisted. 1 Out. Bryant strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Rizzo strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning. Middle of 1st Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Turner 2. Harper 3. Rendon Kyle Hendricks now starting as Cubs Pitcher. Turner grounds out to Russell. 1 Out. Harper singles to right field. Runner on 1st. Rendon grounds out to Hendricks. 2 Outs. Murphy lines out to Rizzo. 3 Outs. Nationals left a man stranded on base. End of 1st Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Contreras 5. Schwarber 6. Russell Contreras gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Strasbutg currently at 12 pitches. Schwarber flies out to Werth. 2 Outs. Russell draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Heyward pops out to Heyward. 3 Outs. Cubs strand Russell on base. Middle of 2nd Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth 7. Wieters Hendricks currently at 13 pitches. Zimmerman grounds out to Bryant. 1 Out. Werth gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Wieters gets hit by a pitch. Runner on 1st. Taylor singles to left field. Wieters advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Strasburg grounds out to Rizzo. Rizzo to Hendricks. 3 Outs. Nationals left a pair of base runners stranded. End of 2nd Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Top of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Baez 9. Hendricks 1. Zobrist Strasburg currently at 24 pitches. Baez strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Hendricks gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs. Zobrist flies out to Harper. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. Middle of 3rd Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up:' 1. Turner 2. Harper 3. Rendon Hendricks currently at 30 pitches. Turner grounds out to Hendricks. 1 Out. Harper strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Rendon flies out to Heyward. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. End of 3rd Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 2. Bryant 3. Rizzo 4. Contreras Strasburg currently at 31 pitches. Scores: Bryant strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Rizzo strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Contreras grounds out to Murphy. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 4th Inning. 7 in a row retired by Strasburg. Middle of 4th Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 4. Murphy 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth Hendricks currently at 44 pitches. Murphy draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Zimmerman grounds into 6-4-3 double play. 2 Outs. Werth draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Wieters strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Nationals strand Werth on first base. End of 4th Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up: 5. Schwarber 6. Russell 7. Heyward Strasburg currently at 50 pitches, no hit-shutout through 4 innings. Schwarber strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Russell grounds out to Zimmerman, unassisted. 2 Outs. Heyward flies out to Taylor. 3 Outs. Cubs go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning. Strasburg throwing a no-hitter through 5 innings. Middle of 5th Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Bottom of 5th Inning: Due Up: 8. Taylor 9. Strasburg 1. Turner Hendricks currently at 62 pitches. Taylor grounds out to Bryant. 1 Out. Strasburg grounds out to Hendricks. 2 Outs. Turner gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning. End of 5th Inning: CHC 0, WAS 0 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 8. Baez 9. Hendricks 1. Zobrist Strasburg currently at 52 pitches. Baez reaches base on a fielding error by Rendon. Runner on 1st. Hendricks sacrifice bunts to Zimmerman, unassisted. Baez advances to second. 1 Out. Runner on 2nd. Zobrist flies out to Taylor, fails to advance Baez to third. 2 Outs. Bryant hits a RBI-Single to right field. Baez scores. Bryant advances to second on the throw. Runner on 2nd. CHC 1, WAS 0 CALL UNDER REVIEW: Call that Bryant is safe at second is being reviewed. Call stands. Runner on 2nd. Rizzo hits a RBI-Single to right field. Bryant scores. CHC 2, WAS 0 Contreras grounds out to Turner. 3 Outs. Cubs strand Rizzo. Middle of 6th Inning: CHC 2, WAS 0 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up: 2. Harper 3. Rendon 4. Murphy Hendricks currently at 76 pitches. Harper flies out to Schwarber. 1 Out. Rendon draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st. Murphy strikes out swinging. 2 Outs. Zimmerman grounds into 6-4 fielder's choice. Rendon is out at second. 3 Outs. End of 6th Inning: CHC 2, WAS 0 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 5. Schwarber 6. Russell 7. Heyward Strasburg currently at 65 pitches. Scores: Schwarber gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Russell singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Russell steals second base. Heyward fouls out to Zimmerman. 2 Outs. Oliver Perez (LHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Baez strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Pedro Strop (RHP) warming up in Cubs Bullpen. Cubs strand Russell at second base. Middle of 7th Inning: CHC 2, WAS 0 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 6. Werth 7. Wieters 8. Taylor Hendricks currently at 95 pitches. SUBSTITUTION: Leonys Martin replaces Kyle Schwarber, playing center field and batting 5th. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Ben Zobrist moves from right field to left field. Jason Heyward moves from center field to right field. Werth grounds out to Bryant. 1 Out. Brian Duensing (LHP) and Pedro Strop (RHP) warming up in Cubs Bullpen. Wieters grounds out to Baez. 2 Outs. Taylor reaches base on fielding error by Bryant. Runner on 1st. PINCH-HITTING: Howie Kendrick pinch-hitting for Stephen Strasburg. Hendricks currently at 103 pitches. Kendrick strikes out swinging. 3 Outs. Nationals strand Taylor on base. End of 7th Inning: CHC 2, WAS 0 Top of 8th Inning: Due Up: 9. Hendricks? 1. Zobrist 2. Bryant PITCHING CHANGE: Ryan Madson (RHP) replaces Stephen Strasburg as Nationals Pitcher. PINCH-HITTING: Jon Jay pinch-hitting for Kyle Hendricks. Jay doubles to left field. Runner on 2nd. Zobrist strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Bryant grounds out to Murphy. Jay advances to third. 2 Outs. Runner on 3rd. Rizzo hits a RBI-Double left field. Jay scores. CHC 3, WAS 0 Nationals elect to intentionally pass on Contreras. Oliver Perez (LHP) warming up in Nationals Bullpen. Martin gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Cubs strand a pair of base runners. Middle of 8th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 0 Bottom of 8th Innning: Due Up: 1. Turner 2. Harper 3. Rendon PITCHING CHANGE: Carl Edwards Jr. (RHP) replaces Kyle Hendricks as Cubs Pitcher. Edwards will bat 1st in Cubs Lineup. SUBSTITUTION: Jon Jay stays in game to play left field. Zobrist leaves the game. Turner strikes out swinging. 1 Out. Harper pops out to Baez. 2 Outs. Rendon gets called out on strikes. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning. End of 8th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 0 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up: 6. Russell 7. Heyward 8. Baez PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon Kintzler (RHP) replaces Ryan Madson as Nationals Pitcher. Scores: Wade Davis (RHP) warming up in Cubs Bullpen. Russell loses his 10-pitch battle with Kintzler, as the Cubs Shortstop gets called out on strikes. 1 Out. Heyward gets hit by a pitch. Runner on 1st. Baez grounds into 4-3 double play. 3 Outs. Cubs side is retired. Middle of 9th Inning: CHC 3, WAS 0 Bottom of 9th Inning: Due Up: 4. Murphy 5. Zimmerman 6. Werth PITCHING CHANGE: Wade Davis (RHP) replaces Carl Edwards Jr. as Cubs Pitcher. SUBSTITUTION: Albert Almora Jr. replaces Jon Jay, playing center field. DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Leonys Martin moves from center field to left field. Murphy grounds out to Baez. 1 Out. Zimmerman strikes out swinging. The pitch went to the dirt. Contreras hits Zimmerman on throw to first. Zimmerman is ruled out due to being inside the first baseline. Contreras to Rizzo on throw out. 2 Outs. Werth fouls out to Contreras. 3 Outs. Nationals go down 1-2-3, to end Game 1. Final: CHC 3, WAS 0 W: Hendricks (1-0) L: Strasburg (0-1) SV: Davis (1)_ PoG: Hendricks (CHC) W, 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 6 K, 3 BB ToG: 3:02 Final Thoughts: Stellar pitching performances by Strasburg and Hendricks. But in the end, the Cubs played like defending champions, cashing in a Rendon error, with 2 runs in the Top of 6th Inning. And Rizzo taking advantage of Baker letting Madson pitch to the Cubs First-Baseman. As for the Nationals, they are going to shake this one off, and regroup in Game 2. Tomorrow's game should be more of a battle of bullpens, as both Hendricks and Strasburg gave their teams 7 IP. This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. 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