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Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers

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Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging On Shish On Baseball'. Tonight it is the Chicago White Sox versus Los Angeles Dodgers. This is a tale of two teams going into two different directions. The White Sox own the American League's worst record at 45-71. Meanwhile the Dodgers own the Majors' best record at 84-34, a whopping 50 games over .500.

Tonight's starting pitching matchup is Carlos Rodón for the White Sox and Yu Darvish for the Dodgers. Rodón is 1-4, with 4.24 ERA, and 55 Ks. While Darvish; who is making his Dodger Stadium debut, 8-9, with a 3.81 ERA, and 168 Ks.

It is the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, coming up tonight.

Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

Starting Lineups:
Chicago White Sox (45-71):
1. Leury Garcia CF 
2. Yolmer Sanchez 3B
3. Jose Abreu 1B
4. Nicky Delmonico LF
5. Avasail Garcia RF
6. Yoan Moncada 2B
7. Omar Narvaez C
8. Tim Anderson SS
9. Carlos Rodon P
SP: Carlos Rodón (LHP) (1-4, 4.24 ERA, and 55 Ks)

Los Angeles Dodgers (84-34):

SP: Yu Darvish (8-9, 3.21 ERA, and 168 Ks)
1. Chris Taylor CF
2. Corey Seager SS
3. Justin Turner 3B
4. Keke Hernandez LF 
5. Logan Forsythe 2B
6. Austin Barnes C
7. Yasiel Puig RF
8. Rob Segedin 1B
9. Yu Darvish
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Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. L. Garcia
2. Sanchez
3. Abreu
Yu Darvish now starting as Dodgers pitcher.
First pitch around 7:15 p.m. PDT.
HOME RUN: Leury Garcia hits a solo home run off of Yu Darvish. CHW 1, LAD 0
Sanchez grounds out to Forsythe. 1 Out.
​Abreu singles to left field line. Runner on 1st.
Delmonico lines into a unassisted double play. 3 Outs.

Middle of 1st Inning:
CHW 1, LAD 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
​Due Up:
1. Taylor
2. Seager
3. Turner
Carlos Rodon now starting as White Sox pitcher.
Taylor grounds out to Rodon. 1 Out.
​Seager singles to center field. Runner on 1st.
Turner lines out to L. Garcia. 2 Outs.
Hernandez flies out to Delmonico. 3 Outs.

End of 1st Inning:
CHW 1, LAD 0

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. A. Garcia
6. Moncada
7. Narvaez
​A. Garcia lines out to Puig. 1 Out.
Moncada flies out to Taylor. 2 Outs.
Narvaez singles to left field. Runner on 1st.
Anderson lines out to Turner. 3 Outs.
White Sox left Narvaez on base. 

Middle of 2nd Inning:
CHW 1, LAD 0

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
​5. Forsythe
6. Barnes
7. Puig
​Forsythe doubles to left field. Runner on 1st.
Barnes grounds out to Moncada. Forsythe advances to third. 1 Out. Runner on 3rd.
Rodon throws a wild pitch. Forsythe scores. CHW 1, LAD 1
Puig grounds out to Anderson. 2 Outs.
Segedin grounds out to Sanchez. 3 Outs.

End of 2nd Inning:
CHW 1, LAD 0

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
9. Rodon
1. L. Garcia
2. Sanchez
​Rodon singles to left field. Runner on 1st.
L. Garcia grounds into 4-6 fielder's choice. Rodon is out at second. Rodon safe at first.  1 Out. Runner on 1st.
MANAGER'S CHALLENGE: Dodgers challenge call on field. L. Garcia safe at first.
Call is reversed. L. Garcia is out at first. The double play is scored 4-6-3 double play. 2 Outs.
Sanchez flies out to Hernandez. 3 Outs.
White Sox go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning.

Middle of 3rd Inning:
CHW 1, LAD 1

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
9. Darvish
1. Taylor
2. Seager
​Darvish gets called out on strikes. 1 Out.
Taylor draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
Rodon throws out Taylor on a 1-3 pickoff. 2 Outs.
Seager singles to right field. Runner on 1st.
Turner lines out to Moncada. 3 Outs.
Dodgers left Seager stranded on base.

End of 3rd Inning:
CHW 1, LAD 1

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up"
3. Abreu 
4. Delmonico
5. A. Garcia
Scores:
Abreu.pops out to Segedin. 1 Out.
HOME RUN: Nicky Delmonico hits a solo home run off of Yu Darvish. CHW 2, LAD 1
​A. Garcia flies out to Puig. 2 Outs.
Moncada grounds out to Darvish. 3 Outs.

Middle of 4th Inning:
CHW 1, LAD 1

Bottom of 4th Inning;
Due Up:
4. Hernandez
5. Forsythe
6. Barnes
​HOME RUN: Keke Hernandez hits a solo home run off of Carlos Rodon. CHW 2, LAD 2
​Forsythe draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
​Barnes grounds into 4-6-3 double play. 2 Outs.
Rodon currently at 54 pitches. 
Puig draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
Puig gets caught stealing by Narvaez. Narvaez to Moncada. 3 Outs. 
Segedin will lead off the Bottom of 5th Inning.

End of 4th Inning:
CHW 2, LAD 2

Top of 5th Inning: 
Due Up:
7. Narvaez
8. Anderson
9. Rodon
​Narvaez draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
Anderson flies out to left field. Anderson missed hitting a 2-run blast off of Yu Darvish. 1 Out.
Darvish currently at 60 pitches.
Rodon bunt pops out to Turner. 2 Outs.
L. Garcia singles to second base. Narvaez advances to second. Runners on 1st and 2nd.
Sanchez grounds out to Forsythe. 3 Outs.

Middle of 5th Inning:
CHW 2, LAD 2

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Segedin 
9. Darvish
1. Taylor
Segedin grounds out to Sanchez. 1 Out.
Rodon currently at 67 pitches. 
Darvish gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs.
So with this at bat, Darvish tried to make the case for having the National League teams implement the DH. 
Taylor flies out to L. Garcia. 3 Outs.

End of 5th Inning:
CHW 2, LAD 2

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Abreu
4. Delmonico
5. A. Garcia
HOME RUN: Jose Abreu hits a solo home run off of Yu Darvish. CHW 3, LAD 2
​Delmonico singles to right field. Runner on 1st.
A. Garcia flies out to Puig. 1 Out.
Delmonico steals second base. Runner on 2nd.
Moncada strikes out swinging. 2 Outs.
Delmonico advances to third on a passed ball. Runner on 3rd.
Narvaez strikes out swinging. 3 Outs.
Delmonico left stranded on base.

Middle of 6th Inning:
CHW 3, LAD 2

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Seager
3. Turner
4. Hernandez
​Seager flies out to L. Garcia. 1 Out.
Turner singles to left center field. Runner on 1st.
Turner steals second base. Runner on 2nd.
Hernandez draws a base on balls. Runners on 1st and 2nd.
Rodon currently at 83 pitches.
Forsythe grounds into 5-4-3 double.play. 
Dodgers strand a runner on base.

End of 6th Inning:
CHW 3, LAD 2

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Anderson 
9. Rodon?
1. L. Garcia
Scores:
Darvish gets a visit from the training staff. 
Darvish leaves the game with a possible injury. 
PITCHING CHANGE: Brandon Morrow (RHP) replaces Yu Darvish as Dodgers pitcher.
Anderson singles to center field. Runenr on 1st.
Rodon bunt fouls out to Turner. 1 Out.
L. Garcia grounds into 4-6 fielder's choice. Anderson out at second. L. Garcia is safe at first. 2 Outs.
Runner on 1st.
Sanchez hits an infield single to third base. Runners on 1st and 2nd.
Abreu lines out to Segedin. 3 Outs.
White Sox strand a pair. 

Middle of 7th Inning:
CHW 3, LAD 2

Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Barnes
7. Puig
8. Segedin
​Barnes grounds out to Abreu unassisted. 1 Out.
Puig strikes out on a foul tip. 2 Outs.
Segedin grounds out to Rodon. 3 Outs.
Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 7th Inning.

Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Delmonico 
5. A. Garcia
6. Moncada
​PITCHING CHANGE: Tony Watson (LHP) replaces Brandon Marrow as Dodgers pitcher.
HOME RUN: Nicky Delmonico hits a solo shot off of Tony Watson. CHW 4, LAD 2
​A. Garcia singles to left field. Runner on 1st. 
Moncada gets called out on strikes. 1 Out.
Narvaez grounds into 1-6-3 double play. 3 Outs.

Middle of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
9. Watson?
1. Taylor
2. Seager
​Rodon is still pitching with 100 pitches through 7 innings.
PINCH-HITTING: Chase Utley pinch-hitting for Tony Watson. 
Rodon strikes out swinging. 1 Out.
Rodon leaves the game with a 7.1 inning performance. 
PITCHING CHANGE: Juan Minaya (RHP) replaces Carlos Rodon as White Sox pitcher. CHW 4, LAD 2
Taylor flies out to Delmonico. 2 Outs.
Seager flies out to L. Garcia. 3 Outs.
Dodgers go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning.

End of 8th Inning:
CHW 4, LAD 2

Top of 9th Inning: 
Due Up:
8. Anderson
9. Minaya?
1. L. Garcia
PITCHING CHANGE: Ross Stripling (RHP) replaces Tony Watson as Dodgers pitcher.
​Anderson grounds out to Turner. 1 Out.
PINCH-HITTING; Tyler Saladino pinch-hitting for Juan Minaya. 
Saladino called out on strikes. 2 Outs.
L. Garcia grounds out to Stripling unassisted. 3 Outs.
White Sox go down 1-2-3, in their half of 9th Inning.

Middle of 9th Inning:
CHW 4, LAD 2

Bottom of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Turner
4. Hernandez
5. Forsythe
​PITCHING CHANGE: Gregory Infante (RHP) replaces Juan Minaya as White Sox pitcher. 
SUBSTITUTIONS: Adam Engel replaces Nicky Delmonico and playing center field. 
DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Leury Garcia goes to left field. 
Turner flies out to Engel. 1 Out.
PINCH-HITTING: Cody Bellinger pinch-hitting for Keke Hernandez. 
PITCHING CHANGE: Aaron Bummer (LHP) replaces Gregory Infante as White Sox pitcher. CHW 4, LAD 2
Bellinger singles to center field. Runner on 1st.
Jake Petricka warming up in White Sox Bullpen.
PITCHING CHANGE: Jake Petricka replaces Aaron Bummer as White Sox pitcher. CHW 4, LAD 2
Forsythe hits an RBI-double down left field line. Bellinger scores. CHW 4, LAD 3
​Barnes singles to center field. Engel tries to make the throw gets cut off by an infielder. Forsythe advances to third. Runners on 1st and 3rd. 
WALK-OFF DOUBLE: Yasiel Puig hits an 2 RBI-Walk-off double to left center field. Forsythe and Barnes scores. Game Over! CHW 4, LAD 5

Final:
CHW 4, LAD 5
CHW: (45-72)
LAD: (85-34)
W:Stripling (2-4)
L: Petricka (1-1)
PoG: Puig (LAD): 2 RBI Walk-Off 2B, 1/3
ToG: 2:59

Final Thoughts: Well if you're hot, you're hot.  And when you're not, you're not. The Dodgers took advantage of the White Sox's inability to settle for a closer. The White Sox were able to ​have the long ball going with 4 home runs. But it was the only scoring the White Sox could muster.  

The Dodgers are cruising despite their injury bug now infecting Yu Darvish.  But the Dodgers are looking at the possibility of bringing back Clayton Kershaw who is starting to do simulated games. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'.  Thanks for visiting this page.