The Dodgers lost a close one against the Atlanta Braves yesterday, 3 to 2. Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched well; going 5.2 innings, striking out seven, allowing six hits and three runs. Unfortunately, he would have to leave the game early due to an injury. Via JP Hoornstra at Inside the Dodgers, "Hyun-Jin Ryu leaves game in fifth inning with strained right gluteus muscle." So... He pulled a muscle in his butt? How embarrassing.
Via Joe Morgan at MLB.com:
"There's a little concern because it's a new area that's never bothered me before," Ryu said through a translator. "So right now, the only thing I want to do is sleep through and see how I feel tomorrow morning."Fortunately, according to Alanna Rizzo on twitter, he doesn't feel it's anything serious, but is expected to get an MRI or meet with Dr. Neal ElAttrache when the teams goes back to LA at the end of the week, via Dylan Hernandez on twitter.
Of special note, Carl Crawford had another great day at the plate. He recorded two hits, drove in a run and scored a run. This was his fourth straight multi-hit game. I think it is safe to say that he is fully recovered from his most recent injury. Pic at the top via @Dodgers on twitter.
The Dodgers are now 5.0 games ahead of the Giants - who beat the White Sox earlier in the day. Now, here are some more links to check out.
- Awesome! Via Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider, "Cooking Channel to feature Dodger Stadium’s Chef Dave." During my one stay as a faux reporter in the Dodger pressbox, I had the pleasure of enjoying his food. I had the pork, and was quite satisfied.
- Aaron Dodger at Inside Dodger Baseball writes, "Kershaw's ready for a pitch-off!" He links to an ESPN video about Little League pitching sensation Mo'ne Davis who has challenged Clayton. There's a great video there of Clayton accepting the challenge.
- Via JP Hoornstra at the LA Daily News, "Dodgers’ Dee Gordon is still taking pointers from patient Chone Figgins."
“I don’t know how Figgy did it,” Gordon said. “He’d say stuff like … ‘I didn’t ever hit. I walked and got my hits. You hit and get your walks.’ He’s been just showing me how to do that side of it as well.”
BTW, the Dodgers have asked for unconditional release waivers on Chone Figgins, per their twitter.
- Via Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider, "Brian Wilson still sees a knuckleball in his future."
“That’s a pitch that I’m just letting the league know that in case one day they’re interested in a starter, I can throw a knuckleball,” he said. “Not to be funny or as a joke – it’s a real pitch. Yeah, I wouldn’t mind starting one day, try that routine out at the professional level. I did it in the minors – I mean, it’s similar, not to the stakes of Major League competition.
He's just weird and competitive enough to be an effective knuckleball pitcher in the future.
- Recently DFA'd reliver Colt Hynes has been claimed, per @Dodgers on twitter:
Minor-league reliever Colt Hynes, whom the Dodgers designated for assignment, has been claimed by the Toronto @BlueJays.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 13, 2014
- Another one bites the dust. Stephen Fife will have Tommy John surgery, via @Dodgers on twitter:
Stephen Fife will undergo ulnar collateral ligament (Tommy John) surgery, to be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles today.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 13, 2014
- In light of Scott Schebler's huge day at the plate the other day (3 homers), Carson Cistulli at FanGraphs has some insights on what is happening.
Over his most recent two-game stretch with Double-A Chattanooga, Schebler has produced the following line: 7 PA, 1 BB, 0 K, 4 HR, 5 H. Nor has Schebler’s plate-discipline deteriorated, really: since that initial appearance among the Five, Schebler has produced walk and strikeout rates of 8.0% and 14.0%, respectively — i.e. a considerable improvement over his previously established levels.
- "Damn you, Paul McCartney!" As I shake my fist like a madman. Via Ron Cervenka at Think Blue LA, the McCartney concert did some damage to the centerfield grass at Dodger Stadium.
It seems that the stage on which Sir Paul performed unknowingly damaged the center field grass at Dodger Stadium, prompting stadium grounds crew workers to begin hurried repairs to the field on Wednesday morning for the upcoming homestand with the Brewers, Padres and Mets, which begins on Friday night.
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