Guess who got to wear the Dodgers "Player of the Game" belt last night?
Yasmani Grandal was a beast. No... He was a monster... A big Blue switch-hitting behemoth bent on carrying the club the best way he could. Grandal took out his mighty bat and launched not one, but two home runs (from each side of the plate) to lead the surging and obviously confident Dodgers to a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Per
Cary Osborne at Dodger Insider:
“Now that we’re good and healthy and ready to go, we’ve got to turn it
up,” Grandal said. “We have, what, nine games left? Let’s get this thing
over. Let’s close this. Let’s win the division and keep on playing.”
In other news, comic book legend Stan Lee was at the game to throw out the first pitch. The photo on the right,
tweeted by the Dodgers, features Stan with Josh Reddick
Photo at the very top via
@Dodgers on twitter. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1901 the Brooklyn Superbas (Dodgers) set the franchise record for runs scored in a game at 25 against the Cincinnati Reds. In 1947 the Dodgers held Jackie Robinson Day at Ebbets Field during his rookie season. Jackie was noticeably moved when his teammates stood besides him at home plate. In 1962 Maury Wills stole his 96th and 97th bases of the season to break Ty Cobb's Major League record for steals. In 1978 Lee Lacy hit a pinch-hit home run on the first pitch of his at-bat in the seventh inning -- just moments before Dodgers thirdbase coach Preston Gomez came up to Lacy, shook his hand and whispered, "hit this one over the wall for Junior." Dodgers coach Junior Gilliam was in the hospital fighting for his life from a brain hemorrhage. He would pass away a couple of weeks later.
- Happy Birthday, Matt Kemp!