Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig, right, jokes around with Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda, of Japan, in the dugout during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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Four months later, on September 23, 2014, Puig made a move toward the mound after he was hit by a Bumgarner pitch.
Bumgarner gave the Dodgers only one hit.
And in the past you would’ve thought Bumgarner would’ve fought Bochy if the manager was taking him out of this game one second before Bumgarner thought he should come out. He said a trainer popped his finger back into place after he came out of the game.
Of course Bumgarner and Yasiel Puig had a dust-up during last night’s game, and there has been some speculation that could be part of the reason Bochy chose to pull his ace even with his pitch count well in hand, especially given the team’s dire circumstances.
I just don’t where to begin, other than to say that everyone appears to share in the blame.
Puig said he wasn’t sure whether Bumgarner had something personal against him. He allowed only four hits in six innings, but one of those was a solo shot by Justin Turner that ended up being the only run of the game.
The 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Dodgers encapsulated everything that has gone wrong for the Giants in 2016: anemic offense, questionable managerial decisions, poor luck and ultimately a blown lead in the 9th inning. “It’s the blister that we’re consciously trying to monitor”.
The Dodgers first baseman and a few of his teammates took a photo wearing shirts saying, “don’t look at me”. Derek Law then replaced Smith, and threw a hanger that Howie Kendrick probably should’ve knocked out of the park, instead flying out to end the inning. It was the eighth one-run game among 14 meetings between the rivals this season, with the teams winning four each. “At the same time, you’ve got to be smart about it”. Unfortunately, we won’t be expecting to see Jose DeLeon or Julio Urias in this series, which would prove to be a big test for the two rookies.
Dodgers: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (elbow) and RHP Brandon McCarthy (hip stiffness) will pitch in a simulated game Tuesday. The Dodgers have lost only three times when leading after eight innings.
Heyward’s seventh home run, his first since August 22, landed in the center field seats and brought home Addison Russell.
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Hill is 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA in six career starts against the Giants, limiting them to a.219 batting average. The two-time All-Star pitched his fifth complete game of the season in his last start on Thursday against St. Louis.
