It was another bad week for the Dodgers. They were no hit by the Chicago Cubs. They were swept by those pesky San Diego Padres. Their new Dodger Dogs are as horrible as advertised. And after being away from Dodger Stadium for more than a year, fans need to learn how to sing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch all over again.
By the bottom of the seventh inning in the game against the Cubs on Thursday night, it was hard not to take “I don’t care if I never get back” to heart.
The Dodgers dropped into a third-place tie with the Padres at one point, before bouncing back into a solid hold of second place, 3.5 games behind the first-place San Francisco Giants.
The Dodgers lost four games in a row last week, three to the Padres and the opener to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.
Four Cubs pitchers combined for a no-hitter and won 4-0 in the Thursday night game. Zach Davies started the game for the Cubs, which pitched the first combined no hitter in team history.
But it wasn’t a dominating performance by the Cubs pitchers. The Dodgers drew eight walks in the game. Davies walked four batters in six innings. The Dodgers had their chances to score, but they couldn’t come up with a hit.
The Dodgers didn’t even come close. They didn’t even make any exciting outs. The most exciting play of the game was when the Dodgers hit into a double play in the eighth inning.
It was the low point of the season for the Dodgers so far. It was also Walker Buehler’s first loss of the season. He entered that game with a 7-0 record, but the Dodgers did all they could to make sure he didn’t win his eighth game.
Dodger Stadium is sold out with fans again, but they all deserve refunds after having to watch the product the Dodgers put on the field Thursday night.
Maybe it will take time for the players to get used to having fans in the stands again. One thing is for certain, it’s going to take time for fans to learn how to act in the stands again.
For one, no one knows how to sing during the seventh-inning stretch anymore. No one was keeping pace with the tune to “Take Me Out To The Ball Game.” And while we’re at it, it might be a good time to revisit the Kiss Cam. There is still a pandemic going on. No one wants to see strangers kissing each other in a stadium filled with 50,000 people. It doesn’t matter if they have been married for 50 years or live in the same home, it is sending the wrong message. We need boundaries.
The new Dodgers Dogs need some work too. They are not only bad, but they might be the source of a new type of food poisoning. Next time, it’s probably safer to stick to nacho helmets and Shake Shack.
The Dodgers ended the week on a high note. Cody Bellinger hit a walk-off home run to win the game against the Cubs, 3-2, on Saturday night. Surprisingly, it was the first walk-off win for the Dodgers this season, another example of how bad things are going for the Dodgers.
Max Muncy and AJ Pollock sparked a late rally, hitting home runs in the eighth inning of a 6-2 win over the Cubs on Friday night.
The Dodgers won the series finale against the Cubs, 7-1, on Sunday night. Zach McKinstry hit a grand slam and Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 in eight innings. It wasn’t all gloom and doom for the Dodgers. It was mostly doom and gloom.
The Dodgers starting pitchers power rankings:
- Clayton Kershaw
- Julio Urias
- Trevor Bauer
- Walker Buehler
- Tony Gonsolin
The Dodgers (47-31) start a little two-game series with the Giants on Monday before heading out to Washington, D.C., for a four-game weekend series against the Nationals.
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