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Dodgers Beat the streak: Morning baseball after 16 innings

By Jason Reed

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 24: Enrique Hernandez #14 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch in the 16th inning during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on July 24, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 7-4 in 16 innings. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 24: Enrique Hernandez #14 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch in the 16th inning during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on July 24, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 7-4 in 16 innings. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies battled for 16 innings before the Phillies finally got the best of the Dodgers to even the series at one.

The Los Angeles Dodgers played the team’s longest game of the year on Tuesday night, going 16 innings with the Philadelphia Phillies. While Dodger fans on the West Coast are used to games ending at 10:15 p.m., the 1:15 a.m. end time must not sit well for either team.

Both teams will be back at it at 12:35 p.m. EST, 9:35 a.m. PST. While the fans are going to get to enjoy some breakfast and baseball, the two teams likely are not excited about the game starting 11 hours after tonight’s game ended.

By the time the two teams get showered and leave the Ball Park they may not get to their hotel room beds by 2:30 a.m. EST. Assuming the team has to be at the park at 10 a.m., which is standard with no batting practice, that gives the players about six, six and a half hours to sleep.

It is safe to say that both teams are going to be tired tomorrow. That is why the Dodgers opted to go with Enrique Hernandez in the 16th inning. While losing was not preferred, this is probably the closest the Dodgers have ever been to being ok with a loss.

With 48 outs to work with, we had plenty of chances to extend our Dodgers Beat the Streak hitting streaks.

However, in our typical fashion of having bad luck in our selections, we could not muster a single hit between Sarah and I. Sarah went with Max Muncy, I went with Manny Machado. The two went a combined 0-13 with three strikeouts and a walk.

Talk about an old dip in the batting average.

Sarah is going to sit out this selection (don’t worry, she will be back). Without further ado, here is my selection for who will get a hit for the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Jason’s pick — Current streak 0: Matt Kemp

The Dodgers are going to be burnt out tomorrow, that is an understatement. Luckily, though, it goes both ways as the Phillies are going to be equally as burnt out.

Thus, the smart pick is someone that is going to be well-rested and still gives me a good chance at extending my streak. With those factors in mind there is really only one bat I can select; Matt Kemp.

Kemp got the day off on Tuesday and was limited to one lone plate appearance. While he did not get a base hit in that plate appearance, he is easily going to be the most well-rested Dodger and is going to carry the offense on his back with one of his vintage performances.

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The expectations for Kemp are pretty high tomorrow. However, even if he cannot live up to said expectations, I know he will at least get a base hit.

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