[PilotMan]

6/1 3-2 W over the Expos
Valenzuela (7-2) went 7.2 before giving way to Niedenfeur who pitched the last 4 outs for his 13^th save. Robin Yount lead off the game with his 2^nd homer of the year. LA was able to answer in the bottom of the 2^nd when Frank White knocked in 2 with a double. Both he and Bream were 2-4 in action. Young Expos prospect, Andres Galarraga hit his 2^nd career homer in the 8^th to cut the lead.


6/2 7-4 L to the Expos
Jim Beattie (0-2) got his first start of the year and it did not go well. He was spotted 4 runs as LA opened up in the bottom of the first. Roy Smalley, who has been on a little hot streak, went 1-3 with 2 RBI's. It all went wrong in the 5^th with Dawson smacked a 3-run homer to tie the game, and then later in the inning young infield prospect Mike Greenwell hit his first career homer. This was another 3-run homer. That put the Expos up for good. All 7 runs were pinned on Beattie over 5 innings.


6/3 8-5 L to the Mets
The Mets abused Rick Rhoden (6-3) to the tune of 16 baserunners over 5 innings. NY built up an 8-0 lead by the 6^th inning and we slowly whittled it down, all the way until we had the tying run at the plate in the 9^th inning. Frank White just couldn't get the hit we needed to stay in it. Steve Sax lead the offense going 3-5.


6/4 3-1 L to the Mets
And the losing streak stretches to 3. June isn't starting off so hot right now. It was another Denny/Gooden matchup, and this time it was a dual. Denny won the K battle 9 to 7 in 2 less innings of work, and when you add in the 5 that John Franco got, we really did, but it didn't matter when we couldn't score off of Doc. Gooden moved to 9-2, Denny to 3-5. Steve Sax had the lone RBI and Mike Scioscia had 2 hits to pace LA. LA did get something going in the 9^th when Scioscia singled and Evans walked. That put the winning run at the plate in Stubbs, but he grounded out to end the rally.


Alejandro Pena was activated off the DL and John Franco was sent back to AAA. Franco pitched in 6 games, 8 innings, and struck out 8. He'll fill the closer role in Albuquerque again.


6/5 7-0 L to the Mets
Boooooooo. Jay Tibbs owned us again. He came within an out of a shutout, and pushed his record to 5-2. Frank Tanana (3-3), again, didn't pitch past the 5^th, allowing 6 runs. The only bright side was Pena, fresh off the DL, threw 3 shutout innings. We managed only 4 hits, 1 extra base hit, a double, from Stubbs. Not too often we hit a 4 in a row skid, but here it is. LA has dropped to third in the West, 2.5 games back.


6/7 9-6 W over the Braves
The offense woke up today. LA opened up with 3 in the first and with Valenzuela on the mound we thought it was going to hold. However, in the 2^nd inning, Frank White made 3 throwing errors and 4 unearned runs crossed the plate. LA clawed back on a Roy Smalley HR in the 5^th, and in the 6^th Dwight Evans finally hit another, his 7^th. A three run shot that would be the winning margin. Valenzuela (8-2) only went 6, walked 5, but pitched well without White's help. Ken Howell pitched the final 2 for his first career save.


6/8 4-3 L to the Braves
Tough loss. Rhoden (6-4) started against rookie Zane Smith (2-5). Smith went 8 and was large and in charge for most of the game. Atlanta peppered Dodger pitching for 9 hits. Down 4-1, LA got one back in the 8^th, and in the 9^th Frank White lead off with a solo homer (2) to cut the lead to 1. LA would get runners on first and second before Steve Sax flew out to center to end it.


Adding insult to injury, Sid Fernandez threw a 1-hitter for Seattle, striking out 10.


6/9 6-1 W over the Braves
It looked like another anemic offensive start to the game with Pascual Perez taking a no-hitter into the 5^th. But Sid Bream lead off that inning with a game tying shot to right. His 5^th. Look at this sequence for how Atlanta scored their first run. Brad Komminsk singled to lead off. He stole 2^nd, took third on a Mike Marshall error, then scored on a flyout. That's been our season in a nutshell. Stubbs added his 4^th of the year, a monster 444ft line drive to right, scoring 2, that put LA up. Meanwhile John Denny (4-5) was pitching well. He went 8 strong before leaving and Niedenfuer came in to make sure we'd take the W.


Graig Nettles has returned from the DL and Ross Jones was optioned back to AAA. That should help defensively if nothing else. Neither he, nor Frank White, are lighting the world afire with the bat.


6/10 4-3 W over the Reds
We get our first look at the best team in the West and get an opportunity to run them down. Jeff Russell kept us in check for most of the game. Tanana started, but was forced out in the 7^th after his 10^th hit allowed and having surrendered 3 runs. We had a big scare in the 4^th when Dwight Evans pulled up lame after a hit and had to leave the game. More on his condition later. Top 8, down 3-1 Andre Thornton, off the bench, hit his 2^nd homer of the year, to cut the lead. In the 9^th the Reds Keefe Cato (2-2) tried to lock it down, but he walked Stubbs to lead it off, and then Mike Marshall hit a 1-2 pitch into the left field bleachers (6) to put us up. Jerry Reuss (2-1) got the win. Niedenfeur got his 14^th save.


Dwight Evans has a tight hamstring and he'll be out for about a week. He isn't on the DL right now.


6/11 6-4 L to the Reds
Man, Jim Beattie (0-3) is really struggling. He struck out 7 in 5 hard innings of work, but he allowed 5 runs too. Eddie Milner and Danny Tartabull destroyed us. They went back to back, Milner's was an inside the park job and he scored 4 runs. A big 4^th against Jack Morris (5-4) brought us back. Sid Bream was 2-2 with 2 RBI's and we got back within 1 thanks to Stubbs solo shot (5^th) in the 6th. The Reds got an insurance run and put us away in the 8^th.


6/12 6-5 W over the Reds
We take game 3 in come from behind fashion. Valenzuela struck out 9 over 7, but served up 2 homers, one to light hitting Len Matuszek and the other to youngster Kal Daniels. He left the game with it tied at 4. Despite LA's 13 hits, again, only 1 was for extra bases. In the top of the 9^th we faced off against Ted Power. Gary Maddox got a hit, Mike Marshall reached on a Nick Esasky error, to put the go ahead run on first. Smalley singled in Maddox and Mashall took third. Sid Bream then scored Marshall on a sac fly. Sid Bream and Roy Smalley both went 2-4 with 2 RBI's. Niedenfuer pitched a 1-2-3 9^th for his 15^th save. Steve Howe (1-1) got the win.


6/13 4-2 W over the Astros
Rhoden (7-4) allowed 1 hit over 8, but got into a little trouble in the 9^th. Niedenfeur had to come on and close it out for his 16^th save. Stubbs hit a solo shot (6) in the 2^nd and Marshall hit a 2-run homer in the 6^th (7).


Willie Randolph was activated off the DL. Tony Phillips was optioned to AAA to make room. Dwight Evans is expected to be in the lineup tomorrow, so the gangs getting back together again.


6/14 6-4 W over the Astros
Big day for the offense. Randolph took his rightful place at the top of the order, and Mike Scioscia was 4-5 with 2 RBI's hitting behind him. Mike Marshall hit #8 and we made Nolan Ryan's (6-4) really hard. Tanana (4-3) went 7 and Niedenfuer got the last 8 outs for his 17^th save.


Toby Harrah came off the DL and was sent to Albuquerque for rehab.


6/15 5-2 W over the Astros
LA pulls off the sweep. John Denny (5-5) cruised through 8 innings and Ken Howell finished for his 2^nd save. The Dodgers went up in the first and never looked back. In the 5^th we saw back to back home runs from Willie Randolph (2) and Mike Scioscia (6). Randolph ended up 2-4 on the day with 2 runs scored.