[PilotMan]

4/15 5-3 W over the Giants
Bobby Grich went 3-4 with 3 RBI's and Evans hit a 2-run homer (3) to power the offense and give Frank Tanana (2-0) enough to knock off the Giants. Niedenfuer struck out 3 of the last 6 to claim his 5^th save.


4/16 6-5 W over the Astros
Mike Marshall went 4-5 with 2 RBI's and Templeton went 3-4 and scored twice. Rhoden (2-1) was cruising until Dale Murphy hit a 3-run homer to get the 'Stros back in it. Niedenfuer allowed a run in the 9^th, but buckled down for his 6^th save in 6 chances.


4/17 6-0 W over the Astros
Templeton went 2-5 with 2 RBI and Randolph went 2-4 with 2 RBI while Milt Wilcox (2-0) threw 8 1/3 shut out innings before getting the hook and Steve Howe finished. Team starters now have a 2.00 ERA and are really still carrying this team.


4/18 9-1 W over the Astros
Valenzuela (2-1) didn't allow a hit until the 5^th and pitched 8 innings, with Eck on mop up duty. Evans (4) hit a 2-run homer in the 6^th, and Murphy (2), who seems to be coming alive a little, drilled a 3-run bomb and knocked in 5. Nolan Ryan (0-3) did us a favor by walking 8 in 4 innings.


4/19 4-3 W over the Padres
The streak continues, that's 6 in a row. Dwight Evans went 3-5 and Pena went 8, but left after 8 with the game tied. Bottom of the 10^th it was Bobby Grich who sent all the fans home with a walk off homerun, his 2^nd off of Jimmy Key (0-1).


4/20 1-0 L to the Padres
Tough one to lose. Tanana went almost 8 without allowing a run. It was Steve Howe (0-2) who gave up the run in the ninth after Gwynn lead off with a triple. Dwight Evans got 2 hits to lead the Dodgers.


4/21 4-1 L to the Padres
I don't think we lost 1 series to the Padres all year last year, but we drop the first of this year thanks to another steady diet of left handed pitching. Ken Daley (1-1) did a number on us, followed by Jimmy Key and Gary Lucas and LA had no answers. Scioscia had 2 hits and caught 2 stealing, while Rhoden (2-2) struggled through 7 allowing 10 hits and 3 walks.


4/22 3-0 L to the Padres
The offense is not working right now. Milt Wilcox (2-1) had a good outing and it was wasted as he allowed 2 over 7. Juan Eichelberger (1-2) walked 6 and they missed those chances too. The best highlight was a Milt Wilcox double and Dwayne Murphy walking 3 times.


4/23 5-2 L to the Astros
This wasn't the same Ryan we beat up on before. He had a no hitter into the 7^th before Murphy hit a solo shot, his 3^rd. That was all the offense worth mentioning. Valenzuela (2-2) allowed 5 in 6.2. Denny saw his first innings of the year.


4/24 9-5 W (10) over the Astros
This game had it all. Pena started, got into trouble in the 2^nd inning and LA fell behind 2-0 early. Dwayne Murphy's 3-run homer (4) in the 4^th got us back in it. Pena pitched 6 good innings, and George Foster (on for an injured Grich) hit his first for another run, but a single barrage against Eck in the 7^th cost us the lead. LA would tie it up in the 9^th and in the tenth, with the bases loaded Mike Marshall would send them home with a grand slam, his 3^rd of the year off of Mike LaCoss. Niedenfuer (2-0) pitched 2 scoreless for the win. Bobby Grich left the game with a mild hamstring strain. He's not on the DL.


4/25 4-1 L to the Astros
Another series loss for this team. Jack Morris (3-1) pitched 8 strong, striking out 7. Tom Candiotti got his first save. Frank Tanana would pitch alright, but not good enough. Bobby Grich, nursing the hamstring injury, got 2 hits. George Foster left with a sore knee.


Rudy May was signed to a 1-year deal, but … idk, it's just one of those things. He's still not been designated yet. He must have dirt on the GM.


4/26 4-3 W over the Padres
Tim Flannery has only been on the active roster for a few days, but starting at third today, he hit 2 triples and knocked in a run to spear the team to victory. Rhoden (3-2) went 8, even if it was uneven. Niedenfeur picked up the save, his 7^th, but Kevin McReynolds took him to the fence with a runner on for the last out.


And to no one's surprise, Rudy May is released...again. Lol.


4/27 5-3 W over the Padres
Wilcox (3-1) did what a 5^th starter needed to do and put the team in the position to win the game. The team beat up on Juan Eichelberger. He allowed 9 hits and 5 walks in less than 6 innings. Marshall hit his 4^th, a two-run shot in the first and the team never looked back. Steve Howe came on and got his first save of 1984.


4/28 4-0 W over the Padres
Now we're at 3 in a row. Valenzuela (3-2) recovered from his last 2 shaky outings, goes the distance, gets his first shutout of the year, and strikes out 9. The player of the game though, was Willie Randolph. Randolph lead off, went 4-4, with 2 runs and 2 RBI's. One of those hits was a 2-run shot in the 5^th, his first. Evans hit his 6^th, a solo shot in the 4^th.


Mike Scott throws a no-hitter for the Mets over the Philies.


4/29 11-5 W over the Padres
A sweep and with that win, we've nearly erased the effects of that losing streak. Dwight Evans continues his April Assault. He went 3-4, with 2 homers and 5 rbi's. He's got 8 homeruns now. Templeton and Smalley both had 3 hits each. Both teams combined for 25 hits. Pena (3-0) went 6 for the win.


4/30 7-2 W over the Giants
Frank Tanana (3-1) was a one man wrecking crew. He went struck out 8 over 8 AND lead the hit parade going 2-4 with a double and 3 rbi's. Templeton went 3-4. The Giants used 6 pitchers in a losing effort.