[PilotMan]

5/16 5-3 W over the Phillies
Rhoden (5-2) struggled walking 5 and allowing 7 hits through 6, but the bullpen held things down striking out 6 in the last 3 innings. Sid Bream pinch hit for Rhoden in the 6^th and broke up the no-hitter. Three batters later Dwight Evans hit a grand slam, his 10^th of the year. That's all the offense LA would need. Dave Stewart closed for his first save.


5/18 7-4 W over the Expos
LA took a 7-1 lead into the 9^th. Niedenfuer had to come on to stop the bleeding. He picked up his 15^th save. Tanana (5-2) pitched into the 8^th before giving way. Gary Templeton lead the offense. He went 2-3 with a couple of rbi's. LA has won 10 in a row.


5/19 11-9 L (13) to the Expos
Crazy game. Five lead changes, 7 home runs. Dave Stewart (0-1) served up a home run to Gary Carter in the 12^th and a grand slam to Tim Raines in the 13^th. Even then LA mounted a come back with Mike Scioscia's first dinger, but it was too late. Scioscia had 4 hits, Bobby Grich had 4 rbi's and his 3^rd HR of the year. Niedenfuer had his first blown save of the year.


5/20 7-1 W over the Expos
Alejandro Pena (5-0) struck out 9 over 8 in another dominating performance. Stubbs hit his 3^rd in the first, Dwayne Murphy his 6^th in the 6^th and George Foster hit his 3^rd in the 7^th. Bill Gullickson (5-4) took the loss.


5/22 14-3 W over the Phillies
The LA defense kept the Phils to a fg to keep up the good start to the year. Rick Rhoden improved to 6-2, only throwing 69 pitches over 6. George Foster had a breakout game going 3-3 with his 4^th HR and 4 RBI's. Every starter had at least 1 hit. Dwayne Murphy hit his 7^th. This team has started so well, that it's nearing the end of May, and Jerry Reuss, who was relegated to the bullpen, finally saw his first inning of 1984.


5/23 2-1 L to the Phillies
Kevin Gross (4-0) won the dual with Frank Tanana (5-3) as both pitchers had good games. LA had opportunities, but failed, while the Phils did more with less. Willie Randolph went 2-4.


5/24 6-2 W over the Phillies
Valenzuela (6-2) struck out 9, but gave up 9 hits in 6 innings of work, along with 2 home runs. Scioscia hit #2, Grich #4, and Foster hit #5. LA scored in each of the first 5 innings and would not look back. Randolph went 2-4 and scored twice. Guerrero made his 8^th error, which doesn't see so bad right now.


5/25 7-3 W over the Mets
Dwayne Murphy has been steadily getting hotter. He's gotten his avg up to .264 and is now among the league leaders in RBI's. He went 2-3, and hit his 8^th HR of the year, with 2 walks to lead the team. Alejandro Pena (6-0) struck out 8 and Niedenfuer got the last 4 outs for his 16^th save.


5/26 6-4 W over the Mets
Dwight Evans went 3-4 to keep his hot start going. Wilcox (5-2) only got 68 pitches in. His day was inturruped by a 64 min rain delay. John Denny, Steve Howe bridged the gap, and Dennis Eckersley got his first save of the year.


5/27 5-1 L to the Mets
Doc Gooden (6-5) shut us down, while Rhoden (6-3) took the loss in a rough outing. Buck Martinez had 2 of the team's 4 hits.


5/28 5-1 L to the Expos
Back to back losses for the first time since April 23^rd. The double team of Dawson and Carter sunk the Dodgers on this day. Frank Tanana (5-4) wasn't on his “A” game and the offense didn't bail him out. LA fell behind early and couldn't get on track. Dave Rozema pitched the rare, 3 inning save to close it out.


5/29 3-2 W over the Expos
This battle between these teams is still hot. Valenzuela (7-2) pitched 8. Niedenfeur came on for his 17^th save, although he did let the tying run get to 3^rd with 1 out. The offense was powered by a couple of Dwayne Murphy sac flies. He leads the NL in RBI's now.


5/30 2-1 L to the Expos
Another series loss to the team we're most likely to play again in the playoffs. John Candelaria (5-2) just rolled, striking out 11. LA didn't even get on the board until Foster hit his 6^th in the 9^th off of Reardon. Pena (6-1) took the loss.