[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

Go Jays!

I'm glad someone is getting something good out of this Dynasty!

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5/1 11-5 L to the Cardinals
Hard to believe that late in the game LA lead this 4-2. Will Clark had homered in the 4^th to get the Cards on the board, then down by 2 in the 7^th Clark lauched his 2^nd HR, a 3-run shot (6,7). Andy Van Slyke (2) followed with his own to go back to back. In the 8^th, somehow with Rhoden (3-2) still pitching, he got into trouble again. Brian Holton came on and Clark tripled, then Van Slyke followed with his 2^nd HR of the game (3). Despite all that LA still scored 5 runs, on 8 hits. Scioscia went 3-4 with 2 RBI's. If the pitching would have been better we might have won.


Tom Brookens is heading to Pittsburgh as they win the waiver claim.


5/2 9-3 W over the Cardinals
LA got hit after hit and put all the runs on in the first 4 innings. Pete Vuckovich (0-3) served up 12 hits before he was yanked. Inky had the best game going 4-5 with 3 RBI's. He put the icing on the cake when he blasted his 10^th HR of the year in the 4^th. Henderson also cracked a HR (2) and he and Sax combined to go 6-9. Tony Phillips stayed hot going 3-5. Frank Tanana (3-1) pitched a complete game in a good start. He also hit a career milestone with his 2000'th career strikeout. He's 37^th in MLB history. He is looking to pass Catfish Hunter, Dazzy Vance and Bobo Newsome.


5/3 5-3 W over the Cardinals
Valenzuela goes 8 for his 5^th win of the year. LA scored 3 in the 5^th to break a 2-2 tie. All of LA's runs were unearned, as the Cardinals were victimized by Gold Glove second basemen Glenn Hubbard 2 times. Franco pitched the 9^th for his 5^th save of the year.


5/4 4-0 W over the Cubs
John Denny (3-2) threw a complete game shutout. He wasn't perfect through. He walked 4 and allowed 9 hits. He got some great defensive help with a couple double plays. Tony Phillips (4) and Doug DeCinces (2) both homered. DeCinces went 4-4 with 3 RBI's.


5/5 12-7 W over the Cubs
Hard to believe that LA blew a 5-0 lead. Kelly Downs (3-2) lucked into the win, even though he allowed 5 runs in 5 innings of work. We'll just leave the pitching with that. They weren't very good. Ray Knight though? Still smokin'. Even without a starting gig. He started at 3^rd tonight and went 4-4 with 2 walks, 3 runs and 3 RBI's, Fred Lynn went 3-6. Sax went 2-4 with 3 runs.


5/6 16-0 W over the Pirates
The best of both worlds. The winner was Rhoden (4-2) and his 2 hit, complete game, shutout. He walked 4 and struck out 7. However, his opposite, Bruce Ruffin, had the worst game score I've seen, a -2. In 3 2/3 innings of work, he allowed 8 hits, 10 runs, 5 walks, 0 K's and 2 HR's. He threw 92 pitches in less than 4 innings. It all started in the 3^rd when Ray Knight continued his hitting assault with a 2-run HR, his 4^th. He finished 4-6 with 3 RBI's. But he wasn't the best. Inky went 3-6, but he wasn't the best. Fred Lynn hit a grand slam in the 8 run 4^th, his 6^th, but he wasn't the best. Ricky walked 4 times in a 1-2 with 2 RBI game, nope, not the best. Tony Phillips walked 3 times and scored every time. Nope, not him either. Today, it was all Steve Sax. 4-6, 4 runs, and 4 RBI's. LA had 15 hits and walked 10 times as a team. We never did this last year. This is the kind of game that a fan can get excited about.


5/7 8-0 W over the Pirates
Frank Tanana (4-1) continued the assault on Pirate batters by completing the back to back shut out. He struck out 7 in a good showing. Steve Sax continued his hot streak going 3-5 and cracking a solo homer (1) in the 4^th. He has raised his average about 40 points in 2 games. Ray Knight raised his league leading average to .417, going 2-4. Inky also hit #11, as part of a 4 run 4^th inning.


5/8 4-1 L to the Cardinals
Fred Lynn knocked in Rickey in the first and it was downhill from there. Valenzuela (5-2) allowed 3 unearned runs from a Sax error. The Cards scored 3 in the 4^th and never looked back,. LA loses their win streak, and the Cards roll on theirs. We'll get another shot tomorrow.


5/9 9-6 L to the Cardinals
St Louis has a good team. They're like 2 players away from a playoff team. LA came up with 4 in the bottom of the 8^th and cut the lead to 1, but Don Robinson gave it all back in the 9^th. LA got 1 more in the bottom of the 9^th, and had they kept it close would have taken it to extras, but the bullpen hurt us again. Rough start for John Denny (3-3), allowed 6 of 6.2 innings.


5/10 6-0 W over the Cardinals
We salvage one against the Cards. Sid Bream and Mike Scioscia go 3-4 and Bream hits his first HR of the year. Kelly Downs goes the distance for the 3-hit shutout, striking out 6. Doug DeCinces hit his 3^rd of the year in the 5^th and put the final nail in the coffin for the Cards.


5/11 3-2 (10) W over the Cubs
Rick Schu homered in 2 in the first inning (3) off of Rhoden and Scott Bankhead (2-4) rolled on for 8.1 innings. In the 9^th Henderson grounded out, then Sax followed with a single. Fred Lynn then took a 1-1 pitch downtown, in a no doubt, game tying homer. His 7^th. In the 10^th, Doug DeCinces hit a massive, walk off HR to put the game away for LA.


Ray Knight and his incredible start has allowed him to wrest away the starting 3B job from Doug DeCinces. Wow. Both guys are playing well. It's a shame that we can't find a way to get them both on the field at the same time.


5/12 9-3 W over the Cubs
Frank Tanana (5-1) gets his 5^th win of the year and throws another complete game. He missed the shutout because of a Glenn Wilson (5) HR. LA scored 3 in the first off of rookie pitcher Tsuneto Fukuchi (0-2). They added 4 more in the 4^th on another Fred Lynn grand slam (8) and then Dwayne Murphy soloed for his first of the year in the 5^th. Lynn went 3-4. Frank Tanana even went 2-3, those were his first 2 hits of the year.


5/13 2-1 W over the Cubs
We drop the Cubs for their 10^th straight loss and our 4^th straight win. David Cone (4-2) put a great start in for the first 5.1 innings. He didn't allow a hit, but had major control issues. By the time he walked his 7^th batter, Inky came up and doubled deep to right-center to knock in a runner. Cone only allowed 2 hits as Bream was up next and got the 2^nd one and the 2^nd RBI. Valenzuela (6-2) pitched a great 8 innings, striking out 7. Franco pitched a perfect 9^th for his 6^th save.


5/15 11-4 L to the Expos
Oh fuck the Expos. They blister us for 15 hits and score in every inning until Ken Howell stops the bleeding in the 7^th. DeCinces hits his 5^th. Incaviglia hits his 12^th. Sax had 2 hits. Pretty much everyone on the Expos had a better day than that.