Re: Game 3 vs Phillies
Dodgers 20-12 W8 9-1 (last 10) .5 game up on the Rockies
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Dodgers 20-12 W8 9-1 (last 10) .5 game up on the Rockies
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Winning Streak comes to an end...
PIT (15-14) – Jeff Suppan (1-2, 5.02)
LA (20-12) – Kerry Wood (4-1, 4.50)
Scoring:
Top 1st –
Reese singles to RF, stole 2nd. Henske singles to CF, Reese scoring. Giles doubles, Henske to third. Young grounds to Ensberg at third, 1 out. C. Wilson pops up to Thurston, 2 out. Mackowiak singles to RF scoring Henske, Giles to third. J. Wilson grounds to Ensberg. Pirates 2 Dodgers 0
Bottom 1st –
Roberts singles to RF. Thurston singles to LF, Roberts to second. Green hits into 6-4-3 DP, 2outs, Roberts to third. Ward singles to LF, Roberts scores. LoDuca strikes out. Pirates 2 Dodgers 1
Bottom 3rd –
With 2 out, Green HR (10) to right-center. Ward fouls out, third out. Pirates 2 Dodgers 2
Top 5th –
2 out, Reese singles to LF. Henske ground-rule double to RF, Reese to third. Giles IBB. Young doubles to LF, scoring Reese and Henske. C. Wilson grounds to Cora, third out. Pirates 4 Dodgers 2
Bottom 6th –
Green singles to RF. Ward doubles, Green to third. LoDuca flies to deep CF scoring Green, 1 out, Ward holds at second. McGriff pops to J. Wilson, second out. Ensberg lines back to pitcher, third out. Pirates 4 Dodgers 3
Top 7th –
Giles doubles. Young flies to Roberts, 1 out, Giles to third. C. Wilson singles home Giles. Rocker replaces Cruz. Mackowiak singles to center, C. Wilson to second. J. Wilson strikes out, 2 outs. Werth bounces back to Rocker for third out. Pirates 5 Dodgers 3
Summary – The Dodgers played well today, but were unable to pick up their 9th straight victory as they lost to the Pirates 5-3 and finished 6-1 on the homestand. LA was unable to pick up timely hits as they have been doing for the last week or so. They hit the ball hard all over the field, but usually right at someone. “This is how the game goes,” manager O’Neil said. “You win some, you lose some. There will always be another day to improve upon the last. We were fortunate enough to win 8 in a row, but now it’s gone and done with. We will look to start a new streak in New York!” The Dodgers will fly to NY to play the Mets and then fly to Montreal to play the Expos.
Pitching –
PIT:
Suppan(W, 2-2) 5IP 6H 2R 2K 4.81
Sauerbeck 1IP 2H 1R 0K 1.54
Boehringer 2IP 1H 0R 0K 3.00
Williams (S, 9) 1IP 0H 0R 0K 0.69
LA:
Wood (L, 4-2) 5IP 8H 4R 4K 4.79
Cruz 2.1IP 3H 1R 1K 1.17
Rocker 1.3IP 1H 0R 2K 4.80
Key Hitters –
PIT:
Reese 3-5, 2R
Henske 3-4, 2B, 2R, RBI
LA:
Green 2-4, HR, 2R, RBI
Ward 3-4, 2B, RBI
Quote of the Day: “I gave him a batting practice pitch and he should have hit as far as he did. If he didn’t, the Dodgers should have been worried with him!” Jeff Suppan on Shawn Green’s 456’ blast
Dodgers 20 - 13
Tied with Colorado for 1st in NL WestComment
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Winning Streak comes to an end...
PIT (15-14) – Jeff Suppan (1-2, 5.02)
LA (20-12) – Kerry Wood (4-1, 4.50)
Scoring:
Top 1st –
Reese singles to RF, stole 2nd. Henske singles to CF, Reese scoring. Giles doubles, Henske to third. Young grounds to Ensberg at third, 1 out. C. Wilson pops up to Thurston, 2 out. Mackowiak singles to RF scoring Henske, Giles to third. J. Wilson grounds to Ensberg. Pirates 2 Dodgers 0
Bottom 1st –
Roberts singles to RF. Thurston singles to LF, Roberts to second. Green hits into 6-4-3 DP, 2outs, Roberts to third. Ward singles to LF, Roberts scores. LoDuca strikes out. Pirates 2 Dodgers 1
Bottom 3rd –
With 2 out, Green HR (10) to right-center. Ward fouls out, third out. Pirates 2 Dodgers 2
Top 5th –
2 out, Reese singles to LF. Henske ground-rule double to RF, Reese to third. Giles IBB. Young doubles to LF, scoring Reese and Henske. C. Wilson grounds to Cora, third out. Pirates 4 Dodgers 2
Bottom 6th –
Green singles to RF. Ward doubles, Green to third. LoDuca flies to deep CF scoring Green, 1 out, Ward holds at second. McGriff pops to J. Wilson, second out. Ensberg lines back to pitcher, third out. Pirates 4 Dodgers 3
Top 7th –
Giles doubles. Young flies to Roberts, 1 out, Giles to third. C. Wilson singles home Giles. Rocker replaces Cruz. Mackowiak singles to center, C. Wilson to second. J. Wilson strikes out, 2 outs. Werth bounces back to Rocker for third out. Pirates 5 Dodgers 3
Summary – The Dodgers played well today, but were unable to pick up their 9th straight victory as they lost to the Pirates 5-3 and finished 6-1 on the homestand. LA was unable to pick up timely hits as they have been doing for the last week or so. They hit the ball hard all over the field, but usually right at someone. “This is how the game goes,” manager O’Neil said. “You win some, you lose some. There will always be another day to improve upon the last. We were fortunate enough to win 8 in a row, but now it’s gone and done with. We will look to start a new streak in New York!” The Dodgers will fly to NY to play the Mets and then fly to Montreal to play the Expos.
Pitching –
PIT:
Suppan(W, 2-2) 5IP 6H 2R 2K 4.81
Sauerbeck 1IP 2H 1R 0K 1.54
Boehringer 2IP 1H 0R 0K 3.00
Williams (S, 9) 1IP 0H 0R 0K 0.69
LA:
Wood (L, 4-2) 5IP 8H 4R 4K 4.79
Cruz 2.1IP 3H 1R 1K 1.17
Rocker 1.3IP 1H 0R 2K 4.80
Key Hitters –
PIT:
Reese 3-5, 2R
Henske 3-4, 2B, 2R, RBI
LA:
Green 2-4, HR, 2R, RBI
Ward 3-4, 2B, RBI
Quote of the Day: “I gave him a batting practice pitch and he should have hit as far as he did. If he didn’t, the Dodgers should have been worried with him!” Jeff Suppan on Shawn Green’s 456’ blast
Dodgers 20 - 13
Tied with Colorado for 1st in NL WestComment
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Re: Winning Streak comes to an end...
i like this way better but where r the pitch countsComment
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Re: Winning Streak comes to an end...
i like this way better but where r the pitch countsComment
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Re: Winning Streak comes to an end...
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i like this way better but where r the pitch counts
Damn...
I totally forgot...
I will put them in next time...
Sorry...
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Re: Winning Streak comes to an end...
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i like this way better but where r the pitch counts
Damn... I totally forgot...
I will put them in next time...
Sorry...
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Game 1 vs NY Mets
LA (20-13) – Kazuhisa Ishii(3-2, 2.13)
NY (16-15) – Tom Glavine(2-1, 4.66)
Scoring –
Bottom 4th –
With 1 out, Floyd homered to LF, his 7th. Wigginton and Vaughn popped to Thurston, outs 2 & 3. Dodgers 0 Mets 1
Top 6th –
Thurston bunt single, stole second. Green pops to second, 1 out. Ward homers to LCF, his 6th. LoDuca doubles to RF. McGriff flies to deep RF, LoDuca to third, 2 outs. John Franco replaces Glavine. Ensberg IBB. Runners on 1st and 3rd. Cora flies to RF, 3 outs. Dodgers 2 Mets 1
Top 7th –
Kinkade, batting for Ishii, homers to LF, his 1st. Roberts hits back to box, 1 out. Thurston grounds to second, 2 outs. Green flies to warning track in center, 3 outs. Dodgers 3 Mets 1
Bottom 9th –
Alomar singles to RF, steals second. Piazza singles to LF, Alomar scoring. Johnson runs for Piazza. Floyd strikes out, 1 out. Johnson steals second. Wigginton strikes out, 2 out. Vaughn singles to RF, Johnson holds at third, Vaughn to second on throw to plate. Burnitz IBB, bases loaded. Sanchez strikes out, 3 outs. Dodgers 3 Mets 2
Summary –
The Dodgers came into tonight game looking a little sluggish as they didn’t record their first hit until the 3rd inning with a bloop single off the bat of Alex Cora. They got two huge swings off the bats of Daryl Ward and Mike Kinkade, to defeat the NY Mets 3-2. Their pitching was fantastic, as usual, until the 9th inning, when everything fell apart. Gagne, usually Mr. Automatic, gave up three hit and almost blew his first save of the year. Luckily, he was able to get out of the jam and give the Dodgers the victory. Game 2 of the series will be played tomorrow night.
Pitching –
LA
Ishii (W, 4-2) 6IP 1R 3H 9K 2.05 (62 – pitches thrown)
Mota 2IP 0R 1H 2K 1.42 (16)
Gagne (S, 13) 1IP 1R 3H 3K 3.14 (22)
NY
Glavine (L, 2-2) 5.2IP 2R 7H 6K 4.47 (51)
Franco 2.1IP 1R 1H 2K 2.51 (18)
Roberts 1IP 0R 0H 2K 1.89 (9)
Key Hitters –
LA
Ward 1-4, HR, 2RBI
Kinkade 1-1, PH HR, GW RBI
NY
Floyd 1-4, HR, RBI
Piazza 1-4, RBI
Quote of the Day: “That was absolutely ridiculous. I was awful today and I don’t care to discus it! It’s over, we won, no more comments.” Dodgers closer Eric Gagne on his lackluster performance in the bottom the 9th
Dodgers (21-13) 1 game up on RockiesComment
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Game 1 vs NY Mets
LA (20-13) – Kazuhisa Ishii(3-2, 2.13)
NY (16-15) – Tom Glavine(2-1, 4.66)
Scoring –
Bottom 4th –
With 1 out, Floyd homered to LF, his 7th. Wigginton and Vaughn popped to Thurston, outs 2 & 3. Dodgers 0 Mets 1
Top 6th –
Thurston bunt single, stole second. Green pops to second, 1 out. Ward homers to LCF, his 6th. LoDuca doubles to RF. McGriff flies to deep RF, LoDuca to third, 2 outs. John Franco replaces Glavine. Ensberg IBB. Runners on 1st and 3rd. Cora flies to RF, 3 outs. Dodgers 2 Mets 1
Top 7th –
Kinkade, batting for Ishii, homers to LF, his 1st. Roberts hits back to box, 1 out. Thurston grounds to second, 2 outs. Green flies to warning track in center, 3 outs. Dodgers 3 Mets 1
Bottom 9th –
Alomar singles to RF, steals second. Piazza singles to LF, Alomar scoring. Johnson runs for Piazza. Floyd strikes out, 1 out. Johnson steals second. Wigginton strikes out, 2 out. Vaughn singles to RF, Johnson holds at third, Vaughn to second on throw to plate. Burnitz IBB, bases loaded. Sanchez strikes out, 3 outs. Dodgers 3 Mets 2
Summary –
The Dodgers came into tonight game looking a little sluggish as they didn’t record their first hit until the 3rd inning with a bloop single off the bat of Alex Cora. They got two huge swings off the bats of Daryl Ward and Mike Kinkade, to defeat the NY Mets 3-2. Their pitching was fantastic, as usual, until the 9th inning, when everything fell apart. Gagne, usually Mr. Automatic, gave up three hit and almost blew his first save of the year. Luckily, he was able to get out of the jam and give the Dodgers the victory. Game 2 of the series will be played tomorrow night.
Pitching –
LA
Ishii (W, 4-2) 6IP 1R 3H 9K 2.05 (62 – pitches thrown)
Mota 2IP 0R 1H 2K 1.42 (16)
Gagne (S, 13) 1IP 1R 3H 3K 3.14 (22)
NY
Glavine (L, 2-2) 5.2IP 2R 7H 6K 4.47 (51)
Franco 2.1IP 1R 1H 2K 2.51 (18)
Roberts 1IP 0R 0H 2K 1.89 (9)
Key Hitters –
LA
Ward 1-4, HR, 2RBI
Kinkade 1-1, PH HR, GW RBI
NY
Floyd 1-4, HR, RBI
Piazza 1-4, RBI
Quote of the Day: “That was absolutely ridiculous. I was awful today and I don’t care to discus it! It’s over, we won, no more comments.” Dodgers closer Eric Gagne on his lackluster performance in the bottom the 9th
Dodgers (21-13) 1 game up on RockiesComment
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Game 2 vs NY Mets
LA (21-13) Dreifort (2-2, 2.75)
NY (16-16) Leiter (2-2, 3.78)
LA – 6 8 0
NY – 5 13 0
Scoring –
Top 1st –
Roberts singles to CF, steals 2nd. Thurston reaches first on Vaughn’s error, Roberts to third. Green grounds to second, Thurston out at second, 1 out. Roberts scores, Green safe of FC. Ward K’s, 2 outs. LoDuca flies to CF, 3 outs. Dodgers 1 Mets 0
Bottom 4th –
Perez singles to RF. Floyd singles to LF. Burnitz flies to CF, 1 out. Vaughn flies to LF, 2 outs. Wilson singles to LF, Perez scoring. Sanchez K’s, 3 outs. Dodgers 1 Mets 1
Bottom 5th –
Wigginton singles to CF. Leiter infield single. Alomar doubles to RCF, Wigginton scores. Perez doubles to RF, Leiter and Alomar score. Floyd chops out to Thurston, 1 out. Perez steals third. Burnitz lines out to Cora, 2 outs. Vaughn grounds to McGriff, 3 outs. Dodgers 1 Mets 4
Top 6th –
Roberts triples to gap in RCF. Thurston singles to RF, Roberts scores. Thurston steals second. Green lines out to RF, 1 out. Ward fouls out to Vaughn, 2 outs. LoDuca HR to LF, his fouth, Thurston and LoDuca score. McGriff K’s, 3 outs. Dodgers 4 Mets 4
Top 7th –
Ensberg HR to LF, his second. Cora grounds to third, 1 out. Kinkade, hitting for Dreifort, K’s, 2 outs. Roberts K’s, 3 outs. Dodgers 5 Mets 4
Bottom 7th –
Cruz (rookie) to pitch for Dreifort. Alomar singles to RF. Perez reaches on 9-6 FC, Alomar out at second, 1 out. Floyd singles to CF. Burnitz K’s, 2 outs. Vaughn doubles to RCF, Perez scoring, Floyd stopping at third. Wilson flies to LF. Dodgers 5 Mets 5
Top 8th –
With 2 out, Ward HR to RF, his seventh. LoDuca K’s, 3 outs. Dodgers 6 Mets 5
Summary –
The Dodgers did a great job of hanging in the game against the Mets tonight. Dreifort didn’t have his best stuff, but he pitched well enough to give his team 6 innings and a chance to win the game. The Dodgers offence relied on the long ball. 3 home runs were hit tonight by the “Boys in Blue,” that lifted them to a 6-5 victory. “It’s nice to get a ball out of the park every once in a while. I know that’s not my main duty on the club, but I have been working hard on hitting the ball hard and it has paid off,” Ensberg said after the game. Ensberg has been pressing a bit since coming over from the Astros. “I think I was just a bit nervous coming back home and filling the shoes of a once great Dodger prospect [Beltre]. I have come to the realization that this organization wants me and they are just as committed to me as I am to them.”
For the second straight night, the Dodgers faced a south-paw and hit the ball well, considering their lineup is left-handed dominated. The Dodgers are looking great as they continue to lead the NL West over the Rockies. Final game of the series tomorrow night.
Pitching -
LA
Dreifort 6IP 4R 9H 5K 3.21 (53-pitches)
Cruz (W, 1-0) 1IP 1R 4H 0K 2.08 (15)
Mota 1IP 0R 0H 1K 1.35 (7)
Gagne (S, 14) 1IP 0R 0H 1K 3.00 (7)
NY
Leiter 6.1IP 5R 6H 6K 4.31 (83)
Strickland (L, 1-3) 1.2IP 1R 1H 3K 4.18 (20)
Roberts 1IP 0R 1H 2K 1.80 (13)
Key Hitters –
LA
LoDuca 1-4, HR, 2RBI
Ward 1-4, GW HR, RBI
NY
Perez 3-5, 2B, 2R, 2RBI
Alomar 2-5, 2B, R, RBI
Quote of the Day: “I am totally uncomfortable up at the plate. I will come out of it. Luckily, the teams hasn’t had to rely on my bat for offence this year. Everyone is doing their part to make this club successful, except for me. At least we are winning games.” Shawn Green as his struggles continue at the plate. He was the one of the 8 starters to not get hit tonight
Dodgers (22-13)
2 games ahead of RockiesComment
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Game 2 vs NY Mets
LA (21-13) Dreifort (2-2, 2.75)
NY (16-16) Leiter (2-2, 3.78)
LA – 6 8 0
NY – 5 13 0
Scoring –
Top 1st –
Roberts singles to CF, steals 2nd. Thurston reaches first on Vaughn’s error, Roberts to third. Green grounds to second, Thurston out at second, 1 out. Roberts scores, Green safe of FC. Ward K’s, 2 outs. LoDuca flies to CF, 3 outs. Dodgers 1 Mets 0
Bottom 4th –
Perez singles to RF. Floyd singles to LF. Burnitz flies to CF, 1 out. Vaughn flies to LF, 2 outs. Wilson singles to LF, Perez scoring. Sanchez K’s, 3 outs. Dodgers 1 Mets 1
Bottom 5th –
Wigginton singles to CF. Leiter infield single. Alomar doubles to RCF, Wigginton scores. Perez doubles to RF, Leiter and Alomar score. Floyd chops out to Thurston, 1 out. Perez steals third. Burnitz lines out to Cora, 2 outs. Vaughn grounds to McGriff, 3 outs. Dodgers 1 Mets 4
Top 6th –
Roberts triples to gap in RCF. Thurston singles to RF, Roberts scores. Thurston steals second. Green lines out to RF, 1 out. Ward fouls out to Vaughn, 2 outs. LoDuca HR to LF, his fouth, Thurston and LoDuca score. McGriff K’s, 3 outs. Dodgers 4 Mets 4
Top 7th –
Ensberg HR to LF, his second. Cora grounds to third, 1 out. Kinkade, hitting for Dreifort, K’s, 2 outs. Roberts K’s, 3 outs. Dodgers 5 Mets 4
Bottom 7th –
Cruz (rookie) to pitch for Dreifort. Alomar singles to RF. Perez reaches on 9-6 FC, Alomar out at second, 1 out. Floyd singles to CF. Burnitz K’s, 2 outs. Vaughn doubles to RCF, Perez scoring, Floyd stopping at third. Wilson flies to LF. Dodgers 5 Mets 5
Top 8th –
With 2 out, Ward HR to RF, his seventh. LoDuca K’s, 3 outs. Dodgers 6 Mets 5
Summary –
The Dodgers did a great job of hanging in the game against the Mets tonight. Dreifort didn’t have his best stuff, but he pitched well enough to give his team 6 innings and a chance to win the game. The Dodgers offence relied on the long ball. 3 home runs were hit tonight by the “Boys in Blue,” that lifted them to a 6-5 victory. “It’s nice to get a ball out of the park every once in a while. I know that’s not my main duty on the club, but I have been working hard on hitting the ball hard and it has paid off,” Ensberg said after the game. Ensberg has been pressing a bit since coming over from the Astros. “I think I was just a bit nervous coming back home and filling the shoes of a once great Dodger prospect [Beltre]. I have come to the realization that this organization wants me and they are just as committed to me as I am to them.”
For the second straight night, the Dodgers faced a south-paw and hit the ball well, considering their lineup is left-handed dominated. The Dodgers are looking great as they continue to lead the NL West over the Rockies. Final game of the series tomorrow night.
Pitching -
LA
Dreifort 6IP 4R 9H 5K 3.21 (53-pitches)
Cruz (W, 1-0) 1IP 1R 4H 0K 2.08 (15)
Mota 1IP 0R 0H 1K 1.35 (7)
Gagne (S, 14) 1IP 0R 0H 1K 3.00 (7)
NY
Leiter 6.1IP 5R 6H 6K 4.31 (83)
Strickland (L, 1-3) 1.2IP 1R 1H 3K 4.18 (20)
Roberts 1IP 0R 1H 2K 1.80 (13)
Key Hitters –
LA
LoDuca 1-4, HR, 2RBI
Ward 1-4, GW HR, RBI
NY
Perez 3-5, 2B, 2R, 2RBI
Alomar 2-5, 2B, R, RBI
Quote of the Day: “I am totally uncomfortable up at the plate. I will come out of it. Luckily, the teams hasn’t had to rely on my bat for offence this year. Everyone is doing their part to make this club successful, except for me. At least we are winning games.” Shawn Green as his struggles continue at the plate. He was the one of the 8 starters to not get hit tonight
Dodgers (22-13)
2 games ahead of RockiesComment
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Brown off the DL
With Kevin Brown being activated from the DL, the Dodger made a move that may surprise quite a few people. The sent down set-up man, and only lefty in the bullpen, John Rocker down to the minors to make room for Brownie. The decided to leave rookie Juan Cruz in bullpen for the time being. "We feel it is the best move for our team. Rocker is struggling a little bit and this will give him a chance to pitch more and regain his swagger," manager O'Neil said.
Brown, however, will not be in the starting rotation. He will end up in the bullpen as a set-up, long-relief pitcher for the time being. The Dodgers will continue to have Kirk Saarloos in the starting rotation. Brown is 1-2 with a 4.81 ERA. The only way Brown will be back in the rotation will be if a starter either injures himself or is struggling severe enough to warrant a change. The Dodgers have been shopping Brown around, but so far there have not been any takers. Nobody can afford Brown's salary. The Dodger said they will continue to shop Brown.
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Brown off the DL
With Kevin Brown being activated from the DL, the Dodger made a move that may surprise quite a few people. The sent down set-up man, and only lefty in the bullpen, John Rocker down to the minors to make room for Brownie. The decided to leave rookie Juan Cruz in bullpen for the time being. "We feel it is the best move for our team. Rocker is struggling a little bit and this will give him a chance to pitch more and regain his swagger," manager O'Neil said.
Brown, however, will not be in the starting rotation. He will end up in the bullpen as a set-up, long-relief pitcher for the time being. The Dodgers will continue to have Kirk Saarloos in the starting rotation. Brown is 1-2 with a 4.81 ERA. The only way Brown will be back in the rotation will be if a starter either injures himself or is struggling severe enough to warrant a change. The Dodgers have been shopping Brown around, but so far there have not been any takers. Nobody can afford Brown's salary. The Dodger said they will continue to shop Brown.
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