Game 87: Dodgers vs. San Grancisco 7:11
Just two days after saying he would play the entire four game series, Barry "Steroid Boy" Bonds was unavailable for Saturdays game. Maybe he was actually tired of the taunting.
Nevertheless, a game without him participating is truly a cleaner game.
Derek Lowe gave up four runs in the top half of the first inning before even getting an out. In all, Lowe gave up seven runs, all of them earned on eight hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. Two of his hits he allowed were the long ball. One came from the opposing pitcher. It wasn;t a very pretty day for Lowe, who fell to
"Obviously, I'm in a little bit of a funk," Lowe said. "I mean, four runs before you get an out. I think clearly, there's something's going on that we will figure out before the next start, as far as what's going on mechanically to cause the inconsistency. I let the team down."
The Dodgers scored three times off Lowry in the second on a two-run single by new Dodger Toby Hall and a broken-bat RBI single by Rafael Furcal, but the Giants got a run back in the third.
Giants pitcher, Noah Lowry homered to make it 6-3, and Todd Greene hit a two-out, run-scoring single in the fifth to chase Lowe.
The Dodgers scored once in the sixth, but blew a chance for more. Kevin Correia relieved Lowry with one on and one out, and gave up a single to Hall and a walk to pinch-hitter Andre Ethier to load the bases. Jonathan Sanchez relieved and walked Furcal to force in a run before retiring Jose Cruz on a fly to shallow right and Nomar Garciaparra on a liner to center.
Alou opened the seventh by hitting a full-count pitch from Joe Beimel into the lower left-field seats for his 10th homer to make it 8-4.
Hall hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh before Saenz came through with the ninth pinch-hit homer of his career. But the Dodgers wouldn't score again.
It looked as if we were going to rally. IN the ninth, the Dodgers loaded the bases. However, with two outs, Russell Martin flied out to deep left field to end the game.
"Outside of the balls that left the park, it wasn't that bad," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "But the balls that leave the park just kind of magnifies the situation. As the case may be, we should have had some taller outfielders in a couple of cases."
Random thoughts:
1) What is up with Jeff Kent? This was his fifth straight game he sat out. If he is so hurt he cant play for five games, he needs to be on the disabled list. At least get something out of that roster spot. Either bring up Willy Aybar or another pitcher!
2) To ass insult to injury, it looks like the old man on the team, Kenny Lofton may also be injured. After leaving Friday nights game early, he didn't play Saturday
3) Nomar Garciaparra singled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 20 games while teammate J.D. Drew went hitless in four official at-bats, ending his 13-game hitting streak.
4) One positive to Lowe's pitching was his continued dominanace of Barry "Steroid Boy" Bonds, who is hitless in six lifetime at-bats against Lowe.
5) With Toby Hall going three-for-five, with three RBIs, maybe this is a sign of things to come. One can only hope.
Nevertheless, a game without him participating is truly a cleaner game.
Derek Lowe gave up four runs in the top half of the first inning before even getting an out. In all, Lowe gave up seven runs, all of them earned on eight hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. Two of his hits he allowed were the long ball. One came from the opposing pitcher. It wasn;t a very pretty day for Lowe, who fell to
"Obviously, I'm in a little bit of a funk," Lowe said. "I mean, four runs before you get an out. I think clearly, there's something's going on that we will figure out before the next start, as far as what's going on mechanically to cause the inconsistency. I let the team down."
The Dodgers scored three times off Lowry in the second on a two-run single by new Dodger Toby Hall and a broken-bat RBI single by Rafael Furcal, but the Giants got a run back in the third.
Giants pitcher, Noah Lowry homered to make it 6-3, and Todd Greene hit a two-out, run-scoring single in the fifth to chase Lowe.
The Dodgers scored once in the sixth, but blew a chance for more. Kevin Correia relieved Lowry with one on and one out, and gave up a single to Hall and a walk to pinch-hitter Andre Ethier to load the bases. Jonathan Sanchez relieved and walked Furcal to force in a run before retiring Jose Cruz on a fly to shallow right and Nomar Garciaparra on a liner to center.
Alou opened the seventh by hitting a full-count pitch from Joe Beimel into the lower left-field seats for his 10th homer to make it 8-4.
Hall hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh before Saenz came through with the ninth pinch-hit homer of his career. But the Dodgers wouldn't score again.
It looked as if we were going to rally. IN the ninth, the Dodgers loaded the bases. However, with two outs, Russell Martin flied out to deep left field to end the game.
"Outside of the balls that left the park, it wasn't that bad," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "But the balls that leave the park just kind of magnifies the situation. As the case may be, we should have had some taller outfielders in a couple of cases."
Random thoughts:
1) What is up with Jeff Kent? This was his fifth straight game he sat out. If he is so hurt he cant play for five games, he needs to be on the disabled list. At least get something out of that roster spot. Either bring up Willy Aybar or another pitcher!
2) To ass insult to injury, it looks like the old man on the team, Kenny Lofton may also be injured. After leaving Friday nights game early, he didn't play Saturday
3) Nomar Garciaparra singled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 20 games while teammate J.D. Drew went hitless in four official at-bats, ending his 13-game hitting streak.
4) One positive to Lowe's pitching was his continued dominanace of Barry "Steroid Boy" Bonds, who is hitless in six lifetime at-bats against Lowe.
5) With Toby Hall going three-for-five, with three RBIs, maybe this is a sign of things to come. One can only hope.
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