Game 96: Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks 2:5

Sorry for the delay. I hadn't received Marcin's email asking me to do the summary for this game.

The Dodgers had another lackluster game, but at least the kids are hitting. Oh wait, that was a Diamondbacks kid

New Dodger Mark Hendrickson kept his record perfect since joining the Dodgers. Perfectly abysmal, now reaching the 0-3 mark.

This was the Dodgers' sixth loss in their last seven games.

"I just see a team that things just aren't happening
for them right now," Los Angeles manager
Grady Little said. "The effort is there. It's something
we've got to get through."

Hendrickson lasted 5 1-3 innings, allowing five runs and nine hits.

"One of those games that's kind of frustrating because
I felt like I had pretty good stuff," Hendrickson said.

Hmmm, could have fooled me that it was a good game.

The Dodgers offense were dominated by Brandon Webb. They definitely didn;t look like the National League leading team with a .280 batting average. The Dodgers hit into four double plays.

"He's not the guy we wanted to see today," Little said.
"He was on the top of his game. A couple of times
there we thought we had a chance, and then here comes
that double play ball and that was the story."

It seems that any pitcher is who the Dodgers don;t want to see lately.

It was a nice touch of the fan who caught Quentin's first career homerun back to him without even asking for anything in return.

I like that. Shows class. Well, unless its a Steroid Boy home run.

"The guy gave it back," Quentin said. "He didn't want anything.
He wrote me a note. I think I'm going to send him maybe
a bat or something, and say thank you."