Game 118: Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants 1:0 (10 innings)
Wow! What a game! These are the types of games I like. The close, nail-biting pitching duels! I like it even more when the Dodgers are involved and are the victors.
Russell Martin stepped it up to lead the 10th inning by hitting a walk off homer. The Dodgers beat the lowly Giants. Greg Maddux was superb. He threw just 68 pitches in eight innings. It was truly a showdown of starters as Jason Schmidt matched Maddux by putting up zeroes for eight innings as well. I always love it when the Giants bullpen comes into the game. They suck, and have a knack for giving up runs.
Takashi Saito earned the win, improving to 5-2 on the year after intentionally walking Barry "Steroid Boy" Bonds with one out and nobody on in the top of the 10th, then retired Moises Alou and Shea Hillenbrandt.
The NL West-leading Dodgers have won 15 of 16 games. The three-game sweep was their first against the Giants at Dodger Stadium since September 1989 and it kept their lead over San Diego at 1 1/2 games.
The Giants have dropped 16 of 19 and 13 of 14 on the road. They are a season-worst nine games under .500, and have slipped 7 1/2 games off the pace.
Maddux was at his absolute best, throwing just 68 pitches (50 strikes) and retiring his last 22 batters after giving up singles to two of his first three batters. He did not walk a batter. Maddux's string of outs began with Steroid Boys' vicious liner back to the box, which Maddux snared and turned into a double play with Ray Durham unable to get back to first.
This was the first matchup between a pitcher with 300 or more wins and a cheating batter with 700 or more home runs.
Some thoughts:
1) I understand his age and all, but why in the world take out Maddux? He hadn't allowed a base-runner since the first inning! And if you bring in a PH for him, why not keep the PH in afterward? I'm sure James Loney could have taken Julio Lugo's spot.
Russell Martin stepped it up to lead the 10th inning by hitting a walk off homer. The Dodgers beat the lowly Giants. Greg Maddux was superb. He threw just 68 pitches in eight innings. It was truly a showdown of starters as Jason Schmidt matched Maddux by putting up zeroes for eight innings as well. I always love it when the Giants bullpen comes into the game. They suck, and have a knack for giving up runs.
Takashi Saito earned the win, improving to 5-2 on the year after intentionally walking Barry "Steroid Boy" Bonds with one out and nobody on in the top of the 10th, then retired Moises Alou and Shea Hillenbrandt.
The NL West-leading Dodgers have won 15 of 16 games. The three-game sweep was their first against the Giants at Dodger Stadium since September 1989 and it kept their lead over San Diego at 1 1/2 games.
The Giants have dropped 16 of 19 and 13 of 14 on the road. They are a season-worst nine games under .500, and have slipped 7 1/2 games off the pace.
Maddux was at his absolute best, throwing just 68 pitches (50 strikes) and retiring his last 22 batters after giving up singles to two of his first three batters. He did not walk a batter. Maddux's string of outs began with Steroid Boys' vicious liner back to the box, which Maddux snared and turned into a double play with Ray Durham unable to get back to first.
This was the first matchup between a pitcher with 300 or more wins and a cheating batter with 700 or more home runs.
Some thoughts:
1) I understand his age and all, but why in the world take out Maddux? He hadn't allowed a base-runner since the first inning! And if you bring in a PH for him, why not keep the PH in afterward? I'm sure James Loney could have taken Julio Lugo's spot.
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