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Tuesday, August 17, 2004 |
Games, Games, Games
Devil Rays 8, Angels 3
I turned this one off after the seventh; it had the ugly smell of another bullpen implosion, and sure enough, kaboom. The Angels had a toxic reaction to the bad news that streaking Robb Quinlan got sent to the DL, and it seems to have gone downhill from there. As Richard might say, let us never speak of this again.Dodgers 6, Marlins 1
Wilson Alvarez isn't perfect -- he's had his blowouts, but in general, he's continued to be a quality pitcher wherever the Dodgers put him. Now that Dreifort's got a torn knee ACL, the thin reed that is the Dodgers' pitching depth gets even thinner, and so, more stress on everyone, including Alvarez, who will have to pitch deeper into games to compensate. Wilson today got out of one hell of a jam, caused by atypically bad fielding by Adrian Beltre -- three straight bad plays in a row that loaded the bases. Yet, Wilson got two strikeouts and a force out at second to end the seventh. The guy's a stud; despite the calculus that says the Dodgers need starting pitchers more than relievers, the fact is that we're better off with him in the pen taking over for Dreifort, er, Mota as Gagné's setup guy. Fantastic, fantastic win for the Blue.
Comments:
Not to mention that Finley is a STUD. Let's hope he doesn't cool off until after October.
I feel horrible, but I was also delighted to see Lo Duca 0fer it. 1 for 7 against us (1BB) with a couple dp's.
mattkew
I feel horrible, but I was also delighted to see Lo Duca 0fer it. 1 for 7 against us (1BB) with a couple dp's.
mattkew
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