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Sunday, September 11, 2005 |
Games, Games, Games
Pretty Penny: Dodgers 7, Padres 3
When you give up three runs on 32 pitches in the first, normally you'd figure to be out of the game by the fourth. Penny was better than that, and with some run support from the surprising Jose Cruz, Jr. -- hitting .310/.402/.536 as a Dodgers -- in the form of a two-run shot, and a solo two-out bomb by Dioner Navarro, along with single RBIs by Kent, Penny (!!), and Werth in the first, second, and third innings respectively, Brad collected his seventh win this year. If nothing else, the Dodgers can beat the Padres, something that may come in handy down the line.The Dodgers now find themselves in second place in the division, six games back.
Update: Park wasn't too happy:
His pitches were so far off the mark that his manager came to retrieve the ball after he had retired only five batters. In his lone plate appearance, he tripped on his way out of the batter's box and caught a faceful of dirt.ESPN Box • RecapNo, this wasn't the way Padres pitcher Chan Ho Park envisioned his return to Dodger Stadium, which he called home from 1994-2001. How bad was it? The 12-year veteran termed his outing Sunday afternoon in a 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers the "worst game of my career."
A Little Help From Our Friends: Cubs 3, Giants 2
Helen has suggested that one of the reasons the Cubs are winning now is that they flipped Matt Lawton and unloaded Todd Hollandsworth, forcing them to play rookie Matt Murton in the outfield. With an injury to third baseman Aramis Ramirez forcing former shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to play third base, it's actually -- mostly -- worked out to an addition-by-subtraction maneuver, except that Corey "You Suck" Patterson continues to absorb at-bats. It's an amazing story; with Murton out-OBPing everyone on the team, Dusty's explanations for not putting him in leadoff must be amazingly byzantine. LaTroy Hawkins managed to cough up the game winner to his old club, and was most amazingly wild, throwing stuff feet off the plate. The Cubs were worse, giving up four wild pitches, but no harm came from it. Say thank you to the Cubs, Dodger fans; they gave you more help than the team probably deserved.Update: And did I mention Moises Alou pulled his groin and will miss at least one start? No?
Splatter: Indians 12, Twins 4
Real, true-life conversation, score 7-0:Helen: Man, I'm bushed. All that bike riding and gardening took a lot out of me. If Cleveland gets over 10, I'm gonna take a bath.I guess she really wasn't that interested in the bath. Maybe later.
Ronnie Belliard homers to left off Joe Mays, scoring Travis Hafner and Coco Crisp.
Rob: Well, there's your bath.
Helen: Ah, I said over ten.
... In the third inning ...
Jhonny Peralta singles to left, scoring Grady Sizemore.
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