Thursday, September 28, 2006 |
Thirty Runs: Dodgers 19, Rockies 11
The game was also notable for a number of other oddities; it was the first time the Dodgers had been involved in a game scoring 30 or more runs since a 16-15 slugfest on June 30, 1996, also at Colorado. The last time the Dodgers had 19 or more runs in a game was on a June 24, 1950 home game against Pittsburgh, which they won with the palindromic score of 21-12.
The bad news, of course, was Penny's bad back, which we learned during the broadcast had been bothering him over a number of starts. Penny might start on Monday for a possible tiebreaker, but are you kidding me? Chad Billingsley was unimpressive, too, giving up six earned runs on eight hits and three walks; this is going to be a wild postseason.
The possible matchups continue to intrigue: Houston beat the Pirates 3-0, bringing them to within a game of the NL Central lead as the faltering Cardinals fell 9-4 to the Brewers. With the Wild Card almost certainly coming from either the NL West or the East divisions, the loser of that division will pack it up for the year. In Arizona, the Padres crushed the Diamondbacks 12-4 to keep the Padres a game ahead of the Dodgers. And, of course, as I write this, the Phillies have just lost to the Nationals 3-1, following a four-plus hour rain delay. In losing, the Phils now start their day two games back of the Dodgers in the Wild Card, and are no doubt getting ready to fly to Florida and play Friday, a grueling finish.
The Dodgers have a magic number of two for the Wild Card, and the Padres have a magic number of three for the division.
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