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Thursday, April 12, 2007 |
Rubber Penny: Dodgers 3, Rockies 0
One of this year's burning questions — assuming you believe questions are liable to be incendiary in any way — is the viability of Brad Penny in the rotation. Last year's meltdown contributed greatly to ulcers for those of us watching the team, sometimes through more fingers than others. Tonight he was about as on as he's been since he joined the Dodgers despite a rough start in the first, pitching out of a bases-loaded jam and then gaining strength as he went; he wobbled some more in the second, allowing Garret Atkins to reach on a single, and advance to third on a stolen base and Todd Helton's groundout. Despite walking Matt Holliday, Penny prevented Atkins from scoring, thanks to a mild two-out flyball off the bat of Brad Hawpe that even Luis Gonzales was able to catch, ending the threat.
Penny then retired the next ten batters in succession, reeling off three 1-2-3 innings in a row. Meantime, in the bottom half of the third, the Dodger offense was working more or less as I imagine Ned Colletti envisioned it: Juan Pierre got on base, Russ Martin moved him over to second on a single, and then a double steal advanced the runners to second and third. Nomar's RBI single cashed him in, and when Rockies starter Jason Hirsh balked Nomar to second, Jeff Kent singled him home.
That is to say, it's a lot like the Angels offense, only minus that designated hitter thing.
Labels: dodgers, recaps, rockies
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