Dodgers Stay With It, Reel In Marlins, 6-4

Posting a recap from the Press Box, you are the man. Making friends with anyone there?

3.1 innings, 73 pitches, 8 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts (the Ks were his first 5 outs)

He left with two runners on, but his replacement (Marcel Prado) was very, very wild…3 straight walks

The last team to lead the Cal League in most strikeouts (batting) and fewest walks was the 1990 Palm Springs Angels (my hometown team!).

That team feature, among others, Jim Edmonds, Tim Salmon, and Mark McLemore.

Entering tonight, this year’s 66ers lead the Cal League with 318 strikeouts and were second fewet with 96 walks.

…party at Manny’s. Sunday sunny all game w/KKKKershaw. Let’s come home 26 – 12 baby. btw- Mets are giving Lincecum fits right now : ) : ) : )

At Home:
3 starts, 1 relief app, 18.1 IP, 17 hits, 11 runs, 1 HR, 9 walks, 28 strikeouts
5.40 ERA, 1.418 WHIP

At Road:
2 starts, 8 IP, 7 hits, 12 runs (10 earned), 2 HR, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts
11.25 ERA, 1.500 WHIP

Total:
26.1 IP, 24 hits, 23 runs (21 runs), 3 HR, 14 walks, 35 strikeouts
7.18 ERA, 1.443 WHIP

A couple really good starts mixed in, but quite an up and down year.

I believe the Dodgers are 10-3 in games not started by their opening day top four pitchers (Kuroda, Wolf, Billingsley, Kershaw):

Stults: 6-1
McDonald: 3-1
Weaver: 1-1

In those 13 starts by our “5th starters”, here are the stats:
61 IP (4.69/start), 57 hits, 33 runs, 34 walks, 39 strikeouts, 4.87 ERA, 1.492 WHIP

Yet they are 10-3 in those starts. Amazing. It probably helps that the offense has provided 90 runs in those 13 games (6.92 per game).

This one is WAY cooler:

off Brian Wilson…8-6 Mets, top 9

Giants 5-4
Dodgers 4-4
Rockies 3-5
Padres 2-6
D-Backs 1-7 (1-6 with A.J. Hinch)

From Ken Gurnick:

Torre said he is likely to give several players Sunday off, mentioning shortstop Rafael Furcal, catcher Russell Martin and third baseman Casey Blake. He said he also might try to find a start for Xavier Paul, who slugged a pinch-hit homer and is 3-for-5 with a double and home run since replacing Ramirez on the roster

…except, of course for the Xavier part. He could just as well turn into the next Manny Mota. But give the kid some starts to keep him interested. These are the good kind of problems you have when you’re best in MLB at 25-12 !!!