Dodgers Clear Final Hurdle in Denver
by Eric Stephen on May 27, 2009 3:35 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers completed their sweep of the Rockies today by beating the Rockies 8-6 at Coors Field. The Dodgers have won eight of nine games against Colorado this season, outscoring them 74 to 43, amid reports that manager Clint Hurdle's days may be numbered.
Today's highlights:
- Clayton Kershaw, despite flirting with disaster with three walks and a balk in the third inning, and giving up a home run to Ryan Spilborghs in the fourth, finished strong and ended up with a quality start
- James Loney continued his dominance at Coors Field with two hits, including a three-run double that broke the game open in the seventh inning. Loney has 34 RBI in 25 career games at Coors Field
- Juan Pierre has simply been amazing this month, and continued his great run today with three more hits including a double and the game-tying RBI single in the seventh. Pierre is hitting an otherworldly .404/.472/.564 with 21 runs and 18 RBI in May. Pierre's previous career high for RBI in a single month was 13 as a Marlin in August 2004.
- The Dodgers five-run seventh inning was the ninth inning this season in which the Dodgers have scored five or more runs.
- The Rockies, trailing 8-3 entering the bottom of the 9th, got the winning run on base, but their rally fell short as Brad Hawpe grounded out with the bases loaded to end the game.
Bring on the Cubs. Randy Wolf will face former minor league catcher Randy Wells tomorrow night at 5pm.
WP - Clayton Kershaw (3-3): 6 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts
LP - Ubaldo Jimenez (3-6): 6.2 IP, 9 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
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Exciting game
Thanks for providing the forum to follow the game. On to Chicago and I assume Broxton will be unavaible tomorrow.
vr, Xei
Our bullpen is toasted.
We’re going to have wolf pitch 9 innings, and then Troncoso pitch another 5 just win in the 14 inning.
i would have never pre-written a recap ever again if they would have lost.
by Eric Stephen on May 27, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't nearly all game recap articles get pre-written?
Thought I read that somewhere on an interview with an AP writer.
Would you expect anything less from the place where Dodger Dogs are always grilled?!?
2009 LA Kings Hockey: thanks to Joe Sakic's snowblower, WE'RE BETTER THAN THE AV'S!!!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on May 27, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Quality Starts
With Kershaw’s outing today, the Dodgers now have 20 quality starts. Some numbers…
Quality Starts (20)
17-3 team record
135.2 IP (6.78 per GS)
1.99 ERA
Non-Quality Starts (28)
16-12 team record
135 IP (4.82 per GS)
5.40 ERA
I don't feel
that a 4.50 ERA (6 IP, 3 ER) is “quality.” It’s average. I think it should be altered to 6 IP, 2 ER.
Its not a quality start at Coors field?
I agree its arbitary, but you have to start somewhere, and 6 IP, 3 ER is a good a place as any.
It's the absolute minimum though
Pitchers with a quality start usually have an ERA around 2.00 and the winning percentage is north of 70-75%
by Eric Stephen on May 27, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh
“Statistics tugged in both directions when Ethier stepped into the box against Cook with two outs. He was knee-deep in a 2-for-19 slump, including two hitless at-bats Tuesday. But he was 9-for-21 with eight RBIs lifetime off Cook. "
Thanks for the link to the Denver Post. Sports reporting is bad everywhere. :)
I guess they could switch to Powerade?
Call Eric psychic, but his first post in the Game Thread for todays game was a link to an articale about how the Cubs installed a Gatorade dispenser in their dugout and Dempster was not too fond of it. Well I was just watching Sport Center In-game update and saw this. Looks like Cubbies pitchers do not like Gatorade
Zambrano was late
left hand was in. It was behind him, so he probably did not see it. The Ump did, though, and got the call right.
Agreed.
And the ensuing tantrum was pretty ridiculous.
by Brendan Scolari on May 27, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
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