Billingsley & Blake Carry The Dodgers, 6-3
by Eric Stephen on Jun 14, 2009 3:26 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers needed a win today to both win the series with Texas and ensure their eighth straight winning week. Enter Chad Billingsley and Casey Blake. The highlights:
- Billingsley pitched into the eighth inning, allowing only two earned runs on five hits, picking up his National League-leading ninth win.
- Casey Blake gave the Dodgers their first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, then unleashed a three-run Beard Bomb well over the left field wall in the third inning to give the Dodgers the lead for good.
- The Dodgers piled up 10 hits and seven walks, infusing some life into their offense. The only player without a hit was Juan Pierre, who still got on base twice via walks.
- Andre Ethier, James Loney, and Matt Kemp each stole second base
- Ramon Troncoso pitched a scoreless eighth inning, lowering his ERA on the season to 1.51
- After allowing a leadoff single in the ninth inning to Michael Young, Jonathan Broxton fanned the next three hitters to close out the series
Fun with numbers:
| Pitcher | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BA | OBP | SLG |
| Jonathan Broxton 2009 | 1.41 | 0.688 | 14.91 | .103 | .192 | .140 |
| Eric Gagne 2003 | 1.20 | 0.692 | 14.98 | .133 | .199 | .176 |
The Dodgers take Monday off, then will welcome Oakland to town for a short three-game homestand. Clayton Kershaw will face Dallas Braden Tuesday.
WP - Chad Billingsley (9-3): 7 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
LP - Derek Holland (1-4): 5 IP, 5 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
Sv - Jonathan Broxton (16): 1 IP, 1 hit, 3 strikeouts
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broxton has been better then gagne in Whip, Baa, OBP, and Slg and nearly identical K/9 and era
if he continues this pace.. he should win the cy young award
I don't think closers should really ever win the Cy Young award.
Though if Broxton keeps this up, he is probably about as deserving as any reliever will be.
by Brendan Scolari on Jun 14, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I should amend that to say that modern day closers should never win the Cy Young. If a reliever puts together a Mike Marshall like season I wouldn’t complain.
That's true
I don’t know when we’ll see that again though.
by Brendan Scolari on Jun 14, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd say never
With the way the game has been specialized, I don’t see anyone repeating what Mike Marshall did.
Great
Colorado and SF have played well so far this year too, although the Rockies have been somewhat unlucky.
by Brendan Scolari on Jun 14, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
In 1969, Mike Cuellar and Denny McClain shared the AL award.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 14, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny you should compare Broxton to Gagne because I was just thinking in my mind earlier, "Minus the two blown saves from Broxton, he seems like he’s having a year equal to the amazing years of Eric Gagne.
and for one of them he came in with men in scoring position only up by 1 in the 8th
if i remember correctly
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Jun 14, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Against the Giants
Although the guy he walked was Rich Aurilia, so you have to subtract points for that. ;-)
by Brendan Scolari on Jun 14, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
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