Dodgers Pound Giants, 9-1
Tonight's game was about Randy Wolf and the Dodger outfield, with a cameo from a well-rested James Loney, as the Dodgers used two big innings to hammer the Giants in game two of the series at AT&T Park.
Randy Wolf pitched his longest outing as a Dodger, allowing only three singles and a walk. Giving up only one run, he didn't need a ton of support to pick up his sixth win, but boy did he get it.
Andre Ethier smacked two doubles among his three hits, scoring twice while driving in two runs. James Loney, after two days starting on the bench, broke out of his one-for-20 slump with two hits and a walk.
But the game was broken open in the seventh inning, thanks to Manny Ramirez and Matt Kemp:
1) Ethier singled to left
2) Manny homered to left, Ethier scored
3) Casey Blake walked
4) James Loney singled to center, Blake to second
5) Kemp homered to center, Loney and Blake scored
Kemp and Ethier are now tied for the club lead in RBI at 75. Kemp has 25 RBI in 25 games since the All-Star break, and with back-to-back games with at least three RBI he has joined Ethier as the only Dodgers to do that.
Tim Lincecum looms tomorrow, but the Dodgers are full of confidence after the first two games of the series. Jeff Weaver will start the house money game, followed by new callup Charlie Haeger, who knuckled his way to a fine season in the Pacific Coast League.
WP - Randy Wolf (6-6): 8 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
LP - Joe Martinez (2-1): 4.1 IP, 7 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 3 walks, 2 strikeouts
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I don't really care what happens in this game.
The Dodgers already accomplished what they needed to do, win the first two games.
…which is exactly why the Dodgers will win!
Brendan will be in attendance, so hopefully he can see the Dodgers vanquish the Mighty Lincecum. And if they don’t, we have someone to blame :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Well the last couple of nights have been awesome...
Its a good thing I wasn’t at the phone booth or in the TBLA thread tonight, or we might have been in trouble..fortunately for Dodger fans everywhere, i wont be able to chat in the thread tomorrow either, and better yet I’m going back to SMU soon, putting me thousands of miles from the Ravine, that should bring great mojo! lol
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Is SMU still on probation for the Eric Dickerson / Craig James years, or has that ended by now? :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
lol ended a while back, but still feels like we are
my freshman and sophmore years have been electrifying 1 win seasons, dare I say we can win 2 under our savior June Jones…we shall see
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
June Jones is God in my mind :o
I don’t care if he boned and impregnated that college volleyball player in the parking lot of a high school, it’s okay!
by Chad Moriyama on Aug 12, 2009 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Might as well still be on probation
Gosh, the NCAA “death penalty” levied on SMU pretty much crushed that whole program….
by Michael White on Aug 12, 2009 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Its amazing how Andre Ethier basically beat back his slump.
On July 18th, his BA fell to .248, He’s been able to get it to .273 and stay around there for the past month.
and, ohhhhh what a bad month that was (.601). But he has really been great since then.
There is still the possibility that Ethier and Juan Pierre simply switched bodies in May. Its science.
If we assume this all-too-plausible premise, here are the stats of Ethier (with his month inside Pierre’s body in May):
.311/.393/.556, 32 doubles, 22 HR, 83 runs, 86 RBI, 54 walks :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions
stating the obvious but ESPN sucks, not even a mention of the Gnats Dodgers game on the front page OR mlb page...
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Can't Cover A Dodger/Giants Rivalry
When there’s so much Boston Red Sox fighting to be discussed!
Youkilis vs. Porcello, next, only on ESPN 8, the ocho.
by Chad Moriyama on Aug 12, 2009 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions

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