Dodgers Sweep Away All Worries, Pirates
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2009 3:02 PM PDT
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Six solid innings by Hiroki Kuroda were enough on this day of rest for many Dodger regulars, as the Dodgers swept away the Pirates, 3-1 on Manny Ramirez Bobblehead Day II at Dodger Stadium.
After Kuroda pitched his six innings, allowing just one run while striking out seven, Matt Kemp turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 Dodger lead with a two-run home run off Kevin Hart in the bottom of the sixth.
The five Dodger reserves who started today had five hits in 15 at-bats, with two walks. The one who did the most damage was Ronnie Belliard, who had a home run, a double, a single, and a walk. Belliard's eighth inning bomb gave the Dodgers an insurance run in the eighth inning.
The terrific trio of Hong-Chih Kuo, George Sherrill, and Jonathan Broxton (I really need to come up with a better nickname) did what they do: shut down the opposition. Nine Pirates came to the plate, and nine batters were retired, four by strikeout.
The Dodgers as a team had 11 strikeouts and no walks today, tying the season high for team strikeouts without walking a batter. The other two games that happened were the home opener, and August 16. Kuroda himself has not walked a batter in his last 16 innings.
Tomorrow is a rare home off day for the Dodgers. The Giants come to town this weekend for a three-game set. Vicente Padilla will face Jonathan Sanchez Friday night.
The Rockies and Giants finish their series tonight at 7:05pm. You can follow on Gameday here. The Cardinals lost to Florida today, so the Dodgers now have a three-game lead for the best record in the National League, over both the Cardinals and Phillies. The Phillies host the Nationals at 4:05pm.
Magic Numbers
To win NL West: 10
To clinch a playoff spot: 9
WP - Hiroki Kuroda (7-6): 6 IP, 5 hits, 1 run, 7 strikeouts
LP -Kevin Hart (4-7): 6 IP, 7 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
Sv - Jonathan Broxton (35): 1 IP, 1 strikeout
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yeeaaaaaah
we win!
this is the first sweep in quite a while….
i believe the series vs reds was the last occurrence
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 16, 2009 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It was.
Also, the final game of that series: Manny Bobblehead Night
The final game against the Pirates: Manny Bobblehead Day II
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mattkemp
he wasnt an all star this year… LOL!
by matthewmafa on Sep 16, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dream scenario
Endre vs. Mariano Rivera with the world championship at stake.
by silverwidow on Sep 16, 2009 3:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather Ethier be facing Fernando Rodney
by mwhite06 on Sep 16, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
id rather face brian fuentes
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 16, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well actually im just happy to get the world series if we do get that far...
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 16, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'd rather he face traschel
as long as we’re fantasizing
by stillnotah8er on Sep 16, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully a tie game or better of course :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking split in NY, then
three straight walk-offs at DS. That would be sweet.
by silverwidow on Sep 16, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No ManRAM BobbleSLAM II
I guess Torre wanted to preserve Manny’s Bobble-head record
by Dodger Dude on Sep 16, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It will be sweet to have over 48 hours of no Dodger angst
Nice.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
im going to let ya finish but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!!!
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 16, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KuoSheBro?
it sounds better if you say it out loud. that’s all i got.
by bearface on Sep 16, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My Sherkuoxton
Said to the ryhtym of My Sherrona.
by mwhite06 on Sep 16, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m trying to think up something that includes KGB (Kuo George Broxton)…
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse Sparks on Sep 16, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The KGB waits for no one.
"I haven't even finished breakfast and that boy ain't right."
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Sep 16, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great Game
missed the Belliard homer but i had to get back to work. Nice break.
First time I’ve ever been the to business day game in the middle of the week and found a crowd. On Stadium Way we had a fire truck blocking lane one off of Elysian Park. Then the lines were crazy long but I didn’t notice them checking the bags any better then before. I did notice they did not have all the turnstyles open with scanner people. Then the food stands on the far ends of the Loge were closed which is normal for a weekday game. EXCEPT this was a sold out game, so either someone did some terrible planning or they were just unable to get enough trained workers for a weekday game since most of the people who work at DT in the concessions are doing so as a 2nd job.
Anyway, nice game, nice scantily clad fans.
by meercatjohn on Sep 16, 2009 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nice scantily clad fans
I do miss this about weekday day games.
by David Young on Sep 16, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I'm watching the game
by myself, and Kemp is up and the count is 0 – 2. I say to myself Andre had the count 2 – 0 and then struckout, I wonder if Kemp can do the reverse and before I can even finish the thought he hits the laser bomb to right center. Nice
by meercatjohn on Sep 16, 2009 3:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
When Kemp got down 0-2 I told my cousin: “Kemp is gonna homer here, watch.”
5 seconds later he smashes it to the center field bleachers, I was so happy :)
by Ivdown on Sep 16, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ummm
Wow, lol. My friend was fucking around on my keyboard and somehow that posted….wow.
by Ivdown on Sep 16, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's ok
you can admit that you have a cat
by StolenMonkey86 on Sep 16, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dodgers now up 3 for best record with the Cardinals loss. Glad to see Kemp hit a bomb!
by KSeal on Sep 16, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wouldn't it be sweet if the marlins won the east?
mmm… fish tacos
by stillnotah8er on Sep 16, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes I'd rather
be playing the fish in the first round then the Cardinals or Phillies.
by meercatjohn on Sep 16, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I apparently haven't been keeping track
But have the Braves already been eliminated? I was still holding out hope that we could face them in the first round of the playoffs.
by StolenMonkey86 on Sep 16, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’ve run off a 5-game winning streak and are a long shot at 5 games back of the Rockies.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse Sparks on Sep 16, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pecota still has an irrational crush on them
and thinks they have a better shot than the fish
by stillnotah8er on Sep 16, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather face
a worn out Josh Johnson then a fresh Hudson with Hanson/Vazquez and Chipper.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 16, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you sure about that?
The Marlins won the world series in 1997, then 2003. Its now 2009. IF THEY WIN THIS YEAR, THEY ARE ON SCHEDULE AGAIN.
by Tripon on Sep 16, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be feaky
if they got in as the Wild Card again and won another Championship.
by meercatjohn on Sep 16, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dodger Dude
BS
Hudson is a ball magnet. Watching Belliard in their I would still want Hudson if he was hitting 200. The dude can fly like superman.
Pitching isn’t the only reason the Dodgers have one of the best team ERAs in baseball.
I’d say Hudson’s statement basically means Dodger’s have the same chance of signing him as anyone else.
by Dodger Dude on Sep 16, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know you don’t believe that. You might believe that Hudson is Jose Lind with the glove but I doubt if you’d support a 2nd baseman hitting .200. Hudson looks good at 2nd because he followed a 2nd baseman with no range so anything looks good. He gobbles up many flyballs that either Kemp or Andre would catch easily. He refuses to get his hand down when making tags and balls to his right just seem to be a problem. He’s a solid defensive 2nd baseman but he’s no Maz and he’s not worth 8 – 10 million. If he signs a two year deal then I’d probably do it at 16/2 but if he wants three years from 24-30 Million I’m letting him walk without turning back. Torre must like Belliard or he wouldn’t be playing him so much since Hudson is not hurt.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 16, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The fact that he has caught so many balls in the outfield
and hasn’t been killed by a Bson is more than enough of a testament to his talent on defense. You many be right about the 200, but he doesn’t hit 200.
I’de like to keep him, but by screwing him over on his incentives means we aren’t going to pay anything below market price. That being said, McParking has plenty of money left over from screwing Hudson out of his incentives this year to sign him next year (not to mention the Manny discount (where did that go?), happiest guy in the world about Manny must be McParking (cha-ching). In McParking’s mind its probably a done deal so he’s taking his discount now.
Belliard is going to sit on the bench playoff time so Torre is using him up as much as he can to rest the other guys. I would call anyone who wasn’t estatic that we have O-Dog come playoff time crazy.
Bottom line, Ned will be there with his checkbook if New Yorks, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta take a pass on O Dogs asking price. Besides, a World Series win is going to make everyone giddy with the checkbook.
by Dodger Dude on Sep 16, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I expect him to hit every incentive
no way McCourt or Ned are telling Joe who to play.
Last I looked no one with money needs a 2nd baseman. No one unless the Tigers replace Polanco with Hudson. The White Sox do need one but with the money they took on with Rios/Peavy they will not be spending money on Hudson. I think the reality is that he will find very very few suitors. It only takes one but he’s not heads or tails above Polanco or Lopez.
by meercatjohn on Sep 16, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It probably makes no difference now
But during the first half of the year (and what led to be an All-Star) was the fact that Joe almost never gave Hudson a day off. It really wasn’t until August when he started getting more days off. As it is he’s on pace to play more since 2006.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's on that pace
because he kept missing Sept.
by meercatjohn on Sep 16, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only players who homered today are allowed to hug.
I’m sorry I’m so tardy with this, but your photo captions ALL YEAR have been truly beautiful. You truly should be proud of yourself because they make me laugh. It’s tough to make me laugh. It’s not so tough to make me smirk or smile. However if you actually make me laugh at something I read on the internets, then hats off to you, good sir.
by Seanny Rotten on Sep 16, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man. I’m just glad someone reads them. :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2009 8:34 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
COL v SF tonight
Pits the lucky Matt Cain (in 2009) vs the slightly unlucky Jorge de la Rosa. All Colorado really needs to do is take one out of these three games. They are down to their last chance this evening.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Sep 16, 2009 5:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dodgers Would Now Make the Playoffs in
999 times in a 1000 chances.
When do we start mailing it in?
Do we have a favorite if the wild card comes from the NL West?
Doesn’t seem to make much difference to me.
I’m sure Torre will keep some sense of urgency to keep the player’s heads in the game, but realistically, its time to start planning the post-season.
by Dodger Dude on Sep 16, 2009 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SF has the best chance of knocking out StL
with it being a short series and throwing Lincecum and Cain.
by mwhite06 on Sep 16, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately
0-0 doesn’t get you a decision in baseball
by stillnotah8er on Sep 16, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rockies win :(
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 16, 2009 10:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
barely too
Giants suddenly find 3 runs in the 9th and the tying run on 3rd. Gameday says he K Sw at a ball about a foot outside.
Giants don’t have ’Dre.
by MaxDSterling on Sep 16, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nate Schierholtz is their Andre.
Except he sucks offensively
by Tripon on Sep 16, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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