Dodgers Brush Aside Nicasio, Withstand Blue Period In Ninth
by Eric Stephen on Jul 25, 2011 10:50 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers got the better half of the duel between rookie Dominican pitchers, as the Dodger offense bested Juan Nicasio and the Rockies 8-5 in the opener of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers led 8-1 heading into the top of the ninth, but Hong-Chih Kuo and Mike MacDougal were anything but effective, allowing four runs and putting the tying runs on base. However, the indefatigable Javy Guerra came in to pick up the final two outs, collecting a save for the third straight day.
The runs were a welcome show of support for Rubby De La Rosa, who saw the Dodgers score a total of nine runs in his previous six starts. It was the first win for De La Rosa since winning in Colorado on June 12.
De La Rosa was a tad wild, but effectively so at times. He issued four walks, though three of them were to Troy Tulowitzki. Rubby struck out five in his six innings, throwing a career-high 113 pitches, and he hit 98 mph three times in his final frame. The Rockies took the lead off De La Rosa thanks to three consecutive singles with two outs in the top of the second inning. But that was the only run allowed by De La Rosa, and the Dodger offense showed later a better way to cash in three straight hits.
One day after singling their way to a win over Washington, the Dodgers showed some power in the bottom of the fourth inning against Colorado tonight. The Dodgers hit a pair of doubles and a home run in succession, and they did so in the best order possible. Rafael Furcal and Aaron Miles hit the two-baggers, tying the score at 1-1, and Andre Ethier followed with his longest home run of the year, a 429-foot no-doubter deep in the all-you-can-eat pavilion in right to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead.
The Dodgers added two runs in the sixth, as Juan Rivera smoked a double to left field to score Ethier from first base, followed by a two-out single up the middle by Dioner Navarro to score Rivera. Three more runs were cashed in by the Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth, thanks to a cacophony of balls in play that managed to avoid landing in Colorado gloves, a four-hit, two-walk rally to slam the door shut on the game.
Notes
- Furcal had two more hits tonight, and also stole a base and scored a run. Furcal in his last three games has reached base eight times in 15 plate appearances.
- Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless eighth inning -- his 15th straight scoreless inning -- and struck out two. Jansen now has 100 strikeouts in his career (hat tip to Silverwidow for the note)...in 63 innings. Jansen has faced 262 major league batters, and 38.2% have walked directly back to the dugout.
- Navarro had an RBI single in three at-bats on the night, and also walked. It was Navarro's fourth straight game with at least one walk, the longest streak of his career.
- Jamey Carroll didn't even start tonight, and he picked up two hits. Carroll entered the game in the top of the seventh inning on a double switch, and picked up singles in both the seventh and eighth.
- The eight runs scored by the Dodgers were their most at home since May 31, 24 games ago.
- Clayton Kershaw takes the hill Tuesday night for the Dodgers, on Fernando Valenzuela bobblehead night. Jhoulys Chacin starts for the Rockies.
WP - Rubby De La Rosa (4-4): 6 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts
LP - Juan Nicasio (4-3): 5 2/3 IP, 6 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
Sv - Javy Guerra (8): 2 up, 2 down
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it’s not a contest if I already hold the title
by Josie Becker on Jul 25, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
if TBLA ever holds a contest like this it’ll be the last day I post here
by Josie Becker on Jul 25, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
(Raises hand, asks for explanation about why it’s funny)
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 25, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried to work in Guerrica, but I couldn’t make it work.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 25, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
gonna post it again
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 25, 2011 10:55 PM PDT reply actions
And when you feel iffy about something — like it has turned out better than you had any right to expect — let it fly faster
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 25, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
steve lyons is mildly to moderately retarded
he might be right about this nonetheless, im just pointing out the facts
by lchristmas on Jul 25, 2011 11:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh that would make me pleased no end.
If the Dodgers could get a halfway decent prospect for him, wow.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
The Indefatigable Javy Guerra
coming soon to Broadway?
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
for some reasob she makes me think of Typhoid Mary
by Josie Becker on Jul 25, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
baseball’s a funny game. it’s a round ball that comes in a square box
by Josie Becker on Jul 25, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
about as many Dodger fans as a road game in Cincinnati
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Do we really want to give up a good thing?
Guarra I mean. I don’t think Hiro will allow it.
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
- Good Time Boys
by funkyjam on Jul 25, 2011 11:03 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I do not follow. Guerra isn’t getting traded; Kuroda likely is.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 25, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh nvm. What about miles?
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
- Good Time Boys
by funkyjam on Jul 25, 2011 11:08 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Judges say?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Just rewatched part of the game
Rubby was electric in the 4th! Had ’em befuddled.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
He’ll improve. Once he starts mastering a second offering, he’ll be legit.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 25, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah just a tad more control, + a few less foul balls
get that pitch count calmed down a bit. Something we’ll just want to see next year.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
When does RDLR become a candidate for ROY?
Not saying I think he has a shot in hell at winning right now, just wondering why he wouldn’t be on MLB.com’s top rookies.
Guerra
Has impressed me this season. He’s even cooler now that I know that his last name means war in Spanish.
WW2, they
came in to help kick Germany when they were down
the guy came out of nowhere. i didn’t think much of him when he first came up, but boy, what a great surprise.
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
- Good Time Boys
For so long, he was just that one guy that randomly had a 40-man spot
That kept coming up as a name to be DFA’d for new/reactivated players.
by Taylor Maricle on Jul 26, 2011 2:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I will say this, too, Rivera sure has contributed more in a short span than poor Thames did all season.
A good pick up for someone who cost very little.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Guerrier
Even Guerrier did very well today in the 7th. He’s the forgotten man in your excellent recap.
kuo from tony jackson
“I walked a couple of guys, but I felt good,” Kuo said. “I just didn’t have command tonight. I felt good, and that is the most important thing for me.”
Dodgers with 10+ BB/9 (minimum 10 IP), 1884-present
Rk Player BB/9 IP Year Age G GS W L SV H BB SO ERA ERA+ HR
1 Rex Barney 12.83 33.2 1950 25 20 1 2 1 0 25 48 23 6.42 65 6
2 Sandy Burk 12.57 19.1 1910 23 4 3 0 3 0 17 27 14 6.05 51 0
3 Mike Kekich 11.32 10.1 1965 20 5 1 0 1 0 10 13 9 9.58 36 2
4 Hong-Chih Kuo 11.25 12.0 2011 29 21 0 0 1 0 13 15 16 12.00 32 1
5 Hal Gregg 10.13 18.2 1943 21 5 4 0 3 0 21 21 7 9.64 36 2
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 7/25/2011.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 25, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
ouch, that’s not a good list to be on hopefully he can recover in the next couple of months…… Baseball reference has Kuo’s age wrong.
What a difference a year makes. People were in awe on how effective he was now they’re just flabbergasted at the level of ineptitude and plummeting trade value. I know he’s been hurt both physically and mentally which just proves the fickle nature of the reliever role and cycle
"show me a hero and I'll show you a tragedy"
Dodgers three game winning streak tied for the longest active streak in baseball. Tied with both Chicago teams.
by fbihop on Jul 25, 2011 11:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Tulo on the 9th inning
from Troy Renck:
Tulo said “I am a good high ball hitter. I have hit that pitch out before. I just missed it.”
Completely unrelated
This tweet from King Kaufman:
Random thing I didn’t know: The Braves never had a losing record in Milwaukee. Losing record in 38 of their 53 20th century years in Boston
Babe Ruth's last gig in baseball
was managing a lousy Braves team IIRC.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
yeah, actually in 1938
Larry MacPhail, the Brooklyn Dodgers general manager, offered him a first base coaching job in June.56 Ruth took the job but quit at the end of the season. The coaching position was his last job in Major League Baseball.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
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