Another Pitcher Home Run Helps Beat Dodgers
by Eric Stephen on Sep 15, 2011 10:07 PM PDT
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Tim Federowicz got his first major league hit, but Ross Ohlendorf stole the show Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. Ohlendorf not only pitched seven innings (throwing just 72 pitches), but also hit a three-run home run in the second inning off Dana Eveland, leading the Pirates to a 6-2 win in the opener of a four-game weekend series.
The Dodgers were eliminated from the National League West with Thursday's loss.
The home run by Ohlendorf was the fourth allowed by the Dodgers to an opposing pitcher this season. Only the Astros, with five, have allowed more home runs to pitchers this season. This is most allowed by the Dodgers since giving up five in 2005:
- Tonight: Ohlendorf off Eveland, three-run shot, Pirates won 6-2
- August 9, 2011: Cliff Lee took Hiroki Kuroda deep, solo shot, Phillies won 2-1
- July 22, 2011: John Lannan off Kuroda, two-run shot, Nationals won 7-2
- July 17, 2011: Daniel Hudson off Ted Lilly in Phoenix, solo shot, Diamondbacks won 4-1
- June 17, 2010: Bronson Arroyo off John Ely in Cincinnati, three-run shot, Reds won 7-1
- June 21, 2008: CC Sabathia off Chan Ho Park, a solo shot to the back of the visitors' bullpen, Indians won 7-2
- July 26, 2006: Jake Peavy off Brad Penny, a two-run shot, Padres won 10-3
- July 8, 2006: Noah Lowry off Derek Lowe, a solo shot, Giants won 11-7
- July 26, 2005: Eric Milton off Odalis Perez, a solo shot, Dodgers beat the Reds 7-4
- June 8, 2005: Jason Johnson off Jeff Weaver, one of only two hits allowed by Weaver, Dodgers beat the Tigers 3-1
- May 28, 2005: Javier Vazquez off Duaner Sanchez, a solo shot, Diamondbacks won 5-4
- May 24, 2005: Jason Schmidt off Weaver, a solo shot, Giants won 5-3
- May 8, 2005: Milton off Weaver, a solo shot, Dodgers beat the Reds 9-3
That's right, Eric Milton hit two home runs off the Dodgers in 2005, and yet the Dodgers won both contests. Jeff Weaver allowed three home runs to pitchers in 2005, and he won two of the three games.
As for tonight, Federowicz made his first major league start, and not only did he rope a line drive single into center field in the fifth inning for his first major league hit, but also collected his first hit-by-pitch (in the second inning, by Ohlendorf), his first runner thrown out trying to steal (Andrew McCutchen, at second base in the fifth), his first passed ball (in the eighth inning), and his first walk (in the ninth, off Evan Meek).
Eveland's first Dodger Stadium start didn't go nearly as well as his first two outings, both on the road, but that wasn't expected to continue. Eveland settled to last five innings, and didn't give up a run outside of the four-run second inning.
Russ Mitchell came into tonight with only 19 of his career 84 plate appearances coming at Dodger Stadium. Mitchell, who started at third base tonight, one of five rookies in the Dodgers lineup, hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. Mitchell now has three hits in 21 home at-bats as a Dodger, and two of those three hits are home runs.
Eugenio Velez was called out on strikes as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning, making him 0-for-32 this season, and 0-for-41 dating back to last season, just four at-bats shy of matching the record for futility by a position player.
The Pirates tacked on two runs in the eighth inning off Matt Guerrier.
The Dodgers loaded the bases off Meek with two outs in the ninth inning, bringing the tying run to the plate, but Joel Hanrahan came in to retire Aaron Miles for the final out.
Hiroki Kuroda, who had an MRI on Wednesday that revealed no damage to his neck, per Tony Jackson of ESPN LA, will start Friday night. Jeff Locke starts for the Pirates.
In some good news, Clayton Kershaw will apparently not be suspended for hitting Gerardo Parra on Wednesday, reported Bill Shaikin of the LA Times.
WP - Ross Ohlendorf (1-2): 7 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 6 strikeouts
LP - Dana Eveland (2-1): 5 IP, 8 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Sv - Joel Hanrahan (38): 1 batter, 1 out
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so annoying
much better pitchers the rest of the series
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 15, 2011 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
Aaron Miles was good for a while
Buuuuut…..yeah. It’s wearing off.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 15, 2011 10:10 PM PDT reply actions
Rivera too
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 15, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
but hell
no one could really hit shit today.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 15, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Re Miles
A HR would’ve been very unlikely but given other bench options Miles has been money with runners on base this year
to be fair…
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Not for me. Link works though.
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by David Young on Sep 15, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I took it down
MLB embeddable videos have been hit or miss.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 15, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The Mark Reynolds of web quality.
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by David Young on Sep 15, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
heh
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 15, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Elimination Number
1 in the Wild Card.
You’ll be shocked to know the Dodgers indeed don’t got the N.L West. Eliminated.
Still, that sucked. Be nice they could find some inner motivation and get up for the rest of these games
vs Pirates.
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We got this, we got this
We ain’t got this
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
The Dude Abides
Thanks for posting the links to Chad’s story.
LOL at the Dodgers for paying Cormier $800,000 to play 9 games this season. Cormier had to believe he just committed robbery when he signed.
Shhh! Don’t tell him that the Dodgers unload for 15 against the Twins! He’s gonna love it!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 15, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing they are on Netflix streaming. Maybe that’s why the stock price dropped!
by Eric Stephen on Sep 15, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Imagine if you could seclude yourself for the entire baseball season…and in say November you have all the games on DVR. And just start fast forwarding thru the season to find out what happens.
If that had happened this year, most people would have stopped around late May.
Exactly like living it out real time then.
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by David Young on Sep 15, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey man, I had a rough day, give me my laughs in Dodger fail retrospect.
by Julio Nievas on Sep 15, 2011 10:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Also, Frank and Jamie have filed for divorce.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 15, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Who?
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by David Young on Sep 15, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
You're welcome
Maybe Guerrier can get back to mediocre next season, but it was still a terrible (and sadly typical) move by Agent Ned to sign him.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 15, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
He even has his own Wiki page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_the_Enchanter
by The Dude Abides on Sep 15, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Sandoval hit for the cycle?
Pablo Sandoval?
Pablo Sandoval of the Giants?
What, do you no longer have to hit a triple to get a cycle?
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There
was no piece of cake between 2nd and 3rd this time, I guess.
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by David Young on Sep 15, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
On the link on the sidebar, you can get a gif of Sandoval’s triple. It is a sight to behold.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 15, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
z
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 15, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
jerry sands seems to be suffering a power outage
this has all happened before and will all happen again
Steve Lyons told him home runs kill rallies,,,
And who would know better about being a major leaguer, than Steve Lyons.
id say its that stance
doesn’t look like he can generate much power with it. hope he can figure it out.
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like they tried to shorten his swing, so now he makes better contact, and will hit singles.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 15, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
now he can hit balls that are inside
but he is getting no lift! No seperation!
this has all happened before and will all happen again
work in progress I guess
I still think he will have a good career
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 15, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice first game from FedEx
And yeah, we don’t got this
The more you drink, the less gruesome I look.
Writing and inciting at Barca Blaugranes
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Too bad he was a good shooter
eliminates a lot of late night jokes right there.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 15, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Gordon will end the year with positive war
currently sitting at 0.0 on both sites.
this has all happened before and will all happen again
There is such a thing as positive war?
by Julio Nievas on Sep 15, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm numb to it now
not really, i just get an uneasy fealing now instead of being angry.
this has all happened before and will all happen again
I imagine Ryan Howard in the left margin has been discussed . . . At least it’s not Stairs or Rollins.
or Victorino
It’s actually perfect considering the tone of this season
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 15, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
the good news is
lee didn’t get a shutout tonight
this has all happened before and will all happen again
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