Dodgers start Hong-Chih Kuo, LHP (1-3, 6.33) vs. Chris Young, RHP (7-3, 2.08).
Dodgers: 45-34 (T-1st place NL West, W1)
Padres: 44-33 (T-1st place NL West, W2)
From Dodgers.com, the scouting report on the starters:
Dodgers: There's no way to know what you'll get out of Kuo from start to start. He can be dominating, as he was against San Diego and the Mets earlier in the month, or he can't get anybody out, as he showed in Toronto. With the opponent in this game being the Padres, the Dodgers are hopeful he duplicates his June 7 start in San Diego, when he allowed one run on three hits over six innings.Padres: Young is coming off one of his best starts of the season on June 23 when he limited the Red Sox to one hit over seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts and two walks. Young peppered the strike zone, throwing 74 of his 110 pitches for strikes. Better still, it wasn't just the life on his fastball that got the better of the Red Sox, as he mixed in a devastating slider and curveball that tied hitters in knots.
UPDATE, 3.49p:
From Inside the Dodgers, the lineup:
Furcal, SS
Pierre, CF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Gonzo, LF
Nomar, 3B
Loney, 1B
Kemp, RF
Kuo, P
34 comments:
I have a bad feeling about this game.
ITS PAYBACK TIME to sweep the series just like they did to us. Come on blue boys!!
Kuo vs Young? This won't be payback time, it will be withdrawal time. Look for Young to coast to his eighth W...unless the Dodgers can Kuo nuts.
I say everything will be status kuo.
Anyone know if Martin officially made the All-Star team?
Results on the ASG are announced Sunday, but I've got a Hong-Chih that Martin will be the starting NL catcher.
That was Chin-hui-inely the worst pun you've made yet.
Orel: So Tsao me!
Don't quit your day Cobb
Damon: Nice Ty. Please Ty again later.
Orel, your puns aren't so great Ethier
The Sweet sound of vins voice
ITTSSSSS TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL
"Good evening, wherever you may be...."
What's the holdup? GameCast still dark.
Never mind. Gameday it is!
Did furcal swing at the first pitch?
Of course not. He swung on the second pitch.
JP bustin' out the lumber! Single!
Gonzo battling
What's going on? Three stolen bases? A 12-pitch Gonzo AB?
Well that was bullshit
But it helps to tire Young out.
Walks always hurt ya
Stupid Cruz always kills us
Young looks good
What is worse having to listen to the dodger fans yell "Padres suck, Padres suck" or Beat LA
According to Vin this is Furcals first steal since his last steal which was against Young. Coincidentally that was furcals last hit.
Gosh Kuo you're pitching like shit
I think we have to accept Kuo is not a very good pitcher.
Nomar gets a hit!
7-2 Pods in the eighth, and the Dodgers are done. Stick a fork in us if we can't find a way to beat the Padres.
With a Jack this could tie the game up
and nomar with a 3 for 4 game so far
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