Friday, June 29, 2007

Game 80 Thread: June 29 vs. Padres, 7.40p

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:

Orel said...

I have a bad feeling about this game.

Anonymous said...

ITS PAYBACK TIME to sweep the series just like they did to us. Come on blue boys!!

Steve Sax said...

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.

Alex Cora said...

I say everything will be status kuo.

Orel said...

Anyone know if Martin officially made the All-Star team?

Steve Sax said...

Results on the ASG are announced Sunday, but I've got a Hong-Chih that Martin will be the starting NL catcher.

Orel said...

That was Chin-hui-inely the worst pun you've made yet.

Steve Sax said...

Orel: So Tsao me!

Damon said...

Don't quit your day Cobb

Orel said...

Damon: Nice Ty. Please Ty again later.

Eric Karros said...

Orel, your puns aren't so great Ethier

Damon said...

The Sweet sound of vins voice

Damon said...

ITTSSSSS TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL

Orel said...

"Good evening, wherever you may be...."

Orel said...

What's the holdup? GameCast still dark.

Orel said...

Never mind. Gameday it is!

Damon said...

Did furcal swing at the first pitch?

Orel said...

Of course not. He swung on the second pitch.

Orel said...

JP bustin' out the lumber! Single!

Damon said...

Gonzo battling

Orel said...

What's going on? Three stolen bases? A 12-pitch Gonzo AB?

Damon said...

Well that was bullshit

Orel said...

But it helps to tire Young out.

Damon said...

Walks always hurt ya

Damon said...

Stupid Cruz always kills us

Damon said...

Young looks good

Damon said...

What is worse having to listen to the dodger fans yell "Padres suck, Padres suck" or Beat LA

Damon said...

According to Vin this is Furcals first steal since his last steal which was against Young. Coincidentally that was furcals last hit.

Damon said...

Gosh Kuo you're pitching like shit

Orel said...

I think we have to accept Kuo is not a very good pitcher.

Damon said...

Nomar gets a hit!

Steve Sax said...

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.

Damon said...

With a Jack this could tie the game up

Damon said...

and nomar with a 3 for 4 game so far