Dodgers start Brad Penny, RHP (10-1, 2.04) vs. Jake Peavy, RHP (9-2, 2.14).
Dodgers: 45-35 (3rd place NL West, 1.0 GB, L1)
Padres: 45-33 (1st place NL West, 0.5 GA, W3)
From Dodgers.com, the scouting report on the starters:
Dodgers: Penny took over the National League lead in wins and ERA by beating the D-backs on Monday, allowing one run over seven innings. His fastball was clocked as high as 101 mph on the Chase Field radar gun and was consistently around 95 mph. The Dodgers are 14-2 in Penny's starts this year and he's allowed only two home runs. He has yet to face the Padres this year.Padres: Peavy missed becoming the National League's first 10-game winner in his last start, losing an Interleague matchup with Red Sox ace Josh Beckett. Peavy wasn't hit especially hard in the game, but a shaky third inning, in which he yielded three runs on five hits, led to the 4-2 defeat. He had three strikeouts and one walk in the game and his command wasn't as sharp as it has been recently, as several balls drifted up in the strike zone.
From Inside the Dodgers, the lineup:
Furcal, SS (.324 with RISP) Pierre, CF (on pace for 59 steals, the most since Lopes' 64 in '76)
Martin, C (finds out tomorrow about AS results)
Kent, 2B (was awesome at the WIN clinic today)
Gonzo, LF (must see TV)
Nomar, 3B (hitting .336 at home)
Loney, 1B (eight-game hitting streak)
Ethier, RF (signed autographs for fans today in Whittier)
Penny, P (.241 batting average, 2.04 ERA)
31 comments:
I had a bad feeling about last night's game, and I don't feel great about tonight's. But I think we have a better chance of winning tonight.
Orel,
What do you think about a 4 man rotation because Kuo is horrible?
Anonymous, are you looking to Kuote Orel?
Dodgers win tonight by knocking Peavy out in the fourth. You heard it here first, that's my prediction.--Saxy
D.J. Houlton has been called up, Hong-Chih Kuo has been sent down
I don't see a 4-man rotation working. Bills and Wolf haven't proven that can consistently go deep into games and our bullpen would suffer as a result.
Meanwhile, Penny's doing his best Wolf imitation. Consecutive doubles for the Padres, who lead 1-0.
Thanks for the update, Damon. All of a sudden our strength is a question mark.
How about some fan interference, guy?
Yeah! Penny pumped!
Jesus, down 1-0 against Peavy might as well be 10-0.
Nomar: First HR in 231 ABs. Peavy: First HR allowed in 89.1 innings.
Nomar!!!!! I'm bringing Nomar back. Yeah!
Epic at bat as well...
Okay, Penny, lock this down....
That number above should be 84.1 innings for Peavy.
JPSQ! And apparently he made a diving catch earlier!
+SB
That was a nasty pitch by Peavy to K Martin.
Penny is so good. Dying to see if he can maintain this in the second half.
That Peavy can swing a bat.
7 K's for Penny.
Peavy is sawing off bats.
Nice plate discipline from Loney. Not swinging at every goddam pitch.
Just checked in...I see expected pitchers duel has materialized
ohhhh damn so close
damn
I have a feeling Nomar's HR won't go unmentioned on dodgerblues tomorrow.
Kent is going to K to end the game im calling it here again
Gonzo K loney fly out nomar game winning HR
i guess loney can't fly out if if nomar is going to hit a walkoff before him
Loney can do anything
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