Dodgers start Mark "Lurch" Hendrickson, LHP (2-4, 4.05) vs. Scott Olsen, LHP (6-6, 5.01).
Dodgers: 48-40 (T-2nd place NL West, 2.0 GB, L4)
Marlins: 42-46 (4th place NL East, 7.0 GB, W3)
From Dodgers.com, the scouting report on the starters:
Dodgers: This start was originally set for Randy Wolf, but he's on the DL with an impingement in his throwing shoulder. Hendrickson gets the nod instead, coming off a solid outing against the Braves on Wednesday. He held Atlanta to a couple of runs over five frames in that one, but was still tagged with the loss. Hendrickson has faced Florida five times previously in his career, going 1-1 with a 7.04 ERA.Marlins: Spotty in his last start, Olsen settled for a no-decision at San Diego. In 5 2/3 innings, the lefty gave up four runs on eight hits with five walks and four strikeouts. Olsen had worked a minimum of six innings in four straight starts before lasting 5 2/3 innings against the Padres. Cutting down walks remains a priority for Olsen, and he had been more effective of late before surrendering five free passes. Olsen has won two of his last three decisions.
COMMENTS:
I cannot think of a worse way to enter the All-Star break than counting on Lurch Hendrickson to staunch the major arterial bleeding of the Dodgers' four game losing streak. The Dodgers look punchless, Grady Little looks listless, the pitching staff looks winless, and Rich "Dead-Weight" Donnelly (who had Luis Gonzalez thrown out by a country mile last night) looks CLUELESS--so I feel nothing but hopeless.
UPDATE, 10.55a:
From Inside the Dodgers, the lineup:
Furcal, SS
Pierre, CF
Martin, C
Gonzo, LF
Nomar, 3B
Loney, 1B
Kemp, RF
Martinez, 2B
Hendrickson, P
34 comments:
Priceless!
Wow, 8-0 lead through two. On pace for a 36-0 win, baby!
This Russ Martin kid is pretty good
Stoked to an 8-0 lead, Lurch is already in trouble in the third with two on and none out...
Good to have you back, damon! Where have you been?
Yup, worthy of every one of his All-Star voixes
There goes the shutout.
I'll probably be away for 2 weeks I'm going to Montana to visit a friend. Luckly he has Extra innings so I should be able to watch all of the games if I can pry him away from his RedSox
Lurch is going to go yard here
Hopefully Lurch can pitch into the 7th or 8th today
Damon, maybe you can write a guest essay for us characterizing how annoying Red Sox fans are.
9-2! Oh yeah, we're more than our opponent's runs, cubed!
His wife is a Yankee fan so it's really the lesser of the two evils
Lurch is pitching very well
In the YankMe's case, it might be the evil of a lesser.
Did they really need to take Lurch out? Grady is going to fuck it up again
What up y'all? Looks like the dodgers like to blow their wad all on one game as opposed to spreading their runs out over the last few of games. This Stults guy looks pretty crappy.
Clayton Kershaw is pitching right now for the future stars on ESPN2 - dodgers prospect in single A...just gave up a home run.
Okay, now we're only our opponent's score, squared. The gap is closing. We need to get to 27 runs, fast.
So guys what are your keys to the 2nd half.
Hopefully, fewer airings of the Yogi Berra Aflac commercial that is like 30 years old.
Wow what a weird play there
e6 but the first baseman should of dug that
Ramon Martinez should never start a game. I don't care if anyone needs rest
So I guess you guys must be feeling better now.
Rob, I would be feeling a bit better, except we've lost four of the last five. And I think my mom just got caught for running on the field (the television isn't showing the perpetrator, but my mom was at the game today, and she's crazy).
Thank god, a win.
Go home, everybody, and get some rest. Especially you veterans. We NEEEEEEED you in the second half.
DODGERS rule this town. MARLINS ARE THE LITTLE MEEK SISTERS. THEY ARE LOSERS AND WILL ALWAYS BE. THEY ARE A LAUGHING STOCK. THEY CANNOT EVEN BEAT THE TEAMS THAT ARE BELOW THEM. HA HA!!
You're starting to sound like Tommy
Orel, that is some funny stuff. Nice.
Hey, I just talked to my mom, and she wasn't either of the people who ran on the field. Whew!
She did wear the Free James Loney shirt, though!
Atl 3, SD 0 in the bottom of the third (at Petco).
By the way, Yankees 12, Angels 0. And I do not cheer for the Yankees--I weep for the Angels.
Take that, "anonymous".
--Mahatma Sax
3-1 as Cameron gets a doubole, scoring Gonzalez from first. Man on second, two out for the Pods, and Thorman kills the rally to have the Braves escape the inning.
I think Jon Miller, looking bigger than Lasorda in the booth, just0called LaDanian Tomlinson "Lenny".
Maddux escapes the top of the fourth with Andruw Jones stranded on third. Still 3-1 Braves.
Still 3-1 in bottom 5, deuces wild--and Gonzalez Ks. Nice.
Is this the dodgers game thread or the padres game thread?
Hey, a loss for the Padres is relevant to the Dodgers. And they indeed lost, 5-4.
Dodgers go to the ASB one game behind in the NL West.
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