Dodgers start Derek Lowe, RHP (8-8, 3.05) vs. Tom Glavine, LHP (8-6, 4.15).
Dodgers: 54-41 (1st place NL West, 1.0 GA, W1)
Mets: 52-42 (1st place NL East, 2.5 GA, L1)
From Dodgers.com, the scouting report on the starters:
Dodgers: It wasn't a thing of beauty, what with the leadoff hitter reaching base in every inning he threw, but Lowe's previous start -- against the Giants on Saturday afternoon -- was good enough for him to get a win. He limited the damage to two runs over the six innings, aided by two double-play grounders, as he stranded seven runners in scoring position. Not bad, considering Lowe didn't know he was starting the game until the night before.Mets: Glavine is just two wins away from No. 300, after recording No. 298 on Saturday against the Reds. In the outing, the veteran lefty allowed just one run off two hits--one of them a homer--over eight innings. Glavine walked none and struck out five on the night to record his first win in July.
COMMENTS:
4.16. That's the run support Derek Lowe has received from the Dodgers in his starts. And that explains why Lowe has only one win in his last five starts, despite ceding 4 ER or fewer in all five of those games. (11-1 Brad Penny, in contrast, has a run support mark of 5.59 this year.) With Glavine on the mound today, look for the Dodgers to stick it to Lowe again if they can't pierce Glavine's armor early and often.
12 comments:
Too bad we won't see a Hong-Chih Kuo HR and bat flip in today's game...
Wow this is an ugly game. Vin just said "get the married men off the field!"
Not sure where everyone is tonight, besides me and my multiple personalities.
No 299th win for glavne (2IP) tonight... 9-5 Mets in bottome 3.
Donnelly has had two men thrown out at third base for the final out of the inning. How many will Donnelly kill before he is stopped once and for all??!! And against the Mets, of all teams!
Sorry about all them typos there. I'm back.
Betemit gets a hit after Loney's GIDP and Kent's two-base error, so it's 10-7 Mets. This game is still in the fifth inning so it is still in striking distance for the Dodgers. Furcal is up with Wilson B on first and two out. Furcal has a 2-1 count.
Crap we are getting shelled, Lowe gets his run support, but gives up too many. Also bonds crushed 2 at wrigley and the padres already won. Bad day for dodger fans all around.
AC, don't give up hope yet. We're only down by four runs...
...oh wait, Hendrickson comes in to pitch the 8th. I take it back, it's over. Mets win. I'm going to sleep.
Yeah, beltran just jacked one. This sucks and I'm sleepy.
Hendrickson promptly gives up a home run to Beltran. 13-8. Nice.
If we can't win with Lowe, then with whom can we win?
11 LOB, man that sucks.
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