Sunday, August 19, 2007

Game 124 Thread: August 19 vs. Rockies, 1.10p

Dodgers start Brad Penny, RHP (14-3, 2.61) vs. Jeff Francis, LHP (13-6, 4.43).

Dodgers: 63-60 (4th place NL West, 7.5 GB, L1)
Rockies: 63-59 (3rd place NL West, 7.0 GB, W1)

From Dodgers.com, the scouting report on the starters:

Dodgers: Penny didn?t have his best stuff and his command was a little shaky against the Astros on Wednesday. Despite allowing 10 hits, he only gave up three runs and earned his 14th victory of the season. Penny, who will go on four days? rest on Sunday, said he felt strong after pitching a bullpen on Friday and asked manager Grady Little for start. He is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA in two starts against the Rockies this season.

Rockies: Francis had his worst start of the season in Tuesday night's 8-0 loss to the Padres, when he gave up eight runs and six hits -- two homers -- and walked six in just 3 1/3 innings. Francis said he felt good in the bullpen sessions leading up to the game and even right before it started, but his ability to put key pitches where he wanted them wasn't there. Hopefully for the Rockies it was just a blip, as he had gone 11 starts without a loss before Tuesday's rough outing.

From Inside the Dodgers, the lineup:

Furcal, SS
Pierre, CF
Kemp, RF
Hillenbrand, 3B
Ethier, LF
Martin, C
Loney, 1B
Martinez, 2B
Penny, P

15 comments:

Orel said...

Brad Penny pitching on short rest.

Orel said...

The J.D. Drew legend grows in Boston: 8th inning, 3-1 Angels, two on for the Red Sox and J.D. ends the inning on a backwards K.

Orel said...

Gagne pitching in Boston.

Orel said...

Gagne lets two on but escapes otherwise unscathed.

Eric Karros said...

Wedge & the Indians just lost lead in bottom of 10th. Damn!

Orel said...

Ethier with a rare display of emotion after striking out to end the inning.

Orel said...

Damn you, Eric Wedge!

Orel said...

Penny could be flagging. 72 pitches thrown so far and we're in the 4th inning, no out.

Damon said...

you would think grady would give Martin the day off today after catching all 14 innings lastnight

Orel said...

Penny in a heap o' trouble: bases loaded, no out.

Orel said...

Didn't you hear? Martin is as tough as nails. To take him out would be an insult to nails everywhere.

Orel said...

Juan Pierre diving catch!

Orel said...

Furcal vacuums a ball up the middle and nails Helton at third. He made a play like that last night as well.

Eric Karros said...

crap

Damon said...

Proctor gives up a homerun while Betemit has a 3 run double for the yanks