Derek Lowe (2-1) vs. Andrew Miller (1-2).
COMMENTS: "Right now, the goal is .500," said Joe Torre nine days ago, when the Dodgers were 7-11 and in last place. Gentlemen, the goal is reachable today. In fact, the Dodgers could escape April with a winning record—but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Derek Lowe and his tight elbow start for the Dodgers; Andrew Miller, a key component in Florida's trade of Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit, starts for the Marlins. So while we remain on alert for the dreaded green pitcher effect, we also remember this is a newly ballsy Dodger team (although we must wait one more day for Andruw Jones to show up).
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Epale, sports fans! The lineup:
Furcal, SS
Ethier, LF
Kemp, RF
Kent, 2B
Martin, C
Loney, 1B
Jones, CF
DeWitt, 3B
Lowe, P
Apparently Joe Torre didn't get the memo about Andruw.
For you gamers out there, GTAIV sounds AMAZING. Wish I had the time to play it!
Everybody is giving rave reviews to GTA4. May have to go fire up the 360 and get me one.
Hey dudes...I will be in and out during today's game
Good - get to watch the game tonight. Bad - have to listen to the Florida Marlins feed.
Does anyone think that Torre leaves Furcal at the top, DeWitt at the bottom, Kent in clean up, then takes all the other names, writes them on a piece of paper and throws them up in the air, and the order that they land is the order that they hit in the lineup.
Listening to the Marlin feed is better than being marlin feed. It's also better than being relegated to Gameday.
Torre gets 30-40 games to learn his players. After that I expect to see more consistency in the lineups.
Opps, forgot the ugly - Andruw Jones batting average.
Two consecutive one-out singles! They say you have to get to Miller early, so this is good.
Hey Orel -
Russell Martin drives in Andre Ethier!
10-run 1st inning, baby!
Woohoo!!! We score! Dodgers 1-0 on a slow single by Martin. I hope Jones isn't Marlin feed tonight.
Well, not quite 10 runs, but I'll take 1
Hey AC, how are you getting the Marlin feed?
Wow, Martin gunned him down, Ramirez had a BIG jump on that steal.
Nice throw by Russell to nail Ramirez attempting to steal.
1-2-3 for Lowe!
Wow, Martin gunned him down, Rameriz had a BIG jump on that steal.
Orel, what's your high-score on typeracer?
I ponied up 20 bucks for mlb.com. I must say it is pretty good. About 30 sec to 1 min delay, but the picture is great. This is my 3rd year of subscribing and I am pleased with it.
Cantu can't field! Andruw gets on but doesn't get a hit.
Scratch that—they scored it a hit. Watch that BA skyrocket!
Cool AC. That'll be the first thing I get when my 401k hits $20.
You mean high wpm? Probably the one in the screenshot: 94.
Andruw isn't supposed to go off until tomorrow
Florida isn't playing like a first-place team. Lowe bloops a single.
if we are on typeracer at the same time, can we compete against one another?
hey Luis Gonzalez is out there for the Marlins. Wondering if he is still pissed at the young guys.
Furcal doubles, men on 2nd & 3rd. Ethier walks, bases loaded w/2 out for Kemp.
Base hit! 3-0 Dodgers.
Marlins announcers bagging on Jones saying Juan Pierre (or "JP") has twice as many RBI's as Andruw Jones. Ouch.
Kemp seems comfortable in that 3rd position in the lineup.
Double steal!
Kent singles! 5-0! Whoo-hoo!
Check this out: Kemp and Ethier now have identical season stats: 0.313 avg, 2 HR, and 13 RBI.
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Miller is Dodger feed tonight
The Kemp and Kent combination is an RBI machine!
Broxton unavailable tonight.
Its not Miller time (especially with all the Budweiser ads in the stadium).
Can't stick around (going to see an advanced screening of Ironman. Jealous?), but I just wanted to say this...
the losing Dodger team of weeks past had chances like this to break games open and take advantage of weaker (or younger) pitchers. They didn't do it. But this team is doing it. And that's nice to see.
ok fellow Sons, I have to check out for awhile, I'll be back in a bit. Dodgers better still be ahead.
Charlie is reporting Jason Schmidt threw 78 pitches in his latest bullpen session.
Hi and bye Erin. Yes, I'm jealous.
Yes, jealous! We want a review!
Damn erin - that is sweet! That movie looks pretty good, as well as the other comic book movies - Batman, Hulk...
Revenge of Gonzo: He drives in Cantu. 5-1 Dodgers.
Nice job of Loney to get the lead runner. 1 out.
So much of rhte shutout - and to be broken by a former dodger (that is batting better than Jones - did I say that already???).
Lowe K's Helms. Steve Lyons is noting Lowe has a funny hip pull on his follow-through.
Nice another run and a wild picth.
Wow, not bad range by the 40 year old 2nd baseman Kent.
6-2 Dodgers. We have knocked out Miller after 3 innings.
Kemp grounds into 5-4-3 DP.
Curious that the Marlins kept Miller in the hit, but then pulled him the next inning for a new pitcher. They must be hurting on the bench (no pun intended).
Lowe's getting wobbly—Marlins have men on 1st & 3rd w/0 out.
Sac fly. 6-3 Dodgers.
maybe Jones couldn't catch that because of the extra 10 lbs he has. There are some Marlin fans chanting "An - Druw, An - Druw."
6-4-3 DP gets us out with no further damage!
Andruw just misses hitting it out!
Honestly, I thought Jones hit that one out. Instead flies out to Gonzo. It is becoming CLEAR-er that he is getting CREAM-ed out there...
Sneaky, AC!
E-3. Sloppy, Loney.
uh oh, Lowe in trouble again. Men on 2nd and 3rd for the Fish. 2 out.
And OF COURSE Lowe is rattled. Double + E = 2 runs in and a man on 3rd. 6-5 Dodgers.
Lowe goes 2-0 on the next batter.
Ouch, that hurt, Marlins only down by one.
Old friend Gonzo gets us out of the inning.
Damn, is this why the Marlins are in 1st place?
Orel, you are WAY ahead of Gameday. I'm going to go to the car.
Tie game? Lowe got his six run pad, so he can't complain about lack of run support...
It's raining but they're playing through.
Gonzo is still 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and a RBI.
Looks like Lowe sits, and Young is the professional hitter with a basehit - does he need some time at 3rd?
Hmm, Delwyn Young singles in a PH attempt. Sounds to me like Mark Sweeney may want to update his resume.
Wow, nice catch by Uggla.
Dammit, Andre! Fly out to end the Dodgers' sixth.
6-6? What?
I thought I was clear that the Dodgers better still be ahead when I get back.
If they still win this one we know their chutzpah is for real
Oh, this looks bad. Bottom of the seventh after we go down meekly in the top of the frame.
Way to go Martin, way to throw out the runner.
Now if Proctor could only find the strike zone...
Can Beimel get out of this inning????
Woohoo! Nice hold by Beimel. Dodgers need to start scoring again.
Beimel escapes the eighth after a leadoff single!
Rick Monday mentioned the score at 6.34p, and theb again at the end of the inning at 6.39p. Thanks, Rick.
Come on Matty, with Andre on first you've gotta slam that ball!
Come on kemp - full count!
well at least it wasn't a dp.
Kent is a RBI machine!!! Nice slide by Ethier dodgers up 7-6.
Chutzpah, baby!
Ok Sammy, here is your chance!
Okay, I gotta give Monday props, he called that Kent RBI well. "Is there a history? Kent is 1-for-5 against Gregg (BAM!), make that 2-for-6 as Kent hits it into centerfield!". Pretty seamless delivery.
Saito's got two out and is dealing...
One more to go!!!
Great - Monday can add!!!
Sammy with another K! Sounds like Saito is back!
Dodgers win, 7-6! Four in a row!
Strikeout - that backdoor slider is deadly! Great job blue! Dodgers win!
The Dodgers are amazingly back at .500, at 13-13.
Sorry just want to post one more time to get us to 100 comments. No more free tacos (for you Laker fans). Also, just watched Conner Jackson belt a 2 run homer against the Astros to tie the game in the 1st inning.
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