Derek Lowe (5-6, 4.03) vs. Aaron Harang (3-9, 4.10).
COMMENTS: MLB.com says we're facing either Harang (one win in his last six starts), or possibly Bronson Arroyo (4-5, 5.31). Either way, we're taking our chances sending Lowe out there on three days' rest after Brad Penny and Hiroki Kuroda wreaked havoc on the rotation with separate injuries. Lowe, perennially a victim of poor run support, has to be on his game since the Dodgers' bats likely won't back him up. On the bright side,
[Hi everybody, Orel here. This is where Sax's Game Thread ended. I'll pick it up from here.]
On the bright side...um...the earth continued rotating on its axis today. Enjoy the game, everybody!
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Pierre, LF
DeWitt, 3B
Kent, 2B
Martin, C
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
Ethier, RF
Berroa, SS
Lowe, P
JP scores the unearned run in the 1st! Thank you, Arroyo! 1-0 Dodgers.
I sure like it when I tune in and the Dodgers already have a 2-0 lead.
Hey, thanks Orel for picking up there. I had something on the stove, and then it started burning, and then the fire alarm in the kitchen went off, and then...
...actually, I got sidetracked (obviously). Heck, I didn't even get the Reds' starting pitcher right!
But then, it looks like, neither did the Reds. 2-0 Dodgers...whoops make that 2-1 on an Encarnacion homer.
2-1 now on Encarnacion's HR.
I just said that, Orel. You trying to finish ALL of my sentences now?
Shouldn't Loney get an RBI there for that run in the first (WP while Loney was at bat)? I mean, his intimidating presence made Arroyo Seco to his stomach, causing the wild pitch.
...the wild pitch?
that´s King James.
So Sax, what´s your take on Sarah Jessica Parker?
Erin, feel free to participate...
Anyone watch that diving catch in right? Kinda looked like a trap to me.
I think there is no a RBI for Loney, because the runner scored due to the pitcher´s fault.
Oh, in case you wanted to know, I don't like Sex and the City. And I don't think Sarah Jessica Parker is attractive. Sometimes she can look pretty, I guess, but more often than not she has sort of a horse face.
Ding ding ding! "Horse face" is today's secret phrase!
Interesting. I don´t watch Sex and the City either and i do think SJP is pretty. It seems the guys are kind of familiar with the series and they don´t find her attractive.
Erin, you win a bag of sunflower seeds!
Thanks, Orel! I just ran out a few hours ago.
King James HR!
LONEY POWER!
Give FJL an RBI for that one, dammit.
He now has two runs scored from/during his at bats.
I'm sure you guys can understand how much I miss my DirecTV Extra Innings package. And how much I hate this damn internet connection in this hotel.
Too bad I'm still at least a month away from watching baseball on a normal TV.
I'm not that into Sarah Jessica Parker, either the looks or the entire package. I have never seen a SATC episode.
Odd offensive inning for the Dodgers:
Martin K
Loney HR
Kemp lines out to 3rd
Ethier K
Not their usual pattern.
Now that I've seen the video of JL's HR, it's interesting that even his home run trot is slow.
Erin, I feel your pain.
Like, mockingly slow? Or old-man slow?
Lowe with 62 pitches through four innings.
Bronson Arroyo's hairstyle makes him look like the jack of spades.
I often wonder if Arroyo regrets the white boy braids he was sporting when the Sox won in '04. They were so ridiculous, and now there's probably a picture of him in the Hall of Fame looking like that.
The type of person who gets those braids regrets little.
Sounds like a fortune cookie!
It does, Orel, and it's very true.
Can you write that sentence as if Yoda was speaking?
DeWitt doubles!
"Regrets little, does the type of person who gets those braids."
Right, Master.
Kent and Martin both K. Don't leave Blake stranded at second!
In play, run(s)!
Guess Loney heard you, Orel.
WTF? It changed to "in play, out(s)"!
King James in a hot streak! RBI double!
Got it. Loney doubles for RBI #2, 4-1 Dodgers! Kemp grounded out after him.
So why is Kuo in? Was Lowe's pitch count high?
Any particular reason Lowe got yanked after 85 pitches? Don't tell me we have another injured pitcher.
DT guys conjecture three days' rest. No mention of injury.
Wow, Kuo gives up a single and a double. Guess he's not warmed up.
But he K's Dunn! 2 out, still 4-1 Dodgers.
That´s it. I think they don´t wanna force am injury to a pitcher,who´s doing his job very well lately.
Kuo got out of the jam!
Right, Karina. And Kuo gets out of it!
Ethier doubles, Berroa walks (!). Time for some Kuo bat-flip action!
Kuo is up. Come on, bat-flip boy!
Well, it's no bat flip, but I guess I'll take a sac bunt.
hmmmm, we could use something similar that Pierre did yesterday in the first inning...
God, Deal Or No Deal is a painful show to watch.
Hell, that's even better than the first inning. A triple!
Never seen it. I have a low pain tolerance.
Holy smokes, Pierre clears the bases!
For the sweet love of the Lord! Pierre tripled! i just can´t believe it!
Juan Pierre caught stealing home? What?
Ooh, was that a busted squeeze play?
I guess Pierre got picked off third and tried to steal home during the rundown.
Who is Norris Hopper? EK would like his vowel pattern.
I guess Kuo doesn´t like to bore us.
Hey, he's not just a baseball player, he's an entertainer.
Sorry this comment comes late...but I think Kuo should flip the bat after sac bunts, too.
6-1 after 7 frames.
Gotta run. It's been a good seven innings! Remember, 9:30 a.m. game tomorrow. Hasta Julio Lugo!
Orel, Erin: Rick Monday speculates that it was indeed a busted squeeze. Apparently there were some weird stares in the Dodgers' dugout after the top of the 7th.
why?
Angel Berroa is hitting worse than Maza and slightly better than Sweeney. How does he look defensively?
Speaking of the King of Rome, Sweeney´s at the home plate.
and he strikes out.
Sweeney comes in to get his daily strikeout. Glad we're keeping that streak alive, Torre!
I´d wish the Dodgers played the Reds way more often.
Rick Monday just said, "Cory Wade is one of those players who has stayed below the radar gun, for those who have not seen him pitch."
Why settle for the idiom "below the radar," when one can add a word and make it "below the radar gun"?
Or why not say, "below the radar gun shot put down time out house party favor"?
Great game! Good night, everyone!
I think I might have a decent enough signal to watch the game on MLB.tv tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed. See you tomorrow!
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