Friday, July 18, 2008

Game 96 Thread: July 18 @ D'backs, 6.40p

Shee-oot, how do you do these Game Thread thingies again? Oh, yeah, it's....

Hiroki Kuroda (5-6, 3.43) vs Doug Davis (3-4, 3.80).

COMMENTS: First place is on the line tonight as the Dodgers face the Snakes at Chase Field, with Arizona a mere one game ahead of our sub-.500 Dodgers. With everyone except Russell Martin having experienced a four-day vacation, I expect the old guys to come back less creaky and the young guys to return more hungry. Of course, we've only beat the Diamondbacks one time all year long (we are 1-4 and winless at Chase this year). Kuroda, who has been awesome since returning from the DL, will keep us in the game; the question is if our bats will step it up too. Come on, Donny M! Work your mojo magic!

16 comments:

Orel said...

I expect Andruw Jones to return less creaky and more hungry.

Orel said...

Kemp, RF
Ethier, LF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Nomar, SS
Loney, 1B
Jones, CF
DeWitt, 3B
Kuroda, P

karina said...

This is the most decent lineup in days, however, Nomar before Loney? how come Torre doesn't respect gramatical order?

New avatar. Let's go blue (i'm out to see a Peter Greenway film)

Orel said...

Enjoy the movie! Nice avatar!

Orel said...

Dodgers scored three in the first inning and it looked like the rout was on. But Kuroda promptly coughed up four in the bottom of the first—with a should-be error by Kent and an honest-to-goodness error by Andruw—and it was clear tonight would not be a pitchers' duel.

D'backs made it 6-3 in the second but the Dodgers have powered back with two (!) home runs by Nomar and one by Kent. 7-7 in the 8th.

Orel said...

Kuo with a fist pump as he gets out of the 8th! Still tie game!

Steve Sax said...

tie going to the bottom of the ninth. I have parental duties, which will save me from watching a heartbreaking loss...

Orel said...

Park pitching the ninth.

Orel said...

...or an inspiring win!

Orel said...

DeWitt with the play of the game to send us into extras!

Orel said...

On to the 11th!

Orel said...

LONEY BOMB! 8-7 Dodgers!

Orel said...

And Broxton closes it out! Hello again, first place! All hail Karina's new avatar!

Damon said...

Damn I just got home I wanted to watch Big Jon close it. I watched the last couple of innings on my phone. Did Grace say anything about Broxton?

Orel said...

Fortunately I had Vinny. But I'm guessing Grace openly expressed his man-love for the big fella.

karina said...

It wasn't my avatar! it was some Donnie baseball...let's see how they do in a five game span, then i'll try another...