Brad Penny (5-9, 5.88) vs. Barry Zito (6-13, 5.40).
COMMENTS: Penny's back! Burly Brad is making his first start after nearly two months on the disabled list. A healthy and effective Penny would do wonders for the Dodgers' chances of making the post-season. As would the return of a guy named Furcal. Remember him? Yeah, at best he's three weeks away. So right now Penny will have to play the role of Dodger Savior Not Named Manny.
And lest you think Mr. Zito is instant Dodger-bait, remember he beat the Dodgers a month ago and pitched eight shutout innings in his last start. (Okay, it was against the Padres, but still.) If there were only something noticeably different about today's Dodger team...oh wait, there is. Does Manny like curveballs? We'll see.
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Kemp, RF
Martin, 3B
Kent, 2B
Manny, LF
Blake, 1B
Jones, CF
Berroa, SS
Ardoin, C
Penny, P
Shuffle-rama!
Kemp singles to start us off!
No Loney in the lineup. for the first time this year? Weird.
FREE JAMES LONEY!
Falkenborg DFA to make room for Penny.
Kent fouls out on ball four.
Giants fans booing Manny.
Penny starts off with a walk.
Martin with the nice play on a Fred Lewis dribbler!
Molina doubles Winn in. 1-0 Giants.
This is not a good start.
Braves up 4-1 on the snakes in the bottom of the third.
Well, Penny isn't sharp.
At least the Braves are winning, 4-1.
Penny is quite wild.
Penny with 23 pitches in the first.
Blake gives it a ride on a full count but flies out to left.
Andruw Jones' reception in SF is surprisingly muted. You think he'd get a standing ovation.
Oh, and he fouled out on the first pitch.
That Jones infield pop up at the first pitch was shameful.
Epale guys! watching the game on TV.
Berroa lines out. BABIP working against us for now.
Epale, Karina! How are you tonight?
Another nice play at third by Martin.
Is anyone watching the opening ceremonies?
Or are they on right now on the west coast?
Epale Karina, Orel -
Penny with 8 pitches in the second. That's better.
Hey EK. Mrs. Orel is watching the opening ceremonies on the big TV. I get the small TV for the Dodgers.
It's a pretty impressive presentation they put together. Anyways just stopping by, I gotta run!
ARDOIN POWER!
Hot date, EK?
Penny singles!
Fine and quiet. How are you?
I saw opening ceremonies earlier. They were impressive, as strongly i feel about chinese government.
Hot date with the inside of my eyelids.
Ardoin HR! Dodgers back in the game.
Russell Martin is such a good sport.
Sweet dreams, Eric.
Kemp singles!
Oh yeah, time difference and all. Night.
I am not usually one for ceremonies and shows, but I gotta say what they put together was unbelievable. And that was watching it on a TV 30 feet away without sound.
Thanks Karina, good night!
Rancho Ardiendo!
Rancho Ardiendo. No outs!
Kent clears the bases! 4-1 Dodgers!
Heh heh, says Kent. Take that, booing Giants fans.
Kent with a 3-run double!
Those boos are sweet music to my ears.
And Manny makes the first out of the inning. Go figure.
Karina, are you getting Vin tonight?
Nope. Fox in Español announcers.
Jones walks.
7-1 Braves in the 5th!
Berroa drives in Kent! Jones is out at the plate!
Berroa and his flashes of brilliance.
Mom: Karin, i don't see the handsome young man playing tonight, is he taking the night off? (that's Ethier)
Me: I'd wish, mami. He doesn't start everyday.
Mom: He should. I'd like a word with the manager.
Me: You're not the only one.
That's priceless, Karina! I especially like "the handsome young man."
Weird to see Andruw with dirt on his uniform.
"Danny Ardoin Marching & Chowder Society." Classic!
That's the way my mom talks about good-looking fellas. The best part is how she wants to admit it.
Marching and Chowder Society?. I don't get it.
edit: she wants me to admit it.
Go Penny, you took Ardoin to second!
Ardoin gets picked off second. Consider that HR compensated for.
They have a four run lead so it can be forgiven.
Vin uses the phrase "Marching & Chowder Society" (a historical term) to describe fans of a particular player. But he usually uses it for more popular players, not guys like Ardoin.
You don't have to admit Ethier is handsome, Karina, but I believe you have called Aaron Rowand "Bacon Pants" in the past.
I read that "Bacon Pants" things somewhere and i thought it was funny. He's not that cute...
Besides he wears a Giants uniform. Kriptonite.
8-4 Atlanta.
Do you know if Penny has a limited pitch count tonight?
Ardoin and his home run tonight makes any Dodger fan part of the " Danny Ardoin Marching and Chowder Society".
I think 90 pitches, Karina. He's at 76 right now.
K-C BLAKE! 6-1 Dodgers!
Can Andruw finish the game without striking out? 3 AB's so far.
It'd be a minor miracle. First game of the season he doesn't K?
It would at least seem like it.
8-5 Braves, with the D'backs threatening....
Molina HR. 6-2 Dodgers.
Rowand has 3 walks tonight. A single...2 outs.
Kent's night is done. That'll do, pig.
Moment of truth: Will or will not Jones strike out?
He didn't strike out. Impressive.
10-5 Braves!
11-5 Braves!
Park legs out a single!
Atlanta 11-5. Go Braves!
Broxton in for one out? Really?
And Broxton loads the bases on four pitches. Nice.
He just gave a walk to Vizquel. Rancho Ardiendo.
...and then ends the game on three strikes to the next batter! Nicely done, Jonathan!
Dodgers win! D'backs lose! 1/2 game back!
It's a win! Let's go blue!
Good night, Orel!
Night! See you next time!
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