Chad Billingsley (15-10, 3.02) vs. Zach Duke (5-14, 4.84).
COMMENTS: Lest we start getting cocky, with a 4.5 game lead over the Diamondbacks with 11 to play, plus having won the first two games of this Pirates series with ease (assuring the Dodgers of at least a series split), let us remind you: This is Zach Duke about which we're talking. Fifth in the voting for NL Rookie of the Year in 2005. Only two starts removed from a complete game shutout. And Duke is 1-0 against us this year. So we should approach this hazard, and today's game, with the requisite amount of seriousness. (No need to wear the Daisy Dukes, Manny!)
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Daisy Duke was smoking hot. She should have had a place in the Venn.
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Ramirez, LF
Blake, 3B
Garciaparra, 1B
Kemp, CF
Ozuna, 2B
Berroa, SS
Billingsley, P
Its light hitting Dominican night in Pittsburgh! The first two in the park tonight get a spot in the Dodgers Line up!
Ozuna wields the only "U" in today's lineup.
What about Russell? Or Nomur?
Pirates scored one run at the first. Morgan had the leadoff double, Sanchez grounded, moved Morgan to third. Doumit hit the RBI single.
Opps, Sanchez reached first due to error of Blake. Bottom of the 3rd.
Nomur RBI!
Wow, Duke walks Bills on five pitches. Rancho Ardiendo for the Dodgers, two out, Martin up.
Son 2 run RBI double!
Dodgers 4, Pirates 2...
Nice to see Martin, pilloried in the LAT today, come back with the two-RBI double to give us the lead...
Going to the other side! Go Dodgers!
Sorry for the delay, i´m doing 3 or 4 things at once...
Adam LaRoche HR. Dodgers 4, Pirates 3
The other LaRoche gets a solo HR, but it's still the Dodgers in the lead 4-3 at the end of 5.
Webb vs Sanchez tonight in AZ.
Mets and Phils, both winning their respective games.
Kemp gets his third hit, and is now 3-for-3. Two on, two out for Ozuna.
Uh oh, Nomar just got hurt, bad.
Did anyone see it? What happened?
Sounds like he went down btwn third and home when he tried to hold up?
Nomar was rounding third and tried to stop and turn back. His legs slipped out from underneath him a little, but it really did not look like anything that bad. Nomar sure stayed down like it was a broken leg, but it looked like a sprain or a pulled muscle. But this is Nomar, so I am sure he'll be out until 2010.
At least that frees up a spot on the post-season roster.
Bills has Rancho Ardiendo after 2 strikeouts.
Bills is struggling here, loaded bases with the other LaRoche up again...
LaRoche gives up a grand slam. Great.
You know, Adam LaRoche should show some appreciation that the Dodgers traded his brother to his team.
Bills is done, 7-4 Bucs.
Karina, he just did, by kicking Chad in the nuts.
Orel, sorry that was a comment for you.
Rick Monday has made 4 verbal gaffes in the last two minutes. Someone, cut him off and put him in a taxi back to the hotel.
Rick Monday made it sound like the Dodgers were doomed, down by 3.
Young's PH double changed his tone, fast.
Martin gets an RBI
7-5, men at the corners, none out, sixth inning.
I love a team that fights back!
Sean Burnett played for Aguilas last winter, he was our best starting pitcher. However, Dodgers, i beg you to show no mercy with him 1) i want you to get in the postseason ASAP, 2) The Pirates prohibited him to keep playing in Venezuela, killing Aguilas chances to get into the postseason, therefore breaking my heart.
Ethier sac-flied Burnett, he was removed...Pirates are mean to me...
Blake GIDP.
Game tied!. Berroa was out at third, was it a close call?. There's the saying the first and third out can't never be at third base.
The run that tied the game, was made of an Ozuna single and a Berroa double.
I see how Berroa was out, i'm sorry for my clumsiness.
Doumit 2 run HR, off Elbert.
Pirates 9, Dodgers 7
This is not a pitching duel.
Jason Johnson coming in, with runners in scoring position, very stressful...
SF 3, AZ 0 in the 1st.
I know Torre wants to see as many pitchers as possible before the playoffs start, but maybe we should lock up a playoff position before we screw around with guys like S. Elbert.
I'm not sure why Torre would put Elbert in such a pressure situation, especially when Proctor was doing so well. Lefty/righty match-up? And how do you leave Elbert in there after a walk, home run, and then another hit?
Manny's going to hit a 7-run HR. I can feel it.
Off to battle traffic. And listen to Rick Monday. Ugh.
Pirates are hitting Dodgers like they were a piñata.
As if it couldn't get worse. Have a good one Orel, it's going to be a long top of the eighth.
Ouch
Both teams have the same amount of hits, differences: Dodgers LOB 11, Pirates 7. Besides, the Pirates have 4 more extrabase hits, which includes a triple and a couple of HRs.
King James with the leadoff single...yes, they can!
Kemp singles...no outs
Sweeney SINGLED!. Rancho Ardiendo, no outs!
Berroa forced out. King James scores.
Runners at the corners.
Love the enthusiasm Karina, too bad it didn't work out. Come on Giants!
Dodgers obviously lost. Arizona is up 6 to 3, third inning.
p.s: does anyone remember when Sweeney had his last single?
Go hated ones!. Loney fan, there's not such a thing like not enough hope, glass is always hall full.
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