Eric Stults (2-0, 2.61) vs. Aaron Cook (0-1, 10.22).
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- In case you forgot, the Dodgers hit three home runs off Cook less than a week ago.
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- Attention, Ned Colletti:
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UPDATE:
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SF at ARI; PIT at SD. We start the earliest, and start with a 1.5 game lead over the Padres.
I'm happy for her, but I hope Mackenzie takes it One Day at a Time.
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Ramirez, LF
Ethier, RF
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
Blake, 3B
Ausmus, C
Stults, P
Checking in. No Martin, which is good because Cook owns him.
Then again, Cook hasn't gotten an out yet.
Here's a nice early season sign. According to Gameday, Kemp loves to face the curveball.
I sense this game is going to be a runs-fest
Epale everyone!
RBI single by Helton
Dodgers 2-Rockies 1
Gotta love the walk by Stults. This guy is handy with the bat.
The worry I have about Stults in Coors is that he is a sinker/curve/change pitcher who relies on movement. Lowe is a sinker/slider/change pitcher who also relies on movement and got shelled at Coors. While the humidor has helped with homers, it hasn't helped the difference in the way balls travel.
Gameday really isn't calling the pitches well. It calls all of Stults' change ups sinkers.
Thanks for the update, Alireza. Gameday is all i got.
Wow. Rarely do you see Manny fooled like that.
Me too Karina. I just know Stults' repertoire
Ethier absolutely owns Cook
.412 .474 .824 1.298
Yay. Loney gets a hit and it is a liner to the opposite field.
hey everyone.
kemp seems to be regressing.
Yo Nic
Well, at least Kemp struck out on a good pitch.
not looking good
C'mon Stults. Keep that ball down.
Stults' fastball has been his best pitch tonight. He should probably use it more.
man, i know they have to keep the arm warm but it looks so lame with a baserunner with a jacket on.
pop up, im shocked
Gameday says Raffy put a decent charge into that one. He has good pop, but it doesn't really extend the opposite way.
Amazing that Stults has 2 walks, including 1 on 4 pitches.
Delino's in the blogosphere. But his heart/mind/TV/stomach is in Philly - Go Sixers.
Just as I was thinking "damn, Iannetta is hitting terribly this year" he goes and swats that double
Yay. The same stupid thing Torre did last game with Bills helped us when Hurdle kept the bunt sign on for Cook with 2 strikes.
THAT WAS A STRIKE
BTW, anyone else notice that Kemp is on pace for 30 OF assists? :-P
so.... when is kuroda coming back.
Nic - Stults is a perfectly acceptable 5th starter. The issue is that I really think he has the kind of stuff that gets murdered at Coors.
SIXERS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RED SOX TIE IT OFF MARIANO!!!!!
Good karma abounds. Let's go Dodgers.
true, but he is filling in for a number 1.
Andre's double ties it! 3-3.
Apodaca apodaca apodaca talking to Cook.
come on kemp, dont let them disrespect you like that.
IBB to Loney, to get to Kemp with the bases juiced and none out?
Please, make them pay, Matty.
wow
Kemp Ks on a bad on, and Casey is down 0-2 with one out.
what a waste
That was sad.
bases loaded, men at second and third, they IBB Loney with none out. And then Cook proceeds to K Kemp, Blake, and then gets a ground out for the final out. Yay.
At least it's tied, but the Rockies will score here in the bottom of the fifth...
Ausmus nails the Tulo CS!
Great grab off a bounced Ausmus throw--way to go, Raffy
3-3 through five. On to the sixth!
Stults should be walking off that mound with a lead.
20 LOB (aggregate) so far!
Belisario's fastball has so much horizontal movement.
this has been a very frustrating game
what a slugfest this has been
Two nice innings by Belisario.
time to use the force
Just not Kemp's day.
SF 5, ARI 1, top 7
SD 3, PIT 1, top 6
Mark Loretta says, "Remember me?" 4-3 Dodgers!
Didn't Huston Street used to be unhittable?
RANCHO ARDIENDO FOR MANNY
Hey all - Manny up with bases juiced!
WOOHOO! Wild pitch Dodgers score!
Grilli WP makes it 5-3 Dodgers!
Ya Grilli!
Ethier tagged it but right at the RF.
Snuck a peek at the score--how'd we go up 5-3?
Too bad Ethier couldn't convert, but you can't blame him tonight...2 RBI already.
Man - MORE DODGERS LOB. This is getting pretty sad. SItuational hitting guys.
C'mon, Kuo. Time to get confident.
haha, call it.
lock it down
thats why torre didnt put in kuo the last time.
THAT SUCKS. Crap. Kuo is off his game. All tied up. Gone as soon as it left the bat. ugh
Torre should have kept him in on the bench
Back to square one!
Isn't Kuo due for an elbow surgery ?
Kuo plunks Spilborghs on the foot.
Maybe. This can't all be mental.
Wow, Kuo is all over the board. Talk about no confidence. This sucks.
"As wild a pitch this side of Barnum & Bailey." —Vin
I don't want to see Kuo again
Another sneak peek...oh crap. 5-5.
Phew, got out of that one without anymore damage. Torre really did know something that we didn't.
i remember when people were complaining that torre used belly the other night when kuo was perfectly rested. I think we all own him an apology.
this bullpen makes me tired
Loney leadoff double! Here we go!
No more runners left on...please!
at least they are trying to move the runner
Wow, they're asking Kemp to bunt???
well kemp thanks for nothing
at least it wasnt a strike out
the contacts must not be working at elevation
Bad night for Kemp
The bench comes through AGAIN!!!!
bring in Broxton
Jeez. I didn't think Loney would make it.
Merry Ausmus! 6-5 Dodgers!
wow Ausmus has already earned his keep for this season. now can they hold it?
merry ausmas!!
I officially love Ausmus
ausmus, sorry
Ausmus is actually doing better than Martin in the clutch
ESPN Gamecast is weird. Dodgers had a 61% chance of winning before they scored, and it's only moved to 72% after the score. Guess Gamecast isn't loving Kuo's chances, either.
I'd rather not see Broxton get burned out in April, for the record. He shouldn't be warming up.
please Kuo, do it for the little crippled boy
whew - just getting JB warmed up - that scared me for a second
Nope, it's Broxton. Let's hope his arm doesn't fall off.
whoops, scratch that. Torre continues to use guys on back-2-back nights after struggling. I hate to say it, but I think Broxton will blow the lead.
yeah, we dont really have many other options do we.
Dear Colletti, Its me Nic. We need some arms.
I don't like this at all.
nice start
eff
Jump, Loney, Jump!
Oh boy. E-4.
Nice backhand by Ausmus for a pitch in the dirt.
you tell him vin.
I hate Coors Field's outfield.
whew, at least hawpe is gone
get that damn dino out of there!
i cant take my eyes off that stupid dinosaur mascot in the background
What is the crowd chanting?
Ausmus is really good with pitches in the dirt.
Every one of Broxton's pitches has been down.
I've said it here before, but I think it's ridiculous that the fucking dinosaur is allowed to just hang out in the pitcher's eyeline during a game.
They are chanting "Tulo"
That's Dinger!
every mascot does
That pitch was dead-center.
who can close tomorrow? Tron?
It's one thing for fans to be obnoxious behind the plate--it's quite another for that crap to be essentially sanctioned by a team.
And Broxton has nothing. He'll get through this with luck only, if he gets through it at all.
forget about tomorrow, who can close tonight.
ground ball double play right here
Broxton just cannot find the strike-zone
Torre told him to keep it down. Now everything is in the dirt.
this is like watching an animal slowly die
Got lucky with that strike call there. Now he just needs Smith to swing at a ball, since that's all Broxton can throw.
My favorite expression is when Vin or Charlie describe this situation as "being eaten to death by moths"
Vin said that last pitch was 99 mph. At least he still has juice.
I love the 3B ump right now.
wow - i'll take it!
wow, ill take it.
great minds fred
He swung. I'm just glad the ump made the right call. One more to go.
That rockie mascot's distracting
Let's hope for a blowout victory tomorrow.
haha, dinger is killing me.
Maybe Kuo was trying to hit Dinger with his WP.
Wow, that was a ball?
vin is laying it on loney
Ian just missed that one.
Dinger's a floppy-crotched bastard
The mascot's playing mindgames with Broxton. You won't see that kind of bush league shit from the San Diego chicken
Please Johnny, one more strike!
Just one more strike, JB. You got one more in you.
One more strike!
Will somebody mind coming to my place and walking the dog? She has no respect for the ninth inning.
whats the radar gun saying\?
Broxton is quite obviously sick of these foul balls.
Brox has reaaallly slowed things down.
Rockies' broadcast showed 100 mph two pitches ago.
More than 60 pitches in two days. Broxton will be dead after this.
No TV radar tonight. 21 pitches by Brox so far.
give him the Kenny Powers special
Ianneta's a wily little SOB
Broxton should throw at that dinosaur. Sure we would lose, but it would be worth it.
an ugly win is still a win.
YES! THANK YOU IAN!
SLIDER!!!!! Dodgers WIN!!!
Good Night and Good Luck.
Yes! Now I can go to bed happy. After praying for Broxton's arm, of course.
Goodnight!
GOOD JOB BROX
Did Broxton just say "fuck yeah" on TV?
4 Hour nine inning game. Sheesh.
"Canada". Good ad.
thank you JB! I would like to by you a beer and a giant bag of ice
"You're ****ing out!"
That was a gutsy effort by Broxton. Throwing a slider down on 2-2 with a men on 1st and 2nd? That was nails. Go Blue!
even with not his best stuff, brox still gets the save, dare i say that our little (big) man is turning into a closer?
BTW, that little girl was pretty good, but for the kids at the plate its kind of hard when you have a slow moving cargo train as the batters eye. Who designed that field, Frank McCourt?
Pirates padres tied in the 10th
Pirates padres tied in the 10th
Hey Pirates just scored 3-2.
The Force is strong in these ones.
Post-Game Thread is up.
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