It was 80's Night, all right. The Bangles sang the national anthem, they played 80's music between innings (thanks, Delino!) and Jamie "Mr. Softee" Moyer's fastball topped off in the low 80's. But that didn't help the Dodger bats, who managed only four hits and two runs off him. Moy mal.
Eric Milton pitched decently but continued the trend of Dodger pitchers not going deep enough into games, with the bullpen — Guillermo Mota, Brent Leach, Ramon Troncoso and winner Jonathan Broxton — picking up the slack. Orlando Hudson and Matt Kemp also made impressive run-saving defensive plays.
And then it all came together in the bottom of the ninth against Brad Lidge: Furcal K. O-Dog ground out. Beard single. Loney walk. A Pedro Feliz error on a hard-hit grounder by Martin loaded the bases. And then, (above).
photos 1, 4 & 5 by Mark J. Terrill/AP
7 comments:
The best comeback I've listened to since Hector was knee high to a pup.
Everyone must be watching Matlock already. Dang it.
Can't believe I missed this comeback. Out for the night. Kept checking the updates on the Blackberry. 3-2 turned to 4-3 in a snap.
Let's score a bunch early tomorrow and win a laugher.
I missed the game for a party (which was great, so no worries). But, like Neeebs, I kept checking (and yelling at) my phone. Watching the ninth on DVR now.
torre patting 'dre on the cheek at the end of the game was so damn cute.
Aggravating game, but i loved the outcome.
A win is a win and this was an exciting one, because most people was frustrated with the silence of Dodgers' bats. Besides, Ethier seems to be improving and those are the best news.
Karina, you're absolutely right, this is huge for Andre and could help him get back on the rails.
Awesome screen grabs Orel, thank you. You watched a much more exciting game than I did last night!
i like the first pic - you can see in the background that Matty knew the game was over!
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