(Thanks to SoSG Nomo for the headline!)
The good Chad Billingsley showed up tonight, allowing only one run over seven innings (with some defensive help from Andre Ethier). The better Cliff Lee also showed up, shutting down the Dodger bats over those same seven. The Dodgers showed some life in the eighth, opening the inning with a Matt Treanor double. But Tony Gwynn Jr. bunted and Lee gunned down Treanor at third. Then Bobby Abreu singled, but Hunter Pence gunned down Gwynn at third. It was looking like another Dodger loss to the Phillies.
Enter Elian Herrera. After a Dee Gordon single kept the inning alive, Herrera weathered a host of Lee's breaking balls and on the seventh pitch of the at-bat doubled just inches over the glove of a leaping Juan Pierre. Lindblom gets the hold, Jansen gets the save and Billingsley gets his first win in ten starts.
Dodgers pull out another one-run victory and move to 35-21. Yes, a major-league best 35-21!
AP photo
44 comments:
Well that wasn't how I expected that game to turn out. Especially after the Dodgers tried to bunt and run themselves out the 8th. Great pitching by Chad.
Mike Piazza looks considerably less badass without his Fu Manchu.
Mike Piazza at the Heats game!
Mikey!!!!!!!
#fuckFox
SD up 1-0, B2
Where is the mlb.com highlight of the Herrera GWRBI double? WTF?
@Saxy does this work?
Elian
Greetings from behind the orange curtain! About to go grab a drink or three at Downtown Disney.
Dry hump Mickey!
Go Madres! Fuck the gnats!
Got myself a big-ass Firestone DBA at the ESPN Zone and am currently watching Gnats/Pods and Angels/Mariners simultaneously.
Pods imploding.
Right on, Nomo. Heckle the Angels fans!
Seriously, this is a big beer.
4-4 in the Giants/Padres game, T7
What brings you down to Mickey-Town, Josh?
2-for-1 coupon for Applebee's?
Shit, Giants take 5-4 lead, mid 7
That was rich re Applebee's, Sax.
Fam's going to Disneyland tomorrow, Cali Adventure Thursday.
That Applebee's coupon sounds sweet, though.
Pods had two on, none out in the bottom of the seventh and crapped out. 5-4 SF through 7.
And who the fuck is Josh?
Gnomes, you've gotta tell me how Cars Land is (if there's a soft opening). I'm jealous.
I haven't done the new Star Tours either
Whoops, sorry about that
I heard one review call Radiator Springs Racers (in Cars Land) the best Disney ride EVER. High praise.
@FB 7:52p: thanks FB! Wow, Pierre blew that one.
@Gnomes 9:29p: is Lasseter still blogging?
If Nomo says it's a big beer, it must be huge. Like bathtub-sized.
Carlos Quentin HR ties it up at 5, bot 8!
Wheeee! Fireworks!!
I sure hope Nomo is outdoors.
Giants with 1st & 2nd, Melky Cabrera up, two out.
Fireworks for a game-tying HR? Shoot, they are desperate at Petco
By the way, in tonight's game:
Ruiz, 0-for-4, 2 LOB
AJEllis, DNP
Oyster Pubes grounds out with the bases juiced and two out in the top of the ninth! Still tied at 5
Heard reports of the soft opening on Saturday at Cars Land. Pretty pos so far. Strangely I know the guy who is heading up the construction project and my FIL has food accounts at all the Disney restaurants so between them they said it was packed with people (employees and families) on Sat.
SD just won?!?
Are we scoreboard watching the election tonight?
Cigarette tax bear Lee winning now.
L Forsythe with the San Diego walk-off!
Yeah, Padres!!!
The photos of Cars Land look amazing. It's gonna kill me to have the kid that close and not be able to go in, but we wanted to go before the crowds got too heavy.
RSR? Lex Luthor Drop of Doom has a sad
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