Even Dodger deity Vin Scully himself couldn't excite the Dodgers enough to win this evening. Clayton Kershaw (6.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 Ks) pitched a good game but was done in by a two-run Chris Young HR in the fourth, and ended up being outdueled by Ian Kennedy (6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 Ks).
Nick Punto went 0-for-4 in the leadoff hole, but wasn't alone in his 0-fer-ness (Andre Ethier, Juan Rivera, and A.J. Ellis didn't want Punto to feel lonely). And though Adrian Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez woke up in the ninth with a pair of leadoff singles to make it somewhat compelling, Andre Ethier forced out Ramirez at second (FC), Luis Cruz flied to left, and Juan Rivera simply sucks. Dodgers are now five games below .500 when Matt Kemp is not playing (as was tonight); what's worse, they are 4.5 GB the Giants in the NL West, with only 30 left to play.
As for the 2012 Bobblehead season, involving nights on which the Dodgers went 2-8: good riddance.
Way to let Scully down, guys.
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You all laughed at me when I said Rivera was worse than Uribe, but who's laughing now, huh?
Probably DelinO because he's weird.
The Dodgers and Giants are on the complete opposite ends of the clutch hitting spectrum right now.
Thirty games is almost a fifth of the season; there's still a lot of momentum shifts to go...
But this was depressing, I agree.
I need a fifth of something.
Me too! Yah a fifth of the season but players are also dropping like flies....
Rivera has at least hit a few dingers unlike Booribe.
I envy those that grabbed the bobbleheads and left.
That's not entirely true. The Vin ceremony was phenomenal.
I think the Lone Gunmen just shot themselves.
Meanwhile, Loney goes 3 for 4 with a HR...
(drinks)
Juan Uribe thinks the truth is in the center of a Twinkie cream filling
@Alex: I saw that FJL batted cleanup today?
Alex, missed your earlier comment. My cell service went to shit moments after getting there. I didn't meet up with anybody.
Yeah the cell servicio was shite. Too many people. I didn't get to meet up w anyone, either.
NOMO,
No worries, same thing here with the shitty cell service.
This was so a PGT masquerading under the auspices of a GT.
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