DODGERS AROUND the MLB Thread

It's only the second inning too.

Why do the Cards have magic against us but not the gnats?

 

Tim Hudson is 38 and pitching this good? Giants working their "magic" again

 

We already have a clogged middle infield with so many guys down in the minors.

But Troy on the Dodgers would be great. A pipe dream, but a great one.

 

Romo gives up an inside the park homer to the Rockies.

5-4 Rockies in the top of the ninth.

 

• Gregory Polanco is 1st player in last 100 yrs to have a 5-hit game, including a HR, within his first 4 career games.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...ame-winning-homer-for-pirates--160814709.html

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blf would be moist...

Sands hits pinch-hit HR to lift Rays over Orioles
By Fred Goodall | Associated Press -- 12 minutes ago​

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Sands' first homer since Sept. 20, 2011, a two-run, pinch-hit shot off Brian Matusz, snapped a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning. Escobar hit a solo homer in the first and Hanigan added a two-run drive in the fourth for a 3-0 lead against Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen.

Adam Jones homered for the second straight day for Baltimore, hitting a two-run shot in the sixth off rookie Jake Odorizzi, who allowed two runs and three hits over 5 1/3 innings. Delmon Young had a pinch-hit homer in the ninth off Juan Carlos Oviedo, who got the last three outs for his first save.

Sands, who drove in the winning run in Tampa Bay's victory at Houston on Sunday, went deep on a 2-0 pitch after Matusz replaced Darren O'Day (2-1), who departed with a runner on and two outs.

The Orioles had just tied it in the top of the eighth with a run charged to Grant Balfour, loading the bases with two singles and a walk before Nelson Cruz delivered an RBI infield single.

Baltimore nearly took the lead when pinch-hitter Steve Pearce lined a pitch down the left field line, but the ball landed foul. Two pitches later, he grounded into a force play, letting Jake McGee (3-0) off the hook.

The Orioles announced before the game that two-time All-Star catcher Matt Wieters, who hasn't played since May 10, will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow. Manager Buck Showalter said the team is hopeful Wieters, who was examined Monday by Dr. James Andrews, will be ready for opening day next year.

The Rays nearly wasted the second straight solid start for Odorizzi, who held St. Louis hitless until two outs of the fifth inning of a 1-0 loss last Tuesday. Matt Holliday homered for the only run of the game, Tampa Bay's third consecutive shutout loss during a stretch in which they went 31 straight innings without scoring.

The Rays have won four of five since ending the streak, scoring 24 runs in those games.

Odorizzi allowed Hardy's single and a walk with two outs in the second, escaping the jam by fanning Ryan Flaherty. The 24-year-old right-hander retired eight straight after walking Nick Markakis in the third, with the Orioles right fielder interrupting the string with a double leading off the sixth.

Jones hit his 12th homer one out later, ending Odorizzi's night and trimming Baltimore's deficit to 3-2.​

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Dbacks intentionally hit Braun and their ejected pitcher receives standing ovation and a fist bump from Kirk Gibson. Next guy up hits a grand slam to give Milwaukee a 7-4 lead.

 

Alright, I got a great idea. We're up by one, and they got runners on second and third. But, fuck, that shithead Braun is up there. I know, since he cheated on us three years ago, I'll bean him to load the bases with their hottest hitter on deck.

I get beaning players and all, but you gotta pick your spots.