Dr. Penny and Mr. Hyde
Brad Penny walked four of the first 10 batters he faced and seemed utterly discombobulated over the first two innings, when he gave up a run-scoring single to a guy literally old enough to be his dad (Julio Franco) and an RBI double to a guy old enough to be his much, much older brother (Jose Valentin). But Penny settled in from there and now has retired four Mets batters in a row on a called third strike (David Wright) and three consecutive groundouts. Meanwhile, to continue the old-guy theme, Tom Glavine looks every bit the part of a staff ace. He has retired 11 of the first 12 Dodgers batters, the only exception being Penny's bloop single to left with two outs in the third. Mets 2, Dodgers 0, top 4
About Inside the Dodgers
Tony Jackson has covered the Dodgers for
the Daily News since 2004 and has covered Major League Baseball on a
regular basis since 1995. He previously covered the Colorado Rockies
and Cincinnati Reds. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate
of the University of Arkansas.
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