Devil Rays 9, Dodgers 4
This might be the lowest point in the Dodgers' season thus far. Blowing a three-run lead in the ninth at San Diego is one thing. Losing two of three to this outfit is quite another. Losing ONE to E-Jax? That's about as bad as it gets, especially considering no other major-league has done it since 2005. James Loney homered in the ninth, putting him in the evergrowing legion of Dodgers players who have more home runs than Nomar this season. Matt Kemp followed with a single, but it didn't really matter much because Wilson Betemit was on deck. Predictably, he struck out swinging and is now 0 for 18 with 7 Ks. Dodgers fall to 42-33 and limp (literally, in the case of Rafael Furcal) into the most important week of the season to date, a seven-game stretch against the D-Backs and Pods.
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Oh and one other thing from my previous post... Losing 2 of 3 to the Devil Rays by being awful in the clutch and being porous defensively shows a lack of focus.
Lack of focus is on the manager and it's unacceptable in a tight division like the West with huge games against AZ and SD coming up.
Holes glore, even in the dugout.
Posted by: WeNeedaBat | June 24, 2007 2:00 PM
Wasn't it a 4-run lead in San Diego that we blew? I remember because I recall thinking at the time that if we're going to have Broxton be our closer (for those few days at least) we may as well treat him one. And we brought him in a non-save situation.
Posted by: Calgator1865 | June 24, 2007 7:44 PM
Just want to point out after reading your article in today's Daily News that Kuo will face Chris Young Friday not Peavy. Which means Saturday night will be Penny vs. Peavy. Start the build now for that showdown! Thanks as always, really appreciate the blog.
Posted by: Alex41592 | June 25, 2007 12:18 AM
TJ, is the team reluctant to play Loney in RF after the wall crash? He must be in the lineup more than twice a week at 1B.
Posted by: Marcel | June 25, 2007 1:56 PM