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Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Loney looks like a good fit for the three hole so far, even though he went hitless in his first three ABs. He barely missed a home run in the fourth inning before it hooked JUST foul. In the ninth, he hit a no-doubter about six rows back in right-center after Martin singled past a diving Scott Rolen. The shot came on Wainwright's 108th pitch of the evening. Poor guy pitched a gem and got nothing but a loss to show for it, but the boys needed this one. Beimel got the win after walking Prince Albert intentionally with two outs in the eighth after falling behind 2-0, then promptly picking him off without throwing a pitch to Jim Edmonds. Penny pitched seven shutout innings, allowing five hits. In his past three starts -- two L's and a no-decision -- the Dodgers have scored a total of three runs, only one of which came while he was still in the game. Saito had a shaky ninth, giving up a run and two hits, but managed to get out of it. Boys improve to 60-55.

Comments

This refers back to the Hillenbrand post.

I don't see any problem with signing Shea Hillenbrand. Despite his recent problems, he's a 32 year old with a solid track record as a hitter (.285 lifetime average with extra base power), and plays both corner infield positions.
Hillenbrand could be a valuable addition to the bench in September; preferable I think to Saenz.

Consider also, that due to injuries, both LaRoche and Abreu are not likely to be available for September callups.

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Tony Jackson is in his fourth season covering the Dodgers for the Daily News, his eighth season as a full-time Major League Baseball beat writer and his 13th season covering MLB on regular basis. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas, although he refuses to root for the Razorbacks again until Frank Broyles is finally out of there. Tony is single and has a daughter who lives in Colorado. His hobbies include working out, reading and taking winter vacations with his daughter to non-MLB cities, usually in Mexico or the Caribbean. And he LIVES to blog.
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