[0] BROWN SHARP IN DODGERS WIN DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 1.Byline: Steve Dilbeck Staff Writer Sign for the big salary, carry the big expectations. It's a package deal, which no one need explain to right-hander Kevin Brown The name Kevin Brown can refer to several different people, including the following:
No one in baseball, of course, has a bigger deal than the $105-Million Man. Which, translated, could mean no one carries higher expectations. By those standards, Brown's 2000 season might appear a disappointing year. Brown looked the part of baseball's top pitcher Monday night in shutting out the Diamondbacks for seven innings, if still leaving without a decision in a game the Dodgers won 2-1 on Kevin Elster's pinch-hit homer run in ninth inning before a Dodger Stadium • • [ crowd of 31,345. More often than not, he has looked like one of baseball's premier pitchers this season, even if his victory total indicates otherwise. Monday he held the Diamondbacks to six hits and one walk in his seven innings, striking out eight. Brown's 13th no-decision left his record at 12-6 on the year. At $15 million per season, these might safely be termed ``expensive victories''for the Dodgers. Yet if his victory total has been less than anticipated, the rest of his numbers have been exactly the kind that draw large contracts. ``It's been a solid year,'' said Dodgers manager Davey Johnson Brown's 2.62 ERA is the third lowest in baseball behind Pedro Martinez (1.81) and Randy Johnson
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "the Big Unit (2.38). He is second in the NL in striketouts (195) and tied for first in opponents' batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. (.216). And Brown has been remarkably consistent. In 26 of his 31 starts, he has held the opposition to three runs or less. In 13 starts, they've scored one run or less. ``Other things can affect a guy's success - how we play behind him, and how many runs we give him,'' Johnson said. ``In a lot of ways, I think this year has been better than last year.'' Brown went 18-9 with a 3.00 ERA last season. He left for a pinch-hitter leading 1-0 on Monday. The Dodgers scored in the fourth after Mark Grudzielanek Mark James Grudzielanek (born June 30, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Kansas City Royals. Previously, Grudzielanek played with the Montreal Expos (1995-1998), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2002), Chicago Cubs and Shawn Green Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972, in Des Plaines, Illinois) is a 6' 4" left-handed Major League Baseball player. Green is the starting right fielder for the New York Mets.[1] Green was a 1st round draft pick, and has been a two-time major league All-Star. singled, Grudzielanek survived a blown call by second base umpire Ed Rapuano on a pickoff pick·off n. 1. Baseball A play in which a runner is caught off base and is put out by a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher. 2. Sports An interception, as in football. and scored on an Eric Karros But with a runner at second and one out in the bottom of the seventh, Johnson elected to hit for Brown. After the Dodgers failed to score, Arizona tied the game in the eighth off Mike Fetters on singles by Tony Womack and Luis Gonzalez. DODGERS VS. ARIZONA Time: 7:10 p.m. at Dodger Stadium. TV/RADIO: Fox Sports Net-2, XTRA-1150 and KWKW-1330 (Spanish). MATCHUP: Chan Ho Park (15-10, 3.67) looks to continue his turnaround season tonight against ex-Angels left-hander Brian Anderson (10-5, 4.18 ERA). Park struggled in his outing against the Rockies, giving up five runs on nine hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. Anderson is coming off four consecutive no-decisions. -Steve Dilbeck CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) SNIDER (2) SHEFFIELD Box: (1) CHASING DUKE (2) DODGERS vs. ARIZONA (see text) |
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