ANOTHER PAINFUL LOSS NAVARRO, MUELLER INJURED; DODGERS ARE HELD TO 2 HITS SAN DIEGO 3, DODGERS 0.Byline: JILL PAINTER Staff Writer The struggling Dodgers added injury to insult Thursday. Catcher Dioner Navarro Dioner Favian Navarro (born February 9, 1984 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball catcher and switch-hitter who plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Career In 2000, Navarro was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent. and third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Bill Mueller The Dodgers and Padres were scoreless through seven innings until Khalil Greene Khalil Thabit Greene (born October 21, 1979 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays for the San Diego Padres. He bats and throws right-handed. He is an adherent of the Bahá'í Faith, and says his faith has helped his athletic performance. hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth. His 2-2 shot to left off reliever Takashi Saito gave the Padres a 3-0 lead through eight innings on Thursday in front of a crowd of 34,137 at Dodger Stadium • • [ . Trevor Hoffman Trevor William Hoffman (October 13, 1967 in Bellflower, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the San Diego Padres since 1993. He bats and throws right-handed. set down the final three in 15 pitches for his fifth save. The Dodgers' bullpen didn't completely meltdown as they kept the damage to three runs. Vinny Castilla Dodgers manager Grady Little William Grady Little (born March 30, 1950 in Abilene, Texas) is a manager in Major League Baseball. He guided the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003, and has been manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2006. used a team meeting after Wednesday's loss to remind players that they had a good offense. But the Dodgers struggled again offensively against Padres starter Clay Hensley Clayton Allen Hensley is aMajor League Baseball starting pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He was born on August 31, 1979 in Tomball, Texas. He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, where he set a single season record with 127 strikeouts in 100 innings. , who was hit in the back of the head by a broken bat in the second inning. He remained in the game and continued to pitch well. Brett Tomko Brett Daniel Tomko[1] (born April 7, 1973 in Euclid, Ohio)[2] is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres, who previously played for the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. had a dominant start for the Dodgers with nine strikeouts but he had no offensive help. He allowed just five hits in seven innings, struck out nine (a season-high for Dodger starters) and walked two. He was replaced by reliever Saito and then the usual bullpen shenanigans shenanigans Noun, pl Informal 1. mischief or nonsense 2. trickery or deception [origin unknown] occurred. Tomko struck out Dave Roberts For other uses, see Dave Roberts (disambiguation). David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan), is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the San Francisco Giants. and Mike Cameron to start the game. He struck out four in a row during the fourth and fifth innings. He even got Geoff Blum to strike out on a check swing in the seventh for the second out of the inning. Tomko made a nice play to get the final out as he grabbed a high comebacker to get Roberts out. Hensley was equally impressive. He allowed just two hits in six innings and struck out three and walked three. He retired eight consecutive batters, during which time he was hit, and the final five batters he faced. He threw just 77 pitches. He never went to a fullcount with a Dodger batter. The Dodgers didn't score through eight innings and had just two hits during that timeon Thursday. The Dodgers had just six baserunners through eight innings. They reached second base only once during that time, when Ramon Martinez advanced to second on a wild pitch by Scott Linebrink. Navarro, who had just begun to find a groove with his swing, left the game in the second inning with a bruised right wrist and is scheduled to have X-rays today. Navarro was hit by a foul tip during Castilla's at-bat. The ball appeared to glance off his glove and then hit his wrist. He stayed in the game after being examined by trainers but after Castilla grounded out for the final out of the inning, Navarro was done. Sandy Alomar Jr. replaced Navarro. Mueller left with soreness in his right knee in the second inning and was replaced by Ramon Martinez at third. He will be re-evaluated today. Hensley was hit in the head by a broken bat in the second inning, on the same day Barry Bonds was hit in the head. Andre Ethier hit a ball to shortstop and Hensley turned around on the mound to watch the defensive play. He never saw the broken bat sailing in the air and he was hit in the back of the head. He never lost consciousness but bent over, went down to his knees and rolled over on the mound. Trainers attended to Hensely and appeared to be taking out splinters from the broken bat. Hensley walked off the field on his own accord. He walked around in the dugout and after about 10 minutes, he ran back on the field. Fans groaned when they were shown the replay on the JumboTron. Former Dodger Roberts tripled to left in the third with two outs but Tomko got Cameron to ground out to end the inning. Jill.painter@dailynews.com (818) 713-3615 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Kenny Lofton dodges what turned out to be a foul ball Thursday, as Padres catcher Mike Piazza, left, trails. (2) Padres third baseman Vinny Castilla tends to pitcher Clay Hensley, on the ground after a piece of broken bat from the Dodgers' Andre Ethier hit him. David Sprague/Daily News Box: DODGERS vs. MILWAUKEE - Jill Painter |
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