DODGERS' HOPES TAKE A ROCKY TURN COLORADO 5, DODGERS 4.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer DENVER - Right-hander Kevin Beirne's spot start turned out to be the last thing the Dodgers needed to worry about. A running mistake, a defensive hiccup hiccup or hiccough, involuntary spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by a sharp intake of air, which is abruptly stopped by a sudden, involuntary closing of the glottis (opening between the vocal cords); the consequent blocking of air and a blown two-run lead by the bullpen that included three consecutive walks - including Paul Shuey Paul Kenneth Shuey (born September 16, 1970 in Lima, Ohio), is a Major League relief pitcher most recently for the Baltimore Orioles. He played most of his career for the Cleveland Indians from 1994 to 2002. He made 4 playoff appearances with the Indians. walking .209-hitting Greg Norton This article is about the bassist. For the baseball player, see Greg Norton (baseball player). This article is about the bassist. For the cricketer, see Greg Norton (cricketer). with the bases loaded and the score tied in a treacherous seventh inning - overshadowed Beirne's first start in two years. It's not exactly the ideal way to remain in the National League wild-card hunt. And with precious few games remaining, a few more lapses like the Dodgers had in their 5-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies For the National Hockey League team (1976 – 1982), now known as the New Jersey Devils, see . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the West Division of the National League. on Friday at Coors Field • • [ could mean the end of playoff dreams. The Dodgers dropped a game behind San Francisco in the wild-card race, have lost six of seven and are battling with playoff race highs and lows. ``You see a (guy) come out like Beirne and throw a great game, and to see it all fall apart in the seventh inning is really frustrating,'' said Dodgers left fielder Brian Jordan, who homered and doubled. ``You can't walk a guy in that situation. Late in the game you have to make them beat you with the bat. You can't give them a free pass. We gave free passes, and it cost us.'' The meltdown began before the walks. Leading 4-2 in the seventh inning, the Dodgers had a chance to break open the game. However, with runners on first and second, Marquis Grissom singled to shortstop, beating the throw to first. But Alex Cora tried to score from second and was thrown out easily by Gold Glover Todd Helton, ending the inning with Paul Lo Duca Paul Anthony Lo Duca (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the New York Mets. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004) and Florida Marlins (2004-2005). due up. ``It's a tough ballgame to lose, but it's one we have to flush out of our system and come back in here (today) and go right back to work,'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. ``I'm not going to criticize one of my players for being aggressive, but it's a situation where if you could have it back, obviously, more than likely you'd like to have one more hitter take a shot with the bases loaded and a 4-2 lead at the time.'' The Dodgers' game worsened in the bottom of the inning Noun 1. bottom of the inning - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat bottom inning, frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat , when Juan Uribe (four hits) singled off the glove of reliever Guillermo Mota (1-3). Juan Pierre walked and Brent Butler singled to center to score Uribe. When Grissom bobbled the ball in center field, the speedy Pierre scored to tie it 4-4. Reliever Jesse Orosco got Larry Walker to pop out. After Butler stole second, Helton was walked intentionally. Shuey relieved and walked Todd Zeile to load the bases, then walked in a run when he couldn't finish Norton after having a 2-2 count. It gave the Rockies a 5-4 lead. ``I tried to go fastball in and pulled it a little bit,'' Shuey said. ``I guess maybe I didn't quite want to challenge him with a fastball. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . That was very bad. I felt good about throwing that pitch, but just didn't get it done. I think the curveball the pitch before was a pretty big pitch, and when I didn't get it over the plate that probably led to less confidence in the next pitch.'' Beirne, whose only other start came in 2000 when pitching for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. , allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings and left with a 4-2 lead. The Rockies had seven hits off Beirne but managed only an RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in double in the second by Uribe and an RBI triple from Uribe in the fourth. CAPTION(S): box Box: STANDINGS |
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