DODGERS CAN'T CATCH METS : DODGERS RALLY FALLS SHORT AGAINST METS NEW YORK 3, DODGERS 2.Byline: Tim Brown Timothy Donell Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a retired wide receiver, who played in the National Football League. He spent sixteen years with the Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one of the League's most prolific wide receivers. Daily News Staff Writer They read as a Who's Not of National League pitchers. Frank Castillo Frank Anthony Castillo born on April 1, 1969 in El Paso, Texas is a major league reliever who currently pitches for the York Revolution (2007-present). Souce: [1] . John Hope. Mark Petkovsek Mark Joseph Petkovsek (born November 18, 1965 in Beaumont, Texas) was a Pitcher for the Texas Rangers (1991 and 2001), Pittsburgh Pirates (1993), St. Louis Cardinals (1995-98) and Anaheim Angels (1999-2000). . John Burkett Add one Mark Clark to that. A lanky right-hander who arrived having lost three of his past four starts, Clark allowed one hit through 6-1/3 innings and the New York Mets
Only Hideo Nomo, who had all of seven hits as an American major leaguer, could figure Clark (3-5). Into the seventh inning, Nomo's third-inning single was all the Dodgers' offense could claim. It was a jarring reminder how fickle the Dodgers' bats can be, especially on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of a daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin nine-game road trip through Montreal, Philadelphia and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , traditional trouble spots for the Dodgers. They depart with a 24-24 record, five games behind the San Diego Padres and in last place in the Western Division. It was a jarring reminder how fickle the Dodgers' bats can be, especially on the eve of a daunting nine-game road trip through Montreal, Philadelphia and New York, traditional trouble spots for the Dodgers. They depart with a 24-24 record, five games behind the San Diego Padres and in last place in the Western Division. They leave the memory of Clark, who pitched with only three days rest, and of their own ninth inning, when they scored their only runs. As usual, Dodgers hitters shrugged and did their best to credit the other pitcher. As usual, they agonized ag·o·nize v. ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing, ag·o·niz·es v.intr. 1. To suffer extreme pain or great anguish. 2. To make a great effort; struggle. v.tr. over their inability to produce runs and baserunners. ``It doesn't matter what the guys' records are,'' Eric Karros grumbled. The Dodgers threatened only once against Clark, and mildly at that. With one out in the seventh, Karros singled to center field. Raul Mondesi struck out and Delino DeShields singled to left field. Mike Blowers flied to the center-field warning track and that was the extent of it. The Dodgers managed six baserunners in the first eight innings, only two of which advanced into scoring position. Only after Clark was gone did the Dodgers muster the vaguest of threats. Against Mets closer John Franco in the ninth inning, the Dodgers scored twice, then left the potential tying run at second base and the game-winner at first. Karros lined a single and Mondesi followed with a single to start the inning. An error put runners at second and third with none out. They pushed two runs home as Blowers grounded out and Mets shortstop Rey Ordonez threw away Billy Ashley's routine grounder. The game ended with Roger Cedeno watching Franco throw a 2-2 fastball for a strike. Cedeno, expecting a breaking ball, thought it was high. ``We couldn't get anything going,'' Blowers said. ``It's hard to explain. I can't explain it. It's frustrating, that's for sure.'' The Mets scored three runs in the first as Lance Johnson pulled Nomo's second pitch into the right-center field gap and Edgardo Alfonzo walked. After the requisite double steal against the Nomo-Piazza battery, Bernard Gilkey doubled them both home. They were Gilkey's fifth and sixth 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 against the Dodgers in five plate appearances, including the four he had Tuesday night. Nomo struck out Rico Brogna, but not before a 48-foot split-finger that allowed Gilkey to move to third base. With one out, Jeff Kent flied to medium-deep right field and Mondesi's one-hopper beat Gilkey to the plate. However, Piazza was too far behind the plate and Gilkey scored the Mets' third run. The early runs have become a trademark of Nomo's second season in Los Angeles. In his 10 starts. he has allowed three first-inning runs twice and two second-inning runs twice. In fact, the Dodgers have trailed by the third inning in eight of his starts, but have won four of them. This one, the Dodgers could not make up. Therefore, Nomo (6-4) lost for the first time in six home decisions this season. His career record at Dodger Stadium is 13-3. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) The Mets' Bernard Gilkey looks to umpire BobDavidson for the safe call at the plate. Associated Press |
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