DODGERS LEFT IN DARK ABOUT PARK : ST. LOUIS 8, DODGERS 5.Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Staff Writer The demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. of Chan Ho Park were more subtle this time. More painful, too. Park didn't get grand slammed over the head by the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. the way he did three weeks ago. In Saturday night's 8-5 loss to the Cardinals in front of 48,308, Park also appeared to lose his nerve. Park baffled manager Davey Johnson ``I was a little alarmed when he started the inning with a curveball and a change,'' Johnson said. ``He had had a good fastball to that point. But here's a guy with a 95-mph fastball trying to nibble Half a byte (four bits). (data) nibble - /nib'l/ (US "nybble", by analogy with "bite" -> "byte") Half a byte. Since a byte is nearly always eight bits, a nibble is nearly always four bits (and can therefore be represented by one hex digit). . He didn't go after them.'' On the bright side, Fernando Tatis Fernando Tatis, Jr. (born January 1, 1975 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who is in the New York Mets farm system. He previously played for the Texas Rangers (1997-1998), St. , who set a major-league record April 23 by hitting two grand slams in the same inning, only went 1 for 2 with a walk against Park on Saturday. But there was little other than that. This is the same Park who started slowly last season, but responded by going 4-0 in July with a 1.05 ERA and finished 15-9. But this is also the same Park who allowed three late-inning home runs last Sunday in a loss to the lowly Florida Marlins The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From to the present, the Marlins have played in Dolphin Stadium. . By failing to get out of the sixth, Park (3-3) raised his ERA to 5.32. ``I can't explain it, but I am not going to lose confidence over it,'' Park said. ``I will continue to work hard and I will be ready. I will throw more fastballs next time.'' Although the Dodgers could have moved into first place with a victory, a bigger concern is the shakiness of their No. 2 starter. Although Park has won 29 games the past two seasons, Dodgers officials signed free agent Kevin Brown The name Kevin Brown can refer to several different people, including the following:
``Kevin will help these guys,'' Johnson said. ``Park is young. He'll be OK.'' Until the fifth, Park wasn't sharp, but he was settling down. He allowed seven base runners in the first three innings, then retired the next eight batters in a row. The Dodgers had spotted him a 4-1 lead. Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. extended his hitting streak In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Games in which a player does not have any official at bats due to walks, or sacrifice bunts, or being hit by a pitch, are ignored (neither break the streak to seven games by doubling and scoring in the fourth and doubling home another run in the fifth. Adrian Beltre made it 4-1 in the top of the sixth with a two-out 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 single that scored 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 chased Cardinals starter Kent Bottenfield. But Ray Lankford opened the sixth with a single to right, went to second on a single by Tatis and scored on a base hit by Eric Davis. One batter later, pinch-hitter J.D. Drew drove a two-run double into the right-field corner. Drew, the highly touted rookie who has been injured and struggling, has been bothered by a sore right thigh. He was removed for a pinch runner, but he wasn't the only one to leave. Drew's ball barely got back to the infield when Johnson started his walk to the mound. Park was gone and suddenly Bottenfield, who allowed nine hits and made 119 pitches in six innings, had a chance to be the winner. To make matters worse, the Cardinals weren't through. Shawon Dunston, whose throwing error cost St. Louis Friday night's game, batted for Bottenfield and singled home the fourth run of the inning. The Cardinals also got two runs on an eighth-inning home run by Joe McEwing off Mike Maddux. ``(Park) had a good fastball, but suddenly he stopped using it,'' Johnson said. Park's reluctance to go after hitters is similar to a problem today's starter Ismael Valdes faced the past few seasons. Valdes was ridiculed by teammates for being timid, but this season he has been the Dodgers most consistent starter, going 4-1 with a 3.21 ERA. ``I think I made just bad pitches,'' Park said. ``I need to use the breaking ball more than I have. I'm still learning and I will get better. I have no doubt about that.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) The Cardinals' Joe McEwing tags the Dodgers' Raul Mondesi, who tried to stretch a single into a double. (2) Dodgers starting pitcher Chan Ho Park allowed five earned runs in 5-1/3 innings to fall to 3-3 on the season. Mary Butkus/Associated Press |
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