DODGERS MISS BIG CHANCE SCHILLING KEEPS L.A. 2 1/2 BACK ARIZONA 3, DODGERS 2.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer The glaring orange lights in right field Tuesday revealed something hard to ignore: Philadelphia 14, Florida 0. It meant all the Dodgers had to do was beat the Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. and they would be within 1 1/2 games in the National League wild-card race. But that pesky little problem that has bothered the Dodgers on and off all season - a lack of offense - reappeared after a lengthy absence. Arizona pitcher Curt Schilling Curtis Montague (Curt) Schilling (born November 14, 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He has won World Series championships in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in 2004 with the Red Sox, and is had a lot to do with that, keeping the Dodgers from gaining ground in the wild-card race with only 13 games left by sending them to a 3-2 loss Tuesday in front of 31,689 at Dodger Stadium • • [ . The Dodgers remain 2 1/2 games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. Florida, while Philadelphia moved within a half-game of the Marlins. The Phillies could take over the wild-card lead with a victory today. ``When we saw the scoreboard that Florida lost, we had a chance to pick up some ground,'' outfielder 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. said. ``Obviously, Curt Schilling is no gimme gim·me Informal Contraction of give me. adj. Slang Demanding material things or especially money; acquisitive: today's gimme society; tired of gimme letters. n. . He threw a great game.'' Arizona built a 3-0 lead, but the Dodgers scored in the seventh inning on a run-scoring single to left by Roberts. Jeromy Burnitz But Alex Cora José Alexander (Alex) Cora (born October 18, 1975 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a utility infielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. University of Miami career flew out to left, pinch hitters Jolbert Cabrera Jolbert Cabrera [HOLE-bert kah-BRAY-rah] (born December 8, 1972 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a baseball outfielder/infielder who until recently played with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League. popped up to first base and Ron Coomer The Dodgers had their chances, but after they loaded the bases in the fifth with two outs, 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). popped up to first to end the inning. Schilling, who won for the first time in five starts, continued his mastery over the Dodgers. He missed his last start against them with a stiff neck but looked fine Tuesday. He gave up eight hits and allowed one run over seven innings. He struck out eight, including Fred McGriff, Adrian Beltre and Burnitz twice each. Shawn Green, McGriff, Beltre and Burnitz went a combined 2 for 16. ``It's frustrating, but at this time of year, you'd like to win every game,'' Green said. ``That's a pretty tough task, especially against a guy like Schilling.'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy was ejected in the seventh inning - his sixth ejection this season and 10th in his career - after Cesar Izturis was called out on a close play at first. Izturis had bunted to move Cora to third base, and Schilling made the throw to first in time to get Izturis. Tracy emerged from the dugout and argued with first-base umpire Mark Carlson, who quickly tossed Tracy. After he was ejected, Tracy picked up the first-base bag, moved it a couple of feet down the line and placed it back in the dirt. But Tracy changed his mind when he watched the replay. ``As it turns out, I was wrong,'' Tracy said. ``He was out. I went out there feeling like he was safe, but (Carlson) got it right.'' Left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii hasn't won a game in nearly two months and has been stuck on nine victories. He pitched five innings Tuesday and allowed five hits - including two doubles and a triple - and two runs. He struck out four and walked three but received no run support. Ishii had thrown just 79 pitches, but Tracy opted to go to the bullpen. Paul Shuey, who turned 33 Tuesday, pitched a perfect sixth inning, needing just 10 pitches. ``Nine or 10 wins doesn't change people's assessment of me,'' Ishii said. ``I want to make the playoffs and win a championship. As a player, that is my pride. We need to win.'' The Dodgers will try to win today with 20-year-old Edwin Jackson, who will make his second major-league start. He found out after the game he'll replace scheduled starter Odalis Perez, who has a broken nail on the middle finger of his left hand. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) Dodgers manager Jim Tracy is ejected by first-base umpire Mark Carlson in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium. (2) Dodgers catcher Paul Lo Duca waits for the throw as the Diamondbacks' Steve Finley scores in the seventh inning Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: (1) STORY LINES (2) NL WILD CARD |
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