DODGERS ROLL A 7 KARROS, LO DUCA PROVIDE BIG BLOWS IN 9TH-INNING RALLY DODGERS 7, COLORADO 2.DENVER - Dodgers manager Jim Tracy
After eight quiet innings, Karros' two-run single with one out in the ninth gave the Dodgers another key moment at which to point if the season ends with a playoff appearance. Karros' hit was the game winner as the Dodgers scored all seven of their runs in the ninth inning to beat 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. 7-2 on Wednesday at Coors Field • • [ . It marked the first time in 50 games the Dodgers won when trailing after eight innings. Looking desperate one day, and fine the next, the Dodgers are one game behind the Chicago Cubs and a half game behind San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden in the National League wild-card race. L.A. trails West Division-leading Arizona by three games. ``I think sometimes it's like that heavyweight fighter (who) gets knocked down and they're counting on us, and they get to six and we stand up again,'' said Dodgers closer Jeff Shaw
``Everything that we've had thrown in our face all year long, we've responded to it. And I don't think you're going to get any other reaction from this club than what you got (Wednesday).'' Ironically, Karros had the big hit and 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). added a three-run homer in the most prolific Dodgers ninth inning this season after they returned to their normal roles. Lo Duca Lo Duca is the surname of the following people:
Karros' single came after he fouled off four pitches from Rockies closer Jay Powell James Willard Powell, also known as Jay Powell (b. January 9, 1972 in Meridian, Mississippi), is a former American baseball pitcher, who last played for the Atlanta Braves. He graduated from Mississippi State University. . ``I kept fouling them off and I wasn't going to get beat by an off-speed pitch Noun 1. off-speed pitch - a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter ,'' said Karros, who 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. ``I just felt like he was going to do that at some point, and he didn't. He just left a fastball up a little bit and I was able to hit it hard.'' Before the ninth, it was, of all things at Coors Field, a pitcher's duel. Park allowed three hits and one run in seven innings before succumbing to stiffness in his back. Matt Herges (9-8) eventually recorded the win. Rockies starter John Thomson appeared to be on his way to matching a Colorado low for hits allowed in a game, yielding two through eight innings and holding a 2-0 lead. The Dodgers had different ideas. They came up with four hits in the ninth. None was bigger than Karros' ground ball single, but there were others. Mark Grudzielanek's RBI-double off the left-center field wall scored pinch-runner Marquis Grissom with the first run to ignite the rally. However, Grudzielanek nearly was the talk of the night for another reason. After reliever Mike Myers (1-3) walked Shawn Green, Gary Sheffield hit a liner off Powell that was misjudged by center fielder Juan Pierre. The ball rolled to the wall, but Grudzielanek was stopped at third because he went back to second thinking Pierre would catch the ball. It could have tied the game, but left the Dodgers in a dubious situation. ``In that situation after the Grud blunder - we're teasing Grud and it's funny now and something he can learn from - but it was big for E.K. because he was probably the most nervous guy in the park,'' Sheffield said. ``The way his year's been going, to have to come up in a situation like that, and we have to get a hit in that situation. He came up big.'' Karros fouled off the four pitches before singling in two runs to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. An error on Adrian Beltre's grounder made it 4-2 before Lo Duca hit his 21st homer after he relieved Kreuter at catcher. ``Honestly, E.K. is swinging the bat better than I am,'' Lo Duca said. ``He's been swinging the bat great for us, so that's fine with me to give me a day off.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Paul Lo Duca celebrates his ninth-inning home run in the Dodgers' 7-2 victory over Colorado. David Zalubowski/Staff Photographer (2) Paul Lo Duca hits a three-run homer in the Dodgers' seven-run ninth. Associated Press Box: NL WEST |
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