DODGERS TRY TO MAKE RACE OF IT : DODGERS 10, MONTREAL 9.Byline: Frank C. Girardot Frank C. Girardot (1961 in Detroit, Michigan) worked during the 1980s and 1990s as a copyboy, reporter and sportswriter for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, The Pasadena Star-News and The Los Angeles Daily News. San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune He's back but not in Dodger Blue. For four games, beginning tonight, Mike Piazza Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres will be back behind the plate at Dodger Stadium • • [ - wearing the shade of blue that belongs to the New York Mets
But if the past three days are any indication, the Dodgers are working hard at getting back into the race. A four-run first inning helped lift the Dodgers to a 10-9 win over the Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until 2004. After the 2004 season, the franchise relocated to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. on Thursday night before a crowd of 30,971 at Dodger Stadium. The win, which capped a three-game sweep of the Expos, moved the Dodgers one game closer to the Mets in the race for the National League's wild-card berth. The Dodgers are six games back in that race. The Mets, 11-3 losers Thursday to the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era , are scheduled to start right-handed pitcher Noun 1. right-handed pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand right-hander baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played Bobby Jones tonight. For the Dodgers, lefty Carlos Perez will get the call. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. Despite the seemingly close score, Bobby Bonilla's three-run home run in the first inning put the game out of reach for the Expos. Then in the third inning, Eric Young's second homer in as many games sealed the win. That home run, a 390-foot line drive to left center, was Young's sixth of the season. Thursday's game was the first start for right-hander Darren Dreifort since he injured his elbow in a second-inning brawl against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. The brawl began when Braves slugger Andres Galarraga charged the mound after being hit by a pitch. On Thursday, with his team facing 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. , Galarraga began serving a three-day suspension for his role in the incident. Dreifort went 7-2/3 innings, gave up 11 hits and allowed seven runs. He struck out six. The win boosted his record to 7-12 and pulled him out of a slump in which his previous four decisions were all losses. Montreal starter Jeremy Powell was pulled after pitching just two innings. He gave up five hits, including two home runs, and hit Gary Sheffield in the hip with a wild pitch. His replacement, right-hander Miguel Bautista, pitched three innings, giving up four hits and three runs, and striking out four. The Expos most significant threat came with two out in the eighth inning when pinch-hitter Chris Widger hit a grand slam off Dreifort on an 0-2 count. It was the second pinch-hit grand slam by an Expos player this season. A two-run home run by Vladimir Guerrero off Antonio Osuna in the ninth inning brought the Expos to within one run. Scott Radinsky came in and retired the next two batters for the save. Adrian Beltre, filling in for Bonilla, answered with a home run in the bottom half of the eighth inning, his fifth of the season. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Dodger Bobby Bonilla is congratulated by Eric Karros for his two-run homer. Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press |
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