DODGERS VICTORY NO WALK THROUGH PARK PITCHER SHOWS ABILITY TO STIFLE COLORADO IN TOUGH SITUATIONS.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer The Dodgers got exactly what they needed Wednesday. One big hit and a solid outing by Chan Ho Park, buoyed by a steady defensive performance, produced a 4-1 victory over 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. in front of 30,411 at Dodger Stadium • • [ . Shawn Green Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972, in Des Plaines, Illinois) is a 6' 4" left-handed Major League Baseball player. Green is the starting right fielder for the New York Mets.[1] Green was a 1st round draft pick, and has been a two-time major league All-Star. sparked a sputtering A popular method for adhering thin films onto a substrate. Sputtering is done by bombarding a target material with a charged gas (typically argon) which releases atoms in the target that coats the nearby substrate. It all takes place inside a magnetron vacuum chamber under low pressure. offense with a two-run double in the sixth for the three-run lead. The shot to right-center field scored Jeff Reboulet Jeffrey Allen Reboulet (born April 30, 1964, in Dayton, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He is an alumnus of Louisiana State University. Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 10th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft, Reboulet would make his Major League Baseball , who drew a walk, and 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 , who singled to left center. The Dodgers had just four hits and scored two unearned runs on one hit in the third to take a 2-0 lead. But with Park outdueling Rockies pitcher Mike Hampton Michael William Hampton (born September 9, 1972 in Brooksville, Florida, U.S.) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who plays for the Atlanta Braves. He bats right-handed and throws left-handed. Hampton is well-known for being one of the best active hitting pitchers. , it was good enough. With Gary Sheffield and Eric Karros on the disabled list, manufacturing runs any way possible is a daily task. Their success in that endeavor, and stalwart pitching, has put the Dodgers in contention in the National League West. Park struck out nine, walked six and yielded four hits in 7 2/3 innings. It was a nearly identical performance to his last start, in which he struck out a season-high 10 batters in a 4-1 victory over Houston on Friday. Hampton, who has pitched with success in overcoming the Coors Field pitching jinx jinx n. 1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck. 2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing. tr.v. this season, struck out eight and walked two in six innings. He allowed four hits and surrendered just two earned runs. Todd Helton pulled the Rockies to within 2-1 after smashing a 2-0 pitch over the right center-field wall for his 17th home run of the season. But the Dodgers were able to come up with just enough for insurance. Park got out of a jam in the first inning. He gave up a leadoff single to Juan Pierre, who wound up on second when Hiram Bocachica, making his second career start in left field, bobbled the ball. Neifi Perez moved Pierre to third on a sacrifice bunt and Larry Walker drew a walk. But Park got cleanup hitter Helton to pop out to first base and induced Jeff Cirillo, a USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. product, to ground out to third. The Dodgers held Colorado's Nos. 3, 4 and 5 hitters to just one hit - Helton's homer. Walker went 0 for 3 and Cirillo 0 for 2 with two walks. Park kept finding ways to get out of trouble and his defense saved him in the eighth. He gave up a leadoff single to Pierre, but then struck out Perez and got Larry Walker to ground out on a spectacular diving play by catcher 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). , who was fresh off his 6-for-6 game Monday. He dived to his right, his body flipping around, and robbed Larry Walker of a hit in the eighth inning. However, Park then walked Helton. He had thrown 124 pitches and was replaced by Mike Fetters, who walked Cirillo to load the bases. But Marquis Grissom caught Todd Walker's ball at the warning track to end the inning. Park faced a situation with runners at second and third in the fourth inning and escaped that one unscathed as well. After Cirillo hit into a double play, Todd Walker drew a walk and Brooks Kieschnick - who hit two home runs in Colorado's 7-2 victory Tuesday - doubled. Park struck out Brent Mayne to end the inning. In nine of his previous 11 starts, Park allowed three earned runs or less. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Dodgers pitcher Chad Kreuter, right, breaks up a double play at second base Wednesday at Dodger Stadium as Colorado shortstop Neifi Perez reaches for the loose ball. Kreuter went 0 for 2 with one run scored in the game. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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