DODGERS WAKE UP AND NAIL PIRATES : DODGERS 8 PITTSBURGH 4.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer Dodgers manager Davey Johnson ``It's a good time for the club to start coming together,'' Johnson said after the Dodgers' 8-4 win at Pittsburgh on Tuesday. ``It looks like we're going to make something happen.'' Two weeks ago the Dodgers were dead, thinking about whether to reshuffle and reload (1) To load a program from disk into memory once again in order to run it. Reload is entirely different than reinstall. Reinstall means that you have to run the install program from a CD-ROM or floppy disk and perform the installation procedure over again. for next season. Now the rest of the division is struggling, and though the Dodgers (43-49) remain under .500, they're no longer in last place and have momentum after winning eight of 10. That momentum has manifested itself in the return of enthusiasm and camaraderie to the once-dormant clubhouse. Even on a day when their ace, Kevin Brown The name Kevin Brown can refer to several different people, including the following:
Todd made his major league debut with the New York Mets on May 18, 1990 when he was only 20 years old. , who has turned into the power source they hoped for, countered with a two-run homer in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie. The Dodgers can accentuate their second-half push when they host Colorado for three games beginning tonight, before heading to second-place Arizona for three weekend games that could help shape the next two months. ``We're kind of motivated in the second half, and we've started doing the things we didn't do,'' said Dodgers third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Adrian Beltre, who had three 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 and was pardoned after making a crucial defensive gaffe. ``We're doing little things, moving guys over, the kinds of plays we need from this team.'' Even Brown, who hadn't pitched well lately, got into the act, snapping a winless stretch at four starts for his first win since June 25. Brown (10-6) allowed four runs in seven innings and had to pitch out of a second-and-third, none-out situation after allowing two runs in the seventh. The jam was partly caused by Beltre's miscue mis·cue n. 1. Games A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue. 2. A mistake. intr.v. mis·cued, mis·cu·ing, mis·cues 1. . Ed Sprague's hard grounder went through Beltre's legs - though it was ruled a double by official scorer In the game of baseball, the official scorer is a person appointed by the league to record the events on the field and to send this official record of the game back to the league offices. Evan Pattak - and Warren Morris Warren Morris (born January 11, 1974) is a former college and Major League Baseball player. He is most remembered for his 9th inning walk-off home run that won the 1996 College World Series for the Louisiana State University Tigers. followed with a two-run double to tie it at 4. Brown, under pressure to perform after signing his now-famous $105 million contract, sounded frustrated with the number of broken-bat hits he's allowed and the untimely mistakes in the field that have plagued many of his starts. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if someone is trying to test me,'' said Brown, who was 0-2 with a 7.27 ERA in his four starts before Tuesday. ``It's like the witch doctor witch doctor: see medicine man; shaman. has a curse on me. If anyone has anything for me they can send to get rid of it, I'll take anything. I'll take some for myself and for the team. This game, you have to have some luck. There ain't been a whole lot of it around. ``It's a hell of a lot easier when the team is winning. From a team standpoint, if you win, it makes it easier.'' After Morris' double, Brown got Adrian Brown
The Dodgers reclaimed the lead before an out was recorded in the top of the eighth on Hundley's two-run, opposite-field homer off reliever Brad Clontz (0-3) that barely cleared the left-field fence. ``I got extended on it,'' said Hundley, who has hit half of his 14 homers since returning to the starting lineup June 25. ``I was trying to hit it hard and I was able to get my arms extended.'' Hundley's homer was almost a carbon copy of the grand slam he hit in Monday's game. The Dodgers made it 8-4 in the ninth on RBI singles by Angel Pena and Beltre. ``(Hundley's) homer was big, especially for me because I should have made that play,'' Beltre said. ``It was my fault the game was tied.'' START OF SOMETHING BIG? A look at the Dodgers' last 10 games, of which they've won DATE OPPONENT SCORE RESULT 7-20 at Pitt 8-4 Win 7-19 at Pitt 12-7 Win 7-18 at Pitt 6-5 Loss 7-17 at Angels 13-3 Win 7-16 at Angels 3-1 Win 7-15 at Angels 7-6 Loss 7-11 Seattle 14-3 Win 7-10 Seattle 2-1 Win 7-9 Seattle 5-0 Win 7-8 at Colo 11-8 Win CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box Photo: (1--Color) The Dodgers' Todd Hundley, right, is congratulated by Raul Mondesi after Hundley's two-run homer in the eighth. (2) Home plate umpire Bill Nohn, right, argues with Pittsburgh manager Gene Lamont, right before throwing him out in the eighth inning. Gary Tramontina/Associated Press Box: START OF SOMETHING BIG? (See text) |
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