DODGERS WIN IN 14TH ON BLOWN CALL DODGERS 4, CINCINATTI 3.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer Todd Hundley Todd made his major league debut with the New York Mets on May 18, 1990 when he was only 20 years old. scored on a disputed call at home plate in the bottom of the 14th inning as the Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 in front of a fraction of the 31,000 that attended Monday night's game at Dodger Stadium • • [ . With the bases loaded and one out in the 14th, 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 bounced to Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin Taubensee played for three different ballclubs during his career: the Cleveland Indians (1991, 2001), Houston Astros (1994), and Cincinnati Reds (1994-2000). off the plate and umpire Dan Iassogna Daniel Ralph Iassogna (born May 3 1969 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. He joined the major league staff in 2004 and wears uniform number 58. Prior to pursuing umpiring, Iassogna earned a BA in English from the University of Connecticut. ruled Hundley scored before Taubensee touched home. The Reds heatedly disputed the call - which replays showed was a mistake - as the Dodgers celebrated their sixth consecutive victory. Matt Herges Matthew Tyler Herges (born April 1, 1970, in Champaign, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an alumnus of Illinois State University. Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1992, Herges would make his Major League Baseball debut with (3-0) pitched two shutout innings for the victory. Manny Aybar Manuel Antonio Aybar (born May 4, 1972 in Bani, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher with Major League Baseball experience who currently is playing in Korean Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right handed. (0-2) got the loss. The bad news was that Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. sprained his right ankle sliding into second base. The game was tame, perhaps a quiet before the storm, through seven innings. The Dodgers held a 2-1 lead before Michael Tucker led off the eighth with a pinch-hit home run to send the game to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, the Dodgers loaded the bases with one out. Todd Hundley singled but couldn't score on Kevin Elster's double to left field. The Reds intentionally walked Beltre to set up a force, but Todd Hollandsworth lined back to pitcher Danny Graves. Graves threw home to get Hundley, and Hollandsworth couldn't beat the throw at first for an inning-ending double play. Jeff Shaw got the first two outs of the 11th inning, and came within a half-step of getting out of the inning untouched, but Dmitri Young beat out a deep grounder to short. Young then stole second base and scored when Dante Bichette doubled to left field for a 3-2 lead. The Reds left Graves, their closer, on the mound in the bottom of the 11th, but the Dodgers rallied. Grudzielanek walked to lead off the inning and moved to second on Shawn Green's single. Sheffield walked to load the bases with no outs, and Eric Karros' sacrifice fly scored Grudzielanek to tie the game 3-3. The Dodgers still had runners on first and second with one out, but then things got weird. Beltre grounded to third, and Aaron Boone threw to second base to get the force. Sheffield was out, and the Reds were also awarded the third out when second base umpire Wally Bell ruled Sheffield interfered with second baseman Pokey Reese during his slide. Sheffield had to be carried off the field after he sprained his right ankle during the slide. Other than that, it was another ho-hum game for the Dodgers. Long forgotten were two solo home runs by Green and Karros, even though for a while it looked as though that would be all the margin needed by Dodgers starter Darren Dreifort. Dreifort, coming off a rocky start against the Chicago Cubs last week in which he couldn't get out of the fifth inning, had good control of his fastball early and retired the first six batters he faced. By that point, Dreifort already held a 2-0 lead. Green followed up his grand slam on Sunday with a solo shot to right-center field with one out in the first inning off Cincinnati starter Denny Neagle, and Karros led off the second with a home run to left. The Dodgers' offense shut down after the second, but it didn't seem to be a big problem as Dreifort mowed down the Reds. He stranded two runners in the third inning and allowed just two hits through five innings. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Todd Hundley prepares to throw out Denny Neagle of the Reds in the third inning. (2) Ken Griffey Jr. struck out twice and was hitless in six at-bats Monday. E.J. Flynn/Associated Press |
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