DODGERS ZERO IN ON SECOND DODGERS 10, SAN DIEGO 2.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. - In the span of two weeks, the Dodgers have received more than half the victories from the fourth and fifth spots in the rotation than they did during the first 148 games. And maybe if the first 5 1/2 months of the season were different, if Carlos Perez, Orel Hershiser Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1995 MLB amateur draft, Judd would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on , Eric Gagne, 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 and Ismael Valdes
So all Gagne's third straight win, a victory Saturday over San Diego, did was breed hope that next season will be different than what transpired in this one. Gagne is 4-6 after allowing one run in six innings, but his early inconsistency earlier in the season contributed to the fourth and fifth starters going 7-25 before Sept. 16. Since then, Gagne and Luke Prokopec Kenneth Luke Prokopec (Born February 23, 1978) is an Australian-born, right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. are 4-1 in auditions for 2001. Of course, Gagne was aided by an offensive explosion that began in the top of the first inning when Todd Hundley Todd made his major league debut with the New York Mets on May 18, 1990 when he was only 20 years old. hit a two-out grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. to give the Dodgers a 4-0 lead. It was Hundley's 24th homer and provided him with his 70th 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 . The home run also set a franchise record for team grand slams in a season with nine. The 1952 Brooklyn team set the mark of eight. The Dodgers (86-75) lead Arizona by one game in the National League West in the quest for second. The Diamondbacks (85-76) conclude their season today against San Francisco. That made the night much easier for Gagne, who's proven he can pitch well in September when the club is out of a playoff race. Gagne, who impressed the Dodgers in five September starts last season, is 4-1 with a 2.28 ERA in September. But Gagne was 1-6 with a 5.85 ERA this season, during which he was demoted twice. The Dodgers broke the game open with six runs in the sixth inning as Alex Cora plated two runs with a grounds rule double, Tom Goodwin singled in two runs, Gary Sheffield added an RBI double and Mark Grudzielanek scored on Ryan Klesko's fielding error at first base. DODGERS VS. SAN DIEGO Time: 1:05 p.m., Qualcomm Stadium. TV/Radio: Channel 5; 1150-AM, 1330-AM (Spanish). Matchup: Finally, another disappointing season ends for the Dodgers as they conclude 2000 by sending right-hander Darren Dreifort (12-8, 4.17 ERA) out for what could be his last start as a Dodger. Dreifort is a free agent after the season, and he's expected to command $45 to $55 million in a multi-year deal. Re-signing him is the Dodgers' top priority, but his return is not a given. Right-hander Adam Eaton (6-4, 4.33) starts for San Diego. - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) SNIDER (2) SHEFFIELD Box: (1) CATCHING DUKE (2) DODGERS vs. SAN DIEGO (see text) |
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