FIVE'S ENOUGH FOR PENNY BAD BACK FORCES THE STARTER TO COME OUT DODGERS 6, S.F. 1.Byline: Tony Jackson
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Brad Penny Bradley Wayne Penny[1] (born May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, Oklahoma)[2] is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers.[3] Early career didn't look well, didn't look comfortable and didn't look happy. But for as long as he stayed around -- which wasn't that long, thanks to stiffness in his lower back, the Dodgers right-hander did look remarkably effective, especially to the struggling 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 . Penny was lifted for a pinch hitter pinch-hit intr.v. pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting, pinch-hits 1. Baseball To bat in place of a player scheduled to bat, especially when a hit is badly needed. 2. in the top of the sixth, by which time he had turned in five shutout innings for the Dodgers and laid the groundwork for what became a 6-1 victory over the Giants before a sellout crowd of 42,885, the largest of the season at AT&T Park. After walking Omar Vizquel with one out in the first inning, Penny threw up his arms and appeared to be pointedly yelling at plate umpire Brian Runge throw him the ball. After escaping that inning unscathed after intentionally walking Barry Bonds. It was shortly thereafter that television cameras caught Penny rubbing the left side of his back, a clear indication he was feeling discomfort there. True to form, though, he muddled through, allowing only two hits. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) The Giants' Barry Bonds tosses his bat after being intentionally walked by Brad Penny in the first inning. Associated Press |
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