GREEN MACHINE HUMMING ALONG HE ENDS HOMER DROUGHT IN L.A. DODGERS 5, MILWAUKEE 3.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer 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. doesn't need the city of Milwaukee, after all. Green started his home run derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. in Milwaukee last week, hitting a record four homers in one game to bust out "Bust Out" is the twenty-third episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the tenth of the show's second season. It was written by Frank Renzulli, Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by John Patterson and originally aired on Sunday March 19 2000. of a season-long slump. Then on Monday he finally ended his struggles at home when he hit his 10th home run in seven games as the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 in front of 32,941 at Dodger Stadium • • [ . It had been a long time since Green was able to employ his trademark promotion of giving away a pair of batting gloves Batting gloves are a component in baseball sportswear. The glove covers one or both hands of a batter, providing comfort, heat, improved grip, and shock absorption when hitting the ball. after a home run at Dodger Stadium. Thirty-seven days, actually. ``It was a good feeling to get one at home, especially with the crowd into it and especially to get a run in that situation,'' Green said. ``One week can make a world of difference. I'm just really enjoying the ride right now.'' Green had homered just once in L.A. - on April 20 - before Monday. And he wasn't hitting much of anything else either, prompting Dodgers fans to boo him. This time, they gave him a standing ovation during player introductions and again when he trotted out to right field after his seventh-inning solo homer Noun 1. solo homer - a home run with no runners on base solo blast home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run , which was his 13th of the season. They even applauded a first-inning strikeout. ``I think (Green) was very anxious to do that for the West Coast, you kind of got that impression,'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy
``He's had some very damaging at-bats over the course of the last week.'' The Dodgers scored three runs in the fourth inning, in which Cesar Izturis had a two-run single to left. Green, who extended his hitting streak In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Games in which a player does not have any official at bats due to walks, or sacrifice bunts, or being hit by a pitch, are ignored (neither break the streak to eight games, was 1 for 5 with two strikeouts. He struck out in his first at-bat and final at-bat in the eighth. He homered off reliever Jose Cabrera on the first pitch, which he lined to right field to give the Dodgers a 4-2 lead in the seventh. ``I'm trying to tone things down as much as I can on the field so I don't ... get in bad habits,'' Green said. ``I have to focus on hitting line drives and not think about those home runs.'' And Hideo Nomo Hideo Nomo (born Aug. 31, 1968 , Osaka, Japan) Japanese baseball pitcher whose success with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 created new opportunities for Asian players in Major League Baseball. has to focus on his control. Nomo earned the win but walked seven in the process. He walked cleanup batter Richie Sexson Richmond Lockwood Sexson (born December 29, 1974 in Portland, Oregon) is an American baseball player who currently plays for the Seattle Mariners. Standing at 6 feet 8 inches tall, he is currently one of the tallest overall players in MLB, and the tallest position player in MLB four times. Eric Gagne, who allowed a run in the ninth, earned his 17th save in 18 opportunities. Nomo threw 99 pitches in seven innings, which was a relief for the bullpen that pitched 9 1/3 innings Sunday after Kevin Brown left the game. Brown was placed on the disabled list Monday with a posterior medial sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. of the right elbow. ``You can't say enough about the job (Nomo) did going out there because he's been around long enough to know the circumstances and the situation he was under, the way our bullpen was,'' Tracy said. Nomo is averaging 3.8 walks per game. In the third inning, he loaded the bases after walking Sexson with one out. But he struck out Geoff Jenkins and Tyler Houston to end the inning. ``Had he made a bad pitch, he was still going to get an opportunity to throw some more pitches because I didn't have any help for him at that juncture of the game,'' Tracy said. Leadoff batter Dave Roberts was 3 for 3 and reached base in all five of his at-bats. He singled three times, including two bunt singles, and drew a pair of walks. He also had two stolen bases. Brian Jordan was 2 for 4 with a two-out triple in the seventh. Adrian Beltre, who was hit by Cabrera on the left shoulder, was caught stealing second to end the inning. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Shawn Green heads to home plate past third-base coach Glenn Hoffman after homering in the seventh inning Monday. Krista Niles/Associated Press |
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