IT'S A SECOND-RATE ACT FOR THE DODGERS LOSS TO PADRES TAKES THEM OUT OF FIRST SAN DIEGO 2, DODGERS 1 (10).Byline: TONY JACKSON
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer The Dodgers' five-week reign atop the National League West didn't end with a tape-measure homer, a ringing gapper or a smoking liner. It ended with the quietest of hits, a sharp groundball through the right side of the infield that would have been an inning-ending double play had it been hit a few feet to the left or right. Hit where it was, it ruined an otherwise beautiful afternoon at Dodger Stadium • • [ . Hit where it was, it might have ruined an otherwise storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. season for the Dodgers, who lost 2-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 54,601. With runners on first and second and one out in the ninth inning of a tie game, rookie reliever Jonathan Broxton Jonathan Roy Broxton[1] (born June 16, 1984, in Augusta, Georgia),[2] nicknamed "The Ox," and "The Biggest Man In The World" by former Cub and current Arizona Diamondbacks announcer Mark Grace, is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. got the groundball he was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. . But San Diego's Terrmel Sledge Terrmel Sledge (born March 18, 1977 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball player for the San Diego Padres. Sledge is an outfielder whose career began in 2004 with the Montreal Expos. managed to guide it into right field for a single the Dodgers might remember for a long, long time, easily scoring Khalil Green from second base. Although Broxton escaped a bases-loaded jam to avoid further damage later in the inning, the Dodgers then put up little resistance against legendary closer Trevor Hoffman Trevor William Hoffman (October 13, 1967 in Bellflower, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the San Diego Padres since 1993. He bats and throws right-handed. . Thus, as they usually do against the Padres, the Dodgers left with their hats in their hands. Dodgers, meet second place. Second place, meet the Dodgers. ``I threw (Sledge) a slider A block of material that holds the read/write head of a magnetic disk. See flying head. trying to get a ground ball,'' Broxton said. ``I wanted him to get out front and roll over. Evidently, it didn't work out.'' Few things are working out these days for the Dodgers, who can only hope now to salvage a split of the four-game series by winning tonight against one of the league's toughest pitchers in right-hander Jake Peavy Jacob "Jake" Edward Peavy, (born May 31, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama, U.S.) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. He bats and throws right handed. Peavy stands 6'1" tall (1.85 m) and weighs 182 pounds (82.72 kg). . In the first three games of the series, the Dodgers have scored a whopping total of six runs while stranding 25 baserunners, 11 of them in scoring position. ``We just have to get a few more hits mixed in there before we're ready to win a game,'' said Dodgers manager Grady Little, who now has watched his club drop 13 of 17 against the Padres this season. Meanwhile, the Dodgers' path to the playoffs, which they seemed to be solidifying only a week ago, has gotten dicier. The Padres leap-frogged the Dodgers (78-71) into the National League West lead, leaving them a half-game back. While the Dodgers do lead the wild-card standings, sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. Philadelphia is just one game behind. The Dodgers wasted a gallant effort by Derek Lowe, who struck out a season-high nine in seven innings and gave up just one run on a solo homer by Russell Branyan with two outs in the sixth. Padres starter Chris Young shut out the Dodgers through six innings, the only hit he allowed being a grounder to short that speedster speed·ster n. 1. One who drives very fast. 2. A fast car. Kenny Lofton beat out for an infield single in the third. But Cla Meredith, the Padres reliever who hadn't allowed a run in 33 2/3 innings spanning 28 appearances, gave up a score-tying solo home run to Russell Martin, the second batter he faced after coming in to begin the seventh behind Young. Joe Beimel and Scott Linebrink (7-3) traded scoreless eighth innings, setting the table for Broxton to make the most pressure-packed appearance of his young career. ``I was calm,'' he said. ``I always go out there and focus on throwing strikes and getting ahead of people, trying to get outs.'' After getting Mike Cameron to fly out to start the inning, Broxton gave up a single up the middle to catcher Josh Bard, and Padres manager Bruce Bochy immediately sent Greene to pinch run. Broxton (3-1) then got himself into trouble by walking Geoff Blum, bringing up Sledge to hit for Linebrink. Moments later, the Padres had the lead. tony.jackson@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color -- cover) FALL GUYS (2) Dodgers pitcher Derek Lowe hits the ground to avoid a throw to second base by catcher Russell Martin in the fifth inning of Sunday's game. Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer (3) Dodgers second baseman Rafael Furcal fails to tag out the Padres' Khalil Greene at second base in the ninth inning. (4) The Dodgers' Russell Martin is congratulated by third-base coach Rich Donnelly as he trots home after hitting a home run. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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