IT'S A DREW DAY FOR THE DODGERS OUTFIELDER DRIVES IN BOTH RUNS, INCLUDING GAME-WINNER IN NINTH DODGERS 2, CHICAGO 1.Byline: VINCENT VINCENT Vital Information Necessary Centralized (movie, The Black Hole) BONSIGNORE Staff Writer Dodgers manager Grady Little William Grady Little (born March 30, 1950 in Abilene, Texas) is a manager in Major League Baseball. He guided the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003, and has been manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2006. doesn't try deciphering trends in a hitter until his at-bats creep above the 100 mark. But even Little admits he doesn't need such conclusive evidence CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE. That which cannot be contradicted by any other evidence,; for example, a record, unless impeached for fraud, is conclusive evidence between the parties. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 3061-62. to explain what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. with Dodgers hitters these days, even with their thrilling 2-1 win against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium • • [ . J.D. Drew made the Dodgers forget about their offensive woes - at least in the bottom of the ninth - when he smashed a liner to right field to score Kenny Lofton Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball outfielder. He bats and throws left-handed. He currently plays left field for the Cleveland Indians, with whom he has spent 10 seasons during three separate stints. from second base off Chicago pitcher Will Ohman William McDaniel Ohman (born August 13, 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Chicago Cubs. Ohman made his major league debut in 2000 and also pitched in 2001, but had elbow surgery in 2002, and recovered from it in the . Lofton reached base on a walk with two outs, then stole second to get into scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on . Still, the bats are slumping. An offense that was dominant during a recent 10-game road trip has been nearly nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non in the five games back at home. And nobody needs to tell Little what the problem is. He already knows. ``These are times you expect through the course of a baseball season,'' Little said. Expect, but not give into. The way Little sees it, when bad times occur the key is to minimize the trouble. That's where Dodgers pitcher Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe[1] (born June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, Michigan)[2] is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He throws and bats right-handed. comes in. The veteran right- hander is the Dodgers de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. ace, and on Tuesday he was in full damage control by delivering a strong seven-inning performance to give his ice-cold teammates a chance. The win came in spite of the Dodgers offensive struggles against a Chicago starter for the second straight night. Carlos Zambrano picked up Tuesday right where the ageless Greg Maddux left off Monday, but thanks to Lowe the Dodgers never lost sight of the Cubs. The veteran right-hander went seven innings while giving up a run on five hits, a walk and six strikeouts. It was performance worthy of a win. Unfortunately for Lowe, he didn't figure in the decision because the Dodgers couldn't muster more than one run for him. Zambrano left after six innings, and though he was effective he wasn't dominant. He either walked or batter or gave up a base hit in each of his six innings of work. In all, he walked five batters and gave up four hits. But it wasn't until Drew put the Dodgers ahead 1-0 in the fifth by doubling home Rafael Furcal that the Dodgers made Zambrano pay for his carelessness. Other than that, Zambrano keep escaping big innings. The Cubs tied it 1-1 in the seventh on back-to-back singles Jacque Jones and Matt Murton, followed by a fielder's choice by Neifi Perez to score Freddie Bynum, who was pinch-running for Jones. Not even the return of power hitter Jeff Kent helped cure the ice-cold condition of the bats. Kent, who missed Monday's game with a mild concussion after getting beaned in the head on a pitch by San Francisco's Brad Hennessey the day before, still had a slight headache Tuesday and his vision wasn't exactly 100 percent. But he was back in the lineup, nonetheless. ``I still have the headache, but it's nothing a little Tylenol can't cure,'' Kent said. ``I don 1/4t know what the (eyesight number) is but I 1/4m seeing all right.'' Kent was fazed faze tr.v. fazed, faz·ing, faz·es To disrupt the composure of; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass. [Middle English fesen, to drive away, frighten about stepping into the batter's box so soon after getting hit in the temple. ``I've been hit in the head before, it's just part of baseball,'' Kent said. ``This is a tough game. Sometimes it happens on purpose and sometimes on accident. But it's the risk every athlete takes of getting injured. If you're a good enough athlete you'll overcome the risks.'' The Dodgers had a chance to push the go-ahead run across in the bottom of the eighth inning, putting runners at first and second with in out against Cubs relief pitcher Bob Howry. But Howry got Olmedo Saenz to pop up to short and struck out Dioner Navarro to end the inning. vincent.bonsignore@dailynews.com (818) 713-3612 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) J.D. Drew pumps his fist after hitting the winning single to score Kenny Lofton in the bottom of the ninth. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer (2) Dodgers starting pitcher Derek Lowe allowed one run on five hits in seven innings on Tuesday against the Cubs. Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer Box: DODGERS vs. CHICAGO - Vincent Bonsignore |
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