IT'S OFFICIAL: DODGERS ROAD TRIP A SUCCESS : PEREZ `OK,' SO TEAM HAPPY WITH RESULTS.Byline: Brian Dohn Daily News Staff Writer The Dodgers hit well, pitched well and beat up on the low budget bottom-feeders of the National League to finish a nine-game road trip with seven wins. They went from despair to a half-game out of first place. Yet, it wasn't until after approximately 7 p.m. Thursday that the road trip could actually be declared a success. That's when left-hander pitcher Carlos Perez's right knee injury was diagnosed as, for all intents and purpose, a bruise. Dodgers officials said it was a soft tissue injury Soft tissue injury is damage of the soft tissue of the body. These types of injuries are a major source of pain and disability. The four fundamental tissues that are affected are the epithelial, muscular, nervous and connective tissues. to his right distal thigh (just above the kneecap kneecap (patella), saucer-shaped bone at the front of the knee joint; it protects the ends of the femur, or thighbone, and the tibia, the large bone of the foreleg. The kneecap is embedded in the tendon tissue of the quadriceps femoris, a large thigh muscle. ). An MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. revealed no tears to the muscles or tendons in the knee and Perez is listed as day-to-day. ``I think I'm going to be ready for my next start,'' Perez said by telephone. ``I'm walking better than (Wednesday) and I don't have to use the (cane) the Dodgers gave me. I think I'm OK.'' Perez, scheduled to start Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs, spent five hours at Centinela Hospital Medical Center and was examined by team physician Dr. Ralph Gambardella. How Perez injured his knee remains a mystery. Though he can't pinpoint a moment when he felt a twinge twinge n. A sharp, sudden physical pain. v. To cause to feel a sharp pain. , Perez said he injured it while shagging Shagging may refer to:
Perez denied that he injured his knee while out late the night before he was scratched from his Wednesday start. General manager Kevin Malone
Kevin Malone is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. He is played by Brian Baumgartner. said he's heard stories that Perez injured his knee by banging it on something during a night out in Montreal, where Perez used to pitch, but said he believes Perez's story right now. ``I wish I talked to him (Wednesday night),'' Perez said about meeting with Malone. ``I'm going to do it (today).'' The Perez incident brought a curious and hectic end to a strong Dodgers road trip. It began with the team flailing, looking miserable after losing four of six at home - low-lighted by St. Louis' Fernando Tatis Fernando Tatis, Jr. (born January 1, 1975 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who is in the New York Mets farm system. He previously played for the Texas Rangers (1997-1998), St. becoming the first player to hit two grand slams in one inning. But a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers and series wins against the Philadelphia Phillies “Phillies” redirects here. For other uses, see Phillies (disambiguation). The Philadelphia Phillies are a professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. and Montreal returned the aura of a contender to the Dodgers. ``Seven-and-two is a great trip,'' Dodgers manager Davey Johnson The Dodgers fell one win short of their first eight-win road trip since 1997, but they had the winning formula down to near perfection. And it always began with sensational starting pitching. Concluding with righty right·y Informal n. pl. right·ies 1. A right-handed person. 2. An advocate or member of the political right. adv. Jamie Arnold's 6-2/3 innings of one-hit ball in Wednesday's finale, Dodgers starters went 7-2 with a 3.05 ERA. They pitched at least six innings in each start and allowed more than three runs only twice. Catcher Todd Hundley Todd made his major league debut with the New York Mets on May 18, 1990 when he was only 20 years old. also showed signs of life hitting from the left side, allowing Johnson to use the switch-hitter in the middle of the lineup. Hundley, batting fifth, hit .400 in the past five games with two homers and seven 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 . ``Todd's keeping his head still,'' Dodgers batting coach Noun 1. batting coach - (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; Rick Down said. ``By getting wider, staying still, he doesn't need to move that front foot. His hands and his weight are coming through together. He can hit it out to left-center. He's strong. ``When you look at that lineup, one through eight, there aren't a lot of choices there now. It's a potent lineup.'' An offense that scored 4.7 runs per game before the road trip averaged 5.4 runs during the nine-game trip. It culminated with left fielder Gary Sheffield's two homers and four RBI in Wednesday's 8-2 win. ``He's so strong and such a competitor and such a perfectionist per·fec·tion·ism n. 1. A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. 2. ,'' Johnson said. ``He's so hard on himself, and it's such a long road trip and he comes in early and works with the weights and is in the trainer's room. He wants it.'' ROAD WARRIORS With the exception of one game - a 12-3 loss at Philadelphia - the Dodgers' 7-2 road trip can be attributed to great starting pitching. A game-by-game look: Date Opp. Result Pitcher's statistics 4/27 Milw. W 3-2 Brown 6-2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 Ks 4/28 Milw. W 3-2 Park 6-2/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 Ks 4/29 Milw. W 10-4 Valdes 7 IP, 4 ER, 4 Ks 4/30 Phil. W 4-3 Perez 7 IP, 1 ER, 1 K 5-1 Phil. W 12-6 Dreifort 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 Ks 5-2 Phil. L 3-12 Brown 6 IP, 6 ER, 6 Ks 5-3 Mont. W 7-0 Park 7 IP, 0 ER, 8 Ks 5-4 Mont. L 1-2 Valdes 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 Ks 5-5 Mont. W 8-2 Arnold 6-2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER DODGERS vs. FLORIDA Time: 7:10 p.m., at Dodger Stadium TV/Radio: Fox Sports West 2; 1150-AM, KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish) Matchup: The Dodgers begin a six-game homestand with three games against the Florida Marlins. Right-hander Darren Dreifort (4-1, 4.62 ERA) opens the series against Florida knuckleballer Russ Springer (0-4, 4.31). Dreifort leads the Dodgers in wins and walks (23) but has yielded only one homer in five starts. He has worked at least six innings in 21 of his last 24 starts and the Dodgers are 13-6 in his last 19 starts. Opponents are hitting .271 against Springer, who has yet to face the Dodgers. He went 7-1/3 innings in his last start, giving up three runs on seven hits in a loss to Houston. Saturday: Dodgers right-hander Kevin Brown (2-2, 3.32) faces former Marlins teammate, righty Livan Hernandez (1-3, 4.70); Sunday: Dodgers right-hander Chan Ho Park (3-2, 4.86) vs. Marlins lefty Jesus Sanchez (0-3, 6.33). - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): Photo, 2 Boxes PHOTO (Color) PEREZ BOX: (1) ROAD WARRIORS (see text) (2) DODGERS vs. FLORIDA (see text) |
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