LONG NIGHT FOR L.A. PUJOLS' HR IN 14TH DEFEATS DODGERS ST. LOUIS 3, DODGERS 2.Byline: TONY JACKSON
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer ST. LOUIS - Gone are the famous, giant arches ringing the top of the ballpark, an ode to the more famous, more giant arch a couple of blocks away. Gone is the fully enclosed, double-deck, concrete monstrosity monstrosity 1. great congenital deformity. 2. a monster or teratism. , an ode to what at least some architects thought four decades ago that a baseball venue should look like. But from the standpoint of the visiting team, which was paying its first visit to the new and absolutely improved Busch Stadium This article is about the current sports venue in St. Louis, Missouri that opened in 2006. For the stadium in St. Louis that operated from 1966 to 2005, see Busch Memorial Stadium. For the ballpark known as "Busch Stadium" from 1953 to 1966, see Sportsman's Park. on Thursday night, there was one thing that clearly has not changed, and maybe never will. This city still eats Odalis Perez for lunch. Or in this case, a late-night snack. And the biggest piece of the pie went to Albert Pujols “Pujols” redirects here. For other uses, see Pujols (disambiguation). José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (IPA: /ˡpuˌhoʊlz . The Cardinals first baseman swatted a gargantuan gar·gan·tu·an adj. Of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic. See Synonyms at enormous. gargantuan Adjective huge or enormous [after Gargantua, a giant in Rabelais' home run off Perez with one out in the bottom of the 14th inning, handing the Dodgers a 3-2 loss in front of a sellout crowd of 45,156. With that, Pujols ran his career mark against Perez to 10 for 15 with five home runs, and that doesn't even count the game-winning blast he hit in Game 4 of the 2004 Division Series at Dodger Stadium • • [ that ultimately eliminated the Dodgers. Perez had just entered the game after six consecutive shutout innings by relievers 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. , Joe Beimel Joseph Ronald Beimel (born April 19, 1977) is a relief pitcher for the Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers. High school/college years Beimel attended St. Marys Area High School and was a letterman in football, wrestling, basketball, and baseball. and Takashi Saito, and Perez still might not have been called upon if 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. had had any other viable options. Since being banished to the bullpen two months ago, Perez has received only sporadic relief work. It was clear after this one that had become a major point of contention for him. ``Even if I'm pitching with confidence, I don't have the same confidence that I used to have,'' Perez said. Asked if that was because of the way he is being used, Perez said, ``Exactly. And for me to regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. and be the same guy out there, I need to go out there more often and pitch.'' Perez has one year left on his three-year, $24 million contract, but he has fallen out of favor with the regime of Little and general manager Ned Colletti Ned Louis Colletti, Jr. is the General Manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Colletti graduated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois and Northern Illinois University. Colletti began his Major League Career in 1982 with the Chicago Cubs. , just as he did with the previous regime of Jim Tracy and Paul DePodesta. The Dodgers would like to trade him, something Perez surely would welcome, but so far, there are no takers. The Dodgers found the new park quite comfortable, taking a 2-0 lead in the third inning when All-Star first baseman Nomar Garciaparra extended his hitting streak to 22 games with a two-run homer. The blast was Garciaparra's 12th of the season. The streak is now the second-longest in the majors this season, one short of the 23-game streak Atlanta's Edgar Renteria began in the Braves' season opener at Dodger Stadium. The lead lasted until the seventh, the second inning after Giovanni Carrara relieved a typically wild, typically short performance by rookie starter Chad Billingsley. After retiring five consecutive batters, Carrara gave up a double to Scott Rolen with two outs in the seventh and a no-doubt, two-run homer to Jim Edmonds, the 14th of his career against the Dodgers. Billingsley was his usual wild self, walking five batters in five innings, including three to load the bases in the third. But on the plus side, he didn't allow a run and repeatedly wriggled free of his own jams - something he could be strongly encouraged by, even as he remained winless after six major-league starts. The Cardinals loaded the bases with one out in the first, but Billingsley struck out Edmonds and got Chris Duncan to fly to center. They loaded the bases again with two outs in the third, all on walks, but Billingsley got Duncan to fly to left. And they loaded them once more in the fifth, again with two outs, but Billingsley got Yadier Molina to ground into an easy force at third on the first pitch immediately after Duncan had walked. The second-place Dodgers (46-43) fell 2 1/2 games behind division-leading San Diego in the National League West. tony.jackson@dailynews.com (818) 713-3675 CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) The Dodgers' Nomar Garciaparra hits a two-run home run in the third inning Thursday. (2) Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley threw 97 pitches in just five innings against St. Louis, and is still 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. his first major-league win. (3) Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal dives but can't come up with a ground ball during Thursday's game. Elsa/Getty Images Box: (1) DODGERS at ST. LOUIS - Tony Jackson (2) Cotner, Pinsky advance |
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