PARK GUTS REDS; DODGERS PITCHER IGNORES FLU'S EFFECTS, PICKS UP WIN : DODGERS 5, CINCINNATI 3.Byline: Eric Noland Daily News Staff Writer A few reputations have been carved out at the Dodgers' expense lately. Gabe White Gabriel Allen White (born November 20, 1971 in Sebring, Florida), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1994-2005. Teams
Over his career, Batista has played for seven teams and been utilized extensively as both a starter and a . They were all lesser-known pitchers until they ran into the Dodgers and proceeded to give the L.A. hitters fits - Remlinger twice in a week. This pattern had an opportunity to continue Saturday night when Richie Lewis But the Dodgers hitters appear to be finding the bulge in the learning curve. Either that or they've begun to overcome the infamous dead-bat stage of late summer. Lewis entered a scoreless game in the third inning at Dodger Stadium • • [ but was promptly raked for five runs, and the Dodgers were solidly on their way to a 5-3 victory before a sellout crowd of 53,464 fans. It proved to be just enough run support for Chan Ho Park, who helped the second-place Dodgers move back to within 1-1/2 games of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden in the National League West. Park (12-6), who was pitching one night after experiencing gastro-intestinal troubles that the Dodgers trainers believed was the result of food poisoning food poisoning, acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that , was tagged for a three-run home run by former Angels infielder Eduardo Perez in the sixth inning. But the run support - and the shutout aid of relievers Antonio Osuna Antonio Pedro Osuna (born April 12, 1973 in Sinaloa, Mexico) is a former major league relief pitcher. He batted right and threw right. Antonio weighs 225 pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches tall. and Todd Worrell Lewis, a 31-year-old right-hander who already this year has suffered the indignity in·dig·ni·ty n. pl. in·dig·ni·ties 1. Humiliating, degrading, or abusive treatment. 2. A source of offense, as to a person's pride or sense of dignity; an affront. 3. of being cast off by the Oakland A's, offered a stark contrast to Park. He came on in the third inning when Mercker's back seized up in pain. Two on, no out. And Otis Nixon Lewis picked up the ball, rushed a throw to first and threw inside the bag - and into the path of the runner. Second baseman Bret Boone, given the choice of saving two runs or getting a Nixon facial, balked balk v. balked, balk·ing, balks v.intr. 1. To stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump. 2. , and the throw sailed up the right-field line for a two-run error. The incident seemed to have a lingering effect, as Roger Cedeno quickly followed with a two-run home run and Mike Piazza seconds later with a solo shot. And, as the Dodgers went on to bat around, they scored more runs in an inning than they had scored in any of their previous seven games. Before the game, manager Bill Russell expressed ``concern'' over the return of the Dodgers' weakling act at the plate. They came into the game having batted .224 in their previous seven games, but Russell didn't have to opt for any drastic measures like calling off batting practice. The Dodgers' promotional schedule took care of that for him - an early evening exhibition game featuring various Hollywood types precluded pregame hitting. ``This time of the year, sometimes it's good to change the schedule a little bit, relax,'' Russell said. ``Sometimes good things can happen. It won't hurt.'' Of the team's recent punchlessness, he added, ``That happens. That's when your pitching has to take over. The pitching is doing great but the run situation is a little tight right now. If we could straighten that out, we would, but sometimes it runs in cycles.'' Having Richie Lewis come spinning off the cycle - and not make a name for himself - certainly helped. The Dodgers, however, were relatively quiet after their big inning, even while facing the dubious pitching talent of Felix Rodriguez (a former Dodgers prospect) and Scott Sullivan. The five-run inning proved crucial to the Dodgers when Park faltered in the sixth. Deion Sanders opened the inning by beating out a bunt for a single - he got down the line in such a tear that Park didn't even pick up the ball, much less attempt a throw. One out later, Chris Stynes produced a single before Perez quieted the clapping balloons in the left-field pavilion by depositing his home run nearly amid them. The Dodgers' relief made certain that L.A.'s five-run inning was not wasted. Osuna pitched shutout ball through the seventh and eighth, and saw the latter inning end on first baseman Eric Karros' dramatic diving stab of a Perez liner. Osuna was also fortunate to survive trouble in the seventh inning after right fielder Raul Mondesi got turned around on a Boone drive and helplessly watched the ball short-hop the wall at his feet. Osuna, however, got pinch hitter Barry Larkin on a liner to right and then, after falling behind Mike Kelly 3-and-0, blew down the Reds outfielder on strikes. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Reds pitcher Richie Lewis watches the Dodgers' Roger Cedeno celebrate a home run with third-base coach Joe Amalfitano in the third inning. Associated Press |
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