WILD RISE GOES ON GAGNE STELLAR AS DODGERS MOVE UP IN NL RACE DODGERS 2, NEW YORK 1.Byline: Matt McHale Staff Writer It is the soundtrack of the L.A. baseball summer, rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. and a roaring crowd that rattles the senses when Eric Gagne strolls in from the bullpen. On Friday night, it signaled the end was near for the New York Mets
Pitching for the third consecutive day, Gagne actually allowed a base hit before putting away the Mets to preserve Hideo Nomo's 2-1 victory and record his 43rd consecutive save this season and 51st in a row overall. The final two outs were classic, and the Dodger Stadium • • [ crowd of 40,714 joined in again after Gagne blew away Ty Wigginton Ty Allen Wigginton (born October 11, 1977 in San Diego, California) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros. He is also known as a utility player, having platooned as an infielder and an outfielder during his career. He bats and throws right-handed. and Jeff Duncan This article is about the guitarist. For the baseball player, see Jeff Duncan (baseball player). Jeff Duncan is a former metal guitarist for Odin. He currently plays in Armored Saint and DC4. on strikes. ``This place gets really crazy when he enters the game,'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy
A little of that magic has helped pull the Dodgers from a season-long hitless wonder to a playoff contender in the last 10 days. The wild-card leading 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. won to stay three games ahead of the Dodgers. But the Dodgers moved a half-game ahead of Arizona for third place. Only Florida stands between the Dodgers and the Phils. ``I like to go out there get the adrenaline going and getting the fans into it,'' Gagne said. ``We're playing really good baseball, we're getting two-out hits. We're pretty confident out there and getting good pitching.'' Gagne didn't have to face Mike Piazza Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres , the former Dodger who still draws a loud buzz whenever he returns. But Piazza, back after missing much of the season with a groin injury, had one of the worst games of his career, striking out twice and grounding into two double plays. On the night the Dodgers activated veteran first baseman Fred McGriff Green could be back tonight in the second game of the series or it could be awhile. But clearly this is not the same team he left. Switch-hitting shortstop Cesar Izturis, who had two 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 doubles from the left side in Thursday's 2-1 victory over Montreal, contributed a big two-out, run-scoring single while batting right-handed against the Mets. It came in the fourth inning against Mets starter Al Leiter, who entered the game 4-1 with a 1.75 ERA in six starts since coming off the disabled list July 7 with inflammation in his right knee. Leiter (12-7) had been sharp, but Paul Lo Duca Paul Anthony Lo Duca (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the New York Mets. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004) and Florida Marlins (2004-2005). opened with a solid single to left. One out later, Jolbert Cabrera doubled just inside the third-base bag. Mike Kinkade was intentionally walked to set up a possible double play, but seldom-used Ron Coomer flied to center, scoring Lo Duca. Cabrera moved to third on the play and scored when Izturis, batting .288 (32 for 111) from the right side, lined an opposite-field single. Nomo (15-9) was coming off seven scoreless innings last Sunday in a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. He has just one loss since July 6. Except for Wigginton's seventh-inning homer, Nomo baffled Mets hitters, especially Piazza. Amid the usual cheers and boos for the former Dodger, Nomo struck out Piazza in the first and third innings. Piazza came up in the sixth with no outs and a runner aboard. He grounded into a double play. ``He threw well tonight,'' Piazza said of Nomo, his ex-battery mate. ``He's throwing as well as I've seen him since the first couple of years here. He was tough. He's throwing well. It's impressive.'' In the eighth, Piazza faced Paul Quantrill with a chance to change the game. Quantrill looked shaky, taking over for Tom Martin with one out and immediately walking pinch-hitter Raul Gonzalez. Piazza was batting .350 with two homers and nine RBI in six games since returning from three months on the disabled list. A home run would have given the last-place Mets the lead. Instead Piazza grounded to second to begin his second double play of the night. With Gagne getting loose, that was the Mets' final stand. Matt McHale, (818) 713-3622 matt.mchale(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, 3 boxes Photo: (color) Eric Gagne, right, is congratulated by Jeromy Burnitz, left, and Shawn Green after his 51st consecutive save. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer Box: (1) STORY LINES (2) NL WILD CARD (3) DODGERS vs. NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of |
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