A no-hitter through 4 is a little early to get excited. Anyway, double by Mayberry with 2 outs in the 5th breaks it up.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/20/us-baseball-dodgers-league-idUSTRE73J79L20110420 (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB), in an extraordinary move, plans to take control of the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers because of mounting concern over the franchise's financial plight. ====== so a repeat of the Expos/Nationals fiasco?
Atlanta and the Dodgers playing, both wearing Bs on their caps. Braves vs. Brooklyn, I guess. (edit: yeah, the jerseys are Brooklyn) In more significant news, Clayton Kershaw has gone deep into this game. He's pitching in the 9th, going for a complete game win. He's retired 13 batters already in ABs of three pitches or fewer.
I imagine it's Boston, not Braves (the Braves played in Boston from 1876 through 1952 before moving to Milwaukee).
^ Yeah, definitely. I somehow wasn't thinking about the Braves' past. They're still using their regular batting helmets, though. Kershaw loaded them up with two outs in the 9th, Broxton was ready, but Mattingly left him in. David Ross got an 0-2 two run single off his former team. Braves up 3-2 in the top of the 9th now.
Kimbrel had 0-2 on Casey Blake with 2 outs and a runner on second, but a grounder into the hole scores Jamey Carroll to tie the game. That was only Kimbrel's second ER allowed of his career.
Damn it. I have Kimbrel on a fantasy team and I took the under on the Dodgers win total as one of my picks in an over/under bet thingy against a friend. Yeah, that's right. I want the Braves to win. The Mets are done. It really doesn't matter if the Braves win for the Mets won't catch them.
Padres win in 13, 5-3. Starlin Castro had a brutal day for the Cubs. 0/5 (had him in beat the streak, ) and: Rockies 2nd Matt Garza pitching: Troy Tulowitzki : Strike looking, Tulowitzki safe at first on shortstop Castro fielding error. Todd Helton : Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Helton struck out swinging. Seth Smith : Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Smith singled to center, Tulowitzki to third. Jose Lopez : Lopez safe at first on shortstop Castro fielding error, Tulowitzki scored, Smith to second. Chris Iannetta : Iannetta reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Smith and Lopez scored, Iannetta to third on shortstop Castro throwing error. Esmil Rogers : Strike swinging, Foul, Rogers grounded out to shortstop. Dexter Fowler : Strike looking, Foul, Fowler struck out swinging. End of Inning (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 3 Errors)
That was a great game. Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 24 games this afternoon at Florida, currently it's 4-4 in the 8th.
Yeah, they went with Padilla for the save instead of Broxton too, Broxton blew the game Monday night.
