Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers 5 – Mets 3 May 19, 2009
John Maine was having a good start but Jerry Manuel left him in the game for one batter too many. Casey Blake hit a three run homer in the sixth to send the Mets to their third straight loss.
It looked like it was going to be another disasterous night when Daniel Murphy singled in the first inning and attempted a steal before Chad Billingsley even moved. Murphy was easily picked off by Billingsley in a bizzare play. In the bottom of the first Murphy muffed a fly ball hit right to him in left field by Juan Pierre. And Pierre would come around to score on a single by Orlando Hudson.
There just wasn’t much offense by the Mets garnering only 6 hits tonight. The Mets and Dodgers finish their series in Los Angeles tomorrow night.
Game Preview: Mets at Dodgers [Game 39] May 19, 2009
New York Mets (21-17 Road: 9-9) at Los Angeles Dodgers (27-13 Home: 15-3) 10:10 pm
John Maine (3-2 4.24) vs. Chad Billingsley (5-1 2.30)
TV: SNY Radio: WFAN
What to watch: It’ll be very interesting to see how the Mets respond tonight to the horror show of a game they had last night. Hopefully, Jose Reyes will finally be able to play after missing the last five games with a calf injury. I don’t expect to see Ryan Church in the lineup tonight after missing third base while attempting to score the winning run last night. Maine’s last four starts have been excellent. Billingsley has been great all season, even his loss was a well-pitched game. This could be another good pitching match up.
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Video: Highlights Mets-Dodgers May 18, 2009
Dodgers 3 – Mets 2 May 18, 2009
The Mets got a good game from Tim Redding (6 IP 2 ER) and five relievers. But the game turned into a complete joke for the Mets in the eleventh inning. They had five errors in the game. You read that correctly, five errors in the game.
In the eleventh Ryan Church scored from first on a double to the wall by Angel Pagan. Pagan had a great game going 4 for 6 batting leadoff. The Dodgers appealed at third base and the umpire ruled that Church missed the base and was called out. The replay appeared to show that Church did miss the base. The Mets lead was erased.
Fast forward to the bottom of the eleventh. Pagan and Carlos Beltran let a ball drop between them in left-center. That led to a bases loaded no outs situation with Brian Stokes on the mound. Beltran was called in to play a five man infield. Jeremy Reed picked up a ground ball and made a wild throw home to allow the winning run to score.
This was an ugly, ugly loss. You’re not going to win many games when you’re kicking the ball around like the Mets did tonight. Five errors is like a bad high school team.
Before the game Alex Cora was put on the 15 day disabled list with a strained thumb ligament suffered in San Francisco. Ramon Martinez was called up to replace him and started at short. Of course, he promptly had 2 errors in his first (and maybe last) start there.
Game Preview: Mets at Dodgers [Game 38] May 18,2009
New York Mets (21-16 Road: 9-8) at Los Angeles Dodgers (26-13 Home: 14-3) 10:10 pm
Tim Redding (0-0 0.00) vs. Randy Wolf (2-1 2.77)
TV: SNY Radio: WFAN
What to watch: The Dodgers have won 4 out of their last 5 games. They’ve been playing well all season even without Manny Ramirez. The Mets are playing some great baseball as well right now. This will be a series of two heavyweights in the National League. Wolf has been pitching surprisingly well and hasn’t lost a game since April 7. Although I’ve never been that impressed with his stuff. Redding pitched very well in two games at Triple-A Buffalo (13 IP, 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP). He makes his season and Mets debut tonight in LA.
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Audio- Dodgers GM Ned Colletti and SNY Analyst Ron Darling
Los Angeles Dodgers GM Ned Colletti talks to WFAN’s Joe & Evan about the deal that brought Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers.
Also SNY analyst Ron Darling talks to WFAN’s Joe & Evan about all things Mets. He does have some interesting things to say about the relationship between Willie Randolph and Carlos Delgado. They were talking about Delgado’s recent offensive success, and Darling says that there was a strained relationship between he and Randolph.
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