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W: Yovani Gallardo (3-2)
L: Chad Billingsley (1-2)

The Brewers had back-to-back singles in the first, but couldn't make anything of it. In the bottom half, Yovani Gallardo had to work out of a jam after sandwiching a single between two walks. One baserunner out advancing and double play later, the Dodgers remained scoreless. Both pitchers soon settled down and only one man from either team reached base until the fifth.

In that inning, Bill Hall reached on a single and Jason Kendall followed with a home run. The Dodgers tried to respond starting with Matt Kemp's one-out single, but a strike-him-out, throw-him-out DP ended the inning and Gallardo's scoreless outing.

The sixth inning was bad for the Dodgers as former Brewer Guillermo Mota, LOOGY Will Ohman, and former MLB loss leader Tanyon Sturtze combined to allow four base hits and two walks en route to a 4-run inning. A whole mess of changes on defense happened in the bottom of the sixth with the Brewers bench guys (plus Tony Gwynn and Logan Schafer) getting in on things. Todd Coffey faced three batters in his inning, lowering his ERA to 1.98 this spring.

In the 7th, Casey McGehee put the Crew up 7-0 by plating Logan Schafer on a gritty RBI groundout with runners on the corners. In the bottom half, David Riske allowed the usual three hits, including a two-run home run. At least he didn't walk anyone.

The final two innings didn't see any scoring by either team. Curiously, Chris Duffy pinch-hit for David Riske and stayed in the game...at second base. He even got an assist and a putout! Eventually Ken Macha remembered AAA infielder Adam Heether was still on the bench and could play second, but not before Lindsay Gulin rapped out a base hit in the top of the 9th. When Heether did finally play, Duffy moved to first and Nelson went to left field in another curious move.

On the mound, Lindsay Gulin and Julio closed out the game with two scoreless innings, combining to allow three baserunners.

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Duffy at second?

That’s understandable. I sometimes get Duffy and McGehee confused too.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Apr 4, 2009 8:27 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I don't get it

If I had known those defensive adventures were coming, I would’ve stayed up until the end of the game.

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by TheJay on Apr 4, 2009 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Closers don't get to face batting pitchers very often

Still. If the pitch speed on Gameday is at all accurate, Gulin ripped a 96 mph fastball right out of (potentially lousy) fielder’s reach. On the first pitch. I know Gulin is supposedly a l33t bunter, but that doesn’t sound like a bunt. (I wasn’t listening to the game.)

After seeing Broxton flail in the WBC, I can’t imagine that Dodgers fans aren’t worried about the state of their bullpen, even in this tiny sample size.

by morineko on Apr 4, 2009 10:46 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Heether doesn't get talked about much

But he actually wouldn’t be a bad in-house replacement for Counsell as a utility infielder.

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

by battlekow on Apr 4, 2009 11:59 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It gets talked about sometimes

The artist formerly known as jihad.

by Jordan M on Apr 4, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tues: George (34, throw) Mon: George 3 E (33, throwing, throwing, throwing)

Haha.

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

by battlekow on Apr 4, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So what's up with Riske?

Still broken, or just suck-itis? (a.k.a. Suppanism)

by warwick5s on Apr 4, 2009 12:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Suppan pitched pretty well in ST. :shrug:

by Mykenk on Apr 4, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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