The Los Angeles Dodgers fall to the Phillies in five games

Blogged under General, Playoffs, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Saturday 25 October 2008 at 3:47 pm

The Dodgers just didn’t have enough offense in the long run to deal with the Phillies in the N.L.C.S. With that in mind the Dodgers should make a very sincere effort in re-signing outfielder Manny Ramirez who re-energized the team in leading it to the playoffs. It appears that Ramirez likes to play for Joe Torre but there is no way he will ever take a discount. It’s time for Dodgers’ ownership to ante up again if they want to win the N.L. West again in 2009.

Philadelphia Phillies 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Blogged under General, Playoffs, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Tuesday 14 October 2008 at 6:15 pm

The Dodgers looked good early in the game last night before fading away in the 8th inning. Derek Lowe started on three day’s rest and he worked 5 innings allowing 6 hits, 2 earned runs, walking 1 batter and whiffing 4. Hong Chih-Kuo, Cory Wade (the losing pitcher) and Jonathan Broxton worked the final three innings for the Dodgers last night and they allowed 5 hits, 4 earned runs, walked 1 batter and whiffed 3. The bad relief pitching wasted a lot of good efforts by Dodgers’ hitters last night. Rafael Furcal was the Dodgers’ ignitor on offense again last night as he was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored. The Phillies were scared to pitch to Manny Ramirez as he was walked three times last night. He was 2 for 2 with a double and a RBI when the Phillies did pitch to him. Russell Martin (2 for 4, RBI), Casey Blake (2 for 5, 1 run, a homer and a RBI) and Juan Pierre (2 for 3 with a run scored) all helped out on offense for the Dodgers. But, the Dodgers are now down 3-1 to the Phillies in this series.

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Blogged under General, Playoffs, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Tuesday 14 October 2008 at 6:09 pm

The Dodgers jumped on the Phillies on Sunday Night early in the game and they never looked back or let up. Rafael Furcal had a great game leading off for the Dodgers as he was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored, a homer and a RBI. Manny Ramirez also had a very solid game as he was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored, 2 walks and a RBI. Nomar Garciaparra (2 for 3, RBI), Matt Kemp (2 for 4) and Blake DeWitt (1 for 3, triple, 3 RBIs) all pitched in on a good effort by the Dodgers’ offense. Hiroki Kuroda had a solid start for the Dodgers in this game working the first 6 innings and allowing 5 hits, 2 earned runs, walking 1 batter and whiffing 3. He was the winning pitcher for the Dodgers on Sunday Night. Cory Wade and Jonathan Broxton combined to work the last 3 innings of this game allowing 2 hits, 0 runs and whiffing 3 batters. This win brought the Dodgers back into the series as they are now down 2-1.

Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Blogged under General, Playoffs, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Saturday 11 October 2008 at 3:46 pm

The Phillies jumped the Dodgers in Game Two on Friday afternoon as they scored 4 runs in each the 2nd and 3rd innings and never looked back. Manny Ramirez was the hitting star for the Dodgers in this game as he was 1 for 4 with a run scored, homer and 3 RBIs. 1B James Loney also had a solid game going 2 for 4 with a double and a RBI. Chad Billingsley started this game for the Dodgers and he got bombed as he worked the first 2.1 innings and allowed 8 hits, 7 earned runs, walked 3 batters and whiffed 5 while earning the loss. Chan Ho Park, Joe Beimel, James McDonald, Clayton Kershaw and Cory Wade combined to throw 5.2 innings of shutout ball allowing only 3 hits while whiffing 7 batters. Rookie James McDonald was the standout in this game for the Dodgers as he worked 3.1 innings and allowed only 2 hits, 1 walk and he whiffed 5 batters. The Dodgers are now down 2-0 to the Phillies as the scene shifts to L.A. for game #3.

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Blogged under General, Playoffs, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Saturday 11 October 2008 at 3:41 pm

The Dodgers ran into trouble in the 6th inning as the Phillies scored 3 runs off of Derek Lowe on two homers and they made it stand up on Thursday Night. Andre Ethier had a solid game hitting as he was 2 for 4 with a run scored and a double. Manny Ramirez also was solid at the plate going 2 for 4 with a double and a RBI. Derek Lowe was cruising for 5 innings before the roof caved in on him as Chase Utley and Pat Burrell both took him deep. Lowe worked the first 5.1 innings of this game allowing 6 hits, 2 earned runs, only walking 1 batter and whiffing 2 as he was the losing pitcher. Chan Ho Park, Greg Maddux and Hong Chih-Kuo kept the Dodgers close in this game working the last 2.2 innings allowing only 1 hit and no runs. The Dodgers are down 1-0 in this series.

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