Utley was named the victor of the Roy Campanella Award, which is given to the Dodger player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame catcher. That padded the Dodgers’ cushion to 4-0. “Without a fastball, it’s incredibly tough to succeed”.
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“I knew from the beginning it would be a tough day with no fastball command”, Gray said.
The Dodgers’ magic number to win the division is four games.
Gray (10-9) was chased after the inning, allowing four runs on three hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts in four innings. It was the sixth time this season Gray has recorded 10 or more strikeouts in a start.
Ross Stripling (5-8) got the win in relief of injured Scott Kazmir. The left-hander struck out two and walked one after coming off the disabled list with a blister on his left index finger.
The moment Dodgers fans have dreaded for years has finally arrived: It’s time to say goodbye to the legendary announcer of 67 years, Vin Scully. Closer Kenley Jansen struck out two and recorded his 46th save with a ideal ninth. However, relievers Josh Ravin, Avilan, Joe Blanton and Jansen combined to limit the Rockies to only one hit over the final four innings. Kazmir (neck inflammation) will be making his first appearance in a month. Offensively, DJ LeMahieu leads Colorado with 189 hits, Charlie Blackmon has 77 RBI and Nolan Arenado has 40 home runs. Anything you can think or imagine I’ve asked him and he’s talked to me about.
“I’ve loved this game for 80 years”, he said.
Actor Kevin Costner, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax are among the speakers set to pay tribute to the 88-year-old Scully, who is retiring next weekend after Los Angeles concludes its regular season in San Francisco.
“The elbow had been going on for a while, but not to the point where we should have stopped it, given it some rest”, Grandal said. “I kind of look at this as my first actual start with everything being OK”. But holy crap, can he still pull off an unbelievable defensive play. Scully said he may attend a game if they reached the World Series, but primarily he’ll watch on T.V. Did you know, that Scully is the youngest broadcaster to ever call a World Series game?
“As many times as I’ve been on this field, I’ve never been this nervous”. LeMahieu’s 38-game on-base streak and 13-game hitting streak ended as he went 0 for 4.
Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood, who came in with a 7-1 road record, pitched Colorado to a 4-2 lead before leaving after six innings. The Dodgers are 4-0 in their last 4 Saturday games and 57-20 in Kershaws last 77 starts.
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Dodgers: Kershaw (11-3, 1.73) is 7-1 with a 1.19 ERA in nine home starts.
