“The work that I put in will lead to results and that’s all I want to show is that I’m still out there working to get through this season, a full season at that, as a starter”, Chavez said.
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“It could be something that needs rehab; it could be something that needs surgery”, Davis said. Let those words really sink in for a few moments, because they sound utterly ridiculous and yet they describe a real event that occurred tonight in a 5-4, 10-inning affair. Losing the lead, Wood allowed the A’s to go 2-for-3 with a walk that third time through, ending his day after 5⅔ innings and just 82 pitches.
In his latest start, Kershaw flirted with a flawless game against the Washington Nationals until Michael Taylor doubled over center fielder Joc Pederson with one out in the sixth inning.
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw threw seven innings and allowed only one run. Okay, that’s certainly an overstatement, given that Butler has “only” grounded into 22 twin-killings this year in 112 contests, but it sure feels like he does it every day and somehow he didn’t do it this time against the hands-down best pitcher in the world who also happens to have pinpoint control and get tons of grounders. “It’s just been kind of an emotional roller coaster ride this year. Hopefully you can build on that”.
Wondolowski’s second goal was his 100th goal with the team. Jim Johnson and Pedro Baez did not.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were without Yasiel Puig for about a month and a half earlier in the season due to a strained left hamstring.
Wood earned the decision in Friday’s 5-3 home win over Cincinnati after giving up three runs and five hits in 6 1-3 innings, but he walked three and has issued eight in 17 2-3 with Los Angeles.
Manager Don Mattingly says using Puig as a designated hitter at Houston could be an option, saying: “Pretty good news today”. “Are guys going to come through?” “So it’s that red-light time of the year”.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfieler Yasiel Puig is day-to-day with a minor right hamstring strain.
3B/2B Brett Lawrie (sore back) was out of the lineup for the second straight game Tuesday against the Dodgers.
Athletics: OF Coco Crisp, who has spent two stints on the disabled list this season with neck and elbow injuries, was rested. Smolinski started in LF and went 1 for 4. Velocity doesn’t seem to be an issue, as several of the Dodgers relievers are touching 95 miles per hour and up daily.
One of their acquisitions – Mat Latos of the Miami Marlins – was already demoted to the bullpen on Tuesday after going 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in three starts (14 2/3 innings) with the Dodgers.
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Bullpen troubles have become an old hat to this team, and with the San Francisco Giants sitting just 2.5 games behind the Dodgers for the division lead, now is not the time to be blowing saves in games you should win.
