The Reds were unsuccessful the last time DeSclafani pitched.
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LHP David Holmberg had an terrible outing Saturday against the Dodgers. It’s really good to see, confidence wise, for him, for me, for the team. Brandon Phillips flew out to center to end the inning, leaving Barnhart at third.
“When he’s on the mound, it never feels like he’s in the middle of a crisis”. He allowed just two runs on five hits over 5.0 innings.
Dodgers shortstop Jimmy Rollins drove in left fielder Carl Crawford with a single to left before Hernandez crushed a 1-0 Holmberg offering to left for a three-run shot and a 5-2 Los Angeles advantage.
The Dodgers had won just four of the first five games started by Wood and Mat Latos, the two starters obtained from the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins, respectively, to fortify the back of the rotation. You have to come in and perform. And if his performance in a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds was any indication, he remains solidly entrenched as the team’s top hitting pitcher.
“He was terrific”, Price said.
“Under different circumstances, we’ve got a great chance to win the game”. “I didn’t have my best stuff and I didn’t have my best control, but I still had to get it done”. “And if Greinke’s pitching well, there’s going to be limited opportunities”.
Greinke became the first Dodger pitcher with multiple home runs in a single season joining Darren Dreifort (3) and Chan Ho Park (2).
Wood’s bunt popped into a double play, with Joc Pederson getting doubled off first base in the fifth.
“I’ve thrown enough”, Hatcher said. “I’d give up a bleeder and in my head it’d be, ‘Here we go again.’ It was like a punch to the gut every time that happened”. “It’s on me. I knew I had to be pretty good today going against Greinke”. His nemesis the entire evening was Joey Votto, who delivered an RBI double and two-run homer to account for all of the Reds offense. DeSclafani defeated the Dodgers in his major-league debut last season when he allowed two runs and seven hits over six innings.Greinke defeated the Washington Nationals in his last start when he gave up six hits over six scoreless innings. For Wednesday’s game the Nationals start Jordan Zimmermann who has allowed 148 hits and 54 earned runs while striking out 105 over 141.1 innings for an 8-7 record and a 3.44 ERA.
The Dodgers are 113-54 in 167 combined starts by Greinke and Kershaw during their three seasons as teammates. It is 140-135 in all other contests. Greinke is 45-14 with a 2.34 ERA in 84 starts since signing with the Dodgers as a free agent in December 2012.
Kenley Jansen talks about the birth of his second son, and taking over Jeff Shaw for second on the Dodgers all-time saves list.
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Billy Hamilton had been scuffling on Cincinnati’s 10-game road trip. The front-runner for the NL Cy Young Award, the right-hander owns a sterling 1.58 ERA with a 0.86 WHIP and a 150/29 K/BB ratio over 165 1/3 innings.
