Well, that was quick. Just as soon as it looked like the Rockies would be gearing up for a hostile takeover of the Dodgers (or at least get even with them), the Blue answered Tuesday's tough loss in Denver with two big wins, 6-1 last night behind Andre Ethier's two massive homeruns, and 3-2 this afternoon behind a stellar debut by Vicente Padilla.
The Dodger lead in the West, once as high as nine games overall, and as high as 15½ over Colorado, but as low as two games just two nights ago over the Rockies, is now back up to four over the Rockies, and six over the Giants. The Dodgers head to Cincy for the weekend, while the Rockies head to San Francisco to try and hold off the Giants. The Rockies lead the Giants by three in the Wild Card.
Back to the Dodgers. While it's nice to see the Dodgers showing some power, this is not how they were winning games earlier in the season. It would be nice to see them get back to some of the other things they were doing that got them the best record in baseball through July.
I would assume Joe Torre and the coaching staff have addressed this with the club.
In any case, on to Cincinnati. The Dodgers have done pretty well in their new park since it opened, so anything less than winning two of three would be a pretty embarassing disappointment. The Reds also boast the league's worst offense in terms of runs scored and BA.
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