Another Disappointing Loss

I'm not sure I'm surprised at all by this team's inability to beat the teams they're supposed to. This team seems to have a knack for playing down to the level of their opponents far to often, and tonight was no different.

They managed just one run against one of the worst teams in the league, and committed two more costly errors that would be difference in the game. The end result: a 3-1 loss and failure to clinch a playoff spot.

Jon Garland was solid again in his quest to clinch a spot in the post-season rotation, but the defense behind him would contribute to his 12th loss of the season. All three runs were unearned on two errors, one by Blake DeWitt, starting in place of Casey Blake who was resting a sore hamstring and had two doubles, and another by the usually sound James Loney. DeWitt and Loney also connected defensively on an infield hit that could have been ruled an error on either one of them.

Meanwhile, the Pirates win snapped a six-game losing streak, and coupled with Atlanta's win, the Dodgers failed to clinch that playoff berth. Their magic number to clinch remains at one, and four to clinch the division. The Rockies and Cards are still playing, and the Phillies already lost. The Dodgers continue to hold on to the best record in the N.L. which would give them home field in the LDS and LCS.

Randy Wolf gets the start tomorrow.