Dodgers punchless in loss to Astros

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Dodger Thoughts: Starting Pitching Will Recover
Published 5/10/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... is collapsing, right? Or is it? "In 16 of their 35 games this season, Dodgers starters haven't pitched past the fifth inning," Ken Gurnick writes at MLB.com . That's ugly and true, but things were actually looking better until this week began. Here's the ledger for the top four starting pitchers since the woebegone Atlanta series: April 21 at Cincinnati: Brad Penny - six innings, one run, 114 pitches. April 23 vs. Arizona: Derek Lowe - five innings, one run, 67 pitches. April 24 vs. Arizona: Chad Billingsley - six innings, five runs, 109 pitches April 25 vs. Colorado: Hiroki ...

Game 36 Thread: May 10 vs. Astros, 7p
Published 5/10/2008 by Orel (noreply@blogger.com) at Sons of Steve Garvey
... Racer and the Dodgers have in common? Answer: They both bombed last night! Speed Racer (estimated budget: $100 million) made a measly $5,850,000 Friday, coming in third place behind Iron Man and What Happens in Vegas (Cameron Diaz says: In your face!). The Dodgers (estimated budget: $119 million) lost 7-1 to the Astros Friday, missing an opportunity to gain a game on the Diamondbacks, who lost to the Cubs. There's been talk of Dodgers starters being unable to go the distance this season; today ...