We're still right in it, ....just need to string a couple together .

Pudge, Encarnacion and Doubleworth up here in the 7th.

 

 

Pudge with a base hit up the middle, leadoff man on.

Full count to Encarnacion....c'mon Juan!

 

Lawrence walks him, good eye.

 

That's it for Brian Lawrence. Mike Matthews coming out of the pen for San Diego.

 

Holly up with 2 on & no outs.

2nd & 3rd now with 2 outs and Andy Fox at the plate.....Jared Wright pitching.

 

Fox grounds out. Rally squashed. Still 5-3. That was a big opportunity wasted there.

 

I missed it, but apparently Hollandsworth put down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners over to 2nd & 3rd with 1 out....that move stumps me, you take the bat out of the hand of a hitter that hot? Alex actually has cooled off the last couple of days, I would have let Todd swing away.

it was against a lefty though....

 

but i would have let TH swing away

Spoony gives up a single, Almanza comes in & gets a double-play to end the inning.

Young newcomer Jesse Orosco now pitching for the Padres...

 

Pierre leads off, grounds back to the pitcher. Pierre's 0-9 so far in the series.

Castillo walks.

 

Ok, man on base with the big boys coming up. C'mon we need some clutch hits.

 

Orosco coming out of the game. Villafuerte the new pitcher facing Mikey Lowell.

 

BOOM!!!!

 

Guess what just happened?

LOWELL

 

LOWELL

 

LOWELL

 

TIE GAME WAHOOOOOOO

IS HE WORTH IT DT?

 

HAHAHHAHAHHAHA

 

BEST 3RD BASEMAN BABY!!!!!!!

 

YES!!!!

Pudge grounds out. All tied up...

to the bottom of the 8th we go.....5-5.....common bullpen shut the door

AA is the Marlins pitcher

 

Ramon Vazquez flies out to Pierre...

 

Mark Loretta....who owns the Fish in this series is up.....knock on wood :banghead ...pops out to Pierre

 

Mark Kotsay....strikes out swinging

Almanza staying in to pitch the 8th.

 

Vasquez flies out to center.

Loretta flies out to center. (big out, he's having a big series already)

Kotsay up...strikes out swinging.

 

Man does Almanza look confident out there lately or what?

IS HE WORTH IT DT?

 

HAHAHHAHAHHAHA

 

BEST 3RD BASEMAN BABY!!!!!!!

 

YES!!!!

I'll reconsider my comments.. :mischief2

around the league:

Phillies lose 5-1

Mets were up 7-0 going to the 7th inning against the Rox, but the Rox win 9-8

Braves tied with Dodgers 1-1 in the bottom of the 7th

Expos up 6-4 on the Giants bottom 8th

Man does Almanza look confident out there lately or what?

Bobby V (or was it HR?) said that after Billy Wagner.. AA had the "stuff" :mischief2

Encarnacion leads off the Marlins 9th....grounds out to 2nd base

 

Todd Hollandsworth is next....

Man does Almanza look confident out there lately or what?

Bobby V (or was it HR?) said that after Billy Wagner.. AA had the "stuff" :mischief2 Bobby V.....said that AA was the 2nd best lefty in the game

Encarnacion, Holly, Alex to bat in the 9th. Villafuerte still pitching for the Pads. Boche has used up a ton of his pen tonight.

 

Juan grounds to 2nd.

 

HOLLANDSWORTH DOUBLES OFF THE WALL!!! SOMEONE HOSE HIM DOWN!

ANOTHER DOUBLE BY HOLLANDSWORTH TO DEAD CENTERFIELD.....HOLY CRAP....18TH...TIED FOR LEAGUE LEAD....WOW IS HE LOCKED IN OR WHAT!!!!!!

 

16 of Holly's last 18 hits are for Xtra bases :o :o :o

Hollandsworth on pace for 71 doubles! Wasnt I hearing something about a platoon?

C'mon Sea Bass, what the hell. Ramon Castro comes up as Alex swings at a pitch 20 feet high.... :angry

Sea Bass looks lost up at bat now.....uh oh.....he strikes out on 3 pitches....

 

Ramon Castro will PH for AA......we need a single.....

 

Pitchh-by-Pitch:

 

1-0...low

 

2-0...just outside

 

3-0 now....low and away

 

ball 4

I still can't believe McKeon had Holly lay down a sac bunt earlier.....

 

Castro walks

 

Pierre's up, they probably didn't mind walking Castro to pitch to Juan.

 

Snap out of it Pierre!

if only hollandsworth had a bit more power....all those doubles could be homers

Well, it was against a tough lefty, and Todd hasnt fared well in those situations. Hey, look at it this way, Torborg probably wouldve pinch hit for him and hed be out of the game now.