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7.21.2009

Dodgers Win Game 1 vs Cincinnati

By: Jeremy Mays
The L.A. Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 yesterday. Jason Schmidt picked up the win in his first game in 2 years off of arm surgery pitching 5.0 innings of 3-run baseball. Micah Owings picks up the loss and falls to (6-10) on the year going 5.0 innings and giving up 7 earned runs.. Jonathan Broxton got his 23rd save of the season. In the top of the 1st inning, Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a double that scored Willy Taveras and the Reds take a 1-0 lead. Joey Votto steals 2nd base, and Russell Martin makes a throwing error trying to throw out Joey Votto and Jerry Hairston Jr. scored. 2-0 Cincinnati. To close out the scoring in top of the 1st for the Reds, Brandon Phillips singled to right field and scored Joey Votto. Andre Ethier doubles and scores Rafael Furcal in the bottom of the 1st to make it 3-1 Reds. Casey Blake would double and score Russell Martin and Andre Ethier and the game is tied at 3-3. The Dodgers would not be done in the 1st inning, James Loney singled and scored Casey Blake and the Dodgers lead 4-3 after one inning. Manny Ramirez hits a 3-run home run that scores Russell Martin also to make it 6-3 L.A. in the 2nd inning. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Andre Ethier hit a solo home run to make it 7-3 Dodgers. In the top of the 8th inning, Juan castro makes a throwing error that allowed the runner at first Laynce Nix to reach base and Joey Votto scored. 7-4 Los Angeles winning. Edwin Encarnacion grounds into a double play that scored Brandon Phillips and that would make the score 7-5 L.A. Dodgers and the game would be final. Be sure to catch Game 2 tomorrow 10:10 PM on FSN-Ohio. Homer Bailey (1-1) will be facing off against Randy Wolf (4-4).

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