Dodgers stumble to 0-5 on bad trip
One way of looking at the Dodgers’ winless road trip is to take the optimistic outlook.
That’s what Nomar Garciaparra attempted to do after hitting into two of the Dodgers’ four double plays in a 2-1 loss to the Nationals, who have the worst record in baseball.
After the Dodgers stopped their 17-inning scoreless streak by managing a run in the fifth inning to cut the lead to one, Garciaparra came up with the bases loaded and nobody out. He smashed a line drive snared by third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who stepped on third to double off Manny Ramirez.
Derek Lowe eventually struck out with the bases loaded later in the inning, and Manager Joe Torre didn’t consider using a pinch hitter early, figuring the Dodgers still would have chances to score later.
Instead, Lowe (10-11) pitched a complete game and took the loss.
“Derek Lowe pitched his tail off, and it was certainly a winnable game,” Torre said. “Everyone goes up there squeezing the sawdust. We have to keep going and fight the frustration.”
The Dodgers have now lost five straight, scoring all of six runs in that span. They held a brief team meeting before the game and still have scored only one run in the past 22 innings.
The Dodgers have now lost seven straight road games for the first time this season.
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 at 4:47 pm under