Overview: Still no run support for Mr. Kuroda. Rockies 3 Dodgers 1.
Pros: For the 142nd time this season,Hiroki Kuroda tossed a quality start, going six innings, allowing one run while striking out 6 and walking 3. That he still got the loss is hardly a surprise anymore. Other positives from last night? Well, Kemp had two hits, including a double. Furcal had two hits as well and actually seems to be heating up (.808 OPS over his last eight games), though he did get caught stealing as well. The Dodgers, had 8 hits total and still managed just one run on a solo homerun by Rod Barajas in the 9th (what contender needs a catcher with some pop?). Also, Scott Elbert pitched 2/3 of an inning and struck out one and allowed no runs. Not really all that exciting but we're grasping at straws here.
Cons: The Dodgers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position, once again showing their remarkable ineptitude at driving in runs. Hawksworth and Macdougal each gave up a run in their innings of relief (Macdougal actually pitched 1 and 1/3). Ethier went hitless which should not come as a surprise at this point. He's been pretty awful in July, posting just a .664 OPS. Really, there are so many cons here that it gets tiresome to list them. On the bright side, the four game winning streak is over so hopefully that means nobody at all is convinced that the Dodgers can go on a run.
What we learned: That once again, if your first or last name starts with a K, you're probably one of the bright spots of the 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers.
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