Showing posts with label Chan Ho Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chan Ho Park. Show all posts
What ever happened to happy endings?
The Giants defeated the Dodgers today, 5-2. But you can not point the finger at Chan Ho Park. He struck out seven batters and only gave up one run through six innings. However, his solid performance was wasted by the bullpen.
Joe Beimel and Brian Falkenborg combined to give up four earned-runs on three hits while only getting two outs. Earlier in the 2008 season, the Dodgers' bullpen was regarded as one of the best in Major League Baseball. Despite this horrific performance, the Dodgers' bullpen is still one of the finest around.
In all of Major League Baseball, the Dodgers rank third with the lowest bullpen ERA (3.11). As imaginable, this statistic is higher than it was earlier in the season. Evidently, however, this commendable ERA is still among the best in the league.
Also, the Dodgers' bullpen ranks second-overall in the strike-outs column (265). This can be attributed to Hong-Chih Kuo and Takashi Saito. Together, the two relief pitchers amass for about 40% of the bullpen's total strikeouts.
Eric Stults will be pitching for the Dodgers tomorrow against the San Francisco Giants. Hopefully, the Dodgers' bullpen will revert back to their dominant ways. If not, Ned Colletti and the Dodgers have some major issues on their hands.Picture of the Day:
The Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox with a definitive loss earlier today. The White Sox held the Dodgers to only five hits during the entire game. However, both teams struggled offensively as the final score was only 2-0.
Clayton Kershaw was charged with the second loss of his career after surrendering two runs on six hits in four innings. Through four innings of work, the rookie tossed 69 pitches. Evidently, he needs to work on minimizing his pitch count and developing better control on his pitches.
Brian Falkborg made his 2008 debut for the Dodgers in today's game. He pitched one full inning, walking one batter. He needs to work on throwing strikes and not just waiting for batters to hit his pitches into play for an out.
The Dodgers look forward to an exciting Freeway Series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starting tomorrow night at 10:40 PM EST. Chan Ho Park is expected to be the starting-pitcher for the series-opener. Hopefully, the Dodgers will be more successful against the Angels than they were against the Chicago White Sox.
Jhonny Peralta did it again.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians went into extra-innings tied at two. Then, in the top of the tenth-inning, Peralta hit an RBI-single off of reliever, Scott Proctor. The Indians widened the gap by scoring five runs afterwards.
Proctor surrendered four runs on three hits without getting an out. Proctor, despite being Joe Torre's right-hand man in the bullpen, should spend some time in the Minor Leagues and redevelop his pitching mechanics. His 6.82 ERA in 2008 thus far has certainly not been helping the Dodgers' bullpen at all.
Ramon Troncoso appeared in the game snagging two outs. The reliever only gave up one hit in the short outing. Hopefully, we will see more of him in the future so that we all have a better understanding of how well he pitches.
Chan Ho Park made his second start of 2008. The hurler went five innings, striking out nine batters. It's shameful when such spectacular performances are wasted and do not pick-up a win. But thus far, Park looks like a solid alternative to the injured, Hiroki Kuroda, in the Dodgers' starting rotation. Regardless, the Dodgers should use him as a spot-starter more often.
The Dodgers' offense needed more than Matt Kemp's solo home-run in the sixth inning off of C.C. Sabathia. The only other run for the Dodgers came in on a James Loney double in the bottom of the tenth-inning. Hopefully, the Dodgers will develop "hot bats," in the near future.
Lastly, Delwyn Young struck out three times in five trips to the plate. I wrote a post about him early today on my other blog calling him, "Delwyn Young: The Successor." Hopefully, he won't let me (and my fellow Dodgers fans) down.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will give relief pitcher, Ramon Troncoso, another chance in the Majors. Troncoso made the 2008 Opening Day roster, but surrendered six runs in only 5 2/3 innings of work. The Dodgers thought he needed more seasoning in the Minors.
On April 17th, the relief pitcher was sent down to Triple-A, Las Vegas. Pitching in 22 games, the right-hander won four games and and achieved an ERA close to five. Throughout his career, primarily in the Minor Leagues, the 25-year-old has had a tendency to give up a plethora of earned-runs.
With Chan Ho Park slated to start today's game for the injured-Hiroki Kuroda, the Dodgers could use some help in the bullpen. By having Park in the Starting-Rotation, Los Angeles has a major gap in their bullpen. Troncoso, they believe, could fill that gap.
Update: In tonight's game against the Cleveland Indians, Troncoso gave up one hit in 2/3's of an inning. Chan Ho Park pitched five innings, striking out nine batters and surrendering only one earned-run.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed right-handed hurler, Hiroki Kuroda, on the 15-Day Disabled-List. The rookie has been recently suffering from a case of tendinitis in his right shoulder. Hopefully, this injury will not be serious and haunt the 33-year-old pitcher throughout his career.
Chan Ho Park is expected to be the starting-pitcher for tomorrow's game against the Cleveland Indians. In Park's only start for the Dodgers in 2008 thus far, he surrendered one run in four innings of work. He should be able to pitch about six innings tomorrow.
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