June 18, 2006
Long Wait for a Walk
The Dodgers and Athletics played 17 innings last night with Oakland coming out on top on a bases loaded walk to Bobby Crosby, 5-4. Lowe and Saarloos battled for seven innings, with the score 2-1 Dodgers with ten frames to go. Los Angeles stretched it to 3-1 in the top of the eighth, but Oakland game back with three in the bottom of the inning for a one-run lead.
Street came on for the save in the 9th, but with two out walked Furcal. Rafael stole second then scored on a Lofton triple. That would be it for a while.
The Dodger pen was marvelous for 8 1/3 innings. The first four relievers allowed just four hits while striking out eight over that time. But they could only go Seo far. Jae Seo started the 17th and was alternately bad and good. He gave up a single then struck out Kendall. He walked Swisher then struck out Perez. He walked Chavez to load the bases, and the script had him striking out Crosby. But when he went to 3-0 on Bobby, Crosby had hope:
Crosby said once it got to 3-0, he was going to take until he got two strikes.
Brad Halsey was the big man in extra innings for the A's. He pitched five shutout innings. His ERA in relief is down to 1.69 vs. 5.63 as a starter. He just doesn't give up the long balls out of the pen.
Seo got one strike, but on pitch five Crosby took a ball to end the game. The game did nothing to change the standings, however, as all the NL West teams lost and all the AL West teams won.
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