Dan Haren allows his 13th home run of the season as former teammate Bobby Abreu takes him deep in the first inning to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead over the Angels. It’s not unusual for Haren to give up a high number of home runs in a season, twice giving up 31. Five of those 13 have come with men on base, which helps elevate Dan’s ERA.
And Chad “Wet Toilet Paper Composure Level” Billingsley self-immolates yet again. Doing the right thing and refusing to sign this Scott Boras represented head case to a long term disaster of a contract will be a major early test for the new Dodgers’ management.