Going into Monday night's game the Dodgers had lost 4 of their last 5. The Rockies had won 20 of their last 23. The Giants were making waves, if ever so small, up north. The Red Sox were only 2 games back of the Dodgers for the best record in all of baseball. Momentum was not on the Dodgers side. That was going into the game...Andre Ethier and the Los Angeles Dodgers are making a habit of fantastic finishes. Ethier's two-run homer in the 13th gave the Dodgers a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night in the opener of a suddenly significant series between NL West teams.Lost in all the Andre Ethier walk-off commotion was the stellar team effort of the bullpen. All seven relief pitchers made an appearance, and not one run was allowed over the course of the final seven frames. That, in my opinion, is the reason the Dodgers came away with the W.
"I can't believe we did it again," said Ethier, who hit three home runs last Friday against Seattle. "I'm just enjoying it and having fun."
A series shifting momentum swing? Let's hope it continues through the next few games. Come Friday we will have all the momentum we need.
Photo courtesy of AP/Mark Avery
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The giants (small "g") have good pitchers and are getting good pitching from them. Thank God for Brian Shaw. I think the Dodgers have it all in place, plus they seem to possess the necessary chemistry as a team. I know that most of the games are pretty exciting and you can never count the Dodgers out. Manny more exciting games to come.
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