Game 3 Wrap

In front of a packed house, the LA Dodgers continued their dominance at home taking down the Phillies 7-2. Fans were going crazy, especially in the third inning when Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda went head hunting against Shane Victorino. Whether or not the throwing at Victorino was intentional, the message was clear: "Don't mess with us." The Dodgers meant it too. After being thrown at repetitively, the Dodgers sought revenge and achieved it on Sunday Night. Not only did the Dodgers win the game, they pushed the momentum back onto their side. Joe Blanton will start Game 4 for the Phillies against Derek Lowe. Torre chose Lowe over young gun Clayton Kershaw and old timer Greg Maddux.

The Good
-Blake Dewitt's 3 run triple in the first
-Kuroda's protection of his teammates
-Furcal's reemergence as a phenomenal lead off hitter
-The ability to stay jump on pitcher Jaime Moyer
-The pitching staff as a whole
-Ryan Howard breaking out of his slump going 2-4

The Bad
-Jeff Kent's late inning at bat (struck out on three pitches)
-Jaime Moyer's performance (1.1 innings and 6 ER)
-Jimmy Rollins offensive performance (0-4 in Game 3 and .077 on the series)

Next Game
Blanton vs. Lowe Tonight at 8:22pm on FOX.
(Phillies lead series 2-1)

Dodgers Game 3

After some tough losses in the city of brotherly love, the Dodgers return home to take on the Jaime Moyer and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Some Notes:
Jaime Moyer vs. Hiroki Kuroda
Nomar will get the start at 1b due to his success against Moyer in the past

Lineups

Phillies:
Rollins. SS
Victorino. CF
Utley. 2B
Howard. 1B
Burrell. LF
Werth. RF
Feliz. 3B
Ruiz. C
Moyer. LHP

Dodgers:
Furcal. SS
Ethier. RF
Ramirez. LF
Martin. C
Garciaparra. 1B
Blake. 3B
Kemp. CF
DeWitt. 2B
Kuroda. RHP

-EW