Dodgers rally in the 9th, beat Diamondbacks
Monday, July 21st, 2008In an important NL West matchup that pitted reigning NL Cy Young winner, Arizona’s Brandon Webb, against Derek Lowe of the Dodgers, the outcome seemed certain. And it was, up until the Dodgers decided to spoil another win for Webb as they had a five run rally in the top of the ninth to beat Arizona 6-5. Webb pitched 8 strong innings, giving up only six hits and letting in one run, with four strikeouts and three walks. Brandon Lyon was charged with the loss as he let in five runs in two-thirds of an inning for his fifth blown save of the season. The first of those five runs was scored by Nomar Garciaparra, who led off the inning with a double. With no outs, Andruw Jones hit what should have been a double play, but was mishandled by Arizona shortstop Stephen Drew, a pivotal point in the game. The Dodgers ended up scoring four runs with two outs. Ramon Troncoso was awarded his first major league win, striking out 5 in two innings while giving up no hits. The win pulled the Dodgers even with Arizona at the top of the NL West standings. Jonathan Broxton, while giving up one run, was still credited with the save, his second of the year.
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