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Dee Gordon, 2B
Justin Turner, 3B
Yasiel Puig, RF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Matt Kemp, LF
Andre Ethier, CF
Tim Federowicz, C
Miguel Rojas, SS
Zack Greinke, P
By Jon Weisman
The Dodgers have reduced their early season problem of bases-empty walks, but it came back to bite them Wednesday in their 5-0 loss to Cincinnati — with two out and an 0-2 count no less.
In the bottom of the third inning in a scoreless game, Hyun-Jin Ryu had that advantage on the Reds and Billy Hamilton, but six pitches later, Hamilton had a free pass to first base. In his speedy case, that’s as good as an escort to second base, though after Hamilton stole second, Ryu had Todd Frazier down 1-2 and walked him as well.
Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips made Ryu pay with a double and a single, putting the Dodgers down 3-0.
Ryu has walked eight batters with the bases empty in 171 plate appearances. That ratio is fourth-best among Dodger starting pitchers, ahead of Josh Beckett. Two of the pitchers ahead of him, Zack Greinke and Dan Haren, have allowed more home runs with the bases empty than walks.
The Dodger lefty had benefited from a terrific defensive play the previous inning by Dee Gordon. One out after Phillips and Jay Bruce singled, Gordon ranged deep behind second to make an over-the-shoulder catch and doubled Phillips off second base. (Just earlier, Phillips had remained at second base out of overt respect for Yasiel Puig’s throwing arm.)
oldbrooklynfan
It’s better than walking people with the bases loaded.
Carl Dzienkiewicz
Brandon league might be the worse rp in baseball.fiedorowicz has to be ranked as one of the worse catchers in baseball