Final
Brewers beat Dodgers with 9-run 2nd inning
May 5, 2010 - 6:40 AMVideo
Fielder whose two-run homer helped fuel a nine-run second inning in the Brewers' 10-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, has just three in 26 games this season.
The two-time All-Star has reached that total in fewer than 23 contests only once in six big league seasons. That was 2007, when he led the NL with 50 homers. He began this season with a homerless drought of 14 games and 53 at-bats, matching his career worst in both categories.
"I think he just tries too hard. I mean, that's kind of what the guys have been telling me," Macha said. "He's fighting his way through this thing. Last Friday at San Diego, he was sitting at his locker for quite a while, and I asked him if he was OK. He said: "No, I'm not OK. I'm tired of losing.' So he takes this stuff personally. He wants to be the guy that helps the team win every night."
Fielder didn't completely agree with Macha's assessment.
"I don't take it upon myself to do that, but it is my job and I know that. So of course I'm going to want to do that," the Brewers' cleanup hitter said. "But as far as putting extra pressure on myself, I mean, there's naturally going to be pressure just because you've got to perform. You always want to capitalize whenever you can."
Gregg Zaun also hit a two-run homer and Ryan Braun added a three-run double during the Brewers' second nine-run inning of the season. The other was during 17-3 victory over Pittsburgh on April 26, when they erupted in the eighth inning.
The last time the Dodgers gave up nine runs in an inning was June 11, 2002, in the fifth inning of an 11-2 interleague loss at Tampa Bay. No visiting team had scored nine or more runs in one inning at Dodger Stadium since April 23, 1999, when Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams against Chan Ho Park during an 11-run third by St. Louis.
"The good thing is that you've got a bunch of innings to come back, so you try to keep them from scoring more and see if you can outscore them," James Loney said. "We think we can win right up until the last out because there's no clock. That's the type of team we have. I mean, if they can put up runs like that, why can't we? We've done it before, so that's the mentality we take."
Chris Narveson (2-0) allowed three runs and four hits over six innings with three strikeouts and two walks in his second start since replacing an ineffective Jeff Suppan in the rotation.
The Dodgers scored their runs against Narveson on two sacrifice flies and a groundout, after falling behind 10-0. Loney added a three-run homer in the eighth against Manny Parra.
Clayton Kershaw (1-2) threw 57 pitches in just 1 1-3 innings and retired only four of the 13 batters he faced - including the pitcher. The 22-year-old left-hander surrendered seven runs, five hits and two walks against an offense that had managed only two runs during a four-game series at San Diego and was shut out three times.
Alcides Escobar opened the scoring with an RBI single, and another run scored when Carlos Gomez was hit on the left arm by a 1-2 pitch with the bases loaded. Braun followed with a three-run double and Fielder chased Kershaw with his homer to right-center.
"It was kind of a snowball effect," Kershaw said after the shortest of his 57 big league starts. "I didn't give our team any kind of chance. It's just not a good feeling to let your teammates down, let everybody down. It stings, it hurts."
Zaun capped the rally with his first of the season, a towering shot down the right field line against Ramon Ortiz after a single by Corey Hart.
The Brewers made their first trip to Los Angeles since August, when Fielder tried to barge into the Dodgers' clubhouse after a 17-4 loss in the second game of a three-game series and was stopped by security guards during a profanity-laced tirade that was captured by a TV news crew. Reliever Guillermo Mota, who sparked Fielder's ire by plunking him with two out in the ninth, is now pitching for San Francisco.
Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez, sidelined since April 23 with a right calf strain, began a minor league rehab assignment with Class-A Inland Empire and had an RBI single in three at-bats as a DH against Lake Elsinore. In the same game, Jeff Weaver allowed two unearned runs over three innings and struck out three in preparation for his scheduled return from the DL on Friday.
NOTES: A moment of silence was observed for Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell, who died Tuesday at age 92. ... The victory was the Brewers' 900th in the regular season since the franchise switched to the National League in 1998 (900-1,068). ... Milwaukee OF Jim Edmonds, who missed his fifth straight game since tweaking his lower back on a steal of second base, said he expects to return to the lineup Wednesday night.
- Dodgers 6, Brewers 11 - FINAL
MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 .250
C Gomez cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .282
R Braun lf 5 3 2 3 0 1 3 .356
P Fielder 1b 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .232
C McGehee 3b 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .304
C Hart rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .257
G Zaun
May 5 1:11 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JAMES LONEY (2) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF MANNY PARRA SCORED MATT KEMP AND ANDRE
ETHIER.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 11, LA DODGERS 6
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: C BLAKE (.265, 1-FOR-3)
Brewers 11, Dodgers 6 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 5 12:51 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CASEY MCGEHEE SCORED RYAN BRAUN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C MCGEHEE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 11
LA DODGERS 3 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.261, 1-FOR-3, BB)
Brewers 11, Dodgers 3 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 5 12:39 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JAMES LONEY SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M KEMP ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 10
LA DODGERS 3 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: C BLAKE (.268, 1-FOR-2)
Brewers 10, Dodgers 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 5 12:09 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CHARLIE HAEGER SCORED BLAKE DEWITT
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 10
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R JOHNSON (.283, 0-FOR-2)
Brewers 10, Dodgers 2 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 4 11:52 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JAMEY CARROLL SCORED CASEY BLAKE
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B DEWITT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 10
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: C HAEGER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Brewers 10, Dodgers 1 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 4 11:50 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CASEY MCGEHEE SCORED RYAN BRAUN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C MCGEHEE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 10
LA DODGERS 0 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.269, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Brewers 10, Dodgers 0 Top 4, 0 OutsMay 4 11:25 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GREGG ZAUN (1) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF RAMON ORTIZ SCORED COREY HART.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 9, LA DODGERS 0
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: A ESCOBAR (.256, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Brewers 9, Dodgers 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 4 10:56 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PRINCE FIELDER (3) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF CLAYTON KERSHAW SCORED RYAN BRAUN.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 7, LA DODGERS 0
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C MCGEHEE (.295, 0-FOR-1)
Brewers 7, Dodgers 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 4 10:49 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED CARLOS GOMEZ, RICKIE WEEKS AND
ALCIDES ESCOBAR
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, R BRAUN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 5
LA DODGERS 0 TOP,2ND
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.232, 0-FOR-1)
Brewers 5, Dodgers 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 4 10:47 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
HIT BY PITCH BY CARLOS GOMEZ SCORED GREGG ZAUN
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GOMEZ ON FIRST, R WEEKS ON SECOND, A
ESCOBAR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
LA DODGERS 0 TOP,2ND
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.350, 0-FOR-1)
Brewers 2, Dodgers 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 4 10:43 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALCIDES ESCOBAR SCORED COREY HART
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ESCOBAR ON FIRST, G ZAUN ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1
LA DODGERS 0 TOP,2ND
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C NARVESON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Brewers 1, Dodgers 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 4 10:34 PM
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