I would have loved to seen last night's Dodgers-Padres game. The teams are separated by one game coming down the home stretch, and going head-to-head for the division title. Add to that that the loser is by no means guaranteed a wild card slot, with the Phils right on their heels.
So what happens? Down four runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Dodgers go back-to-back-to-back-to-back to tie the game. Then they go down a run in the top of the 10th, and win it on a 2 run HR from Nomar in the bottom of the 10th. That's going to make for some sick momentum and mojo for the Dodgers.
Oh, and an intersting side note, the Dodgers' closer Saito got lit up in the top of the 9th to turn a one run deficit into a 4-run deficit. And then, with the season on the line, Trevor Hoffman gave up back-to-back home runs on two pitches to cough up the lead in the bottom of the 9th, when all the chips were down. These were two guys whose numbers were better than Wagner's a month ago. Meanwhile, Billy Billy Billy has converted like 17 straight save opportunities?
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Last night's save makes 17 in a row for Wagner.. It's good to see him on cruise control, if he locks things down in playoffs and our starters step up, we'll be tough to beat.
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