The Dodgers wasted another solid pitching effort by their pitching staff last night as they were shutout by left-hander Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0. Ted Lilly and Hiroshi kuroda seemed to be earmarked this year to get no run support from the Dodger bats. Kuroda went 5 1/3 innings and gave up a solo homerun to Ryan Howard.
The Dodgers sent rookie outfielder Jerry Sands down to AAA Albuquerque today in a move that came a day later than most thought it would. He has been slumping very badly of late and his average fell to .200 and his power never materialized against major league pitching. He had only hit two homeruns in over 100 at bats. His playing time was becoming more sporadic. He didn't even get in the game against lefty Hamels last night. The Dodgers called up left-handed hitting Trent Oeltjen to replace Sands on the roster. He has logged some major league service time with the Milwaukee Brewers and with the LA Dodgers last year.
I look for Sands to go down to the minors, get his stroke back (I am still not a big fan of his swing), and be one of the September call ups by the Dodgers.
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