Consistently Inconsistent

Dan Haren has had an inconsistent season but over his last 4 or 5 starts, he has started putting it together like he did at the beginning of the season. He beat the Arizona Diamondbacks last night 2-1 as he pitched 6 innings of one run baseball and the Dodgers got an RBI from Hanley Ramirez and Matt Kemp hit his 18th homerun to give Haren all the runs he would need for his 12th victory. Kenley Jansen had a shut down 9th inning for his 40th Save. This is a series that the Dodgers really need to sweep. The Dodgers are trying to fight thru a slew of injuries and I have always said that Manager Don Mattingly seems to be at his best when he is mixing and matching the lineups to give the Dodgers what they need. These injuries have especially affected the pitching staff. Starters Ryu and Greinke have both missed starts and they just announced that Josh Beckett would more than likely miss the rest of the regular season. They are having to get major innings out of several rookies and castoffs to fill out their pitching staff and help maintain a very slim lead over the San Francisco Giants.