A Matchup Of Aces

Zach Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers versus Matt Harvey of the New York Mets is not exactly Snoopy versus the Red Baron but as far as a matchup of team aces go, it is pretty close. Greinke pitched seven more innings of shutout baseball, extending his scoreless innings streak to 27 2/3 and lowering his ERA to 1.48, and left the game with a 4-0 lead. The Dodgers touched up Harvey for three runs in five innings.

Enter the Dodgers bullpen. The Dodgers bullpen can usually be counted on to make the game exciting and the bullpen did not let the Dodgers fans down. It took four pitchers from the Dodgers bullpen to complete those last two innings and they gave up three runs. Lefty J.P. Howell had to come on to get the final out for his first save of the season.

If I was a Dodgers starter and I left the game with a three run lead, I believe I would go to the clubhouse and hide until the game was over. I do not think I could bear to watch.