As you can see on the left, I have added a new box totalling up all the runs the Dodgers have not scored this year when they should have. You can read the full explanation there, but as of today, the Dodgers have lost 4 runs this year. Here is a very quick run down of how they happened (or didn't happen, I guess):
Game 3 versus San Diego
Orlando Hudson reaches 3rd with one out in the top of the 3rd inning. The Dodgers lead 2-0 at this point. Russ strikes out swinging, followed by James Loney lining out to 1st base.
Game 4 versus San Diego (see my rant below)
O-Dawg reaches 3rd with NO OUTS in the top of the 9th inning. The Dodgers have just lost a 3-1 lead and now trail 4-3. ManRam grounds out to short with the infield up. Andre Ethier takes a walk because he was too scared to swing. Russ steps up and promptly hits into a double play. Game over. Keep this one in mind if we miss the playoffs by a game.
Game 6 versus Arizona
Casey Blake reaches 3rd with one out in the 5th inning. Dodgers lead 3-0. Raffy grounds out to short and O-Dawg lines out to center.
Game 8 versus San Francisco
ManRam reaches 3rd with one out in the 6th inning. Dodgers have built up a healthy 8-1 lead. Matt Kemp pops out to second followed by Blake flying out to center.
All in all, the Dodgers ended up winning 3 out of the 4 games. But, as we all know, they can't keep leaving runs out there and expect to win games. We will keep track the rest of the way and see how much their inability to execute properly actually hurts them.
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I feel like there is a better way to keep this statistic to really drive home the point how bad the execution can be. the lead off triple by o dog with no outs in a situation that is absolutely crucial to the game should count like 10 times more than the incident in the giants game.... what is out formula for this? we can build on this.
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