Runs Lost Part #3

Game 15 versus Houston

Well, this one really stings. This is two games in a row with two "Runs Lost". And tonight, those two runs made the difference between winning and losing.

First inning, no score in the game. Raffy and O-Dawg get to 2nd and 3rd with one out after a ManRam ground ball. Andre proceeds to strike out, followed Not-So-Big-Game James flying out to center. The game stays 0-0 when the Dodgers had a chance to take hold early.

In the 8th inning, after James doubled Andre home with no outs, Russ moved him to 3rd with a ground ball. One out, James on 3rd, and Matty Kemp grounds out to short with the infield in. Once again, a flyball to the outfield scores an insurance run, one we proved to desparately need come the bottom of the 8th.

That's two runs lost, which would have given the Dodgers a 3-run lead heading to the 8th. Two runs that would have made the difference between the actual 6-5 loss and a potential 7-6 win. Another loss due to poor execution.

If you're keeping track, in three of our five losses, the Dodgers failed to execute in situations that could have put them in position to at least tie, if not win, the game. That's now 8 runs lost in 15 games.