Runs Lost - 4.15.10 vs. Arizona

Bottom of the 2nd

With Arizona ahead 2-0, Manny reached on an error to lead off the inning.  Loney singled to center, moving Manny to third, and James moved to second on a wild pitch.  Second and third, NO OUTS.  This, of course, was followed by strikeouts of Casey Blake and Russell Martin.  After an intentional walk to Jamey Carroll, Hiroki Kuroda struck out ending the inning.  With no force play on and the infield back early in the game, all Blake and Martin had to do was put the ball in play.  Absolutely inexcusable.

Bottom of the 6th

With the Dodgers still trailing 3-1, thanks in large part to the failures of the second inning, Manny lead off the sixth with a walk and Loney followed with a single, moving Manny to third.  Blake grounded out to second, scoring Manny and moving Loney to second.  Loney then stole third with one out.  Once again, Martin failed to execute and struck out, followed by Carroll flying out to right to end the inning.

Luckily, an error by Stephen Drew bailed the Dodgers out in the bottom of the ninth and Ethier's execution in runner on third, less than two out situation in the bottom of the tenth.  But, as we can see, it never should have gotten to that point if not for the failure to bring in runs from third much earlier in the game.  Disaster averted.