April 27, 2005

Snake Bit

The Diamondbacks can take over first place if they can finish a sweep of the Dodgers tonight. They won a squeaker over night, a 3-2 victory that almost turned into another Dodger comeback:

Choi flew out to left for the second out, leaving it up to J.D. Drew to push at least the tying run, standing just 180 feet from home, across the plate. Drew took the first two pitches for balls, and with the crowd on its feet on a 3-2 count, he hit a smash up the middle.
It ricocheted off Lyon’s glove and was gathered in by the sure-handed Craig Counsell, who threw over to first for the final out.

Luck works in both directions.

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