Ted Lilly Makes Dodgers Debut Versus Padres
Ted Lilly makes his Dodgers debut Tuesday night when a struggling Los Angeles club takes on the division-leading Padres in the second game of their series.
Ted Lilly's dream is finally coming true.
The California native was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996 but never got a chance to pitch for them after being traded away to the Montreal Expos in a July 1998 deadline deal. It took 12 more years and another deadline trade, but Lilly is finally going to get his shot to pitch for the Dodgers on Tuesday night when they host the San Diego Padres in the second game of their all-important four-game series.
San Diego broke through first in the series with a 10-5 win on Monday as a 122 underdog. The Padres plated five runs each off Hiroki Kuroda and Jeff Weaver with the final score easily going 'over' the 6½-7 run total bettors played. It marked the third consecutive Padres 'over' and dropped the Dodgers nine games behind San Diego in the NL West.
Lilly's first game with the Dodgers opened with baseball betting lines a pick 'em. There was an ever-so-slight lean to the Dodgers at some shops, but only a matter of a few pennies. Tuesday's total is 6½ runs.
"As a youngster, I was devastated to be traded from the Dodgers," Lilly said after being dealt from the Cubs to Los Angeles this past weekend. "My dream was to come up and pitch for the Dodgers. It took me 14 years, but I get my chance."
Tuesday's tilt will be the fourth time Lilly has pitched at Dodger Stadium in his career, and the previous three results have all ended in defeat for his various teams. In 14 career innings as a starter at Chavez Ravine, Lilly has been charged with 12 earned runs. That includes an ugly 9-7 loss here while still with the Cubs on July 9 in which the southpaw couldn't get out of the fourth inning and was charged with seven runs, five of them earned.
He does, however, have a wonderful track record over the years against the Padres. Lilly has just two career complete-game shutouts, the first of which came against San Diego while a member of the Yankees in 2002. In seven career stars versus the Pads, Lilly's teams are 4-3 with his ERA a sparkling 2.18 over 49 1/3 innings.
He pitched well enough to win more games with the Cubs this year, but a lack of support from Chicago hitters thwarted Lilly (7-11, 3.69).
Mat Latos (14-5, 2.45) will be making his second successive start against the Dodgers and third of his young career. Latos tossed five innings last Thursday in San Diego against LA, allowing one run and earning a no-decision in the Friars' eventual 3-2 win as minus 150 favorites.
It's just the second time Latos will be pitching in Dodger Stadium, with the first coming in early September 2009. The right-hander labored through three innings and 80 pitches, giving up four runs (two earned) and taking the loss in LA's 7-4 win. It was the final start Latos made in '09 with the Padres shutting him down due to an innings limit they had him on.
Tuesday's plate duty falls to umpire Tony Randazzo. The Chicago native doesn't show any season-long trends with home and visitors split down the middle, 10-10, in his 20 plate assignments and the 'under' only ahead 10-8-2. The one stat that looks good is the 'under' is 5-2-1 when the total is eight or less.
It should be a great night for baseball at Chavez Ravine according to the weatherman. The forecast is calling for clear skies, a first-pitch thermometer reading around 70ºF and a southerly breeze in the 6-8 mph range (home plate to center field).
The series continues Wednesday when San Diego lefty Wade LeBlanc (10-9, 3.49) is currently scheduled to face the Dodgers' Vicente Padilla (4-8, 3.47).
NOTE: W-L records displayed for starting pitchers are team records in games the pitchers start.
Ted Lilly makes his Dodgers debut Tuesday night when a struggling Los Angeles club takes on the division-leading Padres in the second game of their series.
Ted Lilly's dream is finally coming true.
The California native was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996 but never got a chance to pitch for them after being traded away to the Montreal Expos in a July 1998 deadline deal. It took 12 more years and another deadline trade, but Lilly is finally going to get his shot to pitch for the Dodgers on Tuesday night when they host the San Diego Padres in the second game of their all-important four-game series.
San Diego broke through first in the series with a 10-5 win on Monday as a 122 underdog. The Padres plated five runs each off Hiroki Kuroda and Jeff Weaver with the final score easily going 'over' the 6½-7 run total bettors played. It marked the third consecutive Padres 'over' and dropped the Dodgers nine games behind San Diego in the NL West.
Lilly's first game with the Dodgers opened with baseball betting lines a pick 'em. There was an ever-so-slight lean to the Dodgers at some shops, but only a matter of a few pennies. Tuesday's total is 6½ runs.
"As a youngster, I was devastated to be traded from the Dodgers," Lilly said after being dealt from the Cubs to Los Angeles this past weekend. "My dream was to come up and pitch for the Dodgers. It took me 14 years, but I get my chance."
Tuesday's tilt will be the fourth time Lilly has pitched at Dodger Stadium in his career, and the previous three results have all ended in defeat for his various teams. In 14 career innings as a starter at Chavez Ravine, Lilly has been charged with 12 earned runs. That includes an ugly 9-7 loss here while still with the Cubs on July 9 in which the southpaw couldn't get out of the fourth inning and was charged with seven runs, five of them earned.
He does, however, have a wonderful track record over the years against the Padres. Lilly has just two career complete-game shutouts, the first of which came against San Diego while a member of the Yankees in 2002. In seven career stars versus the Pads, Lilly's teams are 4-3 with his ERA a sparkling 2.18 over 49 1/3 innings.
He pitched well enough to win more games with the Cubs this year, but a lack of support from Chicago hitters thwarted Lilly (7-11, 3.69).
Mat Latos (14-5, 2.45) will be making his second successive start against the Dodgers and third of his young career. Latos tossed five innings last Thursday in San Diego against LA, allowing one run and earning a no-decision in the Friars' eventual 3-2 win as minus 150 favorites.
It's just the second time Latos will be pitching in Dodger Stadium, with the first coming in early September 2009. The right-hander labored through three innings and 80 pitches, giving up four runs (two earned) and taking the loss in LA's 7-4 win. It was the final start Latos made in '09 with the Padres shutting him down due to an innings limit they had him on.
Tuesday's plate duty falls to umpire Tony Randazzo. The Chicago native doesn't show any season-long trends with home and visitors split down the middle, 10-10, in his 20 plate assignments and the 'under' only ahead 10-8-2. The one stat that looks good is the 'under' is 5-2-1 when the total is eight or less.
It should be a great night for baseball at Chavez Ravine according to the weatherman. The forecast is calling for clear skies, a first-pitch thermometer reading around 70ºF and a southerly breeze in the 6-8 mph range (home plate to center field).
The series continues Wednesday when San Diego lefty Wade LeBlanc (10-9, 3.49) is currently scheduled to face the Dodgers' Vicente Padilla (4-8, 3.47).
NOTE: W-L records displayed for starting pitchers are team records in games the pitchers start.
