Game 72 Thread: June 24 @ White Sox, 5p

MANNYWATCH: 8 GAMES DODGERS' RECORD WITHOUT MANNY: 26-16 The Albuquerque Isotopes' mascot, Orbit. Randy Wolf (3-2, 3.29) vs. Gavin Floyd (4-5, 4.65). COMMENTS: Let's take a gander at the Dodgers' past five starts: date starter opponent IP # of pitches result 6/23 Kuroda CHW 8 2/3 103 W 6/21 Kershaw LAA 7 107 W 6/20 Weaver LAA 5 66 W 6/19 Billingsley LAA 6 112 L 6/18 Wolf OAK 6 87 W It's a small window shown here, but the trend of Dodger starters going deeper into games is encouraging. Hopefully Wolf can build on the improvement shown by Kershaw and Kuroda, and actually get a win this time as well. Another positive sign: The Dodgers have won seven of Wolf's past eight starts. As with yesterday's White Sox starter John Danks, Floyd's numbers belie his strong pitching in recent outings. The Dodgers benefited from getting to Danks early, as he eventually recovered and shut them down for five innings. A similar hot start today w...