Post-Game 146 Thread: Preparing for the Playoffs, Plundering the Pirates

DODGERS 5, PIRATES 4 (13) Joe Torre played the first nine innings of this game like it was a playoff game, irrespective of the score, substituting wildly late in the contest. From the mound, he had Randy Wolf go through seven innings of three-run, five-hit ball, followed by Ramon Troncoso for two outs, George Sherrill for one out to the left Garrett Jones, and the ninth inning for Jonathan Broxton in a non-save situation. From the plate, Mark Loretta's eighth-inning single introduced Jason Repko as a pinch runner and James Loney as a pinch hitter, neither of which could score the tying run in that frame. But in the ninth inning, a one-out Andre Ethier double looked promising, and although Manny Ramirez couldn't single him home, Matt Kemp could (with two out). And with Kemp in scoring position for Jim Thome as a pinch-hitter, it seemed like a dramatic win was in the cards...not quite, thanks to a highlight-reel stop by Ronny Cedeno to end the threat. Despite the outcom...