Loney Saves The Day
James Loney hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 13th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Saturday.
Loney’s seventh home run provided reliever George Sherrill with his first victory of the year. Sherrill, who has been struggling all year, is now 1-1.
The Dodgers have beaten the Mets two games out of three on the homestand, with a final game against the Metropolitans on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Clayton Kershaw takes his 9-5 record on the mound against R.A. Dickey, who is 6-4 with a 2.73 ERA on the 2010 campaign.
Sherrill was the ninth pitcher used by Joe Torre in the game. Jonathan Broxton escaped the ninth inning by striking out David Wright with runners on second and third. The home run by Loney was his first walk-off home run of his career.
The Dodgers can salvage their homestand with a win on Sunday. The possible win can help the Dodgers to a winning record on the homestand at 4-3.
