Dodgers Looked Awfully Familiar Last Night...

Starting a road trip after a day off, it looked like the Dodgers might come hungry to San Francisco as they faced the last place Giants last night. The fact that the Dodgers were on an eight game winning streak made their chances look good as well. Last night might have just been one game, but it surely did not look good for the Dodgers. Starting pitcher Brett Anderson got into trouble almost every inning he was in there, allowing Giants batters, who have not had great seasons so far, get clutch hits. Meanwhile, the Dodgers were getting runners on base early in the innings, but kept erasing them on double plays. Four double plays in the first six innings against starter Tim Lincecum made this game seem like it was taking place five years ago. The Dodgers were the opposite of clutch at the plate. The offense struggling to get anything going all night and ended up losing 6-2. The one reason for hope was that the Dodgers fought until the end and even ended up scoring a run in the ninth inning. In previous years, the Dodgers would have given up and gone 1-2-3 in the ninth and lose it. This may seem like a small point, but despite looking terrible all game last night, the Dodgers have a good chance of succeeding tonight, (especially with Clayton Kershaw on the mound), and the rest of the season. 

Some other notes on the Dodgers...

Adrian Gonzalez has 'slumped' in his last couple of games seeing his batting average drop over 100 points. Hopefully he finds his rhythm again especially since he hasn't homered in a while now..

Jimmy Rollins is not batting very well this season and even with good defense, the leadoff man has to have a higher batting average. 

Kershaw's era is almost at four and a half after his first three starts. Tonight's game will be a big test to see if he can reach anything close to the season he had last year. 

Juan Uribe has struggled so far at the plate, but Alex Guerrero has shined in his brief playing time. If this continues there is a good chance Guerrero takes over the starting job by midseason. 

Joc Pederson has done well so far and makes the Dodgers look good by starting him over Andre Ethier. Unless Ethier puts up some big numbers in the next couple of months, there is a very slim chance he is traded this season.