Dodgers have no O; Officially Change Name to "Ddgers"

Big John Broxton got his ass handed to him today and the Ddgers wasted a great start by Kuroda and suffered a sweep at the hands of the Astros. Broxton allowed a whopping six runs in 1/3 of an inning (he had allowed a total of 3 runs on the season) and the Astros plated 6 in the top of the 8th, sending the Ddgers to their fourth consecutive loss. Sure was a lot more fun when we were winning, huh?

The Ddger offense was virtually nonexistent against a Houston staff that is far from spectacular, scoring only six runs over the three game set (2 of those coming in garbage time this afternoon). So is the Astro staff that good or the Ddger bats that bad? Sadly, I think it's the latter. Without Furcal and his 169 OPS+ (out with discomfort in his back) there is a huge, ugly, gaping hole at the top of the lineup. 3.5 games behind Arizona, who suddenly are mortal.