The Dodgers continued in their losing ways on Saturday in Detroit, with Brad Penny being roughed up while the Tigers won 12-7.
The Dodgers got on the board first with a run in the second but the Tigers tied it up at 1-1 in the third. The Dodgers then took a 4-1 lead with three runs in the fourth, but the Tigers exploded for sixth runs in the bottom half to regain the lead. Three more Dodger runs in the sixth couldn’t match the Tigers’ 12 by the end of the night. Andre Ethier led the offense, going 2 for 4 with 2 runs and 4 RBIs, including his sixth homerun of the year. James Loney and Delwyn Young, playing DH, each added three hits.
Brad Penny was tied with the Tigers 1-1 heading into the fourth, but he didn’t escape the inning and was tagged for six more runs that inning, with seven hits total, to give him his ninth loss of the season. Four of the runs in the fourth were off two two-run homeruns to Marcus Thames and Miquel Cabrera. Scott Proctor didn’t fare much better, giving up four more runs (though just one earned, Angel Berroa was tagged for a throwing error) over the next two innings. Cory Wade threw 1 1/3 before Saito came in for the eighth, yielding three hits and another run.
Even worse news came with the loss, as Brad Penny left the game with pain in his right shoulder. Penny will return to LA on Sunday to get an MRI, and the results will tell whether he needs just a few extra days rest or a trip to the DL.
