Well, the Dodgers actually scored some runs! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! WHOOO! YEAH! GO TEAM!

They snapped their scoreless inning streak, but it wasn’t enough to beat the Mets, who beat the Dodgers 3-2. David Wright had a home run that he simply crushed off a ball that wasn’t a hanger. In fact, it looked like he golfed (cricketed?) the ball into the Pavilion.

While I’m happy that the team scored runs, hopefully reminding the rest of the team that it’s something that they can do, so that they can hopefully stop this whole 5 game losing streak thing…I’m more excited that Andre Ethier has avoided the disabled list with an oblique strain! This is very exciting, as the oblique is very important to baseball playing. And sitting, standing up, sneezing, breathing, sleeping, what have you. In any case, he’s day-to-day, and while I hope he’s not just saying that (like he did with his knee last season), I am extremely cheered that he’s doing ok.

So, maybe tomorrow will hold better news for the Dodgers. At any rate, it’s one day closer to the returns of Mark Ellis and Matt Kemp.

So, Clayton Kershaw hasn’t really passed the eyeball test this year in dominance. Sure, he seems to have the same stuff as last year, but he doesn’t seem to be getting the job done in the same way. Frankly, it’s kind of annoying, because the Giants continue to creep up (seriously, is there a team more annoying in the NL? No, I don’t think so.).

Thankfully for Kersh, some other pitcher (Matt Thornton) was less than effective and allowed James “I am the slowest runner on Earth” Loney to score from third on a wild pitch.

The hero of the day, though, was clearly career minor leaguer Elian Herrera. Herrera continues to produce and honestly, I would be happy if he remained on the roster as Mark Ellis’ replacement. In fact, I would be even happier if say, Adam Kennedy got DFA’d and Herrera got to stick around. I’m not the biggest believer in the sudden appearance of the ability to produce in career minor leaguers, but then again, AJ Ellis exists, so maybe the Dodgers just have the corner on the “we thought you were going to be in AAA forever, but apparently you’re pretty good” market.

I still eagerly await the return of Matt “It’s Not Even His Birthday” Kemp, but this Dodgers squad continues to somehow produce despite his absence and Andre Ethier not doing much, either.

I’m not the biggest fan of interleague mostly because I think it can be really detrimental to the standings that actually matter. You know, divisional standings? I’d rather have more games against the Giants or the Padres or even the Rockies. I understand the appeal of the Freeway Series, sure – two SoCal teams in the Los Angeles area (kind of) that both have “Los Angeles” in their name. Fine, I get it. But Anaheim is to Los Angeles like New Jersey is to New York. I’m actually reminded of Ted Mosby’s opinion of New Jersey.

Anyway, this game was something of an emotional roller coaster ride. Both teams nibbled away at each other, though admittedly it was mostly the Dodgers nibbling. See, the Dodgers scored their runs but then they also turned around and gnawed at themselves and made some boneheaded defensive plays.

I don’t know why Don Mattingly continues to start Adam Kennedy. I suppose he has to, and any decision regarding Kennedy’s status on the team will come from over Mattingly’s head (I’m looking at you, Colletti). While I don’t see Kennedy as a harbinger of the apocalypse as some Dodgers fans I associate with seem to, I do agree that is may be past time to find another option from the farm system while Mark Ellis (fingers crossed) recovers.

Anyway, in the bottom of the 8th, Dee Gordon got things started with a single. He then stole (and was called safe on a disputed call) on a 2-0 count (which my boyfriend thought was dumb, since there were 2 outs). AJ Ellis, King of the Walks, walked. Andre Ethier, bless his new fatty fat wallet, smoked a single into right field. And THEN, Juan Rivera, who has recently returned from the disabled list and generally speaking, has not inspired too much confidence with his performance, hit the ball into the Pavilion.

And just like that, 5-2 Dodgers.

Jerome Williams, oddly enough, was not lifted when Dre came up to bat. He was not lifted when Rivera came up to bat. He looked crushed in the dugout.

Mike Trout, who is really really really good at baseball, was 0-4 tonight.

The Dodgers are first to 40 wins.