Brian Falkenborg

He was later charged for two runs when reliever Brian Falkenborg allowed a three-run homer to Ty Wigginton. The Dodgers would allow the Astros to tie the score with yet another two-out hit, with Jonathan Broxton blowing the save by allowing Carlos Lee to hit a two-RBI double. Recall that Broxton also blew the Mothers’ Day game at Dodger Stadium against these Astros, spoiling Hiroki Kuroda’s one-hitter.

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Torre opted for Brian Falkenborg, who showed no desire to inherit the role of Proctor-in-Training by extricating himself from the mess.

The Dodgers relievers today, consisting of Falkenborg, Cory Wade and Ramon Troncoso, kept the White Sox off the board for the rest of the game but couldn’t cover for the Dodger hitters, who hit four singles and a double.  The Dodgers wasted leadoff runners in a whopping five innings (first, second, third, fourth and  seventh), and adding to their own demise with three double plays, including a second straight game of having a runner doubled off a base. About the only good news for the Dodgers was that Mark Sweeney didn’t strike out again. He flew out to left field, so I guess it’s somewhat of an improvement. Then again, with his average dipping to .102, there’s a whole lotta room for improvement.

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the only bad news for the Dodgers resulting from this was that they had to call up a reliever named Brian Falkenborg to take Proctor’s spot. Knew there had to be a catch.

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