LA Times: Dodgers can’t find their way home (RR)

Sorry, lacking for a good Blind Faith joke here.

The Dodgers played the Washington Nationals, the team with the worst record in the major leagues. The Nationals’ pitcher lobbed a ball over the head of his first baseman in one inning, then loaded the bases in another by hitting two batters and walking the Dodgers’ pitcher. The Nationals’ third baseman threw to the wrong base, enabling the Dodgers to load the bases in another inning.

The rout was on—well, it would have been on had the Dodgers gotten a clutch hit or two. But their runners in scoring position just don’t score these days, and so the Dodgers lost their fifth consecutive game, this one by a 2-1 count.

“You have to sort of smile,” Manager Joe Torre said, “even though it’s frustrating as hell.”

Derek Lowe pitched his first complete game of the season, a six-hitter in which he retired 14 of 15 batters at one point. He gave up two runs, though, so he lost.