GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (79-73) at COLORADO (80-72)

NL: LA DODGERS (79-73) at COLORADO (80-72)

<h3>Rockies face Dodgers in finale of four-game series</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Dodgers (79-73) at Colorado (80-72) 3:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies may not make the playoffsthis season, but at least they're making sure the Los AngelesDodgers watch the postseason from home as well.


With each team having fading playoff hopes, the Rockies andDodgers meet in the finale of a four-game series Thursday.

Derek Lowe (12-12, 3.71 ERA) will take the hill for the Dodgers.The veteran sinkerballer is no stranger to playoff races,having appeared in the postseason five times, including lastseason with Los Angeles.


Lowe showed no ill effects from a bruised hand that had forcedhim to miss a start last Saturday against Arizona, picking up awin with seven innings of one-run baseball. He allowed justfour hits and struck out five.


The Rockies will counter with rookie Ubaldo Jimenez (3-4, 4.13).The 23-year-old righthander is 0-2 over his last four startsdespite having allowed three runs or less in each.

In his lone start against the Dodgers this season, Jimenezsurrendered two runs and four hits over six innings to earn awin on July 29.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS

LA DODGERS COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Juan Pierre CF .294 0 37 Kaz Matsui 2B .291 4 34
Tony Abreu SS .267 1 13 Troy Tulowitzki SS .293 21 87
James Loney 1B .328 12 58 Matt Holliday LF .340 35 128
Jeff Kent 2B .297 20 78 Todd Helton 1B .314 15 82
Luis Gonzalez LF .279 15 66 Garrett Atkins 3B .294 23 103
Russell Martin C .297 18 85 Brad Hawpe RF .278 26 98
Andre Ethier RF .287 12 61 Ryan Spilborghs CF .300 11 49
Andy Laroche 3B .193 0 6 Chris Iannetta C .213 4 26
Derek Lowe RHP .107 0 1 Ubaldo Jimenez RHP .118 0 0
(12-12, 3.71) (3-4, 4.13)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: LOS - DEREK LOWE (12-12, 3.71)
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (3-4, 4.13)

UMPIRES: HP - LANCE BARKSDALE
1B - TIM WELKE
2B - JIM REYNOLDS
3B - GARY CEDERSTROM

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: LOS - DEREK LOWE AND RUSSELL MARTIN
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ AND CHRIS IANNETTA

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.294, 0 HR, 37 RBI)
T ABREU (.267, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
J LONEY (.328, 12 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.291, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.293, 21 HR, 87 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.340, 35 HR, 128 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Abreu ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A LaRoche 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.71

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: U Jimenez 0-3.
Batters faced: U Jimenez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0
COLORADO 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.297, 20 HR, 78 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.279, 15 HR, 66 RBI)
R MARTIN (.297, 18 HR, 85 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Abreu ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A LaRoche 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 4 0 1 0 2 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 2. Team LOB - 3.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.69

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 22-11; U Jimenez 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe
1-0; U Jimenez 0-3. Batters faced: D Lowe 6; U Jimenez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 2 0
COLORADO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.300, 11 HR, 49 RBI)
C IANNETTA (.213, 4 HR, 26 RBI)
U JIMENEZ (.118, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Abreu ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
A Ethier rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Lowe 2. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 4 0 1 0 2 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 2. Team LOB - 3.


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LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.69

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 22-11; U Jimenez 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Lowe 1-0; U Jimenez 2-3. Batters faced: D Lowe 6; U Jimenez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED CHRIS IANNETTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T TULOWITZKI ON SECOND, K MATSUI ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.339, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY (36) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF DEREK LOWE SCORED KAZ MATSUI AND TROY TULOWITZKI.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 4

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.314, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED TODD HELTON AND GARRETT ATKINS.

SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, B HAWPE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 2 0
COLORADO 0 6 6 8 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.294, 0-FOR-1)
T ABREU (.265, 0-FOR-1)
J LONEY (.327, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (6) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Abreu ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
A Ethier rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Lowe 2. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .294
M Holliday lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .341
T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .315
G Atkins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .294
B Hawpe rf 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 .278
R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
C Iannetta c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .217
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111

Totals 14 6 8 6 2 3 9

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (29, D Lowe); G Atkins (33, D Lowe); B Hawpe (28, D
Lowe). HR - M Holliday (36, 2nd inning off D Lowe 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki (88), M Holliday 3 (131), B Hawpe 2 (100). 2-out RBI - T Tulowitzki,
M Holliday 3, B Hawpe 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 2, R
Spilborghs 1. Team LOB - 4.


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LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 06 -- 6
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 8 6 6 2 3 1 3.95

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 55-32; U Jimenez 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Lowe 3-0; U Jimenez 2-3. Batters faced: D Lowe 16; U Jimenez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 3 0
COLORADO 0 6 6 8 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.217, 1-FOR-1)
U JIMENEZ (.111, 0-FOR-1)
K MATSUI (.295, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (6) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Abreu ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
J Loney 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
A Ethier rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105

Totals 11 0 3 0 1 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Lowe 2. GIDP - J Loney.
Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .294
M Holliday lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .341
T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .315
G Atkins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .294
B Hawpe rf 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 .278
R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
C Iannetta c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .217
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111

Totals 14 6 8 6 2 3 9

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (29, D Lowe); G Atkins (33, D Lowe); B Hawpe (28, D
Lowe). HR - M Holliday (36, 2nd inning off D Lowe 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki (88), M Holliday 3 (131), B Hawpe 2 (100). 2-out RBI - T Tulowitzki,
M Holliday 3, B Hawpe 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 2, R
Spilborghs 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton).


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
COLORADO - 06 -- 6
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 8 6 6 2 3 1 3.95

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 55-32; U Jimenez 47-31. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Lowe 3-0; U Jimenez 5-3. Batters faced: D Lowe 16; U Jimenez 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 3 0
COLORADO 0 6 0 6 8 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.297, 0-FOR-1)
L GONZALEZ (.279, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R MARTIN (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (6) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Abreu ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
J Loney 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
A Ethier rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105

Totals 11 0 3 0 1 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Lowe 2. GIDP - J Loney.
Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .293
M Holliday lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .341
T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .315
G Atkins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .294
B Hawpe rf 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 .278
R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
C Iannetta c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .216
U Jimenez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .105

Totals 17 6 8 6 3 5 10

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (29, D Lowe); G Atkins (33, D Lowe); B Hawpe (28, D
Lowe). HR - M Holliday (36, 2nd inning off D Lowe 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki (88), M Holliday 3 (131), B Hawpe 2 (100). 2-out RBI - T Tulowitzki,
M Holliday 3, B Hawpe 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 2, R
Spilborghs 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton).


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LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
COLORADO - 060 -- 6
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 3 8 6 6 3 5 1 3.93

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 76-43; U Jimenez 47-31. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Lowe 3-1; U Jimenez 5-3. Batters faced: D Lowe 20; U Jimenez 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>