Hitchcock Bears Down and Wins
After yielding his third home run in three innings to trail the Florida Marlins, San Diego starter Sterling Hitchcock had to face pitching coach Dave Stewart in the dugout.
“He said, ‘OK, what do you want the outcome of this to be?’ ” Hitchcock said. “I looked at him and I said, ‘I’m going to win this, 7-5.’ ”
Close enough. The Padres won, 6-5, on Sunday, with Ken Caminiti’s two-run homer in the fourth putting San Diego ahead and letting Hitchcock off the hook.
While the Padres scored three more runs, Hitchcock (6-4) held the Marlins to just two singles over the next three innings.
“He ends up going six innings, turning what could have been a catastrophe into what I think was a pretty courageous game,” Stewart said.
NEXT SERIES FOR DODGERS
WHO: Florida Marlins
WHERE: Dodger Stadium
WHEN: Tuesday, 1 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.
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