다저스의 좌완투수들

Dodgers have more left this year

Clayton Kershaw was a bit player for the Dodgers last year in the National League Championship Series, pitching two innings in relief.

Randy Wolf wasn't even a Dodger, having finished a .500 season split between the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres.

Now they enter stage left for the Dodgers in their NLCS rematch with the Philadelphia Phillies.

The left-handed starters -- along with left-handed relievers George Sherrill and Hong-Chih Kuo -- are being counted on to stifle the big left-handed bats of Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez, who combined for 110 homers and 327 runs batted in during the regular season.
작년 NLCS에서 커쇼는 릴리프로 2이닝만 투구했고, 울프는 다저스에 있지도 않았다. 몇 일 후면 이 두 팀이 리매치를 갖게 된다. 다저스의 왼손투수들은 필리스의 좌타라인을 얼마나 효율적으로 봉쇄하느냐가 중요한 열쇠가 될 것이다.

"They're pretty scary," Dodgers Manager Joe Torre, whose team lost in five games to the Phillies in the 2008 NLCS, said Tuesday. "I don't think you can have too many left-handers. . . . If I had a choice of lefty-righty against that part of the order, I think you go lefty."
"그들은 아주....OTL" 작년에 호되게 당한 토레가 한 마디 한다. "그들의 라인업이 좌타자로 구성되어있다고 나쁘다고 생각지는 않습니다. 라인업에 선수를 선택하라면 전 당근 좌타자를 선택할 것입니다."

The Dodgers, who didn't use one left-handed starter against the Phillies in last year's series, probably will do that with Wolf on Thursday evening at Dodger Stadium in Game 1. The veteran has had success against the Phillies' middle-of-the-order hitters in his career, holding Howard to one hit in nine at-bats and Utley to one hit in eight at-bats. Neither player has homered off Wolf.
다저스는 작년 CS에서 한 명의 좌완선발로 없었지만, 1차전 선발이 확실시되는 울프는 그들의 라인업을 상대로 효율적인 피칭을 해줬다.

울프의 필리스 좌타자 상대 전적 

But Philadelphia's lineup managed to inflict enough damage to split the two games Wolf started against the Phillies in the regular season ; he gave up 11 hits and seven runs in 12 1/3 innings.
하지만 올시즌 울프는 그들 라인업을 상대로 두 경기에서 12.1이닝동안 11안타나 허용했다.

"Philly obviously has their offense, which is very strong," Wolf said after the Dodgers polished off the St. Louis Cardinals in three games in the NL division series. "We have to be ready."
"그들은 분명 강한 공격력을 가지고 있습니다. 하지만 우리는 준비가 되었어요."

Kershaw could pitch in Game 2 or Game 3, depending on how Torre decides to align his rotation if Hiroki Kuroda returns from a bulging disk in his neck that kept him out of the division series.

Kershaw has limited Howard to one hit in eight at-bats, though Utley has hit .300 with a homer in 10 at-bats against the left-hander.
구로다의 상태에 따라 2차전이나 3차전에 투입될 커쇼는 어틀리에게 약하지만(10타수 3안타, 3안타 중 2루타 하나 & 홈런 하나), 하워드를 상대로 8타수 1안타(2루타)로 강한 모습을 보여줬다.

커쇼의 필리스 좌타자 상대 전적

The 21-year-old Kershaw struggled against Philadelphia in the regular season, going 0-2 with a 5.23 earned-run average in two starts. But he has had plenty of success against left-handed hitters this season, holding them to a .173 average.
그는 올시즌 두 번의 등판에서 좋지 않은 모습을 보였지만, 전체 좌타자를 상대로는 .173의 피안타율을 기록하고 있다.

The Dodgers' bullpen is also better equipped to face left-handed hitters than it was last season with the late-season acquisition of setup man Sherrill and the continued late-inning success of Kuo.
다저스의 불펜도 작년보다 더 좋아졌다. 새로 영입된 쉐릴과 쿼홍치가 좌타라인을 상대로 더 좋은 무기가 될 것이다.

"Chances are in the seventh or eighth" inning, Torre said, "if we have a lead, one of those left-handers will go through that group. It's good for us that we have the two quality setup guys that we do have in that situation."
"분명 경기 후반부에 찬스가 생길 겁니다. 만약 우리(다저스)가 리드를 지키고 있는 상황이라면 그들은 이 두명을 상대로 이겨내야 할 겁니다. 이건 분명 우리에게 좋은 옵션이 될 것입니다."

Kuo faced the Phillies in three games during the NLCS last season, pitching a scoreless inning twice and giving up one run during the Dodgers' 7-5 loss in Game 4.

Continually facing left-handed pitchers will make Philadelphia switch-hitters Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino spend much of the series batting right-handed. Rollins is hitting only .230 right-handed compared to .257 left-handed, and Victorino has hit only two of his 10 home runs from the right side.
필리스의 좌타라인 외에 스위치 히터인 롤린스와 빅토리노는 아마도 우타석에 들어서는 일이 많을 것이다. 롤린스는 올시즌 좌타석에서 .257를 쳤지만, 우타석에서는 .230만 기록했으며, 빅토리노가 올시즌 기록한 10개의 홈런 중에 우타석에서는 달랑 2개 뿐이다.

Nevertheless, General Manager Ned Colletti said the Phillies have displayed enough balance in their batting order to thrive against left-handers and right-handers.
그렇지만 여전히 콜레티는 이 타선을 굉장히 경계하고 있으며, 좌우의 벨런스가 적절하게 조화가 되어있다고 말을 하고 있다.

"Obviously, this is a very good team," Colletti said. "They're World Series champions.

"They have great hitters from the right side and the left side. We'll see how it changes it, if it changes it."

Said Torre : "Hopefully it works out for us. But again, we have to pitch. These guys have faced a lot of left-handers and have done some damage against left-handers."
그것이 우리에게 유리하게 작용했으면 좋겠습니다. 필리스눈 많은 좌투수들을 상대했고 어느 정도 공략해 왔다.

올시즌 필리스가 좌투수를 상대로 29승 16패를 기록했더군요. 이 기록은 NL에서 애틀란타(31승 22패)에 이어 가장 좋은 성적이더군요. 과연.....???