'Zona bullpen crumbles as Dodgers steal one late

I'll be honest - the Dodgers had no business winning this game.

Dan Haren absolutely mowed them down for seven innings on Tuesday night, Justin Upton hit a grand slam, and the Diamondbacks should have easily cruised to a win.

But the difference between good and bad teams is how they finish games. The Dodgers know how to, and the DBacks are still trying to figure it all out.

Taking advantage of some horrible relief work by Tony Pena, the Dodgers flat out robbed the DBacks of a win with a five-run eighth to get the game, 6-5. The Dodgers almost did the same thing the night before, but just came up short. Not on this night.

Haren was up to 110 pitches, so Pena was called upon to start the bottom of the eighth. Matt Kemp greeted him with a single, but Brad Ausmus popped up and Mark Loretta struck out. Just when things looked bleak, the Dodgers sent seven men up to the plate.

Juan Pierre singled and Rafael Furcal walked to load the bases. A walk to Orlando Hudson forced a run home, and it was 5-2.

James Loney isn't one to hit home runs, but he can get doubles. And he did just that with a three-run double to knot the game at five, literally out of nowhere. Casey Blake got the go-ahead run home with a single to score Loney, and it was now 6-5.

The DBacks really stood no chance after that, completely shell-shocked by what just happened (and who could blame them). Jonathan Broxton mowed them down with two K's to end the game on this crazy night.

Like I said before, Haren was awesome and deserved better than this. In addition to allowing only a solo shot to Andre Ethier in the second (one that went halfway up the pavilion in right), he went 3-for-3 at the plate! The Dodgers really stood no chance against him.

Randy Wolf was L.A.'s starter, and he was probably lucky to just give up five runs in six innings. He loaded the bases with nobody out in the first, but only gave up a single run. He wasn't so lucky with the bases juiced in the second, as Upton just unloaded on one to left.

Give Jeff Weaver credit for keeping the game manageable with two innings of shutout relief. That's why he's there - to provide multiple innings if needed on a night a starter doesn't have his best stuff. Worked out great last night.

While we're giving credit, the Dodgers deserve a whole lot for that comeback. Plenty of other teams might have packed it in for the night. But they hung in there, took their walks, and got timely hits. That was awesome.

Chad Billingsley will look to shake off a 1-3 spot in his last five starts with a win tonight. He's opposed by John Garland, who was on the Dodgers' radar in addition to Wolf during the offseason. Well, Wolf's has a 3.21 ERA with 58 K's, while Garland has a 5.75 ERA with more walks than strikeouts (24:21). So ya, you figure out who got the better of those deals.