I like watching TV thesis on artificial intelligence The game began with another risk, this one by Don Mattingly. The manager elected to start Ricky Nolasco, whose 6.66 ERA in September cost him a division series start, over Zack Greinke on three daysâ rest. Nolasco cruised through the first two innings without allowing a hit, but eight-hole hitter Daniel Descalso led off the third with a single, moved to second on pitcher Lance Lynnâs sacrifice, and scored the gameâs first run on Matt Carpenterâs single. Two batters later, Matt Holliday sent a 426-foot rocket way past the left-field wall, and Nolasco trailed 3-0. He was soon out of the game, but his team inched back into it, in raucous fashion.