"The fact that you win the first game of the series and lose the next two is something that's unusual and we've done that now two series in a row."
Despite Colorado's surge, the team remains in third place in the NL West, 7 1/2 games behind the Dodgers. The second-place San Francisco Giants are seven games back.
Asked about any growing concern on the Dodgers, Torre said "I'm not really concerned about our psyche. We've been tested a lot here in the early going."
But, he added, "we need to go out and shut somebody down."
Catcher Russell Martin agreed. Saying Colorado's recent record "doesn't matter," he said the Dodgers' skid was "nothing to be too worried about. We've just got to put this behind us."
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james.peltz@latimes.com
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DODGERS TONIGHT
VS. COLORADO
When: 7.
Where: Dodger Stadium.
On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio 790, 930.
Pitchers: Randy Wolf vs. Ubaldo Jimenez; Tuesday, 7 p.m. -- Chad Billingsley (9-3, 3.10) vs. Jason Marquis (9-5, 4.22); Wednesday, noon -- Clayton Kershaw (5-5, 3.70) vs. Jason Hammel (5-3, 4.21).
Update: Wolf is trying to bounce back from a poor outing Wednesday, when he gave up five runs in 3 1/3 innings in the Dodgers' 10-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Jimenez is 0-3 with a 10.20 earned-run average against the Dodgers this season.
-- Jim Peltz
