973 1 March 4, 2005^9:28pm Anonymous^0 Derek Lowe faces nine batters in first outing since World Series. Allows only 1 hit in 3 innings sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250304115 Dodgers ESPN 0 648 0 Last year's nearly 5.50 ERA is a little hard to swallow. Still, in this game, he faced the Braves' expected Opening Day lineup. Still early, but hopeful wishes for my Dodgers.