GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (74-67) at SAN FRANCISCO (64-77)

NL: LA DODGERS (74-67) at SAN FRANCISCO (64-77)

<h3>Dodgers look for payback against Giants</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Dodgers (74-67) at San Francisco (64-77) 3:55 pm EDT</div>

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and SanFrancisco Giants continue a three-game series Saturday.

Dan Ortmeier homered with one out in the bottom of the ninthinning, lifting the Giants to a 5-4 victory in Friday's seriesopener. James Loney homered twice for the Dodgers, who hadbeaten the Giants 11 straight times at AT&T Park.


Los Angeles is 2 1/2 games behind San Diego (76-65) in theNational League wild card race.


The Dodgers will turn to David Wells (6-8, 5.46 ERA), whoreturns to the mound following a seven-game suspension. He wentfive frames in his last turn on August 31 in a 6-4 loss to thePadres, allowing three runs and six hits in a no-decision.

In eight career starts, the lefthander is 2-2 with a 4.06 ERAagainst San Francisco.


The Giants will respond with Barry Zito (9-11, 4.46), who hasbeen brilliant since the calendar turned to August. He hassurrendered as many as four runs just once over the lastmonth-plus in seven starts, going 2-1 with a 2.32 ERA in thattime.


Zito registered his third consecutive no-decision on Sundaydespite yielding just one run and two hits over seven innings ina 2-1 loss at Washington. The lefthander is 2-1 in four careerstarts against the Dodgers with a 4.72 ERA.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS AT SAN FRANCISCO -- LINEUPS

LA DODGERS SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .272 5 44 Rajai Davis CF .293 1 8
Juan Pierre CF .292 0 36 Nathan Schierholtz RF .370 0 3
Matt Kemp RF .342 10 37 Randy Winn LF .299 10 50
Jeff Kent 2B .291 17 74 Pedro Feliz 3B .254 18 65
Luis Gonzalez LF .279 12 57 Rich Aurilia SS .255 5 32
Russell Martin C .300 17 81 Daniel Ortmeier 1B .264 5 12
James Loney 1B .317 9 44 Guillermo Rodrigue C .270 1 13
Shea Hillenbrand 3B .242 1 9 Kevin Frandsen 2B .240 4 24
David Wells LHP .119 0 0 Barry Zito LHP .096 0 1
(6-8, 5.46) (9-11, 4.46)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: LOS - DAVID WELLS (6-8, 5.46)
SFO - BARRY ZITO (9-11, 4.46)

UMPIRES: HP - JEFF NELSON
1B - BRIAN KNIGHT
2B - TIM TSCHIDA
3B - JIM JOYCE

WEATHER: 70 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: LOS - DAVID WELLS AND RUSSELL MARTIN
SFO - BARRY ZITO AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.272, 5 HR, 44 RBI)
J PIERRE (.292, 0 HR, 36 RBI)
M KEMP (.342, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL LA DODGERS AT SAN FRANCISCO
NOTE: LOS ANGELES CENTER FIELDER JUAN PIERRE SINGLED IN THE
FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY LUIS GONZALEZ (13) TO RIGHT CENTER
WITH 2 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF BARRY ZITO SCORED JUAN PIERRE AND MATT
KEMP.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 0

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.300, 17 HR, 81 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 3 3 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DAVID WELLS
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.293, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
N SCHIERHOLTZ (.370, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
R WINN (.299, 10 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .342
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (13, 1st inning off B Zito 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Gonzalez 3 (60). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez 3. Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Schierholtz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370
R Winn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
R Aurilia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 3 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.46

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 4.59

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 24-14. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 0-1. Batters
faced: B Zito 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - DAVID WELLS
SFO - BARRY ZITO</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .342
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (13, 1st inning off B Zito 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Gonzalez 3 (60). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez 3. Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
R Aurilia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 3 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.41

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 4.59

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 8-6; B Zito 24-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells
1-2; B Zito 0-1. Batters faced: D Wells 3; B Zito 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 3 3 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DAVID WELLS
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.317, 9 HR, 44 RBI)
S HILLENBRAND (.242, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
D WELLS (.119, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .342
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116

Totals 8 3 2 3 1 3 2

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (13, 1st inning off B Zito 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Gonzalez 3 (60). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez 3. Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
R Aurilia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 30 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.41

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 4.56

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 8-6; B Zito 38-22. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells
1-2; B Zito 1-2. Batters faced: D Wells 3; B Zito 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 3 0 3 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DAVID WELLS
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.254, 18 HR, 65 RBI)
R AURILIA (.255, 5 HR, 32 RBI)
D ORTMEIER (.264, 5 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 3 0 3 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DAVID WELLS
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.271, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.294, 1-FOR-1)
M KEMP (.342, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .342
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116

Totals 8 3 2 3 1 3 2

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (13, 1st inning off B Zito 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Gonzalez 3 (60). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez 3. Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Aurilia ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 30 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.37

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 4.56

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 17-13; B Zito 38-22. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells
3-3; B Zito 1-2. Batters faced: D Wells 6; B Zito 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Pierre cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293
M Kemp rf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .342
J Kent 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292
L Gonzalez lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 .280
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116

Totals 12 3 3 3 2 3 4

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (13, 1st inning off B Zito 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Gonzalez 3 (60). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - L Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Aurilia ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 300 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.37

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 4.54

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 17-13; B Zito 51-29. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells
3-3; B Zito 2-4. Batters faced: D Wells 6; B Zito 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 3 0 0 3 3 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DAVID WELLS
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: G RODRIGUEZ (.270, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.240, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
B ZITO (.096, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 3 0 0 3 3 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DAVID WELLS
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.299, 0-FOR-1)
J LONEY (.315, 0-FOR-1)
S HILLENBRAND (.239, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Pierre cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293
M Kemp rf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .342
J Kent 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292
L Gonzalez lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 .280
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116

Totals 12 3 3 3 2 3 4

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (13, 1st inning off B Zito 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Gonzalez 3 (60). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - L Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Aurilia ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 300 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.33

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 4.54

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 29-23; B Zito 51-29. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells
5-4; B Zito 2-4. Batters faced: D Wells 9; B Zito 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 3 0 0 0 3 4 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DAVID WELLS
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.291, 0-FOR-1)
N SCHIERHOLTZ (.364, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>