GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (77-65) at LA DODGERS (75-68)

NL: SAN DIEGO (77-65) at LA DODGERS (75-68)

<h3>Peavy seeks 17th win in pivotal divisional matchup</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (77-65) at LA Dodgers (75-68) 10:10 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - Jake Peavy looks to continue his</div>dominance of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday when he takesthe mound for the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-gameseries.


The Padres are 1 1/2 games in front of Philadelphia (76-67) inthe National League wild card race. They are 2 1/2 games aheadof Los Angeles.


Peavy (16-6, 2.43 ERA), the major league leader in ERA, is 8-1with a 2.28 ERA in 17 career starts vs. the Dodgers. He entersthis contest seeking his seventh straight win against them.

The 26-year-old Peavy also is looking to become the NL's first17-game winner.


The Dodgers will counter with Esteban Loaiza (1-0, 3.86), whowill be making his second start for his new team. He made hisDodgers' debut last Monday, allowing three runs and nine hitsover seven innings in an 11-3 win over the Cubs.


The 35-year-old righthander is 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA in 11 careergames - eight starts - against the Padres.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .289 10 41 Rafael Furcal SS .270 5 45
Geoff Blum 2B .246 4 26 Juan Pierre CF .290 0 36
Mike Cameron CF .249 19 74 James Loney 1B .311 9 44
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .279 26 86 Jeff Kent 2B .294 19 76
Khalil Greene SS .252 20 78 Luis Gonzalez LF .280 13 60
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .251 15 61 Russell Martin C .299 17 81
Terrmel Sledge LF .210 7 23 Andre Ethier RF .289 11 58
Josh Bard C .264 3 43 Nomar Garciaparra 3B .277 6 57
Jake Peavy RHP .230 0 6 Esteban Loaiza RHP .333 0 2
(16-6, 2.43) (1-0, 3.86)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY (16-6, 2.43)
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (1-0, 3.86)

UMPIRES: HP - JAMES HOYE
1B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
2B - MARK CARLSON
3B - DERRYL COUSINS

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, clear
WIND: 1 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY AND JOSH BARD
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.289, 10 HR, 41 RBI)
G BLUM (.246, 4 HR, 26 RBI)
M CAMERON (.249, 19 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED BRIAN GILES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, G BLUM ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.251, 15 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF SCORED GEOFF BLUM.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
LA DODGERS 0 END TOP, 1ST</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.270, 5 HR, 45 RBI)
J PIERRE (.290, 0 HR, 36 RBI)
J LONEY (.311, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
G Blum 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .252
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 2 2 1 2 3 1 4

BATTING: SF - K Greene. RBI - K Greene (79), K Kouzmanoff (62). 2-out RBI - K
Kouzmanoff. Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
E Loaiza p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Ethier (A Gonzalez at 3rd base).


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SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.43

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Loaiza 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 5.62

Pitches-strikes: E Loaiza 30-13. Ground balls-fly balls: E Loaiza 0-1.
Batters faced: E Loaiza 6.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: T SLEDGE (.210, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
J BARD (.264, 3 HR, 43 RBI)
J PEAVY (.230, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS LA DODGERS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
G Blum 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .252
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 2 2 1 2 3 1 4

BATTING: SF - K Greene. RBI - K Greene (79), K Kouzmanoff (62). 2-out RBI - K
Kouzmanoff. Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
E Loaiza p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Ethier (A Gonzalez at 3rd base).


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SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.42

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Loaiza 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 5.62

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 12-8; E Loaiza 30-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Peavy 2-1; E Loaiza 0-1. Batters faced: J Peavy 3; E Loaiza 6.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRIAN GILES (11) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF ESTEBAN LOAIZA SCORED JOSH BARD.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4, LA DODGERS 0

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.246, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.294, 19 HR, 76 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.280, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
R MARTIN (.299, 17 HR, 81 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (4) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .291
G Blum 2b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .252
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209
J Bard c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 6 4 3 4 4 3 5

BATTING: HR - B Giles (11, 2nd inning off E Loaiza 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Peavy.
SF - K Greene. RBI - K Greene (79), K Kouzmanoff (62), B Giles 2 (43). 2-out
RBI - K Kouzmanoff, B Giles 2. Team LOB - 2.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
E Loaiza p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Ethier (A Gonzalez at 3rd base).


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SAN DIEGO - 22 -- 4
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.42

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Loaiza 2 3 4 4 4 3 1 7.00

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 12-8; E Loaiza 49-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Peavy 2-1; E Loaiza 1-1. Batters faced: J Peavy 3; E Loaiza 12.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.279, 0-FOR-0, BB)
K GREENE (.252, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.253, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (4) VS LA DODGERS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .291
G Blum 2b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .252
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209
J Bard c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 6 4 3 4 4 3 5

BATTING: HR - B Giles (11, 2nd inning off E Loaiza 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Peavy.
SF - K Greene. RBI - K Greene (79), K Kouzmanoff (62), B Giles 2 (43). 2-out
RBI - K Kouzmanoff, B Giles 2. Team LOB - 2.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Kent 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
E Loaiza p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Loaiza 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Ethier (A Gonzalez at 3rd base).


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SAN DIEGO - 22 -- 4
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2.41

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Loaiza 2 3 4 4 4 3 1 7.00

IBB - N Garciaparra (by J Peavy). Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 35-21; E Loaiza
49-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 3-1; E Loaiza 1-1. Batters faced: J
Peavy 9; E Loaiza 12.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KHALIL GREENE (21) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF ESTEBAN LOAIZA.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5, LA DODGERS 0

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.253, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (16) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF ESTEBAN LOAIZA.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 6, LA DODGERS 0

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: T SLEDGE (.209, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.269, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.289, 0-FOR-1)
J LONEY (.310, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (6) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .291
G Blum 2b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 .253
K Kouzmanoff 3b 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255
T Sledge lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .207
J Bard c 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .266
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 11 6 5 6 4 5 5

BATTING: HR - B Giles (11, 2nd inning off E Loaiza 1 on, 2 Out), K Greene (21,
3rd inning off E Loaiza 0 on, 1 Out), K Kouzmanoff (16, 3rd inning off E Loaiza
0 on, 1 Out). S - J Peavy. SF - K Greene. RBI - K Greene 2 (80), K Kouzmanoff 2
(63), B Giles 2 (43). 2-out RBI - K Kouzmanoff, B Giles 2. Team LOB - 2.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Kent 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
E Loaiza p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Loaiza 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Ethier (A Gonzalez at 3rd base).


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SAN DIEGO - 222 -- 6
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2.41

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Loaiza 3 5 6 6 4 5 3 8.10

IBB - N Garciaparra (by J Peavy). Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 35-21; E Loaiza
65-39. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 3-1; E Loaiza 1-2. Batters faced: J
Peavy 9; E Loaiza 17.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, swirling.</div>