GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (78-65) at LA DODGERS (75-69)

NL: SAN DIEGO (78-65) at LA DODGERS (75-69)

<h3>Dodgers look to climb back into the postseason race</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (78-65) at LA Dodgers (75-69) 10:10 pm EDT</div>

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Dodgers try to make upsome ground in the playoff race Wednesday when they host the SanDiego Padres in the middle game of a three-game series.

The Padres grabbed the first game of the series behind a strongperformance from starter Jake Peavy, won leads the NationalLeague in all three pitching triple crown categories.

San Diego now owns a 2 1/2 game lead over the PhiladelphiaPhillies (76-68) in the NL wild card race. The Dodgers trailthe Padres by 3 1/2 games.


The Dodgers will send Derek Lowe (11-12, 3.80 ERA) to the mound.The veteran sinkerballer is no stranger to pennant-racebaseball, having pitched in the playoffs in five differentseasons, including with Los Angeles in 2006.


Lowe has struggled of late, going 1-1 with a 7.16 ERA in hispast three outings. He got lit up by the Padres on September 1,allowing seven runs - six earned - and six hits in 4 1/3innings.


San Diego will counter with Justin Germano (7-9, 4.38). The25-year-old righthander pitched well against the Dodgers onSeptember 2, allowing one run in six innings, but was saddledwith the loss as the Padres fell, 5-0.

 

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 .291 11 43 Rafael Furcal SS .271 5 45
Geoff Blum 2B .247 5 27 Juan Pierre CF .291 0 36
Mike Cameron CF .249 19 74 Matt Kemp RF .336 10 37
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .277 26 86 Jeff Kent 2B .297 19 77
Khalil Greene SS .252 21 80 James Loney 1B .316 10 46
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .257 16 63 Russell Martin C .297 17 81
Michael Barrett C .250 9 38 Andre Ethier LF .286 11 58
Terrmel Sledge LF .206 7 23 Tony Abreu 3B .283 1 10
Justin Germano RHP .167 0 2 Chad Billingsley RHP .103 0 2
(7-9, 4.38) (10-4, 3.22)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (7-9, 4.38)
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (10-4, 3.22)

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

WEATHER: 71 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 14 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO AND MICHAEL BARRETT
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.290, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
G BLUM (.247, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
M CAMERON (.249, 19 HR, 74 RBI)</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 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.271, 5 HR, 45 RBI)
J PIERRE (.291, 0 HR, 36 RBI)
M KEMP (.336, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.19

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley
1-1. Batters faced: C Billingsley 3.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY</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 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.277, 26 HR, 86 RBI)
K GREENE (.252, 21 HR, 80 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.257, 16 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.34

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.19

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 7-5; C Billingsley 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Germano 3-0; C Billingsley 1-1. Batters faced: J Germano 3; C Billingsley 3.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</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 0 0 0 2 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.297, 19 HR, 77 RBI)
J LONEY (.316, 10 HR, 46 RBI)
R MARTIN (.297, 17 HR, 81 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .161

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Germano 2. Team LOB - 3.



LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.34

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.17

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 7-5; C Billingsley 37-22. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Germano 3-0; C Billingsley 1-3. Batters faced: J Germano 3; C Billingsley 9.


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

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED JAMES LONEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.286, 11 HR, 58 RBI)</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 0 0 0 2 1
LA DODGERS 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.290, 0-FOR-1)
G BLUM (.246, 0-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .161

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Germano 2. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: E - B Giles (5, bobble).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
R Martin c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - J Loney (16, J Germano). RBI - R Martin (82). Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 01 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.38

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.17

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 19-11; C Billingsley 37-22. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Germano 6-0; C Billingsley 1-3. Batters faced: J Germano 7; C
Billingsley 9.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</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 0 0 0 0 2 1
LA DODGERS 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: T ABREU (.283, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
C BILLINGSLEY (.103, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R FURCAL (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .161

Totals 11 0 2 0 2 3 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Germano 2. Team LOB - 4.


FIELDING: E - B Giles (5, bobble).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
R Martin c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - J Loney (16, J Germano). RBI - R Martin (82). Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 01 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.31

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 3.14

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 19-11; C Billingsley 54-30. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Germano 6-0; C Billingsley 3-3. Batters faced: J Germano 7; C
Billingsley 13.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN PIERRE SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PIERRE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.335, 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 0 0 0 0 2 1
LA DODGERS 0 1 1 2 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.254, 1-FOR-1)
K KOUZMANOFF (.259, 1-FOR-1)
M BARRETT (.249, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .161

Totals 11 0 2 0 2 3 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Germano 2. Team LOB - 4.


FIELDING: E - B Giles (5, bobble).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
J Pierre cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
R Martin c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Abreu 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Billingsley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 11 2 3 2 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - J Loney (16, J Germano). RBI - R Martin (82), J Pierre (37).
2-out RBI - J Pierre. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (18, 2nd base off J Germano/M Barrett). CS - J
Pierre (12, 2nd base by J Germano/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 011 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 4.35

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 3.14

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 37-21; C Billingsley 54-30. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Germano 8-0; C Billingsley 3-3. Batters faced: J Germano 11; C
Billingsley 13.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TERRMEL SLEDGE HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING KHALIL GREENE.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K KOUZMANOFF ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
LA DODGERS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J GERMANO (.161, 0-FOR-1)</div>