GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (83-65) at LA DODGERS (78-69)

NL: ARIZONA (83-65) at LA DODGERS (78-69)

<h3>Dodgers continue playoff push against NL West leaders</h3>

<div class="pre">Arizona (83-65) at LA Dodgers (78-69) 3:55 pm EDT</div>

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - Spurred by their series-opening win overthe National League West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks, the LosAngeles Dodgers continue the three-game set between the teams onSaturday.


The Dodgers scored their first earned runs in five career startsagainst Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis in a much-needed 7-4victory on Friday. The win moved them 4 1/2 games behindArizona in the division.


Los Angeles also remained 1 1/2 games behind the San DiegoPadres (79-67) in the national League wild card.


Derek Lowe (11-12, 3.80 ERA) missed his last scheduled start onWednesday due to a bruised hand, but will take the mound forthis division matchup. The righthander did not receive adecision in his last outing, when he allowed three runs and fivehits with five walks over six innings in a 7-4 win at theChicago Cubs on September 6.


The sinkerballer is just 2-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 11 lifetimestarts against the Diamondbacks.


Arizona will counter with Livan Hernandez (10-9, 4.78), wholooks for his second win in three outings. He permitted threeruns and eight hits over six frames but did not factor into thedecision of Monday's 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants.

The righthander is 8-12 with a 4.31 ERA in 26 career startsagainst the Dodgers.

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

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

ARIZONA LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Emilio Bonifacio 2B .286 0 2 Rafael Furcal SS .270 5 46
Stephen Drew SS .229 11 53 Juan Pierre CF .292 0 37
Eric Byrnes LF .294 21 82 James Loney 1B .330 11 53
Tony Clark 1B .242 14 45 Luis Gonzalez LF .278 13 61
Mark Reynolds 3B .269 14 53 Nomar Garciaparra 3B .280 7 58
Jeff Salazar RF .292 1 8 Russell Martin C .295 17 84
Chris Young CF .237 30 61 Andre Ethier RF .290 11 60
Miguel Montero C .228 10 36 Tony Abreu 2B .269 1 10
Livan Hernandez RHP .203 1 4 Derek Lowe RHP .113 0 1
(10-9, 4.78) (11-12, 3.80)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (10-9, 4.78)
LOS - DEREK LOWE (11-12, 3.80)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN RUNGE
1B - MIKE WINTERS
2B - BRUCE FROEMMING
3B - MARK WEGNER

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 2 mph, out to left</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO
LOS - DEREK LOWE AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BONIFACIO (.286, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
S DREW (.229, 11 HR, 53 RBI)
E BYRNES (.294, 21 HR, 82 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.270, 5 HR, 46 RBI)
J PIERRE (.292, 0 HR, 37 RBI)
J LONEY (.330, 11 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Bonifacio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 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 .270
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.78

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.78

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 0-1. Batters
faced: D Lowe 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
LOS - DEREK LOWE</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAMES LONEY SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LONEY ON FIRST, J PIERRE ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.278, 13 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY LUIS GONZALEZ (14) TO RIGHT WITH 0
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF LIVAN HERNANDEZ SCORED JUAN PIERRE AND JAMES
LONEY.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0, LA DODGERS 4

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: N GARCIAPARRA (.280, 7 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.242, 14 HR, 45 RBI)
M REYNOLDS (.269, 14 HR, 53 RBI)
J SALAZAR (.292, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS LA DODGERS (4) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Bonifacio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .279
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113

Totals 7 4 4 4 1 0 2

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (14, 1st inning off L Hernandez 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Loney (54), L Gonzalez 3 (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Abreu 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (22, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 4 -- 4
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 4.94

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.78

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 25-14; D Lowe 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 1-2; D Lowe 0-1. Batters faced: L Hernandez 8; D Lowe 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: D LOWE (.113, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R FURCAL (.271, 1-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.292, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Bonifacio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .279
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113

Totals 7 4 4 4 1 0 2

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (14, 1st inning off L Hernandez 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Loney (54), L Gonzalez 3 (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Abreu 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (22, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 4 -- 4
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 4.94

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.76

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 25-14; D Lowe 25-14. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 1-2; D Lowe 1-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 8; D Lowe 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.228, 10 HR, 36 RBI)
L HERNANDEZ (.203, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
E BONIFACIO (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Bonifacio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .279
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111

Totals 10 4 4 4 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (14, 1st inning off L Hernandez 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Loney (54), L Gonzalez 3 (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Abreu 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (22, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 40 -- 4
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 4.92

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.76

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 42-24; D Lowe 25-14. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 3-2; D Lowe 1-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 11; D Lowe 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.332, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.279, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)
N GARCIAPARRA (.282, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS LA DODGERS (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Bonifacio 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .279
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111

Totals 10 4 4 4 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (14, 1st inning off L Hernandez 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Loney (54), L Gonzalez 3 (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Abreu 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (22, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 40 -- 4
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 4.92

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 42-24; D Lowe 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 3-2; D Lowe 4-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 11; D Lowe 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.229, 0-FOR-1)
E BYRNES (.294, 0-FOR-1)
T CLARK (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS LA DODGERS (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Bonifacio 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .331
L Gonzalez lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .279
N Garciaparra 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111

Totals 14 4 5 4 1 2 3

BATTING: HR - L Gonzalez (14, 1st inning off L Hernandez 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Loney (54), L Gonzalez 3 (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Abreu 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (22, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 400 -- 4
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 3 5 4 4 1 2 1 4.89

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 56-34; D Lowe 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 4-3; D Lowe 4-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 15; D Lowe 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.289, 0-FOR-1)
T ABREU (.267, 0-FOR-1)
D LOWE (.111, 0-FOR-1)</div>