NL: SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 LA DODGERS 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 x 8 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA, RANDY MESSENGER (7TH), SCOTT MUNTER (8TH) AND ELIEZER ALFONZO LOS - DAVID WELLS, SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), D.J. HOULTON (9TH) AND CHAD MOELLER HOME RUNS: SFO - NONE LOS - JAMES LONEY (15) OFF KEVIN CORREIA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>
NL: SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 LA DODGERS 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 x 8 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA, RANDY MESSENGER (7TH), SCOTT MUNTER (8TH) AND ELIEZER ALFONZO LOS - DAVID WELLS, SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), D.J. HOULTON (9TH) AND CHAD MOELLER WP - DAVID WELLS (9-9) LP - KEVIN CORREIA (4-7) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: SFO - NONE LOS - JAMES LONEY (15) OFF KEVIN CORREIA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON TIME: 2:38 ATT: 47,696 PROBABLES: SFO - TRAVIS BLACKLEY (0-0, 3.60) LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (12-5, 3.09)</div>
NL: SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (3) VS LA DODGERS (8) - FINAL SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Davis cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .280 K Frandsen 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .270 R Winn lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .298 P Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 D Ortmeier 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .284 N Schierholtz rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 E Alfonzo c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 O Vizquel ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .245 K Correia p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 a-R Durham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Munter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 9 2 3 5 13 a-fouled out to first for K Correia in the 7th. BATTING: RBI - O Vizquel (49), R Davis (9). 2-out RBI - O Vizquel. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Schierholtz 1. GIDP - R Winn, E Alfonzo, P Feliz. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Vizquel-K Frandsen-D Ortmeier). LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Pierre cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .293 W Valdez 2b 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .209 M Kemp rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .332 J Loney 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .336 A LaRoche 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .226 A Ethier lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 C Moeller c 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .167 C Hu ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .227 D Wells p 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .151 S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-M Sweeney ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-D Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .407 D Houlton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 8 10 8 3 6 9 a-singled to center for S Proctor in the 7th; b-lined out to third for J Broxton in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Kemp (10, K Correia); A LaRoche (5, K Correia). HR - J Loney (15, 3rd inning off K Correia 0 on, 1 Out). S - C Hu. SF - W Valdez. RBI - M Kemp (41), A LaRoche (10), D Wells (1), W Valdez 2 (7), J Loney (67), J Pierre (38), C Hu (5). 2-out RBI - A LaRoche, C Hu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Loney 1, A Ethier 1. GIDP - C Moeller. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: CS - J Pierre (15, 2nd base by K Correia/E Alfonzo). FIELDING: E - D Wells (3, throw). DP: 4 (C Hu-W Valdez-J Loney 2, W Valdez-C Hu-J Loney, J Loney). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN FRANCISCO - 110 010 000 -- 3 LA DODGERS - 221 000 21x -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era K Correia (L, 4-7) 6 6 5 5 1 5 1 3.45 R Messenger 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.20 S Munter 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.22 LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells (W, 9-9) 6 7 3 2 1 3 0 5.43 S Proctor (H, 7) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.48 J Broxton 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.85 D Houlton 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 HBP - C Moeller (by R Messenger). Pitches-strikes: K Correia 83-55; R Messenger 27-18; S Munter 17-7; D Wells 87-58; S Proctor 14-8; J Broxton 20-12; D Houlton 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Correia 6-6; R Messenger 1-1; S Munter 2-1; D Wells 12-3; S Proctor 1-1; J Broxton 2-0; D Houlton 0-2. Batters faced: K Correia 24; R Messenger 7; S Munter 5; D Wells 24; S Proctor 4; J Broxton 3; D Houlton 4. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. T--2:38. Att--47,696. Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NL SAN FRANCISCO 3 LA DODGERS 8 FINAL</div>
Dodgers dominate Giants in series opener <h3>LA DODGERS 8, SAN FRANCISCO 3</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Wilson Valdez drove in two runs andJames Loney hit his third home run in the last five games as theLos Angeles Dodgers dominated the San Francisco Giants, 8-3, onFriday night. Dodgers starter David Wells (9-9) pitched six strong innings,scattering seven hits while allowing just three runs. Theveteran lefthander struck out three and walked one. Wells also contributed offensively, scoring a run and driving inanother. Holding a 5-3 lead, the Dodgers cemented the game in theseventh, scoring two runs to extend their lead to four. After Randy Messenger relieved Giants starter Kevin Correia,Juan Pierre singled to center with one out in the frame, platingChad Moeller. Mark Sweeny followed with a pinch-hit single before WilsonValdez contributed a base hit of his own, plating Sweeney, asthe Dodgers took a 7-3 lead. Correia (4-7) lasted six innings, allowing five runs and sixhits. The righthander struck out five and walked one, sufferinghis first loss since joining the rotation on August 25. The Giants took a lead in the first inning as Rajai Davissingled to lead off the game, advanced to third on a single byKevin Frandsen and scored when Randy Winn grounded into a doubleplay. The lead didn't last for long as the Dodgers scored tworuns in each of the first two innings. In the bottom of the first, Valdez walked with one out andscored when Matt Kemp doubled to deep left. Two batters later,Andy LaRoche plated Kemp with a double of his own, giving theDodgers a 2-1 lead. After the Giants drew even in the top of thesecond inning on an RBI single by Vizquel, the Dodgers put uptwo more runs in the bottom of the inning, taking a 4-2 lead. Moeller led off the frame with a single and advanced to secondon a ground out by Hu. Wells plated Moeller with a base hit andscored two batters later when Valdez lifted a sacrifice fly tocenter field. Loney extended the Dodgers' lead to 5-2 when he hit his 15thhome run of the season, a solo blast, in the third inning offCorreia. The Giants added a run in the fifth when Vizquel scored on aground ball by Davis before the Dodgers put the game out ofreach in the seventh.
NL: SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN FRANCISCO (3) AT LA DODGERS (8) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis singled to left. K Frandsen singled to right, R Davis to third. R Winn grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Davis scored, K Frandsen out at second. P Feliz flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, LA DODGERS 0. LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre grounded out to first. W Valdez walked. M Kemp doubled to deep left, W Valdez scored. J Loney struck out swinging. A LaRoche doubled to deep left, M Kemp scored. A Ethier grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, LA DODGERS 2. SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: D Ortmeier singled to left. N Schierholtz reached on infield single to first, D Ortmeier to second. E Alfonzo grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, N Schierholtz out at second, D Ortmeier to third. O Vizquel singled to right center, D Ortmeier scored. K Correia struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 2. LA DODGERS 2ND: C Moeller singled to center. C Hu grounded out to catcher, C Moeller to second. D Wells singled to center, C Moeller scored. J Pierre singled to center, D Wells to third. W Valdez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Wells scored. J Pierre caught stealing second, catcher to second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 4. LA DODGERS 3RD: M Kemp struck out swinging. J Loney homered to right. A LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. A Ethier fouled out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 5. SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: O Vizquel singled to center. O Vizquel safe at second on throwing error by pitcher D Wells. K Correia grounded out to shortstop, O Vizquel to third. R Davis grounded out to second, O Vizquel scored. K Frandsen grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 5. LA DODGERS 7TH: R Messenger relieved K Correia. C Moeller hit by pitch. C Hu sacrificed to pitcher, C Moeller to second. M Sweeney hit for S Proctor. M Sweeney singled to center, C Moeller to third. J Pierre singled to center, C Moeller scored, M Sweeney to second. W Valdez singled to center, M Sweeney scored, J Pierre to second. M Kemp struck out swinging. J Loney flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 7. LA DODGERS 8TH: S Munter relieved R Messenger. A LaRoche walked. A Ethier walked, A LaRoche to second. C Moeller grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Ethier out at second, A LaRoche to third. C Hu singled to center, A LaRoche scored. D Young hit for J Broxton. D Young lined out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 8.</div>
NL: SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN FRANCISCO (3) AT LA DODGERS (8) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Davis CF, K Frandsen 2B, R Winn LF, P Feliz 3B, D Ortmeier 1B, N Schierholtz RF, E Alfonzo C, O Vizquel SS, K Correia RHP. La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- J Pierre CF, W Valdez 2B, M Kemp RF, J Loney 1B, A LaRoche 3B, A Ethier LF, C Moeller C, C Hu SS, D Wells LHP. Umpires -- Chuck Meriwether (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Tim Timmons (2B), Alfonso Marquez (3B). Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to right at 5 mph. SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis singled to left. K Frandsen singled to right, R Davis to third. R Winn grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Davis scored, K Frandsen out at second. P Feliz flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, LA DODGERS 0. LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre grounded out to first. W Valdez walked. M Kemp doubled to deep left, W Valdez scored. J Loney struck out swinging. A LaRoche doubled to deep left, M Kemp scored. A Ethier grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, LA DODGERS 2. SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: D Ortmeier singled to left. N Schierholtz reached on infield single to first, D Ortmeier to second. E Alfonzo grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, N Schierholtz out at second, D Ortmeier to third. O Vizquel singled to right center, D Ortmeier scored. K Correia struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 2. LA DODGERS 2ND: C Moeller singled to center. C Hu grounded out to catcher, C Moeller to second. D Wells singled to center, C Moeller scored. J Pierre singled to center, D Wells to third. W Valdez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Wells scored. J Pierre caught stealing second, catcher to second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 4. SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Davis struck out looking. K Frandsen grounded out to second. R Winn grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 4. LA DODGERS 3RD: M Kemp struck out swinging. J Loney homered to right. A LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. A Ethier fouled out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 5. SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: P Feliz flied out to right. D Ortmeier walked. N Schierholtz popped out to shortstop. E Alfonzo grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Ortmeier out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 5. LA DODGERS 4TH: C Moeller lined out to left. C Hu struck out swinging. D Wells struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, LA DODGERS 5. SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: O Vizquel singled to center. O Vizquel safe at second on throwing error by pitcher D Wells. K Correia grounded out to shortstop, O Vizquel to third. R Davis grounded out to second, O Vizquel scored. K Frandsen grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 5. LA DODGERS 5TH: J Pierre flied out to right. W Valdez bunt grounded out to second. M Kemp grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 5. SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Winn singled to left. P Feliz grounded out to pitcher, R Winn to second. D Ortmeier grounded out to shortstop. N Schierholtz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 5. LA DODGERS 6TH: J Loney lined out to center. A LaRoche struck out swinging. A Ethier lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 5. SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: S Proctor relieved D Wells. E Alfonzo grounded out to third. O Vizquel walked. R Durham hit for K Correia. R Durham fouled out to first. R Davis struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 5. LA DODGERS 7TH: R Messenger relieved K Correia. C Moeller hit by pitch. C Hu sacrificed to pitcher, C Moeller to second. M Sweeney hit for S Proctor. M Sweeney singled to center, C Moeller to third. J Pierre singled to center, C Moeller scored, M Sweeney to second. W Valdez singled to center, M Sweeney scored, J Pierre to second. M Kemp struck out swinging. J Loney flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 7. SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Broxton relieved S Proctor. K Frandsen walked. R Winn struck out looking. P Feliz grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Frandsen out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 7. LA DODGERS 8TH: S Munter relieved R Messenger. A LaRoche walked. A Ethier walked, A LaRoche to second. C Moeller grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Ethier out at second, A LaRoche to third. C Hu singled to center, A LaRoche scored. D Young hit for J Broxton. D Young lined out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 8. SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: D Houlton relieved J Broxton. D Ortmeier singled to left. N Schierholtz lined into double play, to first, D Ortmeier doubled off first. E Alfonzo singled to center. O Vizquel popped out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, LA DODGERS 8.</div>
Dodgers dominate Giants in series opener <h3>LA DODGERS 8, SAN FRANCISCO 3</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Wilson Valdez drove in two runs andJames Loney hit his third home run in the last five games as theLos Angeles Dodgers dominated the San Francisco Giants, 8-3, onFriday night. Dodgers starter David Wells (9-9) pitched six strong innings,scattering seven hits while allowing just three runs. Theveteran lefthander struck out three and walked one. Wells also contributed offensively, scoring a run and driving inanother. "Just wanted to go out and try to pitch a good game and get awin to end the losing streak we are on," Wells said. Holding a 5-3 lead, the Dodgers cemented the game in theseventh, scoring two runs to extend their lead to four. After Randy Messenger relieved Giants starter Kevin Correia,Juan Pierre singled to center with one out in the frame, platingChad Moeller. "It felt good to put runs on the board and play good baseball,"Pierre said. "I just wanted to look for a good pitch and find agap." Mark Sweeney followed with a pinch-hit single before WilsonValdez contributed a base hit of his own, plating Sweeney, asthe Dodgers took a 7-3 lead. Correia (4-7) lasted six innings, allowing five runs and sixhits. The righthander struck out five and walked one, sufferinghis first loss since joining the rotation on August 25. "He (Correia) has been pitching good for us lately and justdidn't get it done tonight," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. The Giants took a lead in the first inning as Rajai Davissingled to lead off the game, advanced to third on a single byKevin Frandsen and scored when Randy Winn grounded into a doubleplay. The lead didn't last for long as the Dodgers scored tworuns in each of the first two innings. In the bottom of the first, Valdez walked with one out andscored when Matt Kemp doubled to deep left. Two batters later,Andy LaRoche plated Kemp with a double of his own, giving theDodgers a 2-1 lead. After the Giants drew even in the top of the second inning on anRBI single by Vizquel, the Dodgers put up two more runs in thebottom of the inning, taking a 4-2 lead. "We really like him (Valdez)," Dodgers manager Grady Littlesaid. "He can do a lot of the little things that can help uswin games in the future." Moeller led off the frame with a single and advanced to secondon a ground out by Hu. Wells plated Moeller with a base hit andscored two batters later when Valdez lifted a sacrifice fly tocenter field. Loney extended the Dodgers' lead to 5-2 when he hit his 15thhome run of the season, a solo blast, in the third inning offCorreia. "He's (Loney) been swinging a hot bat lately and it's going tobe good to see him get a full season under his belt next year,"Little said. The Giants added a run in the fifth when Vizquel scored on aground ball by Davis before the Dodgers put the game out ofreach in the seventh.
