GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (50-40) at SAN FRANCISCO (38-49)

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1

10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 1 8 17 3
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 7 13 1 (FINAL 12)

BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, JOE BEIMEL (7TH), CHIN-HUI TSAO (8TH), JONATHAN
BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH), MARK HENDRICKSON (10TH),
RUDY SEANEZ (12TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

SFO - MATT MORRIS, STEVE KLINE (6TH), KEVIN CORREIA
(7TH), RANDY MESSENGER (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH), VINNIE
CHULK (11TH), PATRICK MISCH (12TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA,
GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ (12TH)

HOME RUNS: LOS - WILSON BETEMIT (10) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
JEFF KENT (11) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 5TH, 2 ON

SFO - RANDY WINN (6) OFF CHIN-HUI TSAO IN THE 8TH, 3 ON</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1

10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 1 8 17 3
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 7 13 1 (FINAL 12)

BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, JOE BEIMEL (7TH), CHIN-HUI TSAO (8TH), JONATHAN
BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH), MARK HENDRICKSON (10TH),
RUDY SEANEZ (12TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

SFO - MATT MORRIS, STEVE KLINE (6TH), KEVIN CORREIA
(7TH), RANDY MESSENGER (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH), VINNIE
CHULK (11TH), PATRICK MISCH (12TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA,
GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ (12TH)


WP - MARK HENDRICKSON (4-4)
LP - PATRICK MISCH (0-1)
SAVE - RUDY SEANEZ (1)

HOME RUNS: LOS - WILSON BETEMIT (10) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
JEFF KENT (11) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 5TH, 2 ON

SFO - RANDY WINN (6) OFF CHIN-HUI TSAO IN THE 8TH, 3 ON


TIME: 4:01 ATT: 43,452

PROBABLES: LOS - BRETT TOMKO (1-7, 6.18)
SFO - NOAH LOWRY (9-6, 3.35)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (8) VS SAN FRANCISCO (7) - FINAL IN 12 INNINGS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 6 1 2 2 0 2 5 .276
J Pierre cf 7 2 2 0 0 0 4 .284
R Martin c 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 .311
J Kent 2b 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .281
M Kemp pr-rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .364
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Martinez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154
J Loney 1b 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 .386
W Betemit 3b 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 .225
A Ethier rf-lf 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 .292
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171
a-T Abreu ph-2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281
C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-N Garciaparra ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 50 8 17 8 4 6 17

a-struck out looking for D Lowe in the 7th; b-grounded to catcher for T Saito
in the 10th; c-intentionally walked for M Hendrickson in the 12th.

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (16, M Morris); T Abreu (12, R Messenger); W Betemit (7,
B Hennessey); J Loney (6, P Misch). 3B - M Kemp (1, V Chulk). HR - W Betemit
(10, 5th inning off M Morris 0 on, 1 Out), J Kent (11, 5th inning off M Morris
2 on, 2 Out). S - D Lowe. SF - R Furcal. RBI - W Betemit (25), R Furcal 2 (31),
R Martin (62), J Kent 4 (46). 2-out RBI - R Furcal, R Martin, J Kent 4. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1, R Martinez 1, R Furcal 4, J
Pierre 3. GIDP - O Saenz. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (36, 2nd base off K Correia/B Molina).

FIELDING: E - J Loney (6, catch); J Kent (11, ground ball); R Furcal (13,
ground ball). DP: 2 (R Furcal-J Loney, W Betemit-J Kent-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .234
R Winn rf 5 1 3 5 0 1 1 .286
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-K Frandsen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
R Durham 2b 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 .251
B Bonds lf 5 1 0 0 1 2 6 .285
R Klesko 1b 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 .291
B Molina c 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .274
P Misch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliz 3b 6 1 1 1 0 2 2 .235
O Vizquel ss 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 .241
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182
a-M Sweeney ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Aurilia ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-F Lewis ph-rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 48 7 13 7 4 11 23

a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for M Morris in the 5th; b-walked
for S Kline in the 6th; c-hit by pitch for R Messenger in the 8th; d-grounded
to first for B Hennessey in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (23, D Lowe). HR - R Winn (6, 8th inning off C Tsao 3 on,
2 Out). S - D Roberts. RBI - D Roberts (10), R Winn 5 (31), P Feliz (37). 2-out
RBI - R Winn 4, P Feliz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Durham 1,
B Bonds 2, B Molina 1, R Winn 1, D Roberts 2. GIDP - B Bonds, B Molina. Team
LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Vizquel (9, 2nd base off D Lowe/R Martin), R Durham (4,
2nd base off D Lowe/R Martin). CS - D Roberts (3, 2nd base by D Lowe/R Martin).


FIELDING: E - B Molina (5, throw). DP: 1 (O Vizquel-B Molina-R Klesko).


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 000 060 100 001 -- 8
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 020 041 000 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 6 8 2 1 2 6 0 3.05
J Beimel 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.76
C Tsao 2/3 2 4 4 1 0 1 4.38
J Broxton (H, 21) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72
T Saito (B, 3) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.67
M Hendrickson (W, 4-4) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.92
R Seanez (S, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.98

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 5 8 6 6 0 0 2 3.86
S Kline 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.49
K Correia 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.08
R Messenger 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.11
B Hennessey 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.52
V Chulk 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.82
P Misch (L, 0-1) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.93

IBB - A Ethier (by B Hennessey), N Garciaparra (by P Misch). HBP - F Lewis
(by C Tsao). Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 91-60; J Beimel 13-8; C Tsao 25-13; J
Broxton 5-4; T Saito 24-15; M Hendrickson 28-18; R Seanez 7-5; M Morris 71-51;
S Kline 15-9; K Correia 26-15; R Messenger 22-15; B Hennessey 35-18; V Chulk
14-8; P Misch 26-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 10-1; J Beimel 1-0; C Tsao
1-1; J Broxton 0-0; T Saito 1-2; M Hendrickson 3-1; R Seanez 0-3; M Morris 9-6;
S Kline 0-2; K Correia 0-1; R Messenger 1-1; B Hennessey 4-0; V Chulk 1-2; P
Misch 1-2. Batters faced: D Lowe 28; J Beimel 4; C Tsao 6; J Broxton 1; T Saito
5; M Hendrickson 7; R Seanez 3; M Morris 23; S Kline 3; K Correia 6; R
Messenger 5; B Hennessey 9; V Chulk 4; P Misch 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed
Montague.

T--4:01. Att--43,452.
Weather: 69 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 8
SAN FRANCISCO 7 FINAL</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (8) AT SAN FRANCISCO (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
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LA DODGERS 5TH: J Loney grounded out to first. W Betemit homered to left
center. A Ethier reached on infield single to shortstop. D Lowe sacrificed
to catcher, A Ethier to second. R Furcal singled to center, A Ethier scored.
J Pierre singled to right center, R Furcal to third. R Martin singled to right,
R Furcal scored, J Pierre to second. J Kent homered to left center, J Pierre
and R Martin scored. L Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. (6 Runs, 6 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: P Feliz safe at first on error by shortstop R Furcal.
O Vizquel singled to center, P Feliz to second. M Sweeney hit for M Morris.
M Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to second, O Vizquel out at second,
P Feliz to third. D Roberts singled to center, P Feliz scored, M Sweeney to
third. R Winn singled to shallow right center, M Sweeney scored, D Roberts to
second. R Durham grounded out to first, D Roberts to third, R Winn to second.
B Bonds grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 6,
SAN FRANCISCO 2.

LA DODGERS 7TH: K Correia relieved S Kline. T Abreu hit for D Lowe. T Abreu
struck out looking. R Furcal struck out looking. J Pierre singled to shallow
left. J Pierre stole second, J Pierre safe at third on throwing error by
catcher B Molina. R Martin walked. J Kent singled to left, J Pierre scored,
R Martin to second. M Kemp ran for J Kent. L Gonzalez flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: R Martinez at second base. C Tsao relieved J Beimel.
B Molina singled to center. P Feliz fouled out to first. O Vizquel grounded
into fielder's choice to second, B Molina out at second. F Lewis hit for
R Messenger. F Lewis hit by pitch, O Vizquel to second. D Roberts walked,
O Vizquel to third, F Lewis to second. R Winn homered to right, O Vizquel,
F Lewis and D Roberts scored. J Broxton relieved C Tsao. R Durham struck
out swinging. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 6.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. B Bonds walked. R Klesko
grounded out to third, B Bonds to second. B Molina flied out to left. P Feliz
singled to center, B Bonds scored. O Vizquel popped out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

LA DODGERS 12TH: G Rodriguez catching. P Misch relieved V Chulk. J Loney
doubled to left. W Betemit singled to right, J Loney to third. A Ethier
grounded out to third, W Betemit to second. N Garciaparra hit for
M Hendrickson. N Garciaparra intentionally walked. R Furcal hit sacrifice
fly to right, J Loney scored, W Betemit to third. J Pierre flied out to
left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (8) AT SAN FRANCISCO (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, R Martin C, J Kent 2B,
L Gonzalez LF, J Loney 1B, W Betemit 3B, A Ethier RF, D Lowe RHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, R Winn RF, R Durham 2B, B Bonds LF,
R Klesko 1B, B Molina C, P Feliz 3B, O Vizquel SS, M Morris RHP.

Umpires -- Brian Gorman (HP), Bill Miller (1B), Marvin Hudson (2B), Ed Montague (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Sunny, wind out to right at 13 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal flied out to left. J Pierre grounded out to
shortstop. R Martin grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts safe at first on error by first baseman
J Loney. D Roberts caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. R Winn doubled
to deep center. R Durham safe at first on error by second baseman J Kent,
R Winn to third. B Bonds grounded into double play, shortstop to first, R Durham
out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent grounded out to third. L Gonzalez flied out to
center. J Loney grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Klesko singled to left. B Molina grounded into double
play, third to second to first, R Klesko out at second. P Feliz struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: W Betemit grounded out to first. A Ethier singled to
right. D Lowe bunt popped out to first. R Furcal doubled to left, A Ethier to
third. J Pierre flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: O Vizquel walked. O Vizquel stole second. M Morris
struck out bunting foul. D Roberts grounded out to shortstop, O Vizquel to
third. R Winn struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: R Martin lined out to third. J Kent grounded out to
shortstop. L Gonzalez popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: R Durham reached on bunt single to catcher. B Bonds
struck out swinging, R Durham stole second. R Klesko grounded out to second,
R Durham to third. B Molina grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

LA DODGERS 5TH: J Loney grounded out to first. W Betemit homered to left
center. A Ethier reached on infield single to shortstop. D Lowe sacrificed
to catcher, A Ethier to second. R Furcal singled to center, A Ethier scored.
J Pierre singled to right center, R Furcal to third. R Martin singled to right,
R Furcal scored, J Pierre to second. J Kent homered to left center, J Pierre
and R Martin scored. L Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. (6 Runs, 6 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: P Feliz safe at first on error by shortstop R Furcal.
O Vizquel singled to center, P Feliz to second. M Sweeney hit for M Morris.
M Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to second, O Vizquel out at second,
P Feliz to third. D Roberts singled to center, P Feliz scored, M Sweeney to
third. R Winn singled to shallow right center, M Sweeney scored, D Roberts to
second. R Durham grounded out to first, D Roberts to third, R Winn to second.
B Bonds grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 6,
SAN FRANCISCO 2.

LA DODGERS 6TH: S Kline relieved M Morris. J Loney struck out looking.
W Betemit lined out to center. A Ethier lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Klesko singled to right. B Molina flied out to right.
P Feliz struck out swinging. O Vizquel reached on bunt single to third,
R Klesko to second. R Aurilia hit for S Kline. R Aurilia walked, R Klesko
to third, O Vizquel to second. D Roberts struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

LA DODGERS 7TH: K Correia relieved S Kline. T Abreu hit for D Lowe. T Abreu
struck out looking. R Furcal struck out looking. J Pierre singled to shallow
left. J Pierre stole second, J Pierre safe at third on throwing error by
catcher B Molina. R Martin walked. J Kent singled to left, J Pierre scored,
R Martin to second. M Kemp ran for J Kent. L Gonzalez flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: M Kemp in right field. J Beimel relieved D Lowe.
A Ethier in left field. T Abreu at second base. R Winn grounded out to pitcher.
R Durham singled to center. B Bonds struck out looking. R Klesko struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

LA DODGERS 8TH: R Messenger relieved K Correia. J Loney flied out to
center. W Betemit singled to center. A Ethier struck out swinging. T Abreu
doubled to left, W Betemit to third. R Furcal grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: R Martinez at second base. C Tsao relieved J Beimel.
B Molina singled to center. P Feliz fouled out to first. O Vizquel grounded
into fielder's choice to second, B Molina out at second. F Lewis hit for
R Messenger. F Lewis hit by pitch, O Vizquel to second. D Roberts walked,
O Vizquel to third, F Lewis to second. R Winn homered to right, O Vizquel,
F Lewis and D Roberts scored. J Broxton relieved C Tsao. R Durham struck out
swinging. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 6.

LA DODGERS 9TH: B Hennessey relieved R Messenger. F Lewis in right field.
J Pierre bunt grounded out to pitcher. R Martin struck out swinging. M Kemp
singled to center. R Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
M Kemp out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 6.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. B Bonds walked. R Klesko
grounded out to third, B Bonds to second. B Molina flied out to left. P Feliz
singled to center, B Bonds scored. O Vizquel popped out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

LA DODGERS 10TH: J Loney walked. W Betemit doubled to deep center, J Loney
to third. A Ethier intentionally walked. O Saenz hit for T Saito. O Saenz
grounded into double play, shortstop to catcher to first, J Loney out at home,
W Betemit to third, A Ethier to second. R Furcal struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 10TH: M Hendrickson relieved T Saito. F Lewis singled to
left. D Roberts sacrificed to pitcher, F Lewis to second. K Frandsen hit
for B Hennessey. K Frandsen grounded out to first, F Lewis to third. R Durham
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

LA DODGERS 11TH: V Chulk relieved B Hennessey. J Pierre grounded out to
second. R Martin flied out to center. M Kemp tripled to deep center.
R Martinez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 11TH: B Bonds grounded out to second. R Klesko struck
out swinging. B Molina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 7, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

LA DODGERS 12TH: G Rodriguez catching. P Misch relieved V Chulk. J Loney
doubled to left. W Betemit singled to right, J Loney to third. A Ethier
grounded out to third, W Betemit to second. N Garciaparra hit for
M Hendrickson. N Garciaparra intentionally walked. R Furcal hit sacrifice
fly to right, J Loney scored, W Betemit to third. J Pierre flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 12TH: R Seanez relieved M Hendrickson. P Feliz flied out to
center. O Vizquel popped out to shortstop. F Lewis fouled out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7.</div>

 

Furcal, Dodgers squeak past rival Giants

<h3>LA DODGERS 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7 (12 INNINGS)</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Rafael Furcal snapped a 12th-inningtie with a sacrifice fly as the Los Angeles Dodgers blew afive-run lead but recovered for an 8-7 victory over the rivalSan Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.


Former Giant Jeff Kent knocked in three runs for the Dodgers,who won their third straight contest following a four-gamelosing streak. Los Angeles remained undefeated at AT&T Parkthis season and has won 10 in a row overall in San Francisco.

It was a forgettable day for Giants slugger Barry Bonds, whoremained at 751 home runs, five shy of Hank Aaron's all-timerecord. The seven-time National League MVP went 0-for-5,hitting into a double play, striking out twice and grounding outweakly to second twice.


But the veteran slugger sparked a ninth-inning comeback with aleadoff walk against Dodgers closer Takashi Saito.

After Ryan Klesko grounded out to third to move Bonds to second,Bengie Molina flied out to left. That left it up to PedroFeliz, who grounded a single through the middle to tie the gameat 7-7 and cap a five-run comeback.


Furcal, who had two hits and two RBI, knocked in the go-aheadrun with a sacrifice fly to right-center off Patrick Misch (0-1)that scored James Loney, who led off the 12th inning with adouble.


It should have been an easier time for the Dodgers, who saw a7-2 lead shrink to one run in the eighth.


Dodgers starter Derek Lowe allowed two runs - one earned - andeight hits while striking out six and walking two in sixeffective innings. But the bullpen let him down.


Joe Beimel tossed a scoreless seventh, striking out Bonds andKlesko to end the frame. Chin-hui Tsao got two outs in theeighth but allowed two hits, four runs and a walk beforeJonathan Broxton came on to strike out Ray Durham, ending theinning.


Mark Hendrickson (4-4) tossed the 10th and 11th and Rudy Seanezhurled the 12th for his first save of the season.


After Loney led off the fifth with a groundout, Wilson Betemitblasted a solo homer off San Francisco starter Matt Morris tostart the scoring. Andre Ethier followed with a single and Lowesacrificed him to second, setting up Furcal's RBI single tomake it 2-0.


Los Angeles continued the onslaught with consecutive singles byJuan Pierre and Russell Martin, whose hit scored Furcal. Kentthen smacked a three-run homer to left-center field to make it6-0 and cap the outburst.


After getting the leadoff hitter aboard in each of the firstfive innings, the Giants finally capitalized with two runs inthe fifth. Feliz reached on Furcal's fielding error, advancedto third on a grounder by pinch hitter Mark Sweeney and scoredon an RBI single by Dave Roberts.


Randy Winn followed with an RBI single before Lowe got Durhamand Bonds to ground out, ending the threat.


The veteran outfielder was not done, belting a grand slam offTsao in the eighth to cut San Francisco's deficit to 7-6. Itwas his sixth career grand slam and first with the Giants.

Morris struggled, yielding six runs and eight hits in fiveinnings without walking or striking out a batter for SanFrancisco, which has lost four of its last six games.

 

Furcal, Dodgers squeak past rival Giants

<h3>LA DODGERS 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7 (12 INNINGS)</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Rafael Furcal snapped a 12th-inningtie with a sacrifice fly as the Los Angeles Dodgers blew afive-run lead but recovered for an 8-7 victory over the rivalSan Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.


Former Giant Jeff Kent knocked in three runs for the Dodgers,who won their third straight contest following a four-gamelosing streak. Los Angeles remained undefeated at AT&T Parkthis season and has won 10 in a row overall in San Francisco.

It was a forgettable day for Giants slugger Barry Bonds, whoremained at 751 home runs, five shy of Hank Aaron's all-timerecord. The seven-time National League MVP went 0-for-5,hitting into a double play, striking out twice and grounding outweakly to second twice.


But the veteran slugger sparked a ninth-inning comeback with aleadoff walk against Dodgers closer Takashi Saito.

After Ryan Klesko grounded out to third to move Bonds to second,Bengie Molina flied out to left. That left it up to PedroFeliz, who grounded a single through the middle to tie the gameat 7-7 and cap a five-run comeback.


Furcal, who had two hits and two RBI, knocked in the go-aheadrun with a sacrifice fly to right-center off Patrick Misch (0-1)that scored James Loney, who led off the 12th inning with adouble.


"It was a great win," Dodgers starter Derek Lowe said. "Youhave to give them credit, the way they battled back. A lot oftimes, you see the team that has the lead and loses it late.It's hard to win those games for the obvious reason that youthought you had it won, but we were able to scrap across thatrun there."


"I look at the resiliency, the way we fight back," Loney said."We never give up. You just try and go up there and be ready towin and never take it for granted, no matter what the score is.We played hard today."


It should have been an easier time for the Dodgers, who saw a7-2 lead shrink to one run in the eighth.


"It's real special, especially when you did it in hostileterritory like we're in right here. Anywhere on the road, butespecially here in San Francisco," Los Angeles manager GradyLittle said of the win. "Those are tough to get when you nearlylet one slip away. To come back and get it is big."

Lowe allowed two runs - one earned - and eight hits whilestriking out six and walking two in six effective innings. Butthe bullpen let him down.


"Your job as a starting pitcher is to go out there and go aslong as you can and keep your team in the game," Lowe said."The bottom line is the team win. It doesn't matter who getsit, so that's definitely my thinking."


Joe Beimel tossed a scoreless seventh, striking out Bonds andKlesko to end the frame. Chin-hui Tsao got two outs in theeighth but allowed two hits, four runs and a walk beforeJonathan Broxton came on to strike out Ray Durham, ending theinning.


Mark Hendrickson (4-4) tossed the 10th and 11th and Rudy Seanezhurled the 12th for his first save of the season.


"I was just focused on making pitches," said Hendrickson, who isscheduled to start for the Dodgers on Tuesday. "When you facegood hitters, it's more important to execute your pitches.Sometimes you're going to win, sometimes you're going to lose."

"He had to work for it, but he came out of there with the winlate in the game," Little said. "That was big for us. He willbe fine for his start on Tuesday."


After Loney led off the fifth with a groundout, Wilson Betemitblasted a solo homer off San Francisco starter Matt Morris tostart the scoring. Andre Ethier followed with a single and Lowesacrificed him to second, setting up Furcal's RBI single tomake it 2-0.


Los Angeles continued the onslaught with consecutive singles byJuan Pierre and Russell Martin, whose hit scored Furcal. Kentthen smacked a three-run homer to left-center field to make it6-0 and cap the outburst.


"You have two outs, and all of a sudden, it's 6-0," Morris said."It ticks me off because I felt like I was throwing the ballwhere I wanted. That was a bad spot to give up six runs. It'sheartbreaking and asking a lot of this team."


After getting the leadoff hitter aboard in each of the firstfive innings, the Giants finally capitalized with two runs inthe fifth. Feliz reached on Furcal's fielding error, advancedto third on a grounder by pinch hitter Mark Sweeney and scoredon an RBI single by Dave Roberts.


Randy Winn followed with an RBI single before Lowe got Durhamand Bonds to ground out, ending the threat.


The veteran outfielder was not done, belting a grand slam offTsao in the eighth to cut San Francisco's deficit to 7-6. Itwas his sixth career grand slam and first with the Giants.

Making it even more memorable, Winn launched the homer on thefirst pitch after fouling a ball sharply off his right foot. Helater left the game with a contusion.


"He was hurting," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "That wasthe hit we've been looking for. It lifted the whole team.Unfortunately, we couldn't get that last run. To make thatcomeback and fall short, that's hard for the team, for me andfor the fans."


Morris struggled, yielding six runs and eight hits in fiveinnings without walking or striking out a batter for SanFrancisco, which has lost four of its last six games.