GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (31-22) at PITTSBURGH (23-30)

NL: LA DODGERS (31-22) at PITTSBURGH (23-30)

<h3>Wolf aims to get Dodgers back on winning track</h3>



<div class="pre">LA Dodgers (31-22) at Pittsburgh (23-30) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Little did Randy Wolf know in 2003 that hisbody would betray him to the point that he would have to wait nearlyfour years before getting an opportunity to repeat his lone All-Starseason. It looks like he's getting that shot.

The Los Angeles Dodgers travel to PNC Park to start a three-gameweekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.

Wolf (6-3, 3.41 ERA), whose 71 strikeouts are the third-highesttotal in the National League, is having his best season in fouryears, the last time he was able to make 30-plus starts in acampaign. He succumbed to elbow pain the following season andeventually elected to undergo elbow ligament replacement surgeryin July 2005.

The 29-year-old lefthander, who is 4-1 with a 3.23 ERA in sevencareer starts against Pittsburgh, will be looking to win hisfourth straight decision. He tossed six scoreless frames onSunday in a 2-1, 11-inning victory over the Chicago Cubs but didnot factor into the decision despite allowing just three hitsand striking out five.

The Dodgers have won six of their last eight games but sufferedan 11-4 loss in the series finale against the WashingtonNationals on Thursday.

The Pirates will counter with Zach Duke (2-5, 5.55), whobenefited from 10 runs of support in his last start. He yieldedfive runs - three earned - and seven hits in five innings inthat outing, a 14-10 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday.

He is 1-2 with an 8.15 ERA in three career starts against LosAngeles.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

LA DODGERS PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .302 0 16 Jose Bautista 3B .268 3 11
Juan Pierre CF .276 0 13 Chris Duffy CF .241 2 15
Russell Martin C .303 5 37 Freddy Sanchez 2B .285 0 17
Jeff Kent 2B .273 8 30 Jason Bay LF .310 8 39
Olmedo Saenz 1B .227 2 7 Xavier Nady RF .284 7 28
Luis Gonzalez LF .291 6 20 Adam Laroche 1B .214 5 27
Tony Abreu 3B .273 0 1 Ronny Paulino C .218 4 20
Andre Ethier RF .272 4 24 Jack Wilson SS .251 2 13
Randy Wolf LHP .100 0 2 Zach Duke LHP .238 0 1
(6-3, 3.41) (2-5, 5.55)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: LOS - RANDY WOLF (6-3, 3.41)
PIT - ZACH DUKE (2-5, 5.55)

UMPIRES: HP - WALLY BELL
1B - ROB DRAKE
2B - BILL WELKE
3B - LAZ DIAZ

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, out to left</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: LOS - RANDY WOLF AND RUSSELL MARTIN
PIT - ZACH DUKE AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.302, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
J PIERRE (.276, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
R MARTIN (.303, 5 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - RANDY WOLF
PIT - ZACH DUKE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.268, 3 HR, 11 RBI)
C DUFFY (.241, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.285, 0 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
O Saenz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Wolf p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - R Martin (14, Z Duke). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Kent 1. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Duffy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Z Duke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.41

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Duke 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.46

Pitches-strikes: Z Duke 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Duke 3-0. Batters
faced: Z Duke 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - RANDY WOLF
PIT - ZACH DUKE</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JASON BAY SCORED JOSE BAUTISTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BAY ON SECOND, F SANCHEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.284, 7 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - RANDY WOLF
PIT - ZACH DUKE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: O SAENZ (.227, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.291, 6 HR, 20 RBI)
T ABREU (.273, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
O Saenz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Wolf p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - R Martin (14, Z Duke). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Kent 1. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bay lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Z Duke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (9, R Wolf); J Bay (15, R Wolf). RBI - J Bay (40).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 2. Team LOB - 2.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.49

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Duke 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.46

Pitches-strikes: R Wolf 22-16; Z Duke 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: R Wolf
0-2; Z Duke 3-0. Batters faced: R Wolf 6; Z Duke 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED TONY ABREU.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ETHIER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R WOLF (.100, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - RANDY WOLF
PIT - ZACH DUKE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.218, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
J WILSON (.251, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
Z DUKE (.238, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
O Saenz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
A Ethier rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
R Wolf p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Martin (14, Z Duke); A Ethier (10, Z Duke). RBI - A Ethier
(25). 2-out RBI - A Ethier. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 1,
R Wolf 1. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
F Sanchez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bay lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Z Duke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (9, R Wolf); J Bay (15, R Wolf). RBI - J Bay (40).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 2. Team LOB - 2.


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LA DODGERS - 01 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.49

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Duke 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.52

Pitches-strikes: R Wolf 22-16; Z Duke 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: R Wolf
0-2; Z Duke 3-1. Batters faced: R Wolf 6; Z Duke 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - RANDY WOLF
PIT - ZACH DUKE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.300, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.274, 0-FOR-1)
R MARTIN (.307, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
O Saenz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
A Ethier rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
R Wolf p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Martin (14, Z Duke); A Ethier (10, Z Duke). RBI - A Ethier
(25). 2-out RBI - A Ethier. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 1,
R Wolf 1. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .276
C Duffy cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
F Sanchez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bay lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Z Duke p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227

Totals 10 1 4 1 1 1 9

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (9, R Wolf); J Bay (15, R Wolf). RBI - J Bay (40).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 2, C Duffy 1. Team LOB - 4.



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LA DODGERS - 01 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 3.44

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Duke 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.52

Pitches-strikes: R Wolf 43-29; Z Duke 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: R Wolf
1-4; Z Duke 3-1. Batters faced: R Wolf 11; Z Duke 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - RANDY WOLF
PIT - ZACH DUKE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.289, 1-FOR-1)
J BAY (.314, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
X NADY (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Pierre cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306
J Kent 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
O Saenz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
A Ethier rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
R Wolf p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - R Martin (14, Z Duke); A Ethier (10, Z Duke). RBI - A Ethier
(25). 2-out RBI - A Ethier. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 2,
R Wolf 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (18, 3rd base off Z Duke/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .276
C Duffy cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
F Sanchez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bay lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Z Duke p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227

Totals 10 1 4 1 1 1 9

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (9, R Wolf); J Bay (15, R Wolf). RBI - J Bay (40).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 2, C Duffy 1. Team LOB - 4.


FIELDING: PB - R Paulino.


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LA DODGERS - 010 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 3.44

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Duke 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 5.43

Pitches-strikes: R Wolf 43-29; Z Duke 49-32. Ground balls-fly balls: R Wolf
1-4; Z Duke 5-2. Batters faced: R Wolf 11; Z Duke 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON BAY (9) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF RANDY WOLF.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 2

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - RANDY WOLF
PIT - ZACH DUKE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: O SAENZ (.222, 0-FOR-1)
L GONZALEZ (.289, 0-FOR-1)
T ABREU (.304, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Pierre cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306
J Kent 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
O Saenz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Abreu 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
A Ethier rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
R Wolf p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - R Martin (14, Z Duke); A Ethier (10, Z Duke). RBI - A Ethier
(25). 2-out RBI - A Ethier. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 2,
R Wolf 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (18, 3rd base off Z Duke/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .276
C Duffy cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
F Sanchez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Bay lf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .317
X Nady rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Z Duke p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227

Totals 14 2 5 2 1 2 9

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (9, R Wolf); J Bay (15, R Wolf). HR - J Bay (9, 3rd
inning off R Wolf 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Bay 2 (41). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A LaRoche 2, C Duffy 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: PB - R Paulino.


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LA DODGERS - 010 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 101 -- 2
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 3 5 2 2 1 2 1 3.52

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Duke 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 5.43

Pitches-strikes: R Wolf 63-44; Z Duke 49-32. Ground balls-fly balls: R Wolf
3-4; Z Duke 5-2. Batters faced: R Wolf 15; Z Duke 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>