GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (32-23) at PITTSBURGH (24-31)

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: TAKASHI SAITO (1-0, 1.52) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 4

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.254, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Saito relieved J Broxton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Wilson (.254, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Duffy hit for J Bayliss.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Duffy (.240, 2 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: JOE BEIMEL (1-1, 3.75) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, C DUFFY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 4

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.278, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Beimel relieved T Saito.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C DUFFY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Bautista (.278, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Castillo hit for N McLouth.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C DUFFY ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Castillo (.246, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 11 0
PITTSBURGH 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - BRAD PENNY, CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH),
TAKASHI SAITO (9TH), JOE BEIMEL (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, SALOMON TORRES (7TH), JOHN GRABOW
(8TH), JONAH BAYLISS (8TH) AND RYAN DOUMIT

HOME RUNS: LOS - ANDRE ETHIER (5) OFF SALOMON TORRES IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

PIT - ADAM LAROCHE (6) OFF BRAD PENNY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
JASON BAY (10) OFF BRAD PENNY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

Ethier's homer caps comeback as Dodgers top Pirates

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 4</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Andre Ethier hit a go-ahead homer in theeighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five unansweredruns to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, in the third game of afour-game series Sunday.

The victory was dampened when closer Takashi Saito left thecontest in the ninth inning with an apparent arm injury.

The Pirates jumped on Dodgers starter Brad Penny early andlooked on their way to beating the seven-game winner for thethird time in six career decisions. Adam LaRoche homered toright in the first inning and delivered a run-scoring single inthe second.

Pirates starter Tom Gorzelanny brought home a run in the thirdwith a groundout and Bay provided the Bucs a 4-0 lead with his10th homer in the fifth.

Penny lasted six innings, surrendering four runs - the secondmost in in 12 starts this season - and nine hits. But LosAngeles finally got to Gorzelanny in the seventh. Jeff Kentdrove in a run with a groundout, Rafael Furcal singled inanother tand Nomar Garciaparra brought the Dodgers within4-3 when he legged out a base hit against Salomon Torres (0-2).

The Dodgers then took the lead when the displaced closer yieldeda two run homer to Ethier in the eighth.

Torres lost his closer's job to Matt Capps after allowing twoninth-inning runs and blowing his fourth save in 16 chancesThursday against San Diego.

Chad Billingsley (4-0) pitched the seventh for the win, JonathanBroxton logged the eighth. After Saito allowed a one-outsingle and then left the contest, lefthander Joe Beimel enteredand retired the last two hitters for his first save.

Gorzelanny, who had yielded just eight runs over his last six<div class="pre">starts, carried a three-hitter into the seventh. The</div>24-year-old lefthander entered having a 2.44 ERA in his last 19starts dating to the 2006 season.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 11 0
PITTSBURGH 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - BRAD PENNY, CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH),
TAKASHI SAITO (9TH), JOE BEIMEL (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, SALOMON TORRES (7TH), JOHN GRABOW
(8TH), JONAH BAYLISS (8TH) AND RYAN DOUMIT


WP - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (4-0)
LP - SALOMON TORRES (0-2)
SAVE - JOE BEIMEL (1)

HOME RUNS: LOS - ANDRE ETHIER (5) OFF SALOMON TORRES IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

PIT - ADAM LAROCHE (6) OFF BRAD PENNY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
JASON BAY (10) OFF BRAD PENNY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 23,458

PROBABLES: LOS - DEREK LOWE (5-5, 3.32)
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (2-7, 5.35)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (5) VS PITTSBURGH (4) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .298
J Pierre cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273
N Garciaparra 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .284
B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
R Martin c 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .310
A Ethier rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .276
T Abreu 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .382
R Martinez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .153
a-O Saenz ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .213
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Betemit ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .191
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Penny p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
b-J Kent ph-2b 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 .259

Totals 37 5 11 5 3 3 16

a-walked for R Martinez in the 7th; b-grounded into fielder's choice to third
for B Penny in the 7th; c-walked for C Billingsley in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (11, T Gorzelanny); T Abreu (6, T Gorzelanny). HR - A
Ethier (5, 8th inning off S Torres 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Kent (31), R Furcal
(18), N Garciaparra (33), A Ethier 2 (27). 2-out RBI - R Furcal, N Garciaparra.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 2, R Martin 1, T Abreu 1.
GIDP - R Furcal. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Abreu-R Martinez-N Garciaparra, T Abreu-R Furcal-N
Garciaparra).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277
N McLouth cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .291
J Bay lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .312
A LaRoche 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .223
R Doumit c 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .310
X Nady rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .279
J Wilson ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .252
T Gorzelanny p 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .074
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Bayliss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Duffy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 36 4 10 4 2 7 12

a-grounded to pitcher for N Mclouth in the 9th; b-singled to left for J
Bayliss in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (10, B Penny); X Nady (8, B Penny). HR - A Laroche (6,
2nd inning off B Penny 0 on, 0 Out), J Bay (10, 5th inning off B Penny 0 on, 0
Out). RBI - A LaRoche 2 (30), T Gorzelanny (3), J Bay (42). 2-out RBI - A
LaRoche. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, F Sanchez 1, J
Castillo 1, J Bay 1. GIDP - T Gorzelanny 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche).


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LA DODGERS - 000 000 320 -- 5
PITTSBURGH - 011 110 000 -- 4
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 6 9 4 4 2 4 2 2.37
C Billingsley (W, 4-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.56
J Broxton (H, 13) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.79
T Saito (H, 1) 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50
J Beimel (S, 1) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.65

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 6 2/3 7 3 3 2 2 0 2.53
S Torres (L, 0-2; B, 5) 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 1 5.13
J Grabow 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.28
J Bayliss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.60

S Torres pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
J Grabow pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - B Penny, J Beimel. Pitches-strikes: B Penny 98-60; C Billingsley 11-8; J
Broxton 15-9; T Saito 14-8; J Beimel 10-8; T Gorzelanny 97-66; S Torres 10-7; J
Grabow 5-1; J Bayliss 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny 8-7; C Billingsley
1-2; J Broxton 0-1; T Saito 0-0; J Beimel 1-1; T Gorzelanny 10-8; S Torres 1-0;
J Grabow 0-0; J Bayliss 2-3. Batters faced: B Penny 28; C Billingsley 3; J
Broxton 3; T Saito 2; J Beimel 2; T Gorzelanny 29; S Torres 5; J Grabow 1; J
Bayliss 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Rob Drake.
EJECTIONS: LA DODGERS' Little by Welke (4th).
T--2:54. Att--23,458.
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 5
PITTSBURGH 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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LA DODGERS (5) AT PITTSBURGH (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 2ND: A LaRoche homered to right. R Doumit lined out to center.
X Nady walked. J Wilson singled to right, X Nady to third. T Gorzelanny
grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Wilson out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 1.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Bautista struck out looking. N McLouth flied out to
left. F Sanchez singled to left center. F Sanchez to second on wild pitch
by B Penny. J Bay reached on infield single to third, F Sanchez to third.
A LaRoche singled to left, F Sanchez scored, J Bay to second. R Doumit
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: X Nady doubled to deep center. J Wilson flied out to
center, X Nady to third. T Gorzelanny grounded into fielder's choice to
first, X Nady scored. La Dodgers's Manager G Little ejected by B Welke.
J Bautista walked, T Gorzelanny to second. N McLouth fouled out to
shortstop. F Sanchez lined out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Bay homered to left. A LaRoche struck out swinging.
R Doumit struck out swinging. X Nady grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 4.

LA DODGERS 7TH: R Martin singled to center. A Ethier struck out swinging.
T Abreu doubled to left, R Martin to third. O Saenz hit for R Martinez.
O Saenz walked. J Kent hit for B Penny. J Kent grounded into fielder's choice
to third, R Martin scored, O Saenz out at second, T Abreu to third. R Furcal
singled to left, T Abreu scored, J Kent to second. J Pierre reached on infield
single to pitcher, J Kent to third, R Furcal to second. S Torres relieved
T Gorzelanny. N Garciaparra reached on infield single to third, J Kent scored,
R Furcal to third, J Pierre to second. L Gonzalez grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, N Garciaparra out at second. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 3, PITTSBURGH 4.

LA DODGERS 8TH: R Martin singled to left. A Ethier homered to center,
R Martin scored. T Abreu reached on infield single to second. W Betemit hit
for C Billingsley. J Grabow relieved S Torres. W Betemit walked, T Abreu to
second. J Bayliss relieved J Grabow. J Kent flied out to center. R Furcal
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, W Betemit out at
second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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LA DODGERS (5) AT PITTSBURGH (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, N Garciaparra 1B,
L Gonzalez LF, R Martin C, A Ethier RF, T Abreu 3B, R Martinez 2B, B Penny RHP.

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- J Bautista 3B, N McLouth CF, F Sanchez 2B, J Bay LF,
A LaRoche 1B, R Doumit C, X Nady RF, J Wilson SS, T Gorzelanny LHP.

Umpires -- Bill Welke (HP), Laz Diaz (1B), Wally Bell (2B), Rob Drake (3B).


Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from center at 10 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal singled to center. J Pierre popped out to
shortstop. N Garciaparra grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Furcal
out at second. L Gonzalez singled to center, N Garciaparra to second.
R Martin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Gonzalez out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 1ST: J Bautista grounded out to third. N McLouth flied out to
left. F Sanchez doubled to left. J Bay flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: A Ethier grounded out to second. T Abreu grounded out
to third. R Martinez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: A LaRoche homered to right. R Doumit lined out to center.
X Nady walked. J Wilson singled to right, X Nady to third. T Gorzelanny
grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Wilson out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 1.

LA DODGERS 3RD: B Penny flied out to left. R Furcal walked. J Pierre
flied out to left. N Garciaparra flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 1.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Bautista struck out looking. N McLouth flied out to
left. F Sanchez singled to left center. F Sanchez to second on wild pitch
by B Penny. J Bay reached on infield single to third, F Sanchez to third.
A LaRoche singled to left, F Sanchez scored, J Bay to second. R Doumit
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 2.

LA DODGERS 4TH: L Gonzalez lined out to center. R Martin grounded out to
third. A Ethier doubled to left. T Abreu flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: X Nady doubled to deep center. J Wilson flied out to
center, X Nady to third. T Gorzelanny grounded into fielder's choice to
first, X Nady scored. La Dodgers's Manager G Little ejected by B Welke.
J Bautista walked, T Gorzelanny to second. N McLouth fouled out to
shortstop. F Sanchez lined out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 3.

LA DODGERS 5TH: R Martinez flied out to center. B Penny grounded out
to third. R Furcal grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Bay homered to left. A LaRoche struck out swinging.
R Doumit struck out swinging. X Nady grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 4.

LA DODGERS 6TH: J Pierre bunt grounded out to pitcher. N Garciaparra lined
out to center. L Gonzalez grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: J Wilson reached on infield single to shortstop.
T Gorzelanny bunted into double play, third to shortstop to first, J Wilson
out at second. J Bautista grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, PITTSBURGH 4.

LA DODGERS 7TH: R Martin singled to center. A Ethier struck out swinging.
T Abreu doubled to left, R Martin to third. O Saenz hit for R Martinez.
O Saenz walked. J Kent hit for B Penny. J Kent grounded into fielder's choice
to third, R Martin scored, O Saenz out at second, T Abreu to third. R Furcal
singled to left, T Abreu scored, J Kent to second. J Pierre reached on infield
single to pitcher, J Kent to third, R Furcal to second. S Torres relieved
T Gorzelanny. N Garciaparra reached on infield single to third, J Kent scored,
R Furcal to third, J Pierre to second. L Gonzalez grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, N Garciaparra out at second. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 3, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: C Billingsley relieved B Penny. J Kent at second base.
N McLouth grounded out to first. F Sanchez flied out to right. J Bay flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, PITTSBURGH 4.

LA DODGERS 8TH: R Martin singled to left. A Ethier homered to center,
R Martin scored. T Abreu reached on infield single to second. W Betemit hit
for C Billingsley. J Grabow relieved S Torres. W Betemit walked, T Abreu to
second. J Bayliss relieved J Grabow. J Kent flied out to center. R Furcal
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, W Betemit out at
second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: B Clark in left field. J Broxton relieved C Billingsley.
A LaRoche flied out to center. R Doumit struck out swinging. X Nady struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.

LA DODGERS 9TH: J Pierre struck out swinging. N Garciaparra flied out to
center. B Clark popped out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5,
PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. J Wilson struck out swinging.
C Duffy hit for J Bayliss. C Duffy singled to left. J Beimel relieved T Saito
inheriting a 2-2 count. J Bautista flied out to center. J Castillo hit for
N McLouth. C Duffy to second on wild pitch by J Beimel. J Castillo grounded
out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.</div>

 

Ethier's homer caps comeback as Dodgers top Pirates

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 4</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Andre Ethier hit a go-ahead homer in theeighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five unansweredruns to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, in the third game of afour-game series Sunday.

The victory was dampened when closer Takashi Saito left thecontest in the ninth inning with an injury to his lefthamstring.

The Pirates jumped on Dodgers starter Brad Penny early andlooked on their way to beating the seven-game winner for thethird time in six career decisions. Adam LaRoche homered toright in the first inning and delivered a run-scoring single inthe second.

Pirates starter Tom Gorzelanny brought home a run in the thirdwith a groundout and Jason Bay provided the Bucs a 4-0 lead withhis 10th homer in the fifth.

"It was one of those days where not too many things were goingright (early), and we had to go and plug away there," Ethiersaid. "We kept plugging along, tried to get things done andthey turned in our favor at the end."

Penny lasted six innings, surrendering four runs - the secondmost in 12 starts this season - and nine hits. It also was thesecond-most hits Penny had permitted in 2007, and he had notallowed a home run yet this season until Sunday.

"When you cam minimize the damage like he did, that's all youcan ask for," said Dodgers manager Grady Little, who was ejectedfor arguing a play at the plate in the fourth inning. "Youkeep pitching, keep those one-run innings up and you'll get achance to overcome those. But we can't overcome too manycrooked-numbered innings early in the game."

Penny, who has been ill for the past week and taking medication,vomited in the dugout before taking the mound but did not blamehis sickness for the sub-par performance.

"The pitches they hit were bad pitches," Penny said. "Beingsick had nothing to do with it. It was a nice game to win. Theguys came back, and that's huge."

Los Angeles finally got to Gorzelanny in the seventh. Jeff Kentdrove in a run with a groundout, Rafael Furcal singled inanother and Nomar Garciaparra brought the Dodgers within 4-3when he legged out a base hit against Salomon Torres (0-2).

The Dodgers then took the lead when the displaced closer yieldeda two-run homer to Ethier in the eighth.

"I was just looking for a pitch out over the plate to drive theother way and get (Russell Martin) to second base any waypossible," Ethier said. "You never go up there thinking to dosomething like that but sometimes when you don't try to dosomething, you get the best result."

Torres lost his closer's job to Matt Capps after allowing twoninth-inning runs and blowing his fourth save in 16 chancesThursday against San Diego.

Chad Billingsley (4-0) pitched the seventh for the win, JonathanBroxton logged the eighth. After Saito allowed a one-outsingle and then left the contest, lefthander Joe Beimel enteredand retired the last two hitters for his first save.

Gorzelanny, who had yielded just eight runs over his last sixstarts, carried a three-hitter into the seventh. The24-year-old lefthander entered with a 2.44 earned run average inhis last 19 starts, dating to the 2006 season.

"This one's tough," Pittsburgh manager Jim Tracy said. "We madea couple bad pitches late in the game.

"If you go back and look at the game, we had four consecutiveinnings of just one run as opposed to getting a big inningsomewhere. You can't let a good club like this hang around."

Saito experienced tightness in his hamstring while pitching toJose Bautista and removed himself from the game. Little said hewould be re-evaluated Monday.

"We don't know how serious it is but we felt like he informed usin time," Little said.