GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (44-33) at LA DODGERS (45-34)

NL: SAN DIEGO (44-33) at LA DODGERS (45-34)

<h3>Padres visit Dodgers in NL West Division showdown</h3>

San Diego (44-33) at LA Dodgers (45-34) 10:40 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- After asserting their dominance over apair of division rivals during the week, the National LeagueWest Division co-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and San DiegoPadres begin a three-game series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.

Hong-Chih Kuo (1-3, 6.33 ERA) takes the mound for the Dodgers,who won three of four games from Arizona this past week.

Kuo, who faced San Diego in his second start of the season onJune 7, has surrendered 11 runs and 10 hits over his last twostarts - both losses. In a 9-4 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday, hewent 5 1/3 innings, permitting three runs and four hits witheight strikeouts.

Kuo will need to pitch well if he hopes to beat San Diego'sChris Young (7-3, 2.08), who was in fine form on Saturday in a6-1 win over Boston.

Young yielded just one hit and struck out a season-high 11 overseven scoreless innings against the Red Sox. The formerPrinceton basketball player has been spectacular since his lastloss to St. Louis on May 12, allowing one run or less in a startsix times.

San Diego swept a three-game series from Los Angeles earlierthis month and is 5-4 overall this season against the Dodgers.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .276 1 12 Rafael Furcal SS .272 1 27
Marcus Giles 2B .257 4 29 Juan Pierre CF .272 0 17
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .282 14 51 Russell Martin C .299 9 51
Mike Cameron CF .264 10 38 Jeff Kent 2B .266 10 38
Michael Barrett C .253 9 30 Luis Gonzalez LF .301 10 39
Khalil Greene SS .242 13 45 Nomar Garciaparra 3B .266 1 38
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .217 6 30 James Loney 1B .476 3 13
Jose Cruz Jr LF .264 5 18 Matt Kemp RF .421 1 7
Chris Young RHP .087 0 2 Hong-Chih Kuo LHP .200 1 1
(7-3, 2.08) (1-3, 6.33)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (7-3, 2.08)
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO (1-3, 6.33)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM WELKE
1B - JIM REYNOLDS
2B - GARY CEDERSTROM
3B - BRIAN KNIGHT

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, clear
WIND: 3 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG AND MICHAEL BARRETT
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.276, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
M GILES (.257, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.282, 14 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.272, 1 HR, 27 RBI)
J PIERRE (.272, 0 HR, 17 RBI)
R MARTIN (.299, 9 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
J Cruz Jr lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .476
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421
H Kuo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
H Kuo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.11

Pitches-strikes: H Kuo 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: H Kuo 0-2. Batters
faced: H Kuo 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JEFF KENT SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R MARTIN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.301, 10 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.253, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
K GREENE (.242, 13 HR, 45 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.217, 6 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
J Cruz Jr lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .476
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421
H Kuo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 1 1

BATTING: RBI - J Kent (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre 2 (28, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett, 3rd base
off C Young/M Barrett), R Martin (14, 3rd base off C Young/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.16

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
H Kuo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.11

Pitches-strikes: C Young 24-14; H Kuo 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young
2-0; H Kuo 0-2. Batters faced: C Young 5; H Kuo 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JOSE CRUZ JR SCORED KEVIN KOUZMANOFF.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CRUZ JR ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
LA DODGERS 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: C YOUNG (.087, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: N GARCIAPARRA (.266, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
J LONEY (.476, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
M KEMP (.421, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .217
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 4

BATTING: 3B - J Cruz Jr (3, H Kuo). RBI - J Cruz Jr (19). 2-out RBI - J Cruz
Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young 1. Team LOB - 2.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .476
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421
H Kuo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 1 1

BATTING: RBI - J Kent (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre 2 (28, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett, 3rd base
off C Young/M Barrett), R Martin (14, 3rd base off C Young/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 01 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.16

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
H Kuo 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.21

Pitches-strikes: C Young 24-14; H Kuo 43-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young
2-0; H Kuo 1-3. Batters faced: C Young 5; H Kuo 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.276, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M GILES (.256, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .217
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 4

BATTING: 3B - J Cruz Jr (3, H Kuo). RBI - J Cruz Jr (19). 2-out RBI - J Cruz
Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young 1. Team LOB - 2.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .465
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .414
H Kuo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 3 1

BATTING: RBI - J Kent (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre 2 (28, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett, 3rd base
off C Young/M Barrett), R Martin (14, 3rd base off C Young/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 01 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 10 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 2.14

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
H Kuo 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.21

Pitches-strikes: C Young 35-22; H Kuo 43-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young
2-1; H Kuo 1-3. Batters faced: C Young 8; H Kuo 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: H KUO (.200, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
R FURCAL (.271, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.274, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .275
M Giles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .217
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083

Totals 10 1 1 1 2 3 4

BATTING: 3B - J Cruz Jr (3, H Kuo). RBI - J Cruz Jr (19). 2-out RBI - J Cruz
Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young 1. Team LOB - 2.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .465
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .414
H Kuo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 3 1

BATTING: RBI - J Kent (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre 2 (28, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett, 3rd base
off C Young/M Barrett), R Martin (14, 3rd base off C Young/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 010 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 10 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 2.14

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
H Kuo 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 6.00

Pitches-strikes: C Young 35-22; H Kuo 58-35. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young
2-1; H Kuo 1-5. Batters faced: C Young 8; H Kuo 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN PIERRE SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PIERRE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.299, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.264, 0-FOR-1)
M BARRETT (.252, 0-FOR-1)
K GREENE (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .275
M Giles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .217
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083

Totals 10 1 1 1 2 3 4

BATTING: 3B - J Cruz Jr (3, H Kuo). RBI - J Cruz Jr (19). 2-out RBI - J Cruz
Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Cruz Jr (1, catch).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
J Pierre cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .277
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298
J Kent 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .264
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .465
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .414
H Kuo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167

Totals 12 2 3 2 1 5 3

BATTING: RBI - J Kent (39), J Pierre (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - L Gonzalez 1, J Kent 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre 2 (28, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett, 3rd base
off C Young/M Barrett), R Martin (14, 3rd base off C Young/M Barrett), R Furcal
(8, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 010 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 101 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 3 3 2 2 1 5 0 2.21

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
H Kuo 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 6.00

BALK - C Young. Pitches-strikes: C Young 56-37; H Kuo 58-35. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Young 2-2; H Kuo 1-5. Batters faced: C Young 13; H Kuo 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, out to center.</div>