GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (46-33) at LA DODGERS (45-36)

NL: SAN DIEGO (46-33) at LA DODGERS (45-36)

<h3>Padres aim to continue domination of Dodgers, sweep series</h3>

San Diego (46-33) at LA Dodgers (45-36) 4:10 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres look to continuetheir stranglehold over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday asthey go for the three-game road series sweep.

Whatever the reason, the San Diego Padres enjoy seeing theirdivision rival, as they have downed the Dodgers 10 out of thelast 14 times they have met Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium,including Saturday's 3-1 win in 12 innings.

To complete the sweep, the Padres will send pleasant surpriseJustin Germano (5-1, 2.67 ERA) to the mound. On Monday, Heallowed two runs and three hits in six frames against theGiants, but did not receive the decision in a 4-3, 11-inningloss.

In his first seven starts, the righthander won his first fivedecisions and carried a 2.36 ERA before going 0-1 with a 3.75ERA over his last two outings. Germano is 0-1 with a 17.18 ERAin two lifetime appearances - including one start - against LosAngeles but has not faced them since 2004.

Chad Billingsley (4-0, 4.01), who is taking the rotation spot ofJason Schmidt, has not been involved in the decision in eitherof his two starts, but has surrendered seven runs over his last7 2/3 innings, even though the Dodgers won both starts. He willmaking his first start of the season against San Diego.

One of those starts was a 6-5, 10-inning win over theDiamondbacks on Tuesday, as he allowed five runs and four hitsover four frames.

Billingsley is 1-1 with a 4.24 ERA in six career appearances -including three starts - against the Padres, including a win inthree relief appearances against the Padres earlier in theseason.

 

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
Jose Cruz Jr LF .264 5 20 Rafael Furcal SS .270 1 27
Marcus Giles 2B .251 4 30 Juan Pierre CF .277 0 18
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .275 14 51 Russell Martin C .296 9 52
Mike Cameron CF .266 10 38 Luis Gonzalez LF .294 10 39
Michael Barrett C .255 9 31 Nomar Garciaparra 3B .276 2 40
Russell Branyan 3B .208 6 17 James Loney 1B .440 3 14
Geoff Blum SS .198 1 10 Matt Kemp RF .393 1 8
Hiram Bocachica RF .216 1 2 Tony Abreu 2B .282 1 9
Justin Germano RHP .400 0 1 Chad Billingsley RHP .500 0 2
(5-1, 2.67) (4-0, 4.01)</div>

 

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WARMUPS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (5-1, 2.67)
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (4-0, 4.01)

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

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 2 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO AND MICHAEL BARRETT
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J CRUZ JR (.264, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
M GILES (.251, 4 HR, 30 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.275, 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 1 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.270, 1 HR, 27 RBI)
J PIERRE (.277, 0 HR, 18 RBI)
R MARTIN (.296, 9 HR, 52 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
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Branyan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
G Blum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198
H Bocachica rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .440
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

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
J Germano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.67

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.92

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley
1-1. Batters faced: C Billingsley 4.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY</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 1 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.255, 9 HR, 31 RBI)
R BRANYAN (.208, 6 HR, 17 RBI)
G BLUM (.198, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Branyan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
G Blum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198
H Bocachica rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Giles-A Gonzalez).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .440
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.62

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.92

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 8-4; C Billingsley 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Germano 3-0; C Billingsley 1-1. Batters faced: J Germano 3; C Billingsley 4.


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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.294, 10 HR, 39 RBI)
N GARCIAPARRA (.276, 2 HR, 40 RBI)
J LONEY (.440, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
M Barrett c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
G Blum ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
H Bocachica rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 3 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Germano 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Giles-A Gonzalez).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .440
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.62

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.83

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 8-4; C Billingsley 44-31. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Germano 3-0; C Billingsley 1-2. Batters faced: J Germano 3; C Billingsley 9.


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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J CRUZ JR (.262, 0-FOR-1)
M GILES (.253, 1-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
M Barrett c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
G Blum ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
H Bocachica rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 3 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Germano 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Giles-A Gonzalez).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .431
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.57

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.83

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 20-12; C Billingsley 44-31. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Germano 3-3; C Billingsley 1-2. Batters faced: J Germano 6; C
Billingsley 9.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.393, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
T ABREU (.282, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
C BILLINGSLEY (.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Cruz Jr lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Giles 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
M Barrett c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
G Blum ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
H Bocachica rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 4 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Germano 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Giles-A Gonzalez).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .431
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.57

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 20-12; C Billingsley 50-36. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Germano 3-3; C Billingsley 2-3. Batters faced: J Germano 6; C
Billingsley 12.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RAFAEL FURCAL SCORED MATT KEMP.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R FURCAL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.277, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN PIERRE SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J PIERRE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R MARTIN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
LA DODGERS 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.293, 0-FOR-1)</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 3 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 3 3 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.266, 0-FOR-1)
M BARRETT (.258, 1-FOR-1)
R BRANYAN (.206, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS LA DODGERS (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Cruz Jr lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Giles 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
M Barrett c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
G Blum ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
H Bocachica rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 4 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Germano 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Giles-A Gonzalez).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .279
R Martin c 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .298
L Gonzalez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .431
M Kemp rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .403
T Abreu 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 11 3 4 3 1 0 3

BATTING: S - C Billingsley. RBI - R Furcal (28), J Pierre (19), R Martin (53).
2-out RBI - R Furcal, J Pierre, R Martin. GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (9, 2nd base off J Germano/M Barrett), J Pierre
(31, 2nd base off J Germano/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 003 -- 3
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 3 4 3 3 1 0 0 3.00

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 46-30; C Billingsley 50-36. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Germano 5-4; C Billingsley 2-3. Batters faced: J Germano 13; C
Billingsley 12.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>