GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (58-55) at CINCINNATI (49-64)

NL: LA DODGERS (58-55) at CINCINNATI (49-64)

<h3>Dodgers hope to avoid setting dubious shutout record</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Dodgers (58-55) at Cincinnati (49-64) 12:35 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers hope to avoidgetting shut out in four straight games for the first time in 49years.


The Dodgers will hope to avoid a record that dates back to thefranchise's days in Brooklyn when they hope to avoid athree-game sweep against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

Los Angeles has lost a season-high six consecutive games and<div class="pre">have been held scoreless in the last three. It was the first</div>time since 1966 that the Dodgers failed to score at least onerun over a three-game span.


Rookie Phil Dumatrait (0-1, 16.20 ERA) will be looking to extendthe Dodgers' misery as he makes his second career start. Thelefthander had a brief debut in the major league last Thursdayagainst the Washington Nationals, surrendering six runs andeight hits over just 3 1/3 innings in a 7-3 loss.


He did, however, go 10-5 with a 3.49 ERA in 21 minor leaguestarts and will be making his first home start for Cincinnati,which will be seeking its season-high fifth straight win.

Opposing the 26-year-old will be Brett Tomko (2-9, 5.56), whowill aim to snap a three-game personal winless streak. Despitepitching better after the All-Star break (3.68 ERA) than he wasbefore (6.18), he has managed just one win.


In a 4-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants last Thursday, Tomkoallowed three runs and five hits over five frames. Against theteam that he spent his first three major league seasons with,the righthander is 2-3 with a 6.22 ERA in 12 games - nine starts- vs. the Reds.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

LA DODGERS CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .281 4 37 Norris Hopper CF .287 0 4
Russell Martin C .295 12 68 Jeff Keppinger LF .333 2 15
Olmedo Saenz 1B .176 3 14 Ken Griffey Jr RF .274 26 71
Jeff Kent 2B .301 15 59 Brandon Phillips 2B .276 21 65
Matt Kemp RF .321 6 23 Scott Hatteberg 1B .305 9 37
Delwyn Young LF .286 0 0 Javier Valentin C .271 1 20
Juan Pierre CF .278 0 27 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .266 8 46
Ramon Martinez 3B .177 0 12 Alex Gonzalez SS .263 15 47
Brett Tomko RHP .000 0 1 Phillip Dumatrait LHP .000 0 0
(2-9, 5.56) (0-1, 16.20)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO (2-9, 5.56)
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT (0-1, 16.20)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL EMMEL
1B - DAN IASSOGNA
2B - DALE SCOTT
3B - RON KULPA

WEATHER: 97 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, out to left</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO AND RUSSELL MARTIN
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT AND JAVIER VALENTIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.281, 4 HR, 37 RBI)
R MARTIN (.295, 12 HR, 68 RBI)
O SAENZ (.176, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JEFF KENT SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O SAENZ ON FIRST, R MARTIN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.321, 6 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.287, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.333, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.274, 26 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
O Saenz 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .301
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319
D Young lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: SF - J Kent. RBI - J Kent (60). GIDP - M Kemp. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Keppinger lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


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LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.56

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.54

Pitches-strikes: P Dumatrait 18-9. Ground balls-fly balls: P Dumatrait 2-1.
Batters faced: P Dumatrait 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.305, 9 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: D YOUNG (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J PIERRE (.278, 0 HR, 27 RBI)
R MARTINEZ (.177, 0 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
O Saenz 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .301
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319
D Young lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: SF - J Kent. RBI - J Kent (60). GIDP - M Kemp. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Keppinger lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .275
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 2

BATTING: RBI - B Phillips (66). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Hatteberg 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


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LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 1 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.60

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.54

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 18-11; P Dumatrait 18-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Tomko 1-2; P Dumatrait 2-1. Batters faced: B Tomko 5; P Dumatrait 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RAMON MARTINEZ SCORED DELWYN YOUNG.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PIERRE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
CINCINNATI 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: B TOMKO (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.271, 1 HR, 20 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.266, 8 HR, 46 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.263, 15 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .280
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
O Saenz 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .301
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319
D Young lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .177
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 7 2 4 2 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - J Pierre (16, P Dumatrait). SF - J Kent , R Martinez. RBI - J
Kent (60), R Martinez (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Furcal
1. GIDP - M Kemp. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Keppinger lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .275
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 2

BATTING: RBI - B Phillips (66). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Hatteberg 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


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LA DODGERS - 11 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 1 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.60

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 2 4 2 2 1 2 0 13.50

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 18-11; P Dumatrait 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Tomko 1-2; P Dumatrait 2-2. Batters faced: B Tomko 5; P Dumatrait 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALEX GONZALEZ (16) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF BRETT TOMKO SCORED EDWIN ENCARNACION.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, CINCINNATI 3

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: P DUMATRAIT (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.297, 1-FOR-1)
O SAENZ (.186, 1-FOR-1)
J KENT (.301, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS CINCINNATI (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .280
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
O Saenz 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .301
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319
D Young lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .177
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 7 2 4 2 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - J Pierre (16, P Dumatrait). SF - J Kent , R Martinez. RBI - J
Kent (60), R Martinez (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Furcal
1. GIDP - M Kemp. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Keppinger lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .275
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265
P Dumatrait p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 10 3 4 3 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - A Gonzalez (16, 2nd inning off B Tomko 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Phillips (66), A Gonzalez 2 (49). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Hatteberg 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


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LA DODGERS - 11 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 12 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 5.74

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 2 4 2 2 1 2 0 13.50

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 39-26; P Dumatrait 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Tomko 3-2; P Dumatrait 2-2. Batters faced: B Tomko 10; P Dumatrait 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.343, 1-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.273, 0-FOR-1)
B PHILLIPS (.275, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS CINCINNATI (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .280
R Martin c 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299
O Saenz 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .184
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .300
M Kemp rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317
D Young lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .177
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 11 2 5 2 1 2 9

BATTING: 2B - J Pierre (16, P Dumatrait). SF - J Kent , R Martinez. RBI - J
Kent (60), R Martinez (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Furcal
1. GIDP - M Kemp. Team LOB - 3.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Keppinger lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .275
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265
P Dumatrait p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 10 3 4 3 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - A Gonzalez (16, 2nd inning off B Tomko 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Phillips (66), A Gonzalez 2 (49). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Hatteberg 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


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LA DODGERS - 110 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 12 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 5.74

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 3 5 2 2 1 2 0 11.37

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 39-26; P Dumatrait 49-31. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Tomko 3-2; P Dumatrait 3-4. Batters faced: B Tomko 10; P Dumatrait 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: D YOUNG (.375, 1-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.280, 1-FOR-1)
R MARTINEZ (.177, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>