GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (64-60) at PHILADELPHIA (65-58)

NL: LA DODGERS (64-60) at PHILADELPHIA (65-58)

<h3>Phillies open 10-game homestand against Dodgers</h3>



<div class="pre">La Dodgers (64-60) at Philadelphia (65-58) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Philadelphia Phillies will look togain ground in the National League playoff race when they open a10-game homestand with a three-game series against the LosAngeles Dodgers on Tuesday.


The Phillies enter Tuesday tied with the Atlanta Braves (66-59)for second place in the National League East, five games behindthe New York Mets (70-53). Philadelphia and Atlanta are alsoone game back of the San Diego Padres (66-57) in the wild cardrace.


The Dodgers are right behind Philadelphia in the wild card race,2 1/2 games back of the Padres. Los Angeles is in third placein the NL West, 6 1/2 games back of the streaking ArizonaDiamondbacks (71-54).


Brett Tomko (2-10, 5.67 ERA) will look to break his three gamelosing streak when he takes the mound for the Dodgers onTuesday. Tomko's last win came against the San Francisco Giantson July 15 when he allowed three runs on four hits over fiveinnings en route a 5-3 victory.


Tomko has not faced the Phillies this season, and is 5-4 with a5.21 ERA in 14 games - 13 starts - against Philadelphia in hiscareer.


Rookie Kyle Kendrick (5-3, 3.94) will look to snap a losingstreak of his own when he toes the rubber for the Phillies.Kendrick is 0-2 in his last three starts, despite allowing justeight runs over that span. During his last outing, Kendrickallowed four runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings asPhiladelphia lost, 5-2, to the Washington Nationals onWednesday.


Kendrick faced the Dodgers once this season. He surrenderedfive runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings as the Phillies fell,5-4, on July 18.

 

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

LA DODGERS PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .274 5 41 Jimmy Rollins SS .289 22 71
Juan Pierre CF .288 0 30 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .326 1 7
Andre Ethier RF .295 9 48 Pat Burrell LF .266 19 66
Jeff Kent 2B .286 16 64 Ryan Howard 1B .258 33 99
Luis Gonzalez LF .277 11 53 Aaron Rowand CF .307 20 68
Russell Martin C .292 14 71 Greg Dobbs 3B .293 8 42
James Loney 1B .307 5 26 Jayson Werth RF .255 6 22
Shea Hillenbrand 3B .280 0 3 Carlos Ruiz C .264 4 42
Brett Tomko RHP .000 0 1 Kyle Kendrick RHP .154 0 2
(2-10, 5.67) (5-3, 3.94)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO (2-10, 5.67)
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (5-3, 3.94)

UMPIRES: HP - FIELDIN CULBRETH
1B - MARTY FOSTER
2B - SCOTT BARRY
3B - PAUL SCHRIEBER

WEATHER: 63 Degrees, drizzle
WIND: 11 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO AND RUSSELL MARTIN
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK AND CARLOS RUIZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.274, 5 HR, 41 RBI)
J PIERRE (.288, 0 HR, 30 RBI)
A ETHIER (.295, 9 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ETHIER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.286, 16 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY LUIS GONZALEZ SCORED ANDRE ETHIER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L GONZALEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.292, 14 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.289, 22 HR, 71 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.326, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
P BURRELL (.266, 19 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 2 3 2 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (26, K Kendrick). S - J Pierre. RBI - A Ethier (49), L
Gonzalez (54). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by K Kendrick/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 2 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.67

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.13

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 1-1.
Batters faced: K Kendrick 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 62 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.292, 0-FOR-0)
J LONEY (.307, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
S HILLENBRAND (.280, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 2 3 2 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (26, K Kendrick). S - J Pierre. RBI - A Ethier (49), L
Gonzalez (54). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by K Kendrick/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 2 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.61

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.13

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 12-7; K Kendrick 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Tomko 2-1; K Kendrick 1-1. Batters faced: B Tomko 3; K Kendrick 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 62 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RUSSELL MARTIN (15) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF KYLE KENDRICK.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.307, 5 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.258, 33 HR, 99 RBI)
A ROWAND (.307, 20 HR, 68 RBI)
G DOBBS (.293, 8 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
R Martin c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 3 4 3 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (26, K Kendrick). HR - R Martin (15, 2nd inning off K
Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Pierre. RBI - A Ethier (49), L Gonzalez (54), R
Martin (72). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by K Kendrick/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 21 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.61

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 4.19

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 12-7; K Kendrick 36-22. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Tomko 2-1; K Kendrick 4-1. Batters faced: B Tomko 3; K Kendrick 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 62 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, right 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 2 1 3 4 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.276, 1-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.288, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
A ETHIER (.297, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
R Martin c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 3 4 3 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (26, K Kendrick). HR - R Martin (15, 2nd inning off K
Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Pierre. RBI - A Ethier (49), L Gonzalez (54), R
Martin (72). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by K Kendrick/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 21 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.56

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 4.19

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 20-14; K Kendrick 36-22. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Tomko 3-3; K Kendrick 4-1. Batters faced: B Tomko 6; K Kendrick 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 62 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, right 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 2 1 0 3 5 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRETT TOMKO
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.255, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
C RUIZ (.264, 4 HR, 42 RBI)
K KENDRICK (.154, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
R Martin c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 11 3 5 3 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (26, K Kendrick); J Pierre (17, K Kendrick). HR - R
Martin (15, 2nd inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Pierre. RBI - A
Ethier (49), L Gonzalez (54), R Martin (72). 2-out RBI - L Gonzalez. Team LOB -
1.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by K Kendrick/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Werth (J Pierre at 3rd base).


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LA DODGERS - 210 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.56

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 3 5 3 3 1 0 1 4.14

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 20-14; K Kendrick 60-38. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Tomko 3-3; K Kendrick 4-3. Batters faced: B Tomko 6; K Kendrick 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 62 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CARLOS RUIZ SCORED JAYSON WERTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C RUIZ ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
PHILADELPHIA 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: K KENDRICK (.154, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JIMMY ROLLINS SCORED CARLOS RUIZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
PHILADELPHIA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: T IGUCHI (.322, 0-FOR-1)</div>