GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (64-61) at PHILADELPHIA (66-58)

NL: LA DODGERS (64-61) at PHILADELPHIA (66-58)

<h3>Durbin replaces Hamels as Phillies face Dodgers</h3>



<div class="pre">LA Dodgers (64-61) at Philadelphia (66-58) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Despite an injury to their ace, thePhiladelphia Phillies will try to keep pace in the NationalLeague playoff race.


J.D. Durbin will make an unscheduled start as the Phillies aimto win their sixth straight home series when they meet in themiddle game of a three-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers onWednesday.


The righthanded Durbin remains in the Philadelphia rotationafter the team's latest injury, and probably its most costly.Cole Hamels was scratched from an outing on Wednesday and couldmiss more time due to a strained left elbow.


Hamels, who is 3-0 in his last five starts and 14-5 this season,started feeling discomfort two days before his last outing, avictory over Washington on Thursday.


Despite the bad news, Philadelphia rallied to edged Los Angeles,5-4, on Tuesday to move into a tie for first place in the NLwild card with the San Diego Padres. In the process, the lossdropped the Dodgers 2 1/2 games behind the wild card.

Durbin (5-2, 5.36 ERA), who is being moved up one day to start,has already had to make five spot starts due to the numerousinjuries to the Phillies' rotation. The rookie has done well inthe role, going 4-1 with a 4.11 ERA.


On Friday, Durbin allowed three runs - two earned - and fourhits in six innings of an 11-8 victory at the PittsburghPirates.


Durbin's first major league victory came in his only careerappearance against the Dodgers, yielding a run in six innings ina 15-3 win on July 17.


Los Angeles counters with Derek Lowe (9-11, 3.45), who won forthe first time since June 22 in his last start. The 6-6righthander yielded just five hits in seven scoreless innings ofa 6-2 win vs. the Houston Astros on Thursday.


Lowe had been 0-5 in his previous eight outings.


Since joining the Dodgers in 2005, Lowe is 2-0 in four startsagainst the Phillies.


The Dodgers have lost nine of their last 12 games on the road.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<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 .290 22 72
Juan Pierre CF .288 0 30 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .319 1 7
Matt Kemp RF .323 8 28 Pat Burrell LF .264 19 67
Jeff Kent 2B .284 16 64 Ryan Howard 1B .260 33 99
Andre Ethier LF .295 9 49 Aaron Rowand CF .306 21 70
Russell Martin C .292 15 72 Shane Victorino RF .284 11 42
James Loney 1B .305 6 27 Greg Dobbs 3B .290 8 42
Shea Hillenbrand 3B .276 0 3 Chris Coste C .342 2 13
Derek Lowe RHP .140 0 1 J.D. Durbin RHP .308 0 0
(9-11, 3.45) (5-2, 5.36)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: LOS - DEREK LOWE (9-11, 3.45)
PHI - J.D. DURBIN (5-2, 5.36)

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

WEATHER: 68 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: LOS - DEREK LOWE AND RUSSELL MARTIN
PHI - J.D. DURBIN AND CHRIS COSTE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.274, 5 HR, 41 RBI)
J PIERRE (.288, 0 HR, 30 RBI)
M KEMP (.323, 8 HR, 28 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, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
PHILADELPHIA 0 END TOP, 1ST</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
PHI - J.D. DURBIN

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.290, 22 HR, 72 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.319, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
P BURRELL (.264, 19 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (27, J Durbin). RBI - A Ethier (50). 2-out RBI - A
Ethier. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - G Dobbs (6, ground ball). Outfield assists - P Burrell (M Kemp
at Home).


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LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.45

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.24

Pitches-strikes: J Durbin 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Durbin 0-2.
Batters faced: J Durbin 5.

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

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
PHI - J.D. DURBIN</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
PHI - J.D. DURBIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.292, 15 HR, 72 RBI)
J LONEY (.305, 6 HR, 27 RBI)
S HILLENBRAND (.276, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (27, J Durbin). RBI - A Ethier (50). 2-out RBI - A
Ethier. Team LOB - 1.


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 1 0 .315
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - G Dobbs (6, ground ball). Outfield assists - P Burrell (M Kemp
at Home).


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LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.24

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 16-9; J Durbin 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe
1-1; J Durbin 1-2. Batters faced: D Lowe 3; J Durbin 5.

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

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
PHI - J.D. DURBIN

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.260, 33 HR, 99 RBI)
A ROWAND (.306, 21 HR, 70 RBI)
S VICTORINO (.284, 11 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (27, J Durbin). RBI - A Ethier (50). 2-out RBI - A
Ethier. GIDP - S Hillenbrand. Team LOB - 1.


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 1 0 .315
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - G Dobbs (6, ground ball). Outfield assists - P Burrell (M Kemp
at Home). DP: 1 (G Dobbs-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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LA DODGERS - 10 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.12

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 16-9; J Durbin 34-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe
1-1; J Durbin 4-2. Batters faced: D Lowe 3; J Durbin 8.

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

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
PHI - J.D. DURBIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: D LOWE (.140, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R FURCAL (.276, 1-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (27, J Durbin). RBI - A Ethier (50). 2-out RBI - A
Ethier. GIDP - S Hillenbrand. Team LOB - 1.


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 1 0 .315
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - G Dobbs (6, ground ball). Outfield assists - P Burrell (M Kemp
at Home). DP: 1 (G Dobbs-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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LA DODGERS - 10 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.41

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.12

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 29-18; J Durbin 34-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe
3-1; J Durbin 4-2. Batters faced: D Lowe 6; J Durbin 8.

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

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
PHI - J.D. DURBIN

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.290, 8 HR, 42 RBI)
C COSTE (.342, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
J DURBIN (.308, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 10 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (27, J Durbin). RBI - A Ethier (50). 2-out RBI - A
Ethier. GIDP - S Hillenbrand. Team LOB - 1.


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 1 0 .315
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - G Dobbs (6, ground ball). Outfield assists - P Burrell (M Kemp
at Home). DP: 1 (G Dobbs-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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LA DODGERS - 100 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.41

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.01

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 29-18; J Durbin 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe
3-1; J Durbin 7-2. Batters faced: D Lowe 6; J Durbin 11.

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

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
PHI - J.D. DURBIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.321, 0-FOR-1)
J KENT (.283, 0-FOR-1)
A ETHIER (.297, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - END 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 10 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (27, J Durbin). RBI - A Ethier (50). 2-out RBI - A
Ethier. GIDP - S Hillenbrand. Team LOB - 1.


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 1 0 .315
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
J Durbin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - G Dobbs (6, ground ball). Outfield assists - P Burrell (M Kemp
at Home). DP: 1 (G Dobbs-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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LA DODGERS - 100 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 000 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.39

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.01

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 40-25; J Durbin 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe
6-1; J Durbin 7-2. Batters faced: D Lowe 9; J Durbin 11.

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

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ANDRE ETHIER (10) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF J.D. DURBIN SCORED JEFF KENT.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
PHI - J.D. DURBIN

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.289, 0-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.315, 0-FOR-1)
P BURRELL (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>