GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (65-61) at PHILADELPHIA (66-59)

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (5) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .278
J Pierre cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .291
M Kemp rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .335
J Kent 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .287
S Hillenbrand 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
a-J Loney ph-1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311
R Martin c 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .290
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Martinez 3b 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .191
C Billingsley p 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .095
b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 5 7 5 9 4 13

a-grounded to pitcher for S Hillenbrand in the 6th; b-lined out to pitcher for
C Billingsley in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (22, F Castro). S - C Billingsley. RBI - R Furcal (43),
J Pierre (31), J Kent (67), R Martinez 2 (22). 2-out RBI - J Pierre, R Martinez
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Sweeney 1, C Billingsley 2, M
Kemp 1. GIDP - J Kent, L Gonzalez 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Kemp (6, 2nd base off T Gordon/C Ruiz). CS - J Pierre
(10, 2nd base by J Romero/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Furcal-J Kent-S Hillenbrand).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
T Iguchi 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303
P Burrell lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .264
R Howard 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .257
A Rowand cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .309
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
J Werth rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Victorino ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337

Totals 27 2 5 2 2 8 9

a-walked for A Alfonseca in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (21, C Billingsley). HR - T Iguchi (2, 8th inning off J
Broxton 0 on, 2 Out). S - F Castro. RBI - P Burrell (68), T Iguchi (8). 2-out
RBI - P Burrell, T Iguchi. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand
1, J Rollins 1. GIDP - C Ruiz. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Victorino (33, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard 2, G Geary-C Coste-R Howard).


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 000 010 13 -- 5
PHILADELPHIA - 000 001 01 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 7 4 1 1 2 7 0 3.48
J Broxton 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.34

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
F Castro 5 2 1 1 6 4 0 6.23
A Alfonseca 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.06
J Romero 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.08
T Gordon 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 5.85
G Geary 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.16

T Gordon pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

IBB - R Howard (by C Billingsley). Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 93-56; J
Broxton 15-12; F Castro 88-40; A Alfonseca 15-8; J Romero 16-12; T Gordon
23-11; G Geary 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley 9-5; J Broxton 2-0;
F Castro 8-3; A Alfonseca 1-2; J Romero 2-0; T Gordon 0-0; G Geary 2-1. Batters
faced: C Billingsley 26; J Broxton 4; F Castro 21; A Alfonseca 4; J Romero 4; T
Gordon 4; G Geary 3.

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

Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - JONATHAN BROXTON
PHI - GEOFF GEARY

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.257, 0-FOR-2, BB)
A ROWAND (.309, 1-FOR-3)
G DOBBS (.283, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (5) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .278
J Pierre cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290
M Kemp rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .333
J Kent 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .287
S Hillenbrand 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
a-J Loney ph-1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311
R Martin c 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .290
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Martinez 3b 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .191
C Billingsley p 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .095
b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 5 7 5 9 4 13

a-grounded to pitcher for S Hillenbrand in the 6th; b-lined out to pitcher for
C Billingsley in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (22, F Castro). S - C Billingsley. RBI - R Furcal (43),
J Pierre (31), J Kent (67), R Martinez 2 (22). 2-out RBI - J Pierre, R Martinez
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Sweeney 1, C Billingsley 2, M
Kemp 1. GIDP - J Kent, L Gonzalez 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Kemp (6, 2nd base off T Gordon/C Ruiz). CS - J Pierre
(10, 2nd base by J Romero/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Furcal-J Kent-S Hillenbrand).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
T Iguchi 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303
P Burrell lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .264
R Howard 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .257
A Rowand cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .309
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
J Werth rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Victorino ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337

Totals 27 2 5 2 2 8 9

a-walked for A Alfonseca in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (21, C Billingsley). HR - T Iguchi (2, 8th inning off J
Broxton 0 on, 2 Out). S - F Castro. RBI - P Burrell (68), T Iguchi (8). 2-out
RBI - P Burrell, T Iguchi. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand
1, J Rollins 1. GIDP - C Ruiz. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Victorino (33, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard 2, G Geary-C Coste-R Howard).


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 000 010 130 -- 5
PHILADELPHIA - 000 001 01 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 7 4 1 1 2 7 0 3.48
J Broxton 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.34

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
F Castro 5 2 1 1 6 4 0 6.23
A Alfonseca 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.06
J Romero 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.08
T Gordon 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 5.85
G Geary 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.05

T Gordon pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

IBB - R Howard (by C Billingsley). Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 93-56; J
Broxton 15-12; F Castro 88-40; A Alfonseca 15-8; J Romero 16-12; T Gordon
23-11; G Geary 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley 9-5; J Broxton 2-0;
F Castro 8-3; A Alfonseca 1-2; J Romero 2-0; T Gordon 0-0; G Geary 3-3. Batters
faced: C Billingsley 26; J Broxton 4; F Castro 21; A Alfonseca 4; J Romero 4; T
Gordon 4; G Geary 6.

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

Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: TAKASHI SAITO (1-0, 1.47) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPH: R HOWARD (.257, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Saito relieved J Broxton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
PHILADELPHIA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R Howard (.257, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

BATTERIES: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY, JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH)
AND RUSSELL MARTIN

PHI - FABIO CASTRO, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (6TH), J.C.
ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), GEOFF GEARY (8TH) AND CARLOS
RUIZ, CHRIS COSTE (8TH)

HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE

PHI - TADAHITO IGUCHI (2) OFF JONATHAN BROXTON IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

BATTERIES: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY, JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH)
AND RUSSELL MARTIN

PHI - FABIO CASTRO, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (6TH), J.C.
ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), GEOFF GEARY (8TH) AND CARLOS
RUIZ, CHRIS COSTE (8TH)


WP - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (8-4)
LP - J.C. ROMERO (0-2)
SAVE - TAKASHI SAITO (34)

HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE

PHI - TADAHITO IGUCHI (2) OFF JONATHAN BROXTON IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 37,875

PROBABLES: SDG - GREG MADDUX (9-9, 3.90)
PHI - KYLE LOHSE (7-12, 4.61)

PROBABLES: LOS - BRAD PENNY (14-3, 2.59)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (11-8, 3.52)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (5) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .278
J Pierre cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290
M Kemp rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .333
J Kent 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .287
S Hillenbrand 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
a-J Loney ph-1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311
R Martin c 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .290
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Martinez 3b 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .191
C Billingsley p 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .095
b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 5 7 5 9 4 13

a-grounded to pitcher for S Hillenbrand in the 6th; b-lined out to pitcher for
C Billingsley in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (22, F Castro). S - C Billingsley. RBI - R Furcal (43),
J Pierre (31), J Kent (67), R Martinez 2 (22). 2-out RBI - J Pierre, R Martinez
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Sweeney 1, C Billingsley 2, M
Kemp 1. GIDP - J Kent, L Gonzalez 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Kemp (6, 2nd base off T Gordon/C Ruiz). CS - J Pierre
(10, 2nd base by J Romero/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Furcal-J Kent-S Hillenbrand).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
T Iguchi 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303
P Burrell lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .264
R Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .256
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .308
G Dobbs 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
J Werth rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Victorino ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337

Totals 30 2 5 2 2 10 9

a-walked for A Alfonseca in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (21, C Billingsley). HR - T Iguchi (2, 8th inning off J
Broxton 0 on, 2 Out). S - F Castro. RBI - P Burrell (68), T Iguchi (8). 2-out
RBI - P Burrell, T Iguchi. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand
1, J Rollins 1. GIDP - C Ruiz. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Victorino (33, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard 2, G Geary-C Coste-R Howard).


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 000 010 130 -- 5
PHILADELPHIA - 000 001 010 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley (W, 8-4) 7 4 1 1 2 7 0 3.48
J Broxton 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.34
T Saito (S, 34) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.44

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
F Castro 5 2 1 1 6 4 0 6.23
A Alfonseca 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.06
J Romero (L, 0-2) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.08
T Gordon 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 5.85
G Geary 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.05

T Gordon pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

IBB - R Howard (by C Billingsley). Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 93-56; J
Broxton 15-12; T Saito 13-10; F Castro 88-40; A Alfonseca 15-8; J Romero 16-12;
T Gordon 23-11; G Geary 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley 9-5; J
Broxton 2-0; T Saito 1-0; F Castro 8-3; A Alfonseca 1-2; J Romero 2-0; T Gordon
0-0; G Geary 3-3. Batters faced: C Billingsley 26; J Broxton 4; T Saito 3; F
Castro 21; A Alfonseca 4; J Romero 4; T Gordon 4; G Geary 6.

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

T--2:54. Att--37,875.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, n/a.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 5
PHILADELPHIA 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (5) AT PHILADELPHIA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LA DODGERS 5TH: R Martinez grounded out to shortstop. C Billingsley
walked. R Furcal doubled to deep right center, C Billingsley scored, R Furcal
to third advancing on throw. J Pierre lined out to second. M Kemp struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Loney at first base. S Victorino hit for A Alfonseca.
S Victorino walked. J Rollins flied out to right. T Iguchi struck out looking,
S Victorino stole second. P Burrell doubled to deep center, S Victorino
scored. R Howard intentionally walked. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, PHILADELPHIA 1.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Romero relieved A Alfonseca. R Martinez singled to
center. C Billingsley sacrificed to catcher, R Martinez to second. R Furcal
grounded out to second, R Martinez to third. J Pierre singled to center,
R Martinez scored. J Pierre caught stealing second, catcher to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, PHILADELPHIA 1.

LA DODGERS 8TH: T Gordon relieved J Romero. M Kemp walked. M Kemp stole
second. J Kent singled to left, M Kemp scored. J Loney singled to left center,
J Kent to third. R Martin walked, J Loney to second. G Geary relieved
T Gordon. C Coste catching. L Gonzalez grounded into double play, pitcher to
catcher to first, J Kent out at home, J Loney to third, R Martin to second.
R Martinez singled to left, J Loney and R Martin scored, R Martinez to second
advancing on throw. M Sweeney hit for C Billingsley. M Sweeney lined out to
pitcher. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: A Ethier in left field. J Broxton relieved C Billingsley.
C Coste struck out swinging. J Rollins grounded out to shortstop. T Iguchi
homered to right. P Burrell grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (5) AT PHILADELPHIA (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, M Kemp RF, J Kent 2B,
S Hillenbrand 1B, R Martin C, L Gonzalez LF, R Martinez 3B, C Billingsley RHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, T Iguchi 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, F Castro LHP.

Umpires -- Scott Barry (HP), Paul Schrieber (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B),
Marty Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Cloudy, wind n/a at 0 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal fouled out to catcher. J Pierre bunt popped out
to first. M Kemp struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins struck out swinging. T Iguchi grounded out to
third. P Burrell struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent walked. S Hillenbrand grounded out to first, J Kent
to second. R Martin walked. L Gonzalez struck out swinging. R Martinez
walked, J Kent to third, R Martin to second. C Billingsley struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard grounded out to pitcher. A Rowand grounded
out to shortstop. G Dobbs flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: R Furcal walked. J Pierre grounded out to first, R Furcal
to second. M Kemp singled to left, R Furcal to third. J Kent grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, M Kemp out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Werth singled to center. C Ruiz flied out to left.
F Castro sacrificed to pitcher, J Werth to second. J Rollins grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: S Hillenbrand grounded out to third. R Martin walked.
L Gonzalez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Martin
out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: T Iguchi grounded out to third. P Burrell struck out
swinging. R Howard struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

LA DODGERS 5TH: R Martinez grounded out to shortstop. C Billingsley
walked. R Furcal doubled to deep right center, C Billingsley scored, R Furcal
to third advancing on throw. J Pierre lined out to second. M Kemp struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Rowand singled to left. G Dobbs struck out swinging.
J Werth singled to center, A Rowand to second. C Ruiz grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, J Werth out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

LA DODGERS 6TH: A Alfonseca relieved F Castro. J Kent flied out to center.
J Loney hit for S Hillenbrand. J Loney grounded out to pitcher. R Martin
walked. L Gonzalez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Loney at first base. S Victorino hit for A Alfonseca.
S Victorino walked. J Rollins flied out to right. T Iguchi struck out looking,
S Victorino stole second. P Burrell doubled to deep center, S Victorino
scored. R Howard intentionally walked. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, PHILADELPHIA 1.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Romero relieved A Alfonseca. R Martinez singled to
center. C Billingsley sacrificed to catcher, R Martinez to second. R Furcal
grounded out to second, R Martinez to third. J Pierre singled to center,
R Martinez scored. J Pierre caught stealing second, catcher to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: G Dobbs flied out to left. J Werth grounded out to
second. C Ruiz fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2,
PHILADELPHIA 1.

LA DODGERS 8TH: T Gordon relieved J Romero. M Kemp walked. M Kemp stole
second. J Kent singled to left, M Kemp scored. J Loney singled to left center,
J Kent to third. R Martin walked, J Loney to second. G Geary relieved
T Gordon. C Coste catching. L Gonzalez grounded into double play, pitcher to
catcher to first, J Kent out at home, J Loney to third, R Martin to second.
R Martinez singled to left, J Loney and R Martin scored, R Martinez to second
advancing on throw. M Sweeney hit for C Billingsley. M Sweeney lined out to
pitcher. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: A Ethier in left field. J Broxton relieved C Billingsley.
C Coste struck out swinging. J Rollins grounded out to shortstop. T Iguchi
homered to right. P Burrell grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2.

LA DODGERS 9TH: R Furcal flied out to center. J Pierre grounded out
to shortstop. M Kemp lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. R Howard struck out swinging.
A Rowand struck out swinging. G Dobbs grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2.</div>

 

Dodgers get to Phillies bullpen to take rubber game

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Dodgers had troublescoring against a wildly effective starter, but had no problemsagainst an ineffective bullpen.


The Dodgers scored four late runs to back the solid pitching ofChad Billingsley in a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Philliesin the rubber game Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.

Billingsley (8-4) pitched seven innings and allowed only a runon four hits. He walked two and struck out seven.

Ramon Martinez drove in two runs, while Juan Pierre and JeffKent added RBI singles off three Phillies relievers.

With the score tied 1-1 in the seventh inning, Martinez led offwith a single against Phillies reliever J.C. Romero (0-2), thentook second on a sacrifice and third on a groundout. Pierrefollowed with a bloop single to shallow center field on a 1-2pitch that gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.


The Dodgers then scored three runs in the eighth to take a 5-1lead. Tom Gordon started the frame for Philadelphia and didn'tretire a batter of the four he faced with two walks and twosingles, one of which was Kent's RBI hit.


Geoff Geary replaced Gordon with the bases loaded and none out.He got Luis Gonzalez to hit into a 1-2-3 double play, butMartinez followed with a two-run single to make it a 5-1 game.

Tadahito Iguchi hit a solo home run to pull Philadelphia within5-2, but Takashi Saito pitched a scoreless ninth for his 34thsave.


Fabio Castro made his first major-league start after 22 careerrelief appearances with the Phillies. After retiring the sidein order in the first inning, Castro got himself in trouble inthe second when he walked the bases loaded. However,Billingsley helped Castro escape the jam when he swung at a 3-2pitch out of the strike zone to end the frame.


In the third, Castro pitched out of a first-and-third, one outjam when Kent hit into an inning-ending double play. Castrowalked his fifth batter of the game, Russell Martin, with oneout in the fourth, but again escaped as Luis Gonzalez bouncedinto an inning-ending double play.


Los Angeles finally took advantage of Castro's wildness in thefifth inning when Billingsley walked with one out and camearound to score on a double by Rafael Furcal that gave theDodgers a 1-0 lead.


Furcal went to third on the throw, but was stranded there asCastro retired the next two batters to end the threat.

Conversely, Billingsley had no control problems in the firstfour innings by retiring 12 of the first 13 batters he faced,allowing only a leadoff single in the third by ex-Dodger JaysonWerth.


Billingsley ran into his first bit of trouble in the fifth whenAaron Rowand and Jayson Werth both singled to put runners at thecorners with one out. But like Castro, Billingsley got aninning-ending double play when Carlos Ruiz grounded to short.

Billingsley had pitched into some tough luck as of late, losingfour of his last five starts that included a pair of 1-0setbacks.


The Phillies got to Billingsley in the sixth to tie the game,1-1. Pinch hitter Shane Victorino led off with a walk and stolesecond two outs later before scoring on Pat Burrell's RBIdouble to deep center.

 

Dodgers get to Phillies bullpen to take rubber game

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Dodgers had troublescoring against a wildly effective starter, but had no problemsagainst an ineffective bullpen.


The Dodgers scored four late runs to back the solid pitching ofChad Billingsley in a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Philliesin the rubber game Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.

Billingsley (8-4) pitched seven innings and allowed only a runon four hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Therighthander had pitched into some tough luck as of late, losingfour of his last five starts that included a pair of 1-0setbacks.


"I was happy with the way I threw today," Billingsley said."Kept the ball down. Kept the ball in the park. Got someground balls and some quick innings. I was able to put guysaway when I needed to."


Ramon Martinez drove in two runs, while Juan Pierre and JeffKent added RBI singles off three Phillies relievers.

With the score tied 1-1 in the seventh inning, Martinez led offwith a single against Phillies reliever J.C. Romero (0-2), thentook second on a sacrifice and third on a groundout. Pierrefollowed with a bloop single to shallow center field on a 1-2pitch that gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.


"I knew I was gonna battle and fight," Pierre said. "That's howbaseball works. You (can) hit a line drive right at them, thenyou bloop one over their heads. It was a good matchup and Ijust found the right spot."


It didn't matter to Romero how hard the hit was.


"That (hit) is going in the book as a 1-for-1," Romero said."It's still a base hit, RBI and an 'L' for us, so it doesn'tmatter if it's a jam shot or a two-run homer. When you lose,it's a sour taste."


The Dodgers then scored three runs in the eighth to take a 5-1advantage. Tom Gordon started the frame for Philadelphia anddidn't retire a batter of the four he faced with two walks andtwo singles, one of which was Kent's RBI hit.


"I thought my control was off a little bit," Gordon said. "Ifelt some of the pitches I threw were OK, but at the same time,they were on them."


Geoff Geary replaced Gordon with the bases loaded and none out.He got Luis Gonzalez to hit into a 1-2-3 double play, butMartinez followed with a two-run single to make it a 5-1 game.

"We got a little clutch hitting at the right time," Dodgersmanager Grady Little said. "Today, we showed a little patienceup there at the plate and it paid off."


Tadahito Iguchi hit a solo home run off Jonathan Broxton in theeighth to pull Philadelphia within 5-2, but Takashi Saitopitched a scoreless ninth for his 34th save.


Phillies LHP Fabio Castro made his first major-league startafter 25 career relief appearances. After retiring the side inorder in the first inning, Castro got himself in trouble in thesecond when he walked the bases loaded. However, Billingsleyhelped Castro escape the jam when he swung at a 3-2 pitch out ofthe strike zone to end the frame.


In the third, Castro pitched out of a first-and-third, one outjam when Kent hit into an inning-ending double play. Castrowalked his fifth batter of the game, Russell Martin, with oneout in the fourth, but again escaped as Gonzalez bounced into aninning-ending double play.


Los Angeles finally took advantage of Castro's wildness in thefifth inning when Billingsley walked with one out and camearound to score on a double by Rafael Furcal that gave theDodgers a 1-0 lead.


"Obviously, all the walks bothered me," Castro said through aninterpreter. "But that one to (Billingsley) that scored (wasworse)."


Furcal went to third on the throw, but was stranded there asCastro retired the next two batters to end the threat.

Castro went five innings and allowed a run on only two hits, butwalked six batters and had four strikeouts.


"Was (Castro) real pretty and smooth?" Phillies manager CharlieManuel asked. "Not necessarily, but he got outs when he had to.He got two double plays when he had to and he threw strikeswhen he had to. That's what got him through five innings withone run."


Conversely, Billingsley had no control problems in the firstfour innings by retiring 12 of the first 13 batters he faced,allowing only a leadoff single in the third by ex-Dodger JaysonWerth.


"Chad's command was on target from the first inning on," Littlesaid. "It was a very good game for him."


Billingsley ran into his first bit of trouble in the fifth whenAaron Rowand and Werth both singled to put runners at thecorners with one out. But like Castro, Billingsley got aninning-ending double play when Carlos Ruiz grounded to short.

"(Billingsley) threw the ball well. We couldn't get a whole lotof hits off the guy," Rowand said. "He hit his spots. He didn'tthrow anything over the heart of the plate, that's for sure."

The Phillies got to Billingsley in the sixth to tie the game,1-1. Pinch hitter Shane Victorino led off with a walk and stolesecond two outs later before scoring on Pat Burrell's RBIdouble to deep center.