NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: L Gonzalez hit for R Hernandez. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, S HILLENBRAND ON FIRST, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3 SAN DIEGO 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L Gonzalez (.279, 12 HR, 56 RBI)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JUAN PIERRE SCORED SHEA HILLENBRAND. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PIERRE ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4 SAN DIEGO 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.327, 1-FOR-4)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA DODGERS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 0 SAN DIEGO 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x 6 12 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LOS - DAVID WELLS, RUDY SEANEZ (6TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH), ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN SDG - JACK CASSEL, DOUG BROCAIL (6TH), HEATH BELL (8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE SDG - NONE</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA DODGERS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 0 SAN DIEGO 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x 6 12 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LOS - DAVID WELLS, RUDY SEANEZ (6TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH), ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN SDG - JACK CASSEL, DOUG BROCAIL (6TH), HEATH BELL (8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD WP - DOUG BROCAIL (5-1) LP - RUDY SEANEZ (6-3) SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (36) HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE SDG - NONE TIME: 2:37 ATT: 44,324 PROBABLES: LOS - DEREK LOWE (11-11, 3.56) SDG - JAKE PEAVY (15-5, 2.18)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">LA DODGERS (4) VS SAN DIEGO (6) - FINAL LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Furcal ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 J Pierre cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .289 M Kemp rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .325 J Kent 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .298 A Ethier lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291 R Martin c 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .298 J Loney 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .308 S Hillenbrand 3b 4 1 1 0 0 3 5 .254 D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .119 a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-L Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 38 4 12 4 1 6 16 a-struck out swinging for D Wells in the 6th; b-grounded to first for R Hernandez in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - J Kent (34, J Cassel); M Kemp (6, J Cassel). RBI - J Kent (71), R Martin 2 (79), J Pierre (34). 2-out RBI - J Kent, R Martin, J Pierre. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Sweeney 1, S Hillenbrand 1. GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Pierre (K Kouzmanoff at 3rd base). SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .293 M Cameron cf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .257 M Bradley lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .342 A Gonzalez 1b 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .280 K Greene ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .249 K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .248 J Bard c 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .272 G Blum 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 J Cassel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 a-M Ensberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-T Sledge ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 12 6 2 6 10 a-popped out to second for D Brocail in the 7th; b-singled to center for H Bell in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - K Greene (37, D Wells); M Bradley (5, J Beimel). RBI - A Gonzalez 2 (77), K Greene (74), K Kouzmanoff (57), J Bard (42), M Bradley (28). 2-out RBI - A Gonzalez 2, K Greene, K Kouzmanoff, M Bradley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Giles 1. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: CS - B Giles (4, 3rd base by D Wells/R Martin). FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (8, ground ball). Outfield assists - M Cameron (J Kent at 3rd base). DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez). ---------------------------------------------------- LA DODGERS - 100 101 001 -- 4 SAN DIEGO - 300 001 20x -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 5 6 3 3 1 3 0 5.46 R Seanez (L, 6-3) 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.68 J Beimel 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.11 R Hernandez 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.74 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Cassel 5 2/3 10 3 3 1 5 0 5.19 D Brocail (W, 5-1) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.69 H Bell (H, 28) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33 T Hoffman (S, 36) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.75 HBP - A Gonzalez (by R Seanez). Pitches-strikes: D Wells 81-53; R Seanez 25-12; J Beimel 10-5; R Hernandez 20-12; J Cassel 85-62; D Brocail 10-9; H Bell 14-10; T Hoffman 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 6-5; R Seanez 1-2; J Beimel 1-0; R Hernandez 0-1; J Cassel 8-3; D Brocail 3-0; H Bell 3-0; T Hoffman 1-2. Batters faced: D Wells 21; R Seanez 8; J Beimel 3; R Hernandez 5; J Cassel 26; D Brocail 4; H Bell 4; T Hoffman 5. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa. T--2:37. Att--44,324. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS (4) AT SAN DIEGO (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal reached on bunt single to shortstop. J Pierre grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Furcal out at second. M Kemp flied out to center. J Kent doubled to deep right center, J Pierre scored, J Kent out stretching at third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles walked. M Cameron singled to center, B Giles to second. M Bradley struck out looking. B Giles caught stealing third, catcher to third, M Cameron to second on runner's fielder's choice. A Gonzalez singled to right, M Cameron scored. K Greene doubled to center, A Gonzalez scored. K Kouzmanoff singled to center, K Greene scored. J Bard grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 3. LA DODGERS 4TH: M Kemp doubled to center. J Kent grounded out to shortstop, M Kemp to third. A Ethier struck out swinging. R Martin singled to right, M Kemp scored. J Loney singled to center, R Martin to second. S Hillenbrand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 3. LA DODGERS 6TH: J Kent reached on infield single to pitcher. A Ethier grounded out to catcher, J Kent to second. R Martin singled to center, J Kent scored, R Martin to second advancing on throw. J Loney walked. S Hillenbrand struck out swinging. D Brocail relieved J Cassel. M Sweeney hit for D Wells. M Sweeney struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 6TH: R Seanez relieved D Wells. A Gonzalez hit by pitch. K Greene struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff singled to left center, A Gonzalez to second. J Bard singled to center, A Gonzalez scored, K Kouzmanoff thrown out at third. G Blum grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 4. SAN DIEGO 7TH: M Ensberg hit for D Brocail. M Ensberg popped out to second. B Giles flied out to center. M Cameron walked. J Beimel relieved R Seanez. M Bradley doubled to deep right, M Cameron scored. A Gonzalez singled to left, M Bradley scored. K Greene grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 6. LA DODGERS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. S Hillenbrand singled to center. L Gonzalez hit for R Hernandez. L Gonzalez grounded out to first, S Hillenbrand to second. R Furcal lined out to left. J Pierre singled to center, S Hillenbrand scored. M Kemp popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, SAN DIEGO 6.</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS (4) AT SAN DIEGO (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, M Kemp RF, J Kent 2B, A Ethier LF, R Martin C, J Loney 1B, S Hillenbrand 3B, D Wells LHP. San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Cameron CF, M Bradley LF, A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, K Kouzmanoff 3B, J Bard C, G Blum 2B, J Cassel RHP. Umpires -- Paul Emmel (HP), Dan Iassogna (1B), Dale Scott (2B), Ron Kulpa (3B). Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 6 mph. LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal reached on bunt single to shortstop. J Pierre grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Furcal out at second. M Kemp flied out to center. J Kent doubled to deep right center, J Pierre scored, J Kent out stretching at third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles walked. M Cameron singled to center, B Giles to second. M Bradley struck out looking. B Giles caught stealing third, catcher to third, M Cameron to second on runner's fielder's choice. A Gonzalez singled to right, M Cameron scored. K Greene doubled to center, A Gonzalez scored. K Kouzmanoff singled to center, K Greene scored. J Bard grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 3. LA DODGERS 2ND: A Ethier singled to left. R Martin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Ethier out at second. J Loney singled to center. S Hillenbrand struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 2ND: G Blum grounded out to second. J Cassel grounded out to first. B Giles struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 3. LA DODGERS 3RD: D Wells flied out to center. R Furcal flied out to left. J Pierre grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Cameron grounded out to third. M Bradley grounded out to third. A Gonzalez lined out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 3. LA DODGERS 4TH: M Kemp doubled to center. J Kent grounded out to shortstop, M Kemp to third. A Ethier struck out swinging. R Martin singled to right, M Kemp scored. J Loney singled to center, R Martin to second. S Hillenbrand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 4TH: K Greene flied out to left. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to third. J Bard singled to left. G Blum flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 3. LA DODGERS 5TH: D Wells struck out swinging. R Furcal grounded out to pitcher. J Pierre singled to left. M Kemp grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 5TH: J Cassel struck out swinging. B Giles flied out to center. M Cameron reached on infield single to third. M Bradley popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 3. LA DODGERS 6TH: J Kent reached on infield single to pitcher. A Ethier grounded out to catcher, J Kent to second. R Martin singled to center, J Kent scored, R Martin to second advancing on throw. J Loney walked. S Hillenbrand struck out swinging. D Brocail relieved J Cassel. M Sweeney hit for D Wells. M Sweeney struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 6TH: R Seanez relieved D Wells. A Gonzalez hit by pitch. K Greene struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff singled to left center, A Gonzalez to second. J Bard singled to center, A Gonzalez scored, K Kouzmanoff thrown out at third. G Blum grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 4. LA DODGERS 7TH: R Furcal grounded out to first. J Pierre grounded out to shortstop. M Kemp grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 4. SAN DIEGO 7TH: M Ensberg hit for D Brocail. M Ensberg popped out to second. B Giles flied out to center. M Cameron walked. J Beimel relieved R Seanez. M Bradley doubled to deep right, M Cameron scored. A Gonzalez singled to left, M Bradley scored. K Greene grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 6. LA DODGERS 8TH: H Bell relieved D Brocail. J Kent grounded out to second. A Ethier safe at first on error by first baseman A Gonzalez. R Martin grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Ethier out at second. J Loney grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 6. SAN DIEGO 8TH: R Hernandez relieved J Beimel. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. J Bard struck out looking. G Blum singled to left center. T Sledge hit for H Bell. T Sledge singled to center, G Blum to second. B Giles struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN DIEGO 6. LA DODGERS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. S Hillenbrand singled to center. L Gonzalez hit for R Hernandez. L Gonzalez grounded out to first, S Hillenbrand to second. R Furcal lined out to left. J Pierre singled to center, S Hillenbrand scored. M Kemp popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, SAN DIEGO 6.</div>
Bard delivers in clutch again as Padres down Dodgers <h3>SAN DIEGO 6, LA DODGERS 4</h3>By Tim Powers PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Josh Bard came through in the clutch againas the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4,in the series opener on Friday. Bard drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning singleagainst Rudy Seanez (6-3), snapping a 3-3 tie and leading SanDiego to its eighth win in 10 games. The 28-year-old catcher entered the game ranked third in themajor leagues in batting with runners in scoring position,sporting a .412 average (35-for-85). He delivered again in thiscontest, bouncing the first pitch he saw from Seanez up themiddle and into center field to score Adrian Gonzalez. Doug Brocail (5-1) tossed 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief tonotch the victory before Heath Bell came on to work a scorelesseighth. All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman yielded a run andtwo hits in the ninth but held on for his 36th save in 41chances this season and his 518th lifetime. Former Padre David Wells made his second start for Los Angelesafter signing with the club on August 24. The 44-year-oldveteran was released by San Diego earlier in the month. The burly lefthander, who went 1-3 with an 11.63 ERA in fivestarts with the Padres, got off to a rough start against hisformer club, surrendering three runs in the first. He collectedhimself as the game progressed, however, as he allowed threehits in five innings, striking out three and walking a batter. Brian Giles opened the game with a walk and Gonzalez, KhalilGreene and Kevin Kouzmanoff each drove in a run to stake SanDiego starter Jack Cassell - making his first major league start- to a 3-0 advantage. Cassell, one of a handful of hurlers who have attempted to claimWells' vacated spot in the Padres' rotation, was called up fromClass AAA Portland prior to the game. The 27-year-oldrighthander yielded three runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings,walking one and striking out five. Milton Bradley and Gonzalez each drove in an insurance run inthe seventh for the Padres, who improved to 5-2 against theDodgers at Petco Park this season. Russell Martin had two hits and two RBI for Los Angeles, whichsaw its four-game winning streak ended.
Bard delivers in clutch again as Padres down Dodgers <h3>SAN DIEGO 6, LA DODGERS 4</h3>By Tim Powers PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Josh Bard came through in the clutch againas the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4,in the series opener on Friday. Bard drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning singleagainst Rudy Seanez (6-3), snapping a 3-3 tie and leading SanDiego to its eighth win in 10 games. With the victory, the Padres (74-60) climbed into a tie withArizona (75-61) atop the National League West Division. TheDiamondbacks dropped a 7-3 decision in 10 innings to theColorado Rockies on Friday. The 28-year-old Bard entered the game ranked third in themajor leagues in batting with runners in scoring position,sporting a .412 average (35-for-85). He delivered again in thiscontest, bouncing the first pitch he saw from Seanez up themiddle and into center field to score Adrian Gonzalez. "I liked the way we hit with runners in scoring position,"Padres manager Bud Black said. "I thought we had some goodat-bats throughout the game. It was a good offensive game." Doug Brocail (5-1) tossed 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief tonotch the victory before Heath Bell came on to work a scorelesseighth. All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman yielded a run andtwo hits in the ninth but held on for his 36th save in 41chances this season and his 518th lifetime. Former Padre David Wells made his second start for Los Angelesafter signing with the club on August 24. The 44-year-oldveteran was released by San Diego earlier in the month. "It was a trip," Wells said. "You're over there (in the SanDiego dugout) all year, and there was good bonding, good guysover there. It's tough to leave a situation like that. You'vegot to cut the ties. I've got mixed emotions, but no matterwhat uniform I have on, I'm going to go out there and give them100 percent." The burly lefthander, who went 1-3 with an 11.63 ERA in fivestarts with the Padres, got off to a rough start against hisformer club, surrendering three runs in the first. He collectedhimself as the game progressed, however, as he allowed threehits in five innings, striking out three and walking a batter. "I wasn't disappointed, I'll tell you that," Wells said. "I hada couple of misfortunate happenings, but overall, it was good.I kept them in the ballgame and we had a chance to win." Brian Giles opened the game with a walk and Gonzalez, KhalilGreene and Kevin Kouzmanoff each drove in a run to stake SanDiego starter Jack Cassell - making his first major league start- to a 3-0 advantage. Cassell, one of a handful of hurlers who have attempted to claimWells' vacated spot in the Padres' rotation, was called up fromClass AAA Portland prior to the game. The 27-year-oldrighthander yielded three runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings,walking one and striking out five. "Always looking back on a game, there are a couple of pitchesthat you want back," Cassel said. "I gave up a couple oftwo-strike pitches that were poor execution on my part. But allin all, I contributed to a win, and that's the biggest thing,is to help this club win." Milton Bradley and Gonzalez each drove in an insurance run inthe seventh for the Padres, who improved to 5-2 against theDodgers at Petco Park this season. "We're just playing good ball," Bradley said. "The pitching isalways there. We've got guys getting hot at the right time andswinging the bats collectively. We've had a good approach upthere and key hits. We added on late and got a littleinsurance. That's always important." Bradley's effect on the Padres has not been lost since joiningthe team in late June in a trade from the Oakland Athletics. "I know a lot has been talked about with the addition of Miltonin our lineup," Hoffman said. "He's been providing some pop,but I think it shows you that having someone of his caliber andwhat he's been able to do for us allows the people around him tofeed off of that success. It's nice to see our lineup startingto hit together." Russell Martin had two hits and two RBI for Los Angeles, whichsaw its four-game winning streak ended.
