GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (74-66) at SAN FRANCISCO (63-77)

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JAMES LONEY (9) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF BRAD HENNESSEY.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, SAN FRANCISCO 4

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.288, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Sweeney hit for J Beimel.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M Sweeney (.255, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 10 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - JOE BEIMEL (OUT)
SFO - BRAD HENNESSEY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.295, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
D ORTMEIER (.257, 1-FOR-3)
P FELIZ (.254, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (4) VS SAN FRANCISCO (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272
J Pierre cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .292
M Kemp rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .342
J Kent 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291
W Valdez pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Garciaparra 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
R Martin c 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .300
J Loney 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .317
A Ethier lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .287
C Billingsley p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .103
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252

Totals 36 4 10 3 0 8 9

a-struck out swinging for J Beimel in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Kemp (7, J Sanchez). HR - J Loney 2 (9, 5th inning off J
Sanchez 0 on, 1 Out, 9th inning off B Hennessey 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Loney 2
(44), M Kemp (37). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Garciaparra 1, R
Furcal 1, A Ethier 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Kemp (5, 2nd base by J Sanchez/B Molina).

FIELDING: E - R Furcal (19, throw). DP: 1 (J Beimel-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259
N Schierholtz rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .370
R Durham 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
B Bonds lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .277
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Molina c 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280
E Velez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Ortmeier 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .254
O Vizquel ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .241
J Sanchez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
a-R Winn ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 31 4 8 4 0 5 9

a-singled to left for J Sanchez in the 7th.

BATTING: 3B - N Schierholtz (2, C Billingsley). HR - B Molina (17, 2nd inning
off C Billingsley 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Molina (77), P Feliz (65), O Vizquel
(41), R Winn (50). 2-out RBI - R Winn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Durham 1, B Bonds 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - P Feliz (2, 2nd base off S Proctor/R Martin). CS - D
Ortmeier (1, 2nd base by C Billingsley/R Martin).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Molina-R Durham-D Ortmeier-O Vizquel).


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 100 011 001 -- 4
SAN FRANCISCO - 010 000 30 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 6 5 2 1 0 5 1 3.22
S Proctor 2/3 1 2 0 0 0 0 3.57
J Beimel 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.86

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sanchez 7 8 3 3 0 5 1 5.06
B Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.26
B Hennessey 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.19

C Billingsley pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 94-58; S Proctor 10-7; J Beimel 16-12; J
Sanchez 112-76; B Wilson 12-9; B Hennessey 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Billingsley 9-3; S Proctor 2-1; J Beimel 1-2; J Sanchez 6-9; B Wilson 1-1; B
Hennessey 1-0. Batters faced: C Billingsley 22; S Proctor 4; J Beimel 5; J
Sanchez 28; B Wilson 4; B Hennessey 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 68 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: JONATHAN BROXTON (4-2, 2.25) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, SAN FRANCISCO 4

DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: R DAVIS (.295, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Broxton relieved J Beimel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
SAN FRANCISCO 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R Davis (.295, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DANIEL ORTMEIER (5) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF JONATHAN BROXTON.

FINAL SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5, LA DODGERS 4</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 10 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY, SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH),
JONATHAN BROXTON (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

SFO - JONATHAN SANCHEZ, BRIAN WILSON (8TH), BRAD
HENNESSEY (9TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA, GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ (8TH)

HOME RUNS: LOS - JAMES LONEY (8) OFF JONATHAN SANCHEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
JAMES LONEY (9) OFF BRAD HENNESSEY IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

SFO - BENGIE MOLINA (17) OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
DANIEL ORTMEIER (5) OFF JONATHAN BROXTON IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 10 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY, SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH),
JONATHAN BROXTON (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

SFO - JONATHAN SANCHEZ, BRIAN WILSON (8TH), BRAD
HENNESSEY (9TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA, GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ (8TH)


WP - BRAD HENNESSEY (3-4)
LP - JONATHAN BROXTON (4-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: LOS - JAMES LONEY (8) OFF JONATHAN SANCHEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
JAMES LONEY (9) OFF BRAD HENNESSEY IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

SFO - BENGIE MOLINA (17) OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
DANIEL ORTMEIER (5) OFF JONATHAN BROXTON IN THE 9TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:44 ATT: 40,016

PROBABLES: LOS - DAVID WELLS (6-8, 5.46)
SFO - BARRY ZITO (9-11, 4.46)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (4) VS SAN FRANCISCO (5) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272
J Pierre cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .292
M Kemp rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .342
J Kent 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291
W Valdez pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Garciaparra 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
R Martin c 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .300
J Loney 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .317
A Ethier lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .287
C Billingsley p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .103
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 4 10 3 0 8 9

a-struck out swinging for J Beimel in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Kemp (7, J Sanchez). HR - J Loney 2 (9, 5th inning off J
Sanchez 0 on, 1 Out, 9th inning off B Hennessey 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Loney 2
(44), M Kemp (37). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Garciaparra 1, R
Furcal 1, A Ethier 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Kemp (5, 2nd base by J Sanchez/B Molina).

FIELDING: E - R Furcal (19, throw). DP: 1 (J Beimel-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259
N Schierholtz rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .370
R Durham 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
B Bonds lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .277
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Molina c 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280
E Velez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
D Ortmeier 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .264
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .254
O Vizquel ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .241
J Sanchez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
a-R Winn ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 33 5 9 5 0 6 9

a-singled to left for J Sanchez in the 7th.

BATTING: 3B - N Schierholtz (2, C Billingsley). HR - B Molina (17, 2nd inning
off C Billingsley 0 on, 0 Out), D Ortmeier (5, 9th inning off J Broxton 0 on, 1
Out). RBI - B Molina (77), P Feliz (65), O Vizquel (41), R Winn (50), D
Ortmeier (12). 2-out RBI - R Winn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Durham 1, B Bonds 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - P Feliz (2, 2nd base off S Proctor/R Martin). CS - D
Ortmeier (1, 2nd base by C Billingsley/R Martin).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Molina-R Durham-D Ortmeier-O Vizquel).


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 100 011 001 -- 4
SAN FRANCISCO - 010 000 301 -- 5

One out when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 6 5 2 1 0 5 1 3.22
S Proctor (B, 2) 2/3 1 2 0 0 0 0 3.57
J Beimel 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
J Broxton (L, 4-3) 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.36

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sanchez 7 8 3 3 0 5 1 5.06
B Wilson (H, 7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.26
B Hennessey (W, 3-4; B, 4) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.19

C Billingsley pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 94-58; S Proctor 10-7; J Beimel 16-12; J
Broxton 4-4; J Sanchez 112-76; B Wilson 12-9; B Hennessey 18-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Billingsley 9-3; S Proctor 2-1; J Beimel 1-2; J Broxton 0-0;
J Sanchez 6-9; B Wilson 1-1; B Hennessey 1-0. Batters faced: C Billingsley 22;
S Proctor 4; J Beimel 5; J Broxton 2; J Sanchez 28; B Wilson 4; B Hennessey 4.


UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim Tschida.

T--2:44. Att--40,016.
Weather: 68 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 4
SAN FRANCISCO 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (4) AT SAN FRANCISCO (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal bunt grounded out to first. J Pierre singled to
center. M Kemp singled to center, J Pierre to third. J Kent struck out
swinging. J Pierre scored, M Kemp caught stealing second, catcher to second to
first to shortstop.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Molina homered to center. D Ortmeier flied out to
left. P Feliz grounded out to third. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 5TH: R Martin flied out to right. J Loney homered to right.
A Ethier flied out to center. C Billingsley struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 6TH: R Furcal grounded out to first. J Pierre singled to left
center. M Kemp doubled to deep right center, J Pierre scored. J Kent fouled
out to first, M Kemp to third. N Garciaparra flied out to center. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: B Bonds singled to center. S Proctor relieved
C Billingsley. B Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Bonds safe
at second on throwing error by shortstop R Furcal. E Velez ran for B Molina.
D Ortmeier fouled out to shortstop. P Feliz singled to center, B Bonds scored,
E Velez to third. P Feliz stole second. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop,
E Velez scored. R Winn hit for J Sanchez. J Beimel relieved S Proctor. R Winn
singled to left, P Feliz scored. D Roberts grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs,
3 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

LA DODGERS 9TH: D Roberts in left field. B Hennessey relieved B Wilson.
R Davis in center field. R Martin struck out swinging. J Loney homered to
center. A Ethier grounded out to shortstop. M Sweeney hit for J Beimel.
M Sweeney struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: J Broxton relieved J Beimel. R Davis struck out
swinging. D Ortmeier homered to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 5.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (4) AT SAN FRANCISCO (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, M Kemp RF, J Kent 2B,
N Garciaparra 3B, R Martin C, J Loney 1B, A Ethier LF, C Billingsley RHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, N Schierholtz RF, R Durham 2B,
B Bonds LF, B Molina C, D Ortmeier 1B, P Feliz 3B, O Vizquel SS, J Sanchez LHP.

Umpires -- Jim Joyce (HP), Jeff Nelson (1B), Brian Knight (2B), Tim Tschida (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Overcast, wind out to center at 14 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal bunt grounded out to first. J Pierre singled to
center. M Kemp singled to center, J Pierre to third. J Kent struck out
swinging. J Pierre scored, M Kemp caught stealing second, catcher to second to
first to shortstop.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts singled to left. N Schierholtz grounded out
to pitcher, D Roberts to second. R Durham grounded out to third, D Roberts to
third. B Bonds struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: N Garciaparra fouled out to first. R Martin singled to
right. J Loney grounded out to first, R Martin to second. A Ethier struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Molina homered to center. D Ortmeier flied out to
left. P Feliz grounded out to third. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 3RD: C Billingsley struck out swinging. R Furcal flied out to
right. J Pierre grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: J Sanchez struck out looking. D Roberts flied out to
left. N Schierholtz tripled to deep right. R Durham grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 4TH: M Kemp fouled out to right. J Kent popped out to first.
N Garciaparra grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: B Bonds grounded out to second. B Molina grounded out
to third. D Ortmeier singled to left. D Ortmeier caught stealing second,
catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 5TH: R Martin flied out to right. J Loney homered to right.
A Ethier flied out to center. C Billingsley struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: P Feliz struck out swinging. O Vizquel grounded out to
shortstop. J Sanchez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 6TH: R Furcal grounded out to first. J Pierre singled to left
center. M Kemp doubled to deep right center, J Pierre scored. J Kent fouled
out to first, M Kemp to third. N Garciaparra flied out to center. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: D Roberts struck out swinging. N Schierholtz grounded
out to second. R Durham flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 7TH: R Martin singled to left. J Loney flied out to right.
A Ethier struck out swinging. C Billingsley singled to right, R Martin to
second. R Furcal grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: B Bonds singled to center. S Proctor relieved
C Billingsley. B Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Bonds safe
at second on throwing error by shortstop R Furcal. E Velez ran for B Molina.
D Ortmeier fouled out to shortstop. P Feliz singled to center, B Bonds scored,
E Velez to third. P Feliz stole second. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop,
E Velez scored. R Winn hit for J Sanchez. J Beimel relieved S Proctor. R Winn
singled to left, P Feliz scored. D Roberts grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs,
3 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

LA DODGERS 8TH: B Wilson relieved J Sanchez. G Rodriguez catching. J Pierre
grounded out to first. M Kemp struck out looking. J Kent singled to right.
W Valdez ran for J Kent. N Garciaparra flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: W Valdez at second base. N Schierholtz reached on
infield single to second. R Durham flied out to left. B Bonds lined into
double play, pitcher to first, N Schierholtz out at first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

LA DODGERS 9TH: D Roberts in left field. B Hennessey relieved B Wilson.
R Davis in center field. R Martin struck out swinging. J Loney homered to
center. A Ethier grounded out to shortstop. M Sweeney hit for J Beimel.
M Sweeney struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: J Broxton relieved J Beimel. R Davis struck out
swinging. D Ortmeier homered to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 5.</div>

 

Ortmeier helps Giants end home losing streak vs. Dodgers

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, SAN FRANCISCO 4</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Dan Ortmeier helped the San FranciscoGiants finally beat their archrival the Los Angeles Dodgers athome.


Ortmeier blasted a walk-off home run off Jonathan Broxton in theninth inning to help the Giants overcome a two-homerperformance by rookie James Loney in a 5-4 victory over theDodgers on Friday.


Loney tied the game at 4-4 in the ninth with his second home runof the night off closer Brad Hennessey (3-4), but Ortmeierresponded by hitting a shot to center off Broxton (4-3).

Rookie Nate Schierholtz had two hits for the Giants, who beatthe Dodgers here for the first time since August 18, 2006 - aspan of 11 games.


The loss is critical for the Dodgers (74-67), who still trailthe San Diego Padres (76-65) by 2 1/2 games in the NationalLeague wild card race.


The tightly played contest was highlighted by great pitchinguntil the bullpens took over.


In just his third career start, Jonathan Sanchez dueled withChad Billingsley, allowing three runs and eight hits in seveninnings with five strikeouts.


However, entering the seventh, Sanchez was on the short end of a3-1 score after allowing a go-ahead home run to Loney in thefifth and an RBI double to Matt Kemp in the sixth.

Barry Bonds lead off the seventh with a single off Billingsley,which spelled the end of the night for the righthander.Billingsley was outstanding, allowing just two runs - one earned- and five hits in six-plus innings.


But he watched as Rafael Furcal committed an error that allowedthree runs to score, giving the the Giants a 4-3 lead.

After Bonds' single, Bengie Molina reached on a throwing errorby Furcal. Bonds scored on a single to left by Pedro Feliz andpinch runner Eugenio Velez scored on a groundout by Omar Vizquelto tie the game at 3-3. Randy Winn gave the Giants the leadwith a single to left.

 

Ortmeier helps Giants end home losing streak vs. Dodgers

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, SAN FRANCISCO 4</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Dan Ortmeier helped the San FranciscoGiants finally beat their archrival the Los Angeles Dodgers athome.


Ortmeier blasted a walk-off home run off Jonathan Broxton in theninth inning to help the Giants overcome a two-homerperformance by rookie James Loney in a 5-4 victory over theDodgers on Friday.


Loney tied the game at 4-4 in the ninth with his second home runof the night off closer Brad Hennessey (3-4), but Ortmeierresponded by hitting a shot to center off Broxton (4-3).

Rookie Nate Schierholtz had two hits for the Giants, who beatthe Dodgers here for the first time since August 18, 2006 - aspan of 11 games.


The loss is critical for the Dodgers (74-67), who still trailthe San Diego Padres (76-65) by 2 1/2 games in the NationalLeague wild card race.


The tightly played contest was highlighted by great pitchinguntil the bullpens took over.


In just his third career start, Jonathan Sanchez dueled withChad Billingsley, allowing three runs and eight hits in seveninnings with five strikeouts.


However, entering the seventh, Sanchez was on the short end of a3-1 score after allowing a go-ahead home run to Loney in thefifth and an RBI double to Matt Kemp in the sixth.

Barry Bonds lead off the seventh with a single off Billingsley,which spelled the end of the night for the righthander.Billingsley was outstanding, allowing just two runs - one earned- and five hits in six-plus innings.


But he watched as Rafael Furcal committed an error that allowedthree runs to score, giving the the Giants a 4-3 lead.

After Bonds' single, Bengie Molina reached on a throwing errorby Furcal. Bonds scored on a single to left by Pedro Feliz andpinch runner Eugenio Velez scored on a groundout by Omar Vizquelto tie the game at 3-3. Randy Winn gave the Giants the leadwith a single to left.

 

Ortmeier helps Giants end home losing streak vs. Dodgers

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 5, LA DODGERS 4</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Dan Ortmeier helped the San FranciscoGiants finally beat their archrival the Los Angeles Dodgers athome.


Ortmeier blasted a walk-off home run off Jonathan Broxton in theninth inning to help the Giants overcome a two-homerperformance by rookie James Loney in a 5-4 victory over theDodgers on Friday.


Loney tied the game at 4-4 in the ninth with his second home runof the night off closer Brad Hennessey (3-4), but Ortmeierresponded by hitting a shot to center off Broxton (4-3).

Rookie Nate Schierholtz had two hits for the Giants, who beatthe Dodgers here for the first time since August 18, 2006 - aspan of 11 games.


The loss is critical for the Dodgers (74-67), who still trailthe San Diego Padres (76-65) by 2 1/2 games in the NationalLeague wild card race.


The tightly played contest was highlighted by great pitchinguntil the bullpens took over.


In just his third career start, Jonathan Sanchez dueled withChad Billingsley, allowing three runs and eight hits in seveninnings with five strikeouts.


However, entering the seventh, Sanchez was on the short end of a3-1 score after allowing a go-ahead home run to Loney in thefifth and an RBI double to Matt Kemp in the sixth.

Barry Bonds lead off the seventh with a single off Billingsley,which spelled the end of the night for the righthander.Billingsley was outstanding, allowing just two runs - one earned- and five hits in six-plus innings.


But he watched as Rafael Furcal committed an error that allowedthree runs to score, giving the the Giants a 4-3 lead.

After Bonds' single, Bengie Molina reached on a throwing errorby Furcal. Bonds scored on a single to left by Pedro Feliz andpinch runner Eugenio Velez scored on a groundout by Omar Vizquelto tie the game at 3-3. Randy Winn gave the Giants the leadwith a single to left.

 

Ortmeier helps Giants end home losing streak vs. Dodgers

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 5, LA DODGERS 4</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - Dan Ortmeier helped the San FranciscoGiants finally beat their archrival the Los Angeles Dodgers athome.


Ortmeier blasted the Giants' first walk-off home run of theseason off Jonathan Broxton in the ninth inning to help overcomea two-homer performance by rookie James Loney in a 5-4 victoryover the Dodgers on Friday.


Nate Schierholtz had two hits for the Giants, who beat theDodgers here for the first time since August 18, 2006 - a spanof 11 games.


"I had no idea," Ortmeier said. "I'm glad I didn't becausesometimes you tend to think about that stuff, but it was just agreat team effort tonight and a big win."


Loney tied the game at 4-4 in the ninth by hitting an 0-2fastball from closer Brad Hennessey (3-4), who blew his fourthsave of the season.


"I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit with two strikeson me and he just got the pitch up," said Loney, who recordedhis second career multi-home run game. "We've been playing welllately but it's a tough loss and in the big leagues you'reprobably going to experience a lot of tough losses if you playlong enough."


But Ortmeier answered Loney's blast with one of his own, a soloshot to right-center field off Broxton (4-3), ending theDodgers' longest road winning streak against one team since theytook 13 straight at the old Candlestick Park from August 1,1976 to September 1, 1977.


"A great ballgame, good comeback," San Francisco manager BruceBochy said. "Orti got our first walk-off homer and a great jobby him and a well played game by us. It's hard to believe we'velost 11 straight here and some things are hard to explain butit's good to break that streak because it was hanging over us.We all knew it, myself, the players and it's good to break itand the way we did, coming from behind."


"Its tough to put it into words right now," said Ortmeier, whopumped his right fist as he rounded the bases. "It's just a bigwin, a big rivalry, big series, the first game of the series.It was just a lot of fun and a great night for everyone. I trynot to show a ton of emotion but it was very exciting and a lotof fun."


The loss is critical for the Dodgers (74-67), who still trailthe San Diego Padres (76-65) by 2 1/2 games in the NationalLeague wild card race.


"Without a doubt we're in the position that we're not able togive away games yet we did tonight," Juan Pierre said. "Youjust try to take care of your business but we dug a hole alittle bit, but we've got to stay within striking distancebecause next week we play those guys. These games definitelyare important."


The tightly played contest was highlighted by great pitchinguntil the bullpens took over.


In just his third career start, rookie Jonathan Sanchez dueledwith Chad Billingsley, allowing three runs and eight hits inseven innings with five strikeouts.


However, entering the seventh, Sanchez was on the short end of a3-1 score after allowing a go-ahead home run to Loney in thefifth and an RBI double to Matt Kemp in the sixth.

"It was my first time throwing seven innings in pro ball,"Sanchez said. "I felt so good starting (in the minors) everyfive days and it's a different work out. It's something I wantto do and (next season) I want to come to spring training readyand stay in the rotation."


Barry Bonds lead off the seventh with a single off Billingsley,which spelled the end of the night for the righthander.Billingsley, who was looking for his fourth straight win, wasoutstanding, allowing just two runs - one earned - and five hitsin six-plus innings.


But he watched from the bench as Rafael Furcal committed anerror that allowed three runs to score, giving the the Giants a4-3 lead.


After Bonds' single, Billingsley gave way to reliever ScottProctor and Bengie Molina reached on a throwing error by Furcal.Bonds scored on a single to left by Pedro Feliz and pinchrunner Eugenio Velez scored on a groundout by Omar Vizquel totie the game at 3-3. Randy Winn gave the Giants the lead with asingle to left.


"I wanted to still be in there because my body and arm stillfelt good," Billingsley said. "Proctor came in and got thegrounder but it wasn't handled and that's how it goessometimes."


"It looked like (Furcal) lost his footing there," Dodgersmanager Grady Little said. "It was just a messed up play allthe way around. It came at a key time in the game."