GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (75-67) at SAN FRANCISCO (64-78)

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Davis in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J Loney (.312, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Durham at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J Loney (.312, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 4 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - BRAD PENNY, SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH), JOE BEIMEL (8TH), JONATHAN
BROXTON (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

SFO - MATT CAIN, TYLER WALKER (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY
(9TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA

HOME RUNS: LOS - JEFF KENT (18) OFF MATT CAIN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
JEFF KENT (19) OFF MATT CAIN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

SFO - RAY DURHAM (11) OFF JONATHAN BROXTON IN THE 8TH, 2 ON</div>

 

Durham homers in eighth to lead Giants to victory

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, LA DODGERS 2</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Ray Durham hit a three-run home runin the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday, lifting the SanFrancisco Giants to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers inthe series finale.


With the Dodgers ahead 2-1 in the eighth, starter Brad Pennysurrendered a lead off double to Kevin Frandsen. After ScottProctor relieved Penny, Frandsen advanced to third on a wildpitch before Randy Winn struck out for the first out of theinning.


Barry Bonds was intentionally walked by lefthander Joe Beimel(4-2) with lefthanded hitting Ryan Klesko on deck. However, SanFrancisco manager Bruce Bochy elected to pinch hitswitch-hitting Durham, summoning righthander Jonathan Broxtonfrom the bullpen.


Durham blasted an 0-2, off-speed pitch over the wall in rightfield for his 11th home run of the season, giving the Giants a4-2 lead.


Tyler Walker (1-0) relieved starter Matt Cain in the eighthinning, allowing one hit in the frame to earn the win. BradHennessey pitched the ninth for his 19th save of the season.

Penny allowed two runs and eight hits over seven-plus innings.<div class="pre">The righthander struck out one and walked one as the Dodgers</div>bullpen failed to hold the victory.


The Dodgers ace allowed his only run in the first inning whenWinn grounded into a fielder's choice, plating Dave Roberts, wholed off the inning with a double and advanced to third onFrandsen's sacrifice bunt.


The Giants scored only one run while starter Matt Cain was inthe game. Cain, who suffers the fourth lowest run support inthe National League, was outstanding over seven innings,allowing only one run and seven hits. The righthander struckout four and walked one.


Kent tied the game at 1-1 in the second when he led off theinning with his 18th home run of the season, reversing an 0-1fastball from Cain.


The score remained tied until the seventh, when Kent opened theframe with his second solo home run of the game, blasting a 2-2slider over the fence in center field to give the Dodgers a 2-1lead.


Los Angeles loaded the bases in the inning, but rookie TonyAbreu couldn't capitalize as he grounded to first to end thethreat. The missed opportunity proved costly for the Dodgers(75-68), who are now five games back of the Arizona Diamondbacks(80-63) in the National League West Division.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS SAN FRANCISCO (4) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Abreu ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
J Pierre cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Kemp rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
J Kent 2b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .294
R Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
J Loney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311
R Martin c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299
A Ethier lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .277
B Penny p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 2 8 2 1 5 8

BATTING: 3B - R Martin (3, M Cain). HR - J Kent 2 (19, 2nd inning off M Cain 0
on, 0 Out, 7th inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Kent 2 (76). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Penny 1, T Abreu 2. GIDP - J Kent. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Martin (8, 2nd base by M Cain/B Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Abreu-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
K Frandsen 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243
E Velez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Winn rf-cf-lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .296
B Bonds lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .277
R Davis pr-cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Klesko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263
b-R Durham ph-2b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .218
B Molina c 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .284
P Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252
O Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
M Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077
a-N Schierholtz ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356

Totals 31 4 9 4 2 3 11

a-grounded to shortstop for M Cain in the 7th; b-homered to right for R Klesko
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Roberts (15, B Penny); B Molina (19, B Penny); K Frandsen (8, B
Penny). HR - R Durham (11, 8th inning off J Broxton 2 on, 1 Out). S - K
Frandsen. RBI - R Winn (51), R Durham 3 (64). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Klesko 1, M Cain 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Feliz-K Frandsen-R Klesko).


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LA DODGERS - 010 000 100 -- 2
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 000 03x -- 4
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 7 8 2 2 1 1 0 2.81
S Proctor (H, 3) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52
J Beimel (L, 4-2; H, 15) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.01
J Broxton (B, 5) 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.43

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 7 6 2 2 1 4 2 3.78
T Walker (W, 1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B Hennessey (S, 19) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.13

B Penny pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
J Beimel pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - S Proctor. IBB - N Garciaparra (by M Cain), B Bonds (by J Beimel). HBP -
B Penny (by M Cain). Pitches-strikes: B Penny 82-53; S Proctor 6-3; J Beimel
4-0; J Broxton 11-10; M Cain 109-75; T Walker 9-6; B Hennessey 11-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Penny 12-8; S Proctor 0-0; J Beimel 0-0; J Broxton 0-1; M
Cain 9-7; T Walker 2-1; B Hennessey 0-2. Batters faced: B Penny 29; S Proctor
1; J Beimel 1; J Broxton 3; M Cain 28; T Walker 3; B Hennessey 4.

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

T--2:19. Att--40,650.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 2
SAN FRANCISCO 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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LA DODGERS (2) AT SAN FRANCISCO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts doubled to left. K Frandsen sacrificed to
pitcher, D Roberts to third. R Winn grounded out to second, D Roberts scored.
B Bonds walked. R Klesko grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent homered to left center. J Loney popped out to
shortstop. R Martin flied out to right. A Ethier singled to right.
N Garciaparra singled to center, A Ethier to second. B Penny grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Kent homered to center. J Loney struck out swinging.
R Martin tripled to deep right center. A Ethier struck out swinging.
N Garciaparra intentionally walked. B Penny hit by pitch, N Garciaparra to
second. T Abreu grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: R Martinez at second base. K Frandsen hit a ground rule
double to left. S Proctor relieved B Penny. K Frandsen to third on wild pitch
by S Proctor. R Winn struck out swinging. J Beimel relieved S Proctor. E Velez
ran for K Frandsen. B Bonds intentionally walked. R Davis ran for B Bonds.
R Durham hit for R Klesko. J Broxton relieved J Beimel. R Durham homered to
right, E Velez and R Davis scored. B Molina struck out looking. P Feliz lined
out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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LA DODGERS (2) AT SAN FRANCISCO (4) - EVENT LOG
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La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- T Abreu SS, J Pierre CF, M Kemp RF, J Kent 2B,
J Loney 1B, R Martin C, A Ethier LF, N Garciaparra 3B, B Penny RHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, K Frandsen 2B, R Winn RF,
B Bonds LF, R Klesko 1B, B Molina C, P Feliz 3B, O Vizquel SS, M Cain RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to center at 9 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: T Abreu grounded out to second. J Pierre grounded out to
shortstop. M Kemp grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts doubled to left. K Frandsen sacrificed to
pitcher, D Roberts to third. R Winn grounded out to second, D Roberts scored.
B Bonds walked. R Klesko grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent homered to left center. J Loney popped out to
shortstop. R Martin flied out to right. A Ethier singled to right.
N Garciaparra singled to center, A Ethier to second. B Penny grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Molina singled to left center. P Feliz popped out to
shortstop. O Vizquel grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Molina out
at second. M Cain popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 3RD: T Abreu grounded out to shortstop. J Pierre lined out to
first. M Kemp flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: D Roberts singled to left. K Frandsen grounded into
double play, shortstop to first, D Roberts out at second. R Winn singled to
center. B Bonds singled to center, R Winn to third. R Klesko flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Kent grounded out to third. J Loney lined out to third.
R Martin reached on infield single to second. R Martin caught stealing second,
catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: B Molina doubled to left. P Feliz struck out looking.
O Vizquel grounded out to first, B Molina to third. M Cain grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 5TH: A Ethier grounded out to first. N Garciaparra struck out
swinging. B Penny struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: D Roberts flied out to right. K Frandsen grounded out
to second. R Winn grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 6TH: T Abreu flied out to right. J Pierre grounded out to
second. M Kemp flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: B Bonds grounded out to shortstop. R Klesko lined out
to right. B Molina singled to right center. P Feliz flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Kent homered to center. J Loney struck out swinging.
R Martin tripled to deep right center. A Ethier struck out swinging.
N Garciaparra intentionally walked. B Penny hit by pitch, N Garciaparra to
second. T Abreu grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: O Vizquel flied out to center. N Schierholtz hit for
M Cain. N Schierholtz grounded out to shortstop. D Roberts lined out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

LA DODGERS 8TH: T Walker relieved M Cain. R Winn in center field.
N Schierholtz in right field. J Pierre flied out to center. M Kemp singled to
left. J Kent grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Kemp out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: R Martinez at second base. K Frandsen hit a ground rule
double to left. S Proctor relieved B Penny. K Frandsen to third on wild pitch
by S Proctor. R Winn struck out swinging. J Beimel relieved S Proctor. E Velez
ran for K Frandsen. B Bonds intentionally walked. R Davis ran for B Bonds.
R Durham hit for R Klesko. J Broxton relieved J Beimel. R Durham homered to
right, E Velez and R Davis scored. B Molina struck out looking. P Feliz lined
out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

LA DODGERS 9TH: R Aurilia at first base. B Hennessey relieved T Walker.
R Winn in left field. R Davis in center field. R Durham at second base. J Loney
flied out to center. R Martin flied out to left. A Ethier singled to left.
N Garciaparra struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 4.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS SAN FRANCISCO (4) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Abreu ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
J Pierre cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Kemp rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
J Kent 2b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .294
R Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
J Loney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311
R Martin c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299
A Ethier lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .277
B Penny p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 2 8 2 1 5 8

BATTING: 3B - R Martin (3, M Cain). HR - J Kent 2 (19, 2nd inning off M Cain 0
on, 0 Out, 7th inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Kent 2 (76). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Penny 1, T Abreu 2. GIDP - J Kent. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Martin (8, 2nd base by M Cain/B Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Abreu-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
K Frandsen 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243
E Velez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Winn rf-cf-lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .296
B Bonds lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .277
R Davis pr-cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Klesko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263
b-R Durham ph-2b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .218
B Molina c 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .284
P Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252
O Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
M Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077
a-N Schierholtz ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356

Totals 31 4 9 4 2 3 11

a-grounded to shortstop for M Cain in the 7th; b-homered to right for R Klesko
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Roberts (15, B Penny); B Molina (19, B Penny); K Frandsen (8, B
Penny). HR - R Durham (11, 8th inning off J Broxton 2 on, 1 Out). S - K
Frandsen. RBI - R Winn (51), R Durham 3 (64). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Klesko 1, M Cain 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Feliz-K Frandsen-R Klesko).


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LA DODGERS - 010 000 100 -- 2
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 000 03x -- 4
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 7 8 2 2 1 1 0 2.81
S Proctor (H, 3) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52
J Beimel (L, 4-2; H, 15) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.01
J Broxton (B, 5) 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.43

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 7 6 2 2 1 4 2 3.78
T Walker (W, 1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B Hennessey (S, 19) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.13

B Penny pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
J Beimel pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - S Proctor. IBB - N Garciaparra (by M Cain), B Bonds (by J Beimel). HBP -
B Penny (by M Cain). Pitches-strikes: B Penny 82-53; S Proctor 6-3; J Beimel
4-0; J Broxton 11-10; M Cain 109-75; T Walker 9-6; B Hennessey 11-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Penny 12-8; S Proctor 0-0; J Beimel 0-0; J Broxton 0-1; M
Cain 9-7; T Walker 2-1; B Hennessey 0-2. Batters faced: B Penny 29; S Proctor
1; J Beimel 1; J Broxton 3; M Cain 28; T Walker 3; B Hennessey 4.

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

T--2:19. Att--40,650.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

Durham homers in eighth to lead Giants to victory

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, LA DODGERS 2</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Ray Durham hit a three-run home runin the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday, lifting the SanFrancisco Giants to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers inthe series finale.


With the Dodgers ahead 2-1 in the eighth, starter Brad Pennysurrendered a leadoff double to Kevin Frandsen. After ScottProctor relieved Penny, Frandsen advanced to third on a wildpitch before Randy Winn struck out for the first out of theinning.


Barry Bonds was intentionally walked by lefthander Joe Beimel(4-2) with lefthanded hitting Ryan Klesko on deck. However, SanFrancisco manager Bruce Bochy elected to pinch hitswitch-hitting Durham, summoning righthander Jonathan Broxtonfrom the bullpen.


Durham blasted an 0-2, off-speed pitch over the wall in rightfield for his 11th home run of the season, giving the Giants a4-2 lead.


"It's been a tough year," said Durham. "It's funny, I told(Rich Aurilia) I've just found my swing with three weeks to goin the season. So it's kind of fitting that I hit a home runtoday.


Broxton, who went a span of 94 games from July of 2006 to Augustof this season without allowing a homer, has now been tattooedfor game winning home runs in two of the Dodgers last threegames.


"It was the right pitch, but I just didn't execute like I shouldhave," Broxton said. "I wasn't tired, I just made a mistakeand it cost me."


Durham, who entered today's contest batting .216 with 10 homeruns and 61 RBI, said he has not gotten down on himself despitehis anemic season.


"Looking at film of last year and two years ago, it's the sameswing," Durham said. "I can't really explain it, it's just beenone of those years. I still have my head up and I'm fightingto make my stats respectable."


Tyler Walker (1-0) relieved starter Matt Cain in the eighthinning, allowing one hit in the frame to earn the win. BradHennessey pitched the ninth for his 19th save of the season.

Penny allowed two runs and eight hits over seven-plus innings.<div class="pre">The righthander struck out one and walked one as the Dodgers</div>bullpen failed to hold the victory.


The Dodgers ace allowed his only run in the first inning whenWinn grounded into a fielder's choice, plating Dave Roberts, wholed off the inning with a double and advanced to third onFrandsen's sacrifice bunt.


The Giants scored only one run while starter Matt Cain was inthe game. Cain, who suffers the fourth lowest run support inthe National League, was outstanding over seven innings,allowing only one run and seven hits. The righthander struckout four and walked one.


Kent tied the game at 1-1 in the second when he led off theinning with his 18th home run of the season, reversing an 0-1fastball from Cain.


The score remained tied until the seventh, when Kent opened theframe with his second solo home run of the game, blasting a 2-2slider over the fence in center field to give the Dodgers a 2-1lead.


Los Angeles loaded the bases in the inning, but rookie TonyAbreu couldn't capitalize as he grounded to first to end thethreat. The missed opportunity proved costly for the Dodgers(75-68), who are now 5 1/2 games back of the ArizonaDiamondbacks (81-63) in the National League West Division.

"It's going to be important to play consistent baseball withoutgetting amped up," Kent said. "The up-coming week is going tobe so important. We have to understand we have to make upground and time is getting shorter."