GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (45-33) at LA DODGERS (45-35)

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Blum hit for R Ring.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CRUZ JR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
LA DODGERS 1 TOP, 12TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G Blum (.189, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GEOFF BLUM SCORED JOSE CRUZ JR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G BLUM ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
LA DODGERS 1 TOP, 12TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.282, 2-FOR-4, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 2 3 9 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 1 6 0 (BOT 12)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - ROYCE RING (OUT)
LOS - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.449, 0-FOR-3, BB)
A ETHIER (.277, 1-FOR-4)
T ABREU (.284, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (3) VS LA DODGERS (1) - MID 12TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 .281
M Giles 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 .251
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .275
M Cameron cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .266
J Bard c 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .262
H Bocachica pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
K Greene ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .241
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219
J Cruz Jr lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .264
J Peavy p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-G Blum ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .198

Totals 42 3 9 3 4 10 19

a-grounded to shortstop for H Bell in the 10th; b-doubled to right for R Ring
in the 12th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron 2 (20, B Penny 2); J Bard (12, B Penny); B Giles (10, J
Beimel); J Cruz Jr (11, B Tomko); G Blum (8, B Tomko). S - K Kouzmanoff. RBI -
J Bard (23), J Cruz Jr (20), G Blum (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Giles 1, M Cameron 1, J Cruz Jr 1, K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Bard (1, 2nd base by B Penny/R Martin), H Bocachica (2,
2nd base by J Broxton/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Pierre cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
R Martin c 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296
J Kent 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .265
M Kemp pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .294
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Garciaparra 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .276
J Loney 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .449
A Ethier rf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277
B Penny p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226
a-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Betemit ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192
C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 37 1 6 1 4 10 9

a-struck out swinging for B Penny in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for T
Saito in the 10th.

BATTING: HR - N Garciaparra (2, 5th inning off J Peavy 0 on, 1 Out). S - J
Pierre. RBI - N Garciaparra (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Garciaparra 1, O Saenz 2, J Kent 1, R Martin 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (30, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard), L Gonzalez (5,
2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard), R Martin (15, 2nd base off C Meredith/M Barrett).
CS - R Martin (3, 3rd base by C Meredith/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 010 000 000 002 -- 3
LA DODGERS - 000 010 000 00 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 7 5 1 1 1 6 1 2.09
H Bell 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.49
S Linebrink 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.48
C Meredith 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.69
R Ring 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.42

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 7 5 1 1 2 7 0 2.00
J Beimel 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.41
J Broxton 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.07
T Saito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.34
C Tsao 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.70
B Tomko 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.85

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 107-70; H Bell 24-16; S Linebrink 11-8; C Meredith
12-6; R Ring 9-4; B Penny 101-64; J Beimel 8-7; J Broxton 20-10; T Saito 11-7;
C Tsao 19-10; B Tomko 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 6-9; H Bell 4-0; S
Linebrink 0-1; C Meredith 1-0; R Ring 1-0; B Penny 6-7; J Beimel 0-1; J Broxton
0-2; T Saito 1-2; C Tsao 0-3; B Tomko 2-0. Batters faced: J Peavy 27; H Bell 7;
S Linebrink 3; C Meredith 3; R Ring 2; B Penny 27; J Beimel 3; J Broxton 4; T
Saito 3; C Tsao 4; B Tomko 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: TREVOR HOFFMAN (2-3, 2.10) STARTING THE 12TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3, LA DODGERS 1

DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: J LONEY (.449, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Hoffman relieved R Ring.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 12TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J Loney (.449, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 2 3 9 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 6 0 (FINAL 12)

BATTERIES: SDG - JAKE PEAVY, HEATH BELL (8TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK (10TH), CLA
MEREDITH (11TH), ROYCE RING (11TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (12TH) AND
JOSH BARD, MICHAEL BARRETT (9TH)

LOS - BRAD PENNY, JOE BEIMEL (8TH), JONATHAN BROXTON
(8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (10TH), CHIN-HUI TSAO (11TH), BRETT TOMKO
(12TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

LOS - NOMAR GARCIAPARRA (2) OFF JAKE PEAVY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 2 3 9 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 6 0 (FINAL 12)

BATTERIES: SDG - JAKE PEAVY, HEATH BELL (8TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK (10TH), CLA
MEREDITH (11TH), ROYCE RING (11TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (12TH) AND
JOSH BARD, MICHAEL BARRETT (9TH)

LOS - BRAD PENNY, JOE BEIMEL (8TH), JONATHAN BROXTON
(8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (10TH), CHIN-HUI TSAO (11TH), BRETT TOMKO
(12TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN


WP - ROYCE RING (1-0)
LP - BRETT TOMKO (1-6)
SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (23)

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

LOS - NOMAR GARCIAPARRA (2) OFF JAKE PEAVY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:36 ATT: 53,769

PROBABLES: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (5-1, 2.67)
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (4-0, 4.01)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (3) VS LA DODGERS (1) - FINAL IN 12 INNINGS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 .281
M Giles 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 .251
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .275
M Cameron cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .266
J Bard c 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .262
H Bocachica pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
K Greene ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .241
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219
J Cruz Jr lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .264
J Peavy p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-G Blum ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .198
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 42 3 9 3 4 10 19

a-grounded to shortstop for H Bell in the 10th; b-doubled to right for R Ring
in the 12th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron 2 (20, B Penny 2); J Bard (12, B Penny); B Giles (10, J
Beimel); J Cruz Jr (11, B Tomko); G Blum (8, B Tomko). S - K Kouzmanoff. RBI -
J Bard (23), J Cruz Jr (20), G Blum (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Giles 1, M Cameron 1, J Cruz Jr 1, K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Bard (1, 2nd base by B Penny/R Martin), H Bocachica (2,
2nd base by J Broxton/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Pierre cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
R Martin c 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296
J Kent 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .265
M Kemp pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .294
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Garciaparra 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .276
J Loney 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .440
A Ethier rf-lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276
B Penny p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226
a-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Betemit ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192
C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Abreu 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 40 1 6 1 4 10 9

a-struck out swinging for B Penny in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for T
Saito in the 10th.

BATTING: HR - N Garciaparra (2, 5th inning off J Peavy 0 on, 1 Out). S - J
Pierre. RBI - N Garciaparra (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Garciaparra 1, O Saenz 2, J Kent 1, R Martin 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (30, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard), L Gonzalez (5,
2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard), R Martin (15, 2nd base off C Meredith/M Barrett).
CS - R Martin (3, 3rd base by C Meredith/M Barrett).


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SAN DIEGO - 010 000 000 002 -- 3
LA DODGERS - 000 010 000 000 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 7 5 1 1 1 6 1 2.09
H Bell 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.49
S Linebrink 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.48
C Meredith 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.69
R Ring (W, 1-0) 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.42
T Hoffman (S, 23) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.03

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 7 5 1 1 2 7 0 2.00
J Beimel 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.41
J Broxton 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.07
T Saito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.34
C Tsao 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.70
B Tomko (L, 1-6) 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.85

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 107-70; H Bell 24-16; S Linebrink 11-8; C Meredith
12-6; R Ring 9-4; T Hoffman 11-7; B Penny 101-64; J Beimel 8-7; J Broxton
20-10; T Saito 11-7; C Tsao 19-10; B Tomko 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Peavy 6-9; H Bell 4-0; S Linebrink 0-1; C Meredith 1-0; R Ring 1-0; T Hoffman
0-3; B Penny 6-7; J Beimel 0-1; J Broxton 0-2; T Saito 1-2; C Tsao 0-3; B Tomko
2-0. Batters faced: J Peavy 27; H Bell 7; S Linebrink 3; C Meredith 3; R Ring
2; T Hoffman 3; B Penny 27; J Beimel 3; J Broxton 4; T Saito 3; C Tsao 4; B
Tomko 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

T--3:36. Att--53,769.
Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 3
LA DODGERS 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (3) AT LA DODGERS (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Cameron doubled to left. J Bard hit a ground rule double
to deep right, M Cameron scored. K Greene flied out to center. K Kouzmanoff
grounded out to second, J Bard to third. J Cruz Jr grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 5TH: L Gonzalez flied out to center. N Garciaparra homered to
center. J Loney grounded out to pitcher. A Ethier grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

SAN DIEGO 12TH: M Kemp in right field. B Tomko relieved C Tsao. A Ethier in
left field. T Abreu at second base. K Greene singled to center. K Kouzmanoff
sacrificed to catcher, K Greene to second. J Cruz Jr doubled to left, K Greene
scored. G Blum hit for R Ring. G Blum doubled to right, J Cruz Jr scored.
B Giles struck out looking. M Giles grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, LA DODGERS 1.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (3) AT LA DODGERS (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Giles 2B, A Gonzalez 1B, M Cameron CF,
J Bard C, K Greene SS, K Kouzmanoff 3B, J Cruz Jr LF, J Peavy RHP.

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

Umpires -- Jim Reynolds (HP), Gary Cederstrom (1B), Brian Knight (2B), Tim Welke (3B).

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 7 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles lined out to center. M Giles flied out to center.
A Gonzalez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal popped out to shortstop. J Pierre flied out to
center. R Martin grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Cameron doubled to left. J Bard hit a ground rule double
to deep right, M Cameron scored. K Greene flied out to center. K Kouzmanoff
grounded out to second, J Bard to third. J Cruz Jr grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent struck out swinging. L Gonzalez lined out to left.
N Garciaparra singled to center. J Loney flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: J Peavy flied out to center. B Giles walked. M Giles
grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Giles out at second. A Gonzalez
lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: A Ethier fouled out to left. B Penny struck out swinging.
R Furcal popped out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 0.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: M Cameron doubled to left. J Bard singled to left,
M Cameron to third. K Greene struck out swinging. J Bard caught stealing
second, catcher to second. K Kouzmanoff struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Pierre grounded out to second. R Martin grounded out to
shortstop. J Kent flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
LA DODGERS 0.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: J Cruz Jr flied out to center. J Peavy flied out to center.
B Giles singled to right. M Giles grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, B Giles out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 5TH: L Gonzalez flied out to center. N Garciaparra homered to
center. J Loney grounded out to pitcher. A Ethier grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: A Gonzalez walked. M Cameron struck out swinging. J Bard
struck out looking. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
A Gonzalez out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 6TH: B Penny struck out swinging. R Furcal grounded out to
shortstop. J Pierre reached on bunt single to catcher. J Pierre stole second.
R Martin struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
LA DODGERS 1.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Kouzmanoff grounded out to third. J Cruz Jr struck out
swinging. J Peavy struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Kent struck out swinging. L Gonzalez singled to center.
N Garciaparra popped out to first. L Gonzalez stole second. J Loney walked.
A Ethier reached on infield single to third, L Gonzalez to third, J Loney to
second. O Saenz hit for B Penny. O Saenz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: J Beimel relieved B Penny. B Giles doubled to deep right
center. M Giles flied out to right. A Gonzalez struck out swinging.
J Broxton relieved J Beimel. M Cameron struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 8TH: H Bell relieved J Peavy. R Furcal walked. J Pierre
sacrificed to catcher, R Furcal to second. R Martin grounded out to first,
R Furcal to third. J Kent struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: J Bard walked. H Bocachica ran for J Bard. H Bocachica
caught stealing second, catcher to second. K Greene flied out to left.
K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 9TH: M Barrett catching. L Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop.
N Garciaparra grounded out to second. J Loney struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

SAN DIEGO 10TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. J Cruz Jr flied out to left.
R Branyan hit for H Bell. R Branyan grounded out to shortstop. B Giles popped
out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 10TH: S Linebrink relieved H Bell. A Ethier struck out swinging.
W Betemit hit for T Saito. W Betemit struck out swinging. R Furcal lined out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

SAN DIEGO 11TH: C Tsao relieved T Saito. M Giles flied out to center.
A Gonzalez walked. M Cameron flied out to center. M Barrett flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 11TH: C Meredith relieved S Linebrink. J Pierre grounded out to
third. R Martin singled to right. R Martin stole second. J Kent walked,
R Martin caught stealing third, catcher to third. M Kemp ran for J Kent. R Ring
relieved C Meredith. L Gonzalez walked, M Kemp to second. N Garciaparra grounded
into fielder's choice to third, L Gonzalez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 1, LA DODGERS 1.

SAN DIEGO 12TH: M Kemp in right field. B Tomko relieved C Tsao. A Ethier in
left field. T Abreu at second base. K Greene singled to center. K Kouzmanoff
sacrificed to catcher, K Greene to second. J Cruz Jr doubled to left, K Greene
scored. G Blum hit for R Ring. G Blum doubled to right, J Cruz Jr scored.
B Giles struck out looking. M Giles grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 12TH: T Hoffman relieved R Ring. J Loney flied out to left.
A Ethier lined out to center. T Abreu flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, LA DODGERS 1.</div>

 

Cruz's double breaks up pitchers' duel, sends Padres to win

<h3>SAN DIEGO 3, LA DODGERS 1 (12 INNINGS)</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- In a pitchers' duel that showcased thetwo most likely National League candidates for a startingassignment in the All-Star Game, it took a former Los AngelesDodger to end it.

Jose Cruz Jr. plated the go-ahead run in the 12th inning as theSan Diego Padres downed the Dodgers, 3-1, in 12 innings onSaturday.

Dodgers starter Brad Penny went seven innings, yielding just onerun and five hits with seven strikeouts. Padres ace Jake Peavymatched the effort over seven frames, permitting one run andfive hits with six strikeouts. With their efforts, Penny andPeavy rank 1-2 in the NL in ERA and figure to be the top twochoices for starting honors in the Midsummer Classic.

Cruz, who played for Los Angeles last season, helped snap a 1-1tie in the top of the 12th as he lined a double to left offBrett Tomko (1-6), just inches in front of the glove of leftfielder Andre Ethier, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead. The RBIdouble broke open 4 1/3 innings of scoreless work from theDodgers' bullpen.

Pinch hitter Geoff Blum followed with a run-scoring double ofhis own in the next at-bat, further increasing the advantage to3-1.

Royce Ring (1-0) got the final out of the 11th to get the winbefore turning it over to closer Trevor Hoffman, who pitched ascoreless 12th for his 23rd save in 25 chances. The save washis 60th against Los Angeles, the highest total he has againstany team.

As has become one of the Dodgers' bad habits, they failed totake advantage of a few opportunities they had to end the gameearlier. One of the best opportunities was in the bottom of the11th, as Russell Martin got things going with a one-out single,Los Angeles' first hit since the eighth.

He stole second later in the inning - his 15th - becoming thefirst Dodgers catcher in 102 years to steal at least that manybases in a season - Lew Ritter stole 16 for Brooklyn in 1905.However, Martin was a bit overaggressive as he was thrown out bycatcher Michael Barrett trying to steal on the same pitch thatJeff Kent drew a walk.

Luis Gonzalez followed with a walk of his own, placing runnerson first and second with two out, but Nomar Garciaparra groundedout weakly to third to end yet another scoring threat for theDodgers.

Los Angeles scored their only run in the bottom in the fifthwhen Garciaparra, who had not homered in a major league-high 231at-bats, hit a solo shot to right-center off Peavy, who had notsurrendered a homer in 84 1/3 innings prior to Garciaparra'shome run.

 

Cruz's double breaks up pitchers' duel, sends Padres to win

<h3>SAN DIEGO 3, LA DODGERS 1 (12 INNINGS)</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- In a pitchers' duel that showcased thetwo most likely National League candidates for a startingassignment in the All-Star Game, it took a former Los AngelesDodger to end it.

Jose Cruz Jr. plated the go-ahead run in the 12th inning as theSan Diego Padres downed the Dodgers, 3-1, in 12 innings onSaturday.

Dodgers starter Brad Penny went seven innings, yielding just onerun and five hits with seven strikeouts. Padres ace Jake Peavymatched the effort over seven frames, permitting one run andfive hits with six strikeouts. With their efforts, Penny andPeavy rank 1-2 in the NL in ERA and figure to be the top twochoices for starting honors in the Midsummer Classic.

"Peavy had good stuff and good command," Padres manager BudBlack said. "Both pitchers dialed it up a notch and tonightshowed why they are the best pitchers in the National League."

Cruz, who played for Los Angeles last season, helped snap a 1-1tie in the top of the 12th as he lined a double to left offBrett Tomko (1-6), just inches in front of the glove of leftfielder Andre Ethier, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead. The RBIdouble broke open 4 1/3 innings of scoreless work from theDodgers' bullpen.

"Our bullpen pitched some good baseball tonight," Dodgersmanager Grady Little said. "(It's) just too bad we couldn'tkeep it going because this would have been a good win for ourclub."

Pinch hitter Geoff Blum followed with a run-scoring double ofhis own in the next at-bat, further increasing the advantage to3-1.

Royce Ring (1-0) got the final out of the 11th to get the winbefore turning it over to closer Trevor Hoffman, who pitched ascoreless 12th for his 23rd save in 25 chances. The save washis 60th against Los Angeles, the highest total he has againstany team.

"The (bullpen) has been doing it all year for us and it's theconsistency that speaks for itself," Black said.

As has become one of the Dodgers' bad habits, they failed totake advantage of a few opportunities they had to end the gameearlier. One of the best opportunities was in the bottom of the11th, as Russell Martin got things going with a one-out single,Los Angeles' first hit since the eighth.

He stole second later in the inning - his 15th - becoming thefirst Dodgers catcher in 102 years to steal at least that manybases in a season - Lew Ritter stole 16 for Brooklyn in 1905.However, Martin was a bit overaggressive as he was thrown out bycatcher Michael Barrett trying to steal on the same pitch thatJeff Kent drew a walk.

"(I) just wanted to make things happen on the bases and putpressure on their defense," Martin said.

"We know that Russell can run and we knew that Barrett has beenhaving trouble throwing out runners this year but it just didn'twork out for us," Little said.

Luis Gonzalez followed with a walk of his own, placing runnerson first and second with two out, but Nomar Garciaparra groundedout weakly to third to end yet another scoring threat for theDodgers.

"We had our chances to put runs on the board tonight but justcouldn't come up with that big hit," Martin said.

Los Angeles scored their only run in the bottom in the fifthwhen Garciaparra, who had not homered in a major league-high 231at-bats, hit a solo shot to right-center off Peavy, who had notsurrendered a homer in 84 1/3 innings prior to Garciaparra'shome run.

"Nomar hit a pitch down and away and I didn't want to walk him,I wanted him to earn it," Peavy said. "Good hitters are goingto get you sometimes and he got me tonight. I knew after thatrun, I couldn't give up anymore."