GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (34-24) at SAN DIEGO (34-23)

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO

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LA DODGERS (2) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to left center. H Bocachica doubled to
right, K Kouzmanoff to third. G Blum doubled to deep left, K Kouzmanoff and
H Bocachica scored. G Maddux sacrificed to pitcher, G Blum to third. M Giles
grounded out to third. J Cruz Jr struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: A Gonzalez singled to right. J Bard walked, A Gonzalez to
second. M Cameron struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff popped out to shortstop.
H Bocachica doubled to deep left, A Gonzalez scored, J Bard to third. G Blum
singled to center, J Bard and H Bocachica scored. G Maddux struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 5TH: J Kent reached on infield single to third. L Gonzalez
singled to center, J Kent to third. R Martin hit sacrifice fly to right,
J Kent scored. A Ethier lined out to third. T Abreu doubled to deep left,
T Abreu tagged out at third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 7TH: N Garciaparra popped out to pitcher. J Kent homered to
center. L Gonzalez walked. H Bell relieved G Maddux. R Martin grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, L Gonzalez out at second.(1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO

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

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

Umpires -- Jeff Kellogg (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Eric Cooper (2B),
Mike Reilly (3B).

Gametime Weather: 63 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 13 mph.


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

SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Giles walked. J Cruz Jr walked, M Giles to second.
A Gonzalez struck out swinging. J Bard lined out to left. M Cameron fouled out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent singled to left. L Gonzalez flied out to center.
R Martin grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, J Kent out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to left center. H Bocachica doubled to
right, K Kouzmanoff to third. G Blum doubled to deep left, K Kouzmanoff and
H Bocachica scored. G Maddux sacrificed to pitcher, G Blum to third. M Giles
grounded out to third. J Cruz Jr struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

LA DODGERS 3RD: A Ethier flied out to center. T Abreu grounded out to
second. R Wolf flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: A Gonzalez singled to right. J Bard walked, A Gonzalez to
second. M Cameron struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff popped out to shortstop.
H Bocachica doubled to deep left, A Gonzalez scored, J Bard to third. G Blum
singled to center, J Bard and H Bocachica scored. G Maddux struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Pierre grounded out to second. R Furcal grounded out to
first. N Garciaparra grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: M Giles grounded out to shortstop. J Cruz Jr fouled out to
third. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 5TH: J Kent reached on infield single to third. L Gonzalez
singled to center, J Kent to third. R Martin hit sacrifice fly to right,
J Kent scored. A Ethier lined out to third. T Abreu doubled to deep left,
T Abreu tagged out at third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: J Bard grounded out to third. M Cameron singled to left.
K Kouzmanoff singled to left, M Cameron to second. M Cameron caught stealing
third, catcher to third. H Bocachica struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 6TH: B Clark hit for R Wolf. B Clark flied out to right.
J Pierre grounded out to first. R Furcal grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: B Tomko relieved R Wolf. G Blum struck out looking.
G Maddux struck out swinging. M Giles grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 7TH: N Garciaparra popped out to pitcher. J Kent homered to
center. L Gonzalez walked. H Bell relieved G Maddux. R Martin grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, L Gonzalez out at second.(1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: J Cruz Jr reached on bunt single to third. A Gonzalez
struck out swinging. J Bard flied out to left. M Cameron struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 8TH: S Linebrink relieved H Bell. A Ethier flied out to left.
T Abreu walked. W Betemit hit for B Tomko. W Betemit struck out looking.
J Pierre safe at first on throwing error by third baseman K Kouzmanoff, T Abreu
to third. R Furcal flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 2,
SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: M Hendrickson relieved B Tomko. K Kouzmanoff struck out
swinging. H Bocachica grounded out to shortstop. G Blum walked. R Branyan
hit for S Linebrink. R Branyan walked, G Blum to second. M Giles grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved S Linebrink. N Garciaparra doubled to
deep left center. J Kent grounded out to shortstop. L Gonzalez grounded out
to second, N Garciaparra to third. R Martin struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO

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LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
N Garciaparra 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Kent 2b 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .265
L Gonzalez lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .284
R Martin c 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .310
A Ethier rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
T Abreu 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .341
R Wolf p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087
a-B Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Betemit ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .187
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 2 7 2 2 2 10

a-flied out to right for R Wolf in the 6th; b-struck out looking for B Tomko
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - T Abreu (7, G Maddux); N Garciaparra (11, T Hoffman). HR - J Kent
(9, 7th inning off G Maddux 0 on, 1 Out). SF - R Martin. RBI - R Martin (40), J
Kent (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Furcal 1, R Martin 1.
GIDP - R Martin 2. Team LOB - 4.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273
J Cruz Jr lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .273
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .296
J Bard c 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .252
M Cameron cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .236
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .212
H Bocachica rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .200
G Blum ss 3 0 2 4 1 1 0 .203
G Maddux p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .050
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 5 9 5 5 11 20

a-walked for S Linebrink in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - H Bocachica 2 (2, R Wolf 2); G Blum (7, R Wolf). S - G Maddux.
RBI - G Blum 4 (8), H Bocachica (2). 2-out RBI - H Bocachica, G Blum 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1, M Cameron 1, J Cruz Jr 1. Team LOB
- 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Cameron (3, 3rd base by R Wolf/R Martin).

FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (7, throw). Outfield assists - J Cruz Jr (T Abreu
at 3rd base). DP: 2 (G Maddux-M Giles-A Gonzalez, G Blum-M Giles-A Gonzalez).



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LA DODGERS - 000 010 100 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 023 000 00x -- 5
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf (L, 7-4) 5 8 5 5 3 6 0 4.03
B Tomko 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 5.47
M Hendrickson 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.09

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux (W, 5-3) 6 1/3 5 2 2 1 0 1 3.82
H Bell (H, 8) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.06
S Linebrink (H, 11) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.95
T Hoffman (S, 18) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.35

Pitches-strikes: R Wolf 96-60; B Tomko 26-19; M Hendrickson 18-8; G Maddux
71-49; H Bell 2-2; S Linebrink 15-8; T Hoffman 10-9. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Wolf 4-4; B Tomko 1-1; M Hendrickson 2-0; G Maddux 10-8; H Bell 2-0; S
Linebrink 0-2; T Hoffman 2-0. Batters faced: R Wolf 25; B Tomko 7; M
Hendrickson 5; G Maddux 23; H Bell 1; S Linebrink 5; T Hoffman 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

T--2:14. Att--31,541.
Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

Hoffman picks up landmark save as Padres down Dodgers

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, LA DODGERS 2</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Trevor Hoffman already has the all-timesaves record. Perhaps it is fitting he reached anothermilestone against the team he has closed out the most.

Hoffman notched his 500th career save as the San Diego Padresposted a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.

The Padres closer, who has recorded 58 saves against the Dodgersover his 15-year career - the most he has recorded against anyteam - worked around a double by Nomar Garciaparra in the ninthto reach a milestone that places him 22 saves ahead of Lee Smithon the all-time saves list and 81 saves ahead of Mariano Riveraon the active saves list.

San Diego mobbed Hoffman at the mound following his strikeout ofRussell Martin to end the contest. His teammates carried himoff the field, as he tipped his cap a number of times toacknowledge the crowd as he nailed down his 18th save in 20chances.

The 39-year-old has blown just 58 saves over his 15-year career,an 89.6 percent conversion rate.

Geoff Blum hit a two-run double in the second off Los Angelesstarter Randy Wolf (7-4) to give the Padres an early 2-0advantage. He struck again in his next at-bat in the third witha two-run single to center to plate two more runs and put SanDiego ahead 5-0.

The run support was more than enough for Greg Maddux (5-3)pitched 6 1/3 strong innings against the team he pitched forlast season, yielding two runs and five hits with a walk. The40-year-old righthander won his fifth straight start at PETCOPark.

Heath Bell and Scott Linebrink combined to allowed a walk in 12/3 innings before handing the ball off to Hoffman in the ninthfor his historic save.

Jeff Kent homered and scored both runs for the Dodgers, who havelost two straight after a stretch where they had won nine of 12contests.

 

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SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to left center. H Bocachica doubled to
right, K Kouzmanoff to third. G Blum doubled to deep left, K Kouzmanoff and
H Bocachica scored. G Maddux sacrificed to pitcher, G Blum to third. M Giles
grounded out to third. J Cruz Jr struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: A Gonzalez singled to right. J Bard walked, A Gonzalez to
second. M Cameron struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff popped out to shortstop.
H Bocachica doubled to deep left, A Gonzalez scored, J Bard to third. G Blum
singled to center, J Bard and H Bocachica scored. G Maddux struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 5TH: J Kent reached on infield single to third. L Gonzalez
singled to center, J Kent to third. R Martin hit sacrifice fly to right,
J Kent scored. A Ethier lined out to third. T Abreu doubled to deep left,
L Gonzalez to third, T Abreu out stretching at third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 7TH: N Garciaparra popped out to pitcher. J Kent homered to
center. L Gonzalez walked. H Bell relieved G Maddux. R Martin grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, L Gonzalez out at second.(1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.</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 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
SAN DIEGO 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - RANDY WOLF, BRETT TOMKO (6TH), MARK HENDRICKSON (8TH) AND
RUSSELL MARTIN

SDG - GREG MADDUX, HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK
(8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD


WP - GREG MADDUX (5-3)
LP - RANDY WOLF (7-4)
SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (18)

HOME RUNS: LOS - JEFF KENT (9) OFF GREG MADDUX IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

SDG - NONE


TIME: 2:14 ATT: 31,541

PROBABLES: LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO (0-1, 7.71)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (7-1, 1.68)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO

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LA DODGERS (2) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - EVENT LOG
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La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- J Pierre CF, R Furcal SS, N Garciaparra 1B,
J Kent 2B, L Gonzalez LF, R Martin C, A Ethier RF, T Abreu 3B, R Wolf LHP.

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

Umpires -- Jeff Kellogg (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Eric Cooper (2B),
Mike Reilly (3B).

Gametime Weather: 63 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 13 mph.


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

SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Giles walked. J Cruz Jr walked, M Giles to second.
A Gonzalez struck out swinging. J Bard lined out to left. M Cameron fouled out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent singled to left. L Gonzalez flied out to center.
R Martin grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, J Kent out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to left center. H Bocachica doubled to
right, K Kouzmanoff to third. G Blum doubled to deep left, K Kouzmanoff and
H Bocachica scored. G Maddux sacrificed to pitcher, G Blum to third. M Giles
grounded out to third. J Cruz Jr struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

LA DODGERS 3RD: A Ethier flied out to center. T Abreu grounded out to
second. R Wolf flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: A Gonzalez singled to right. J Bard walked, A Gonzalez to
second. M Cameron struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff popped out to shortstop.
H Bocachica doubled to deep left, A Gonzalez scored, J Bard to third. G Blum
singled to center, J Bard and H Bocachica scored. G Maddux struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Pierre grounded out to second. R Furcal grounded out to
first. N Garciaparra grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: M Giles grounded out to shortstop. J Cruz Jr fouled out to
third. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 5TH: J Kent reached on infield single to third. L Gonzalez
singled to center, J Kent to third. R Martin hit sacrifice fly to right,
J Kent scored. A Ethier lined out to third. T Abreu doubled to deep left,
L Gonzalez to third, T Abreu out stretching at third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: J Bard grounded out to third. M Cameron singled to left.
K Kouzmanoff singled to left, M Cameron to second. M Cameron caught stealing
third, catcher to third. H Bocachica struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 6TH: B Clark hit for R Wolf. B Clark flied out to right.
J Pierre grounded out to first. R Furcal grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: B Tomko relieved R Wolf. G Blum struck out looking.
G Maddux struck out swinging. M Giles grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 7TH: N Garciaparra popped out to pitcher. J Kent homered to
center. L Gonzalez walked. H Bell relieved G Maddux. R Martin grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, L Gonzalez out at second.(1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: J Cruz Jr reached on bunt single to third. A Gonzalez
struck out swinging. J Bard flied out to left. M Cameron struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 8TH: S Linebrink relieved H Bell. A Ethier flied out to left.
T Abreu walked. W Betemit hit for B Tomko. W Betemit struck out looking.
J Pierre reached on infield single to third, T Abreu to second, T Abreu to third
on throwing error by third baseman K Kouzmanoff. R Furcal flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: M Hendrickson relieved B Tomko. K Kouzmanoff struck out
swinging. H Bocachica grounded out to shortstop. G Blum walked. R Branyan
hit for S Linebrink. R Branyan walked, G Blum to second. M Giles grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.

LA DODGERS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved S Linebrink. N Garciaparra doubled to
deep left center. J Kent grounded out to shortstop. L Gonzalez grounded out
to second, N Garciaparra to third. R Martin struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

Hoffman picks up landmark save as Padres down Dodgers

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, LA DODGERS 2</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Trevor Hoffman already has the all-timesaves record. Perhaps it is fitting he reached anothermilestone against the team he has closed out the most.

Hoffman notched his 500th career save as the San Diego Padresposted a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.

The Padres closer, who has recorded 58 saves against the Dodgersover his 15-year career - the most he has recorded against anyteam - worked around a double by Nomar Garciaparra in the ninthto reach a milestone that places him 22 saves ahead of Lee Smithon the all-time saves list and 81 saves ahead of Mariano Riveraon the active saves list.

"I think it was apropos," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Whenwe were looking at the lineup after the game, it just lookedright to have Maddux as the starting pitcher and Trevor gettingthe save. I think with the number of saves that he's gotten,he's set a standard that nobody has done before."

San Diego mobbed Hoffman at the mound following his strikeout ofRussell Martin to end the contest. His teammates carried himoff the field, as he tipped his cap a number of times toacknowledge the crowd as he nailed down his 18th save in 20chances.

"It's special to have it done at home, Hoffman said. "It'sspecial in that it has kind of allowed us to reflect on the roleagain, and realize the numbers that other closers have put upand where they stand, and to not minimize that. I'm privilegedto be part of a select group."

The 39-year-old has blown just 58 saves over his 15-year career,an 89.6 percent conversion rate.

Geoff Blum hit a two-run double in the second off Los Angelesstarter Randy Wolf (7-4) to give the Padres an early 2-0advantage. He struck again in his next at-bat in the third witha two-run single to center to plate two more runs and put SanDiego ahead 5-0.

"It was a good night. We scored runs, we got some key hits, andthat's what it's all about. I just happened to sit back on acurve that stayed up a little bit in the zone," Blum said. "Withhard work, dedication, and a little bit of luck, things workedout."

The run support was more than enough for Greg Maddux (5-3)pitched 6 1/3 strong innings against the team he pitched forlast season, yielding two runs and five hits with a walk. The40-year-old righthander won his fifth straight start at PETCOPark.

"They started with one Hall of Famer and they finished it offwith another," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. That is theway the game is supposed to be played. They outpitched us andouthit us.

"We hit some balls pretty good off of (Maddux) but it was notenough. Teams have been trying to figure him out for twentyyears and I suspect they will keep trying until he retires."

Heath Bell and Scott Linebrink combined to allowed a walk in 12/3 innings before handing the ball off to Hoffman in the ninthfor his historic save.

Wolf surrendered five runs and eight hits with three walks andsix strikeouts in the loss, bringing to an end a stretch thatsaw him win four straight decisions.

"It was really a bad night," Wolf said. "It was pretty obviousI was behind guys all night and when I had to make a pitch, it(caught) too much of the plate. That's two recipes fordisaster."

Jeff Kent homered and scored both runs for the Dodgers, who havelost two straight after a stretch where they had won nine of 12contests.