Philadelphia (64-55) at LA Dodgers (60-59)

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Manuel recalls Manny's early days

Ken Mandel / MLB.com
The billboards posted around Dodger Stadium display it clearly: "The Los Angeles Dodgers welcome Manny being Manny." Said Phils skipper Charlie Manuel, "He's ideal for here. He's a lot of fun, but you've got to really know him."
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Phillies probable pitcher

Joe Blanton

  • #56 RHP
  • (6-12) 4.71 ERA 76 SO
Though the Phillies ended up losing on Friday to the Pirates, Joe Blanton came up big, tossing seven innings of one-hit ball. In four games with the Phils, he has just one win, but he has compiled a solid 3.27 ERA and has held batters to just a .205 average.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 48-46 4.22 782.2 210 445 .271
Season 6-12 4.71 149.0 43 76 .273
August 1-0 0.64 14.0 4 12 .111

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 64 55 .538 - 32-27 32-28
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 60 59 .504 1.0 34-27 26-32
Stats - 08/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PHI .255 582 161 558 95 811 3.95 1065.1 1059 408 768
LAD .259 502 85 469 98 751 3.66 1061.2 1019 364 880
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Penny aims to take baton and run with it

Michael Schwartz / MLB.com
Derek Lowe and Clayton Kershaw kept the high-octane Phillies in check during the first two games of the series. It will be Brad Penny's turn to replicate their results when he takes the mound Wednesday in his second start since shoulder stiffness kept him out of action for almost two months.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Brad Penny

  • #31 RHP
  • (6-9) 5.66 ERA 47 SO
Dodgers: Penny returned from seven weeks on the disabled list and looked like he had just been on the disabled list, rarely surpassing 90 mph with his fastball. Somehow, he limited the Giants to only one hit in five innings and snapped a seven-game losing streak with his first win since May 2. But he walked three without a strikeout, further evidence of his rustiness.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 94-75 4.01 1456.1 472 1028 .265
Season 6-9 5.66 90.2 39 47 .294
August 1-0 1.80 5.0 3 0 .067

Phillies hitters vs Brad Penny

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - .400 5 1 2
Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
Howard, Ryan - - - - .250 12 1 2
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .000 3 0 0
Mayberry, John 1.000 2 0 1 1.000 2 0 1
Rollins, Jimmy - - - - .138 29 0 1
Ruiz, Carlos - - - - .333 3 0 0
Utley, Chase - - - - .250 16 1 3
Victorino, Shane - - - - .143 7 0 0
Werth, Jayson - - - - .500 2 1 2

Dodgers hitters vs Joe Blanton

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey .000 5 0 0 .048 21 0 0
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre - - - - .500 8 1 1
Furcal, Rafael - - - - .000 4 0 0
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt - - - - .250 8 0 0
Loney, James - - - - .400 5 0 2
Martin, Russell - - - - .400 5 0 0
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan - - - - - 0 0 0
Ramirez, Manny .556 9 0 4 .560 25 1 8
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Nomar's knock knots NL West (64-56) (61-59)

Dodgers 7, Phillies 6

Phillies falter late

Ken Mandel / MLB.com
As they did on Tuesday, the Phillies held a late lead, only to see it slip away in an eventual walk-off defeat. Ryan Howard, Greg Dobbs and Jayson Werth homered early and Joe Blanton gutted out five innings, but the Phils now find themselves tied with the Mets atop NL East.

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Series at a Glance

 

Dodgers show mettle

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
With one swing, Nomar Garciaparra lifted the Dodgers to a walk-off victory and a first-place tie with the D-backs, homering in the bottom of the ninth to cap a five-run comeback in dramatic fashion. Jeff Kent delivered a key two-run double, and Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier went deep.
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Dodgers 7, Phillies 6

PhiladelphiaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Rollins, SS5000021.272
Werth, CF3112210.264
Utley, 2B3100011.288
Howard, 1B4112120.236
Burrell, LF4110123.266
Dobbs, 3B5122011.310
  Condrey, P0000000.000
Jenkins, RF3010100.244
Ruiz, C3110112.218
Blanton, P1000013.143
  a-Cervenak, M, PH1000010.167
  Madson, P0000000.000
  b-Taguchi, PH1000000.218
  Durbin, C, P0000000.143
  Romero, P0000000.000
  Bruntlett, 3B0000000.218
Totals3367661211 

a-Struck out for Blanton in the 6th. b-Popped out for Madson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Burrell (28, Johnson).
HR: Howard (33, 1st inning off Penny, 1 on, 2 out), Dobbs (5, 1st inning off Penny, 1 on, 2 out), Werth (16, 2nd inning off Penny, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Werth 4; Howard 4; Burrell 2; Dobbs 5; Jenkins; Ruiz.
RBI: Howard 2 (102), Dobbs 2 (26), Werth 2 (43).
2-out RBI: Howard 2; Dobbs 2; Werth 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blanton 2; Ruiz; Burrell 2.
S: Blanton.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Dobbs (2, fielding).
 
LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Kemp, CF5000023.299
Ethier, RF5221013.276
Kent, 2B5142000.273
  1-Ozuna, PR-2B0000000.266
Ramirez, M, LF3112221.317
  Broxton, P0000000.000
Loney, 1B4011103.295
Blake, 3B5000024.287
Garciaparra, SS5111015.266
Martin, C3130100.289
Penny, P1000011.192
  a-Sweeney, PH1000002.125
  Johnson, P1000001.000
  Beimel, P0000000.000
  Park, P0000000.111
  b-Pierre, PH-LF0100100.279
Totals3871275923 

a-Grounded out for Penny in the 3rd. b-Walked for Park in the 8th.
1-Ran for Kent in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Martin (20, Blanton), Kent (22, Durbin, C).
HR: Ramirez, M (25, 3rd inning off Blanton, 1 on, 0 out), Ethier (12, 4th inning off Blanton, 0 on, 1 out), Garciaparra (6, 9th inning off Condrey, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Ethier 5; Kent 5; Ramirez, M 4; Loney; Garciaparra 4; Martin 4.
RBI: Loney (68), Ramirez, M 2 (84), Ethier (49), Kent 2 (54), Garciaparra (20).
2-out RBI: Kent 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garciaparra 2; Sweeney; Johnson; Loney.
Team LOB: 11.
 
PhiladelphiaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Blanton 5.09443624.79
Madson (H, 9)2.00000303.19
Durbin, C (BS, 4)0.22222002.15
Romero 0.10000002.28
Condrey (L, 3-3)0.11110013.71
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Penny 3.06662436.05
Johnson 2.21002503.10
Beimel 0.00001001.87
Park 2.10001102.62
Broxton (W, 3-3)1.00000203.58

Beimel pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

IBB: Ramirez, M (by Durbin, C), Jenkins (by Johnson).
HBP: Utley (by Penny), Utley (by Beimel).
Pitches-strikes: Blanton 97-56, Madson 21-15, Durbin, C 20-6, Romero 6-4, Condrey 5-3, Penny 69-42, Johnson 47-28, Beimel 5-0, Park 36-22, Broxton 9-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blanton 4-5, Madson 3-0, Durbin, C 1-1, Romero 1-0, Condrey 0-1, Penny 4-1, Johnson 3-0, Beimel 0-0, Park 2-4, Broxton 1-0.
Batters faced: Blanton 27, Madson 7, Durbin, C 6, Romero 1, Condrey 2, Penny 18, Johnson 11, Beimel 2, Park 8, Broxton 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Romero 2-0, Beimel 1-0, Park 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:08.
Att: 45,786.
August 13, 2008

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