LA Dodgers (50-29) at San Diego (34-44)

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He's baaack! Manny poised to return

David Ely / MLB.com
That's right, when the calendar flips to Friday, Manny Ramirez will be back in the lineup after an extended absence ready to help the Dodgers generate some runs against the Padres.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Hiroki Kuroda

  • #18 RHP
  • (2-4) 3.77 ERA 35 SO
In his last start, Kuroda struggled early against the Mariners, allowing four runs in the first three innings, but he settled down after that. The right-hander's control wasn't the issue, as he allowed no walks and struck out five, but he was simply roughed up for eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. Kuroda is 3-1 with a 4.78 ERA in five career starts against the Padres.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 11-14 3.74 226.1 49 151 .248
Season 2-4 3.77 43.0 7 35 .226
Vs. San Diego 1-0 1.59 5.2 1 2 .211

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/03/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 50 29 .633 - 28-13 22-16
San Diego Padres (NL West) 34 44 .436 15.5 22-18 12-26
Stats - 07/03/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAD .271 381 59 360 70 520 3.55 716.2 609 305 611
SD .236 294 73 284 33 550 4.65 701.0 682 289 553
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Gaudin pumped for packed PETCO

Corey Brock / MLB.com
The anticipation of pitching in a sold out PETCO Park on Friday held some interest to Padres pitcher Chad Gaudin on Thursday, though the same couldn't be said for who he'll be pitching against.
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Padres probable pitcher

Chad Gaudin

  • #49 RHP
  • (4-6) 4.97 ERA 74 SO
Gaudin was brilliant last Sunday against the Rangers, allowing one hit over eight shutout innings. He needed only 101 pitches to get through his outing and retired the side five times. In eight games -- four starts -- spanning 26 2/3 innings at PETCO Park, Gaudin has posted a 2-2 record with a 3.38 ERA. Against the Dodgers in his career, Gaudin is 0-1 with a 9.45 ERA over 6 2/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 32-31 4.52 519.2 243 400 .268
Season 4-6 4.97 70.2 36 74 .234
Vs. LA Dodgers 0-1 9.53 5.2 3 5 .348

Dodgers hitters vs Chad Gaudin

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey - - - - .167 12 0 0
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre .500 2 0 1 .222 9 0 1
Furcal, Rafael - - - - .667 3 0 0
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt .000 3 0 0 .200 5 0 3
Loney, James .333 3 0 1 .333 6 0 2
Martin, Russell - - - - .667 3 0 2
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan .333 3 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .300 10 0 1
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Padres hitters vs Hiroki Kuroda

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Antonelli, Matt - - - - - - - -
Blanks, Kyle - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Everth - - - - .333 3 0 0
Durango, Luis - - - - - - - -
Eckstein, David .500 2 0 0 .375 8 0 0
Gonzalez, Adrian .000 2 0 0 .333 15 2 4
Gwynn, Tony - - - - .000 4 0 0
Headley, Chase .000 2 0 0 .273 11 0 1
Huffman, Chad - - - - - - - -
Hundley, Nick - - - - .667 3 0 0
Kouzmanoff, Kevin .000 2 0 0 .235 17 1 5
Salazar, Oscar - - - - - - - -
Venable, Will - - - - .333 9 0 0

Mannywood invades San Diego (51-29) (34-45)

Dodgers 6, Padres 3

Manny held hitless

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
With Manny Ramirez back in the lineup, all eyes were leveled on the Dodgers slugger. While the man of the hour went 0-for-3 with a walk before exiting in the sixth, Los Angeles rode a five-run first inning sparked by Matt Kemp and Russell Martin -- who each drove home a pair of runs -- and four hits by Rafael Furcal to victory.

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Series at a Glance

 

Gaudin hit hard

Corey Brock / MLB.com
Chad Gaudin would like to forget Friday's first inning. While throwing 46 pitches, the starter -- who settled down over the next four innings -- allowed five runs that the Padres couldn't regain as they fell in the series opener. Scott Hairston ripped a solo shot and Adrian Gonzalez added a two-run double, but it proved not enough.
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Dodgers 6, Padres 3

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .250
Hudson, O, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .289
Ramirez, M, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .337
  Pierre, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
Ethier, RF 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 .256
Blake, 3B 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .284
Loney, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .278
Martin, C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .250
Kemp, CF 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .303
Kuroda, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
  Mota, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Loretta, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
  Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Leach, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 6 9 5 4 10 17  

a-Grounded out for Mota in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Kemp (11, Gaudin), Ethier (17, Gaudin), Furcal (14, Gaudin).
TB: Furcal 5; Ethier 2; Loney; Martin 2; Kemp 2.
RBI: Loney (50), Martin 2 (23), Kemp 2 (43).
2-out RBI: Loney; Martin; Kemp 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kuroda 2; Ethier; Ramirez, M.
Team RISP: 3-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Furcal (5, 2nd base off Perdomo/Alfonzo).
 
San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gwynn, RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .301
Eckstein, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
Hairston, S, CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .314
Gonzalez, A, 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .265
Kouzmanoff, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
Headley, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Alfonzo, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250
Cabrera, E, SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
Gaudin, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .056
  a-Rodriguez, L, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202
  Perdomo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Adams, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Venable, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .139
  Meredith, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Mujica, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Totals 31 3 4 3 3 6 8  

a-Grounded out for Gaudin in the 5th. b-Struck out for Adams, M in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, A (10, Kuroda).
HR: Hairston, S (10, 4th inning off Kuroda, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Eckstein; Hairston, S 4; Gonzalez, A 2; Cabrera, E.
RBI: Hairston, S (29), Gonzalez, A 2 (50).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gwynn; Headley.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cabrera, E (4, 2nd base off Kuroda/Martin).

FIELDING
E: Cabrera, E (3, throw), Gaudin (2, throw).
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda (W, 3-4) 5.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 3.91
Mota (H, 1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.93
Troncoso (H, 8) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.92
Leach (H, 4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18
Broxton (S, 20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.09
 
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gaudin (L, 4-7) 5.0 7 6 6 4 4 0 5.35
Perdomo 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.18
Adams, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.08
Meredith 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.55
Mujica 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.75

IBB: Kemp (by Gaudin).
Pitches-strikes: Kuroda 88-56, Mota 22-14, Troncoso 15-8, Leach 4-3, Broxton 10-7, Gaudin 100-59, Perdomo 15-10, Adams, M 14-10, Meredith 12-8, Mujica 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kuroda 8-6, Mota 2-1, Troncoso 1-1, Leach 0-1, Broxton 0-1, Gaudin 11-0, Perdomo 0-1, Adams, M 1-0, Meredith 1-0, Mujica 1-2.
Batters faced: Kuroda 22, Mota 5, Troncoso 3, Leach 1, Broxton 3, Gaudin 26, Perdomo 4, Adams, M 3, Meredith 3, Mujica 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Mota 1-0, Leach 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Charlie Reliford. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Dan Iassogna.
Weather: 68 degrees, clear.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 3:00.
Att: 42,217.
July 3, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner