Dodgers 6, Giants 2
Barry Zito regroups as Luis Gonzalez rounds the bases in the first. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Barry Zito gave up a three-run homer in the first inning before settling down to throw five scoreless frames, but the Giants didn't get their first baserunner until Kevin Frandsen's one-out single in the sixth. San Francisco rallied for two runs, but the Dodgers pulled away.
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LA Dodgers
(75-67)
Won 1
LA Dodgers 6, San Francisco 2
Today's Boxes 9/8/07
NYM 3, HOU 1
PHI 9, FLA 1
CWS 8, MIN 7
BAL 11, BOS 5
CHC 5, PIT 1
DET 12, SEA 6
ATL 9, WSH 2
MIL 4, CIN 3
NYY 11, KC 5
TB 5, TOR 4
TEX 7, OAK 3
SD 3, COL 1
CLE 6, LAA 1
ARI 9, STL 8
San Francisco
(64-78)
Lost 1
September 8, 2007
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Standings thru 9/8/07  | Gameday  | Dodgers Stats  | Giants Stats
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .270
Pierre , CF5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292
Kemp , RF2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .339
Kent , 2B3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .292
Broxton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Saito , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez , LF3 1 1 3 1 0 3 .280
1-Valdez , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Ethier , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
Martin , C4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
Loney , 1B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .316
Hillenbrand , 3B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
Abreu , 3B-2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
Wells , P3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111
Martinez , 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .192
Totals 33 6 7 6 4 7 10
1-Ran for Gonzalez in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Gonzalez (13, 1st inning off Zito, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Pierre; Kent; Gonzalez 4; Loney; Hillenbrand; Abreu; Martinez.RBI : Gonzalez 3 (60), Abreu (10), Martinez (27), Furcal (45).2-out RBI : Gonzalez 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gonzalez; Pierre.S : Furcal.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Hillenbrand (5, throw).
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Davis , CF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
Schierholtz , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .362
Winn , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
Feliz , 3B3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .254
Aurilia , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
Ortmeier , 1B3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257
Rodriguez , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Frandsen , 2B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
Zito , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094
a-McClain , PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Giese , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Bonds , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
Kline , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Munter , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 4 1 1 5 6
a-Grounded into a forceout for Zito in the 6th. b-Struck out for Giese in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Feliz (25, Wells).3B : Schierholtz (3, Wells).TB : Davis; Schierholtz 3; Feliz 2; Frandsen.RBI : Schierholtz (4).2-out RBI : Schierholtz.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Winn; Rodriguez.Team LOB : 3.
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells (W, 7-8)7.0 4 2 2 0 4 0 5.31
Broxton (H, 29)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.33
Saito 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.26
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zito (L, 9-12)6.0 4 3 3 3 5 1 4.46
Giese 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Kline 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.78
Munter 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 6.00
Kline pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Pitches-strikes : Wells 75-56, Broxton 9-7, Saito 20-13, Zito 98-59, Giese 20-13, Kline 6-2, Munter 22-18.Ground outs-fly outs : Wells 12-5, Broxton 2-0, Saito 1-2, Zito 8-5, Giese 3-2, Kline 0-0, Munter 2-0.Batters faced : Wells 25, Broxton 3, Saito 4, Zito 25, Giese 6, Kline 1, Munter 6.Inherited runners-scored : Munter 1-1.Umpires : HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Jim Joyce.Weather : 71 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:31.Att : 42,228.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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