Giants 3, Dodgers 2
Manny Ramirez gets congratulations after scoring in the second. (Jon SooHoo/Dodgers)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Hiroki Kuroda pitched eight strong innings and Jeff Kent belted a go-ahead homer in the 10th inning to put the Dodgers in position to claim first place in the NL West. Jonathan Broxton blew the save, however, giving up two runs in the bottom of the inning to take the loss.
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LA Dodgers
(58-58)
Lost 1
San Francisco 3, LA Dodgers 2
Today's Boxes 8/9/08
CLE 4, TOR 2
LAA 11, NYY 4
STL 12, CHC 3
BOS 6, CWS 2
DET 10, OAK 2
PHI 4, PIT 2
BAL 9, TEX 0
MIL 6, WSH 0
NYM 8, FLA 6
HOU 3, CIN 1
MIN 7, KC 3
SD 8, COL 3
ATL 11, ARI 4
TB 8, SEA 7
San Francisco
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Won 1
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Standings thru 8/9/08  | Recap: LAD | SF  | Gameday  | Dodgers stats  | Giants stats
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kemp , CF5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .290
Ethier , RF5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .273
Kent , 2B4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .265
Ramirez, M , LF5 1 3 0 0 2 3 .314
Loney , 1B5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .297
Martin , C4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .287
Blake , 3B4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .292
Berroa , SS1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
a-Pierre , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Kuo , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
c-Jones , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .161
Broxton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kuroda , P3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .081
b-Sweeney , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .127
1-Ozuna , PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Totals 39 2 10 2 4 9 24
a-Grounded out for Berroa in the 9th. b-Singled for Kuroda in the 9th. c-Struck out for Kuo in the 10th. 1-Ran for Sweeney in the 9th.
BATTING 3B : Ethier (2, Correia).HR : Kent (11, 10th inning off Walker, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Ethier 4; Kent 5; Ramirez, M 3; Loney; Kuroda; Sweeney.RBI : Kuroda (2), Kent (50).2-out RBI : Kuroda.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kemp 2; Martin; Kuroda; Jones.Team LOB : 12. BASERUNNING SB : Loney (5, 2nd base off Correia/Molina).CS : Kent (1, 2nd base by Correia/Molina). FIELDING E : Broxton (1, throw).Outfield assists : Kemp 2 (Bowker at home, Vizquel at 2nd base).DP : 2 (Kent-Berroa-Loney, Kemp-Martin).
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Winn , RF5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .290
Burriss , 2B5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .263
Lewis , LF2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279
Sadler , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Aurilia , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
Wilson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ochoa , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Molina , C5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .277
Rowand , CF4 0 1 1 1 1 5 .281
Bowker , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254
Castillo , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Vizquel , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .181
Walker , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Correia , P1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176
a-Roberts , PH-LF 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .225
Totals 37 3 11 3 2 5 19
a-Doubled for Correia in the 6th. b-Intentionally walked for Sadler in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Bowker (12, Kuroda), Roberts 2 (2, Kuroda, Broxton).TB : Winn 2; Burriss; Molina; Rowand; Bowker 2; Vizquel; Correia; Roberts 5.RBI : Lewis (34), Burriss (9), Rowand (61).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Burriss; Rowand 3.SF : Lewis.GIDP : Bowker.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING DP : (Molina-Burriss).
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda 8.0 8 1 1 2 4 0 4.02
Kuo 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.79
Broxton (BS, 6)(L, 2-3)0.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.38
WP : Kuroda.IBB : Aurilia (by Kuroda), Berroa (by Correia), Blake (by Walker).HBP : Ochoa (by Broxton), Berroa (by Correia).Pitches-strikes : Kuroda 96-66, Kuo 8-6, Broxton 22-16, Correia 112-64, Sadler 29-17, Wilson 25-19, Walker 21-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Kuroda 9-10, Kuo 2-1, Broxton 0-0, Correia 4-8, Sadler 0-3, Wilson 2-1, Walker 2-0.Batters faced : Kuroda 32, Kuo 3, Broxton 6, Correia 27, Sadler 7, Wilson 4, Walker 6.Umpires : HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Larry Vanover.Weather : 66 degrees, clear.Wind : 14 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:26.Att : 41,963.August 9, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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