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	Magic number seven

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

James Loney delivers the game-winning RBI single in the 12th. (Jon SooHoo/Dodgers)

By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com

In a see-saw battle with the Bucs, the Dodgers eventually pulled it out on James Loney's bases-loaded RBI single in the 12th, lowering their magic number to clinch the NL West to seven. Blake DeWitt drove in a pair for Los Angeles, which now leads Arizona by 3 1/2 games.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/15: LAD 8, PIT 2
Tue. 09/16: LAD 6, PIT 2
Wed. 09/17: PIT 15, LAD 8
Thu. 09/18: LAD 4, PIT 3

LA Dodgers (80-73)
Won 1

LA Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh 3

Pittsburgh (64-89)
Lost 1

September 18, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
LA Dodgers	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	0
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0

LA Dodgers	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Martin, R, C	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	.278
Ethier, RF	6	0	2	1	0	2	3	.301
Ramirez, M, LF	4	1	0	0	2	1	4	.327
Blake, 3B	4	0	0	0	2	2	1	.277
Loney, 1B	6	0	1	1	0	2	3	.296
Kemp, CF	5	2	2	0	1	0	5	.290
DeWitt, 2B	4	0	1	2	2	2	3	.263
Berroa, SS	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.246
b-Sweeney, PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138
Hu, SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161
Kershaw, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077
Saito, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Young, D, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.254
Wade, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Repko, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
Park, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Beimel, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-Pierre, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Proctor, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Broxton, J, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	39	4	6	4	11	11	22
a-Popped out for Saito in the 7th. b-Batted for Berroa in the 8th. c-Struck out for Wade in the 9th. d-Flied out for Beimel in the 11th.
BATTING 2B: Kemp (38, Maholm). TB: DeWitt; Kemp 3; Ethier 2; Loney. RBI: DeWitt 2 (47), Ethier (74), Loney (87). 2-out RBI: DeWitt 2; Ethier. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ethier; Ramirez, M 2; Kemp; DeWitt 2. SAC: Kershaw; Berroa. Team RISP: 3-for-10. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING SB: Kemp (34, 2nd base off Chavez, J/Chavez, R), Martin, R (18, 2nd base off Hansen/Doumit). CS: Kemp (11, 3rd base by Burnett, S/Chavez, R). FIELDING Outfield assists: Ethier (Mientkiewicz at 2nd base). DP: (Park-Hu-Loney).

Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Morgan, LF	4	2	2	0	1	1	1	.283
Cruz, SS	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.262
McLouth, CF	3	1	1	1	2	0	1	.282
Michaels, RF	6	0	1	0	0	0	5	.224
LaRoche, 1B	3	0	0	0	2	2	3	.271
LaRoche, 3B	5	0	1	1	0	1	1	.172
Gomez, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.273
Chavez, R, C	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.259
1-Bixler, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160
Grabow, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Capps, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Moss, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Hansen, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Beam, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Maholm, P	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.125
a-Mientkiewicz, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282
Chavez, J, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Burnett, S, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Yates, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Doumit, PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.321
Totals	40	3	8	3	6	9	17
a-Singled for Maholm in the 7th. b-Grounded into a double play for Yates in the 9th. c-Flied out for Capps in the 11th. 1-Ran for Chavez, R in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Morgan (12, Kershaw), McLouth (46, Saito). TB: Chavez, R; LaRoche; McLouth 2; Michaels; Morgan 3; Mientkiewicz; Cruz. RBI: McLouth (93), LaRoche (17), Cruz (1). 2-out RBI: LaRoche; Cruz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche 2; Gomez; Michaels 2. SAC: Cruz. SF: McLouth. GIDP: Doumit. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Michaels (2, 2nd base off Kershaw/Martin, R), Morgan 2 (8, 2nd base off Wade/Martin, R, 2nd base off Broxton, J/Martin, R), McLouth (21, 2nd base off Broxton, J/Martin, R).

LA Dodgers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kershaw	5.0	2	1	1	2	5	0	4.28
Saito (BS, 4)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	2.28
Wade (BS, 1)	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	2.32
Park	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.80
Beimel	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.20
Proctor (W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.84
Broxton, J (S, 14)	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3.18

Pittsburgh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Maholm	7.0	3	3	3	6	4	0	3.68
Chavez, J	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.91
Burnett, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.64
Yates	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.74
Grabow	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.89
Capps	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.20
Hansen (L, 2-7)	0.1	0	1	1	3	1	0	6.22
Beam	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4.10

WP: Kershaw.
IBB: Martin, R (by Maholm), DeWitt (by Chavez, J), Blake (by Grabow), Ramirez, M (by Hansen), LaRoche (by Saito), McLouth (by Park), McLouth (by Broxton, J).
HBP: Morgan (by Park).
Pitches-strikes: Kershaw 86-48, Saito 25-15, Wade 35-23, Park 22-11, Beimel 1-1, Proctor 10-5, Broxton, J 21-9, Maholm 105-63, Chavez, J 16-10, Burnett, S 6-5, Yates 4-3, Grabow 15-7, Capps 9-8, Hansen 22-7, Beam 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kershaw 3-4, Saito 0-0, Wade 1-1, Park 4-0, Beimel 0-1, Proctor 2-1, Broxton, J 1-0, Maholm 12-2, Chavez, J 0-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Yates 0-0, Grabow 1-0, Capps 0-3, Hansen 0-0, Beam 0-0.
Batters faced: Kershaw 19, Saito 6, Wade 8, Park 7, Beimel 1, Proctor 3, Broxton, J 5, Maholm 30, Chavez, J 4, Burnett, S 2, Yates 1, Grabow 4, Capps 4, Hansen 4, Beam 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Beimel 2-0, Burnett, S 2-0, Capps 2-0, Beam 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 71 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:54.
Att: 12,709.
Venue: PNC Park.
September 18, 2008
September 18, 2008

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

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