Final
Kemp, Ramirez help Dodgers salvage series against Giants
Apr 7, 2014 - 4:11 AM Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez each hit their first two home runs of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, to avoid a three-game sweep.Ramirez, who was 3-for-4 and scored three times, smacked a pair of solo shots, while Kemp slugged a two-run and a solo blast for Los Angeles, which improved to 5-3 on the young campaign.
"It always feels good to hit a home run here. The ball was carrying a little bit tonight," Kemp said.
Zack Greinke (2-0) struck out eight and allowed two runs on six hits over six innings to pick up the win.
Brandon Belt and Hunter Pence each had a solo homer for the Giants, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Matt Cain (0-1) surrendered five runs on six hits over six frames to notch the loss.
"I tried to attack guys, but I'd like to keep the ball in the park. I just have to make good pitches," Cain said.
Kemp put the Dodgers on the board in the second when he launched a two-out solo shot over the wall in left-center and LA pushed across three more in the fourth.
Ramirez belted a one-out solo homer to left to make it 2-0 and after Adrian Gonzalez doubled, Kemp cracked a two-run blast to right-center two batters later for a 4-0 advantage.
Belt and Pence's solo shots in the sixth cut the deficit in half, but Andre Ethier lifted a sacrifice fly to center in the bottom half to increase the spread to 5-2.
Ramirez's liner cleared the wall in center in the eighth and Kenley Jansen fired a scoreless ninth to seal the outcome.
Game Notes
Ramirez registered his 15th career multi-homer game ... The Dodgers were 1- for-5 with runners in scoring position, while San Francisco finished 0-for-2 with RISP.
- SAN FRANCISCO: 2
LOS ANGELES: 6
Final
Apr 6 11:00 PM - Hanley Ramirez two-out, solo Home Run 2 (2) to center. Adrian Gonzalez due up.
Giants 2, Dodgers 6 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 6 10:47 PM - Andre Ethier sacrifice fly out to center scored Hanley Ramirez with two out. None on and Matt Kemp due up.
Giants 2, Dodgers 5 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 6 10:06 PM - Andre Ethier out on a sacrifice fly to deep right center field to Angel Pagan. Hanley Ramirez scores.
Giants 2, Dodgers 5 Bot 6, 1 OutApr 6 10:05 PM - Hunter Pence two-out, solo Home Run (1) to right. Michael Morse due up.
Giants 2, Dodgers 4 Top 6, 2 OutsApr 6 9:57 PM - Brandon Belt lead-off Home Run (4) to right. Pablo Sandoval due up.
Giants 1, Dodgers 4 Top 6, 0 OutsApr 6 9:51 PM - Matt Kemp two-out, two-run Home Run 2 (2) to center scored Adrian Gonzalez. Juan Uribe due up.
Giants 0, Dodgers 4 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 6 9:17 PM - Matt Kemp homers to center field. Adrian Gonzalez scores.
Giants 0, Dodgers 4 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 6 9:16 PM - Hanley Ramirez one-out, solo Home Run (1) to left. Adrian Gonzalez due up.
Giants 0, Dodgers 2 Bot 4, 1 OutApr 6 9:11 PM - Matt Kemp two-out, solo Home Run (1) to left. Juan Uribe due up.
Giants 0, Dodgers 1 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 6 8:37 PM - Angel Pagan singles to right field.
Apr 6 8:09 PM - SAN FRANCISCO: 0
LOS ANGELES: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 6 8:09 PM
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