Final
Penny returns, leads Dodgers to victory
Aug 9, 2008 - 5:09 AM SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Brad Penny pitched five strong innings in his return to the mound, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday.Penny (6-9), who had been out since June 15 with tendinitis in his right shoulder, allowed jone run, one hit and three walks, throwing 76 pitches - 44 strikes - to earn his first win since May 2.
The 30-year-old righthander surrendered a RBI double to Giants catcher Bengie Molina in the first inning, but the Dodgers countered as Jeff Kent stroked a three-run double in the third after Danny Ardoin launched a solo homer earlier in the frame.
Casey Blake added a solo home run of his own in the sixth - his second blast since being acquired by Los Angeles from the Cleveland Indians on July 26.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 8 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LOS - BRAD PENNY, CORY WADE (6TH), CHAN HO PARK (7TH), JONATHAN
BROXTON (9TH) AND DANNY ARDOIN
SFO - BARRY ZITO, KEIICHI YABU (6TH), GENO ESPINELI
(8TH) AND BENGIE
Aug 9 1:08 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BENGIE MOLINA (9) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF CORY WADE.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6, SAN FRANCISCO 2
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: A ROWAND (.282, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
Dodgers 6, Giants 2 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 9 12:06 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CASEY BLAKE (2) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF KEIICHI YABU.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6, SAN FRANCISCO 1
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A JONES (.163, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Dodgers 6, Giants 1 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 8 11:51 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ANGEL BERROA SCORED JEFF KENT.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
SAN FRANCISCO 1 END TOP, 3RD
Dodgers 5, Giants 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 8 11:08 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JEFF KENT SCORED BRAD PENNY, MATT KEMP AND
RUSSELL MARTIN.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J KENT ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M RAMIREZ (.542, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers 4, Giants 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 8 10:59 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DANNY ARDOIN (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF BARRY ZITO.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: B PENNY (.167, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
Dodgers 1, Giants 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 8 10:50 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BENGIE MOLINA SCORED RANDY WINN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MOLINA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: A ROWAND (.282, 10 HR, 60 RBI)
Dodgers 0, Giants 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 8 10:31 PM
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