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Ortiz makes season debut as Giants host Dodgers

Apr 7, 2007 - 4:19 PM LA Dodgers (2-2) at San Francisco (1-3) 3:55 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Russ Ortiz begins his career revival when the San Francisco Giants take on their hated rival.

Ortiz, who was unceremoniously released by the Arizona Diamondbacks last year, makes his season debut Saturday when the Giants host the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Despite signing a four-year, $33 million with Arizona in 2004, Ortiz was released after posting a 5-16 record in 1 1/2 seasons.

The 32-year-old righthander almost won a World Series ring with San Francisco in 2002, leaving in the seventh inning of Game Six with a 5-0 lead.

But he watched from the bench while his teammates failed to hold the lead and then lost Game Seven to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The Dodgers counter Saturday with Derek Lowe (0-1, 13.50 ERA), who walked five and allowed six runs on Opening Day. The veteran righthander is 2-4 with a 3.91 ERA against the Giants in his career.

Los Angeles won the first game of the series Friday, 2-1. Brad Penny scattered 10 hits in seven innings and Jeff Kent and Wilson Betemit each drove in a run.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND
    MIKE LIEBERTHAL
    SFO - RUSS ORTIZ, JACK TASCHNER (6TH), KEVIN CORREIA
    (7TH), JONATHAN SANCHEZ (8TH

    Apr 7 6:31 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 9 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
    SFO - KEVIN CORREIA

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.308, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
    P FELIZ (.214, 0-FOR-2)
    T LINDEN (.333, 1-FOR-2)

    Apr 7 5:52 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY NOMAR GARCIAPARRA SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W VALDEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.294, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. GiantsApr 7 5:51 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JEFF KENT SCORED WILSON VALDEZ AND NOMAR
    GARCIAPARRA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J KENT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.313, 1-FOR-2)

    Apr 7 5:16 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JEFF KENT SCORED WILSON VALDEZ AND NOMAR
    GARCIAPARRA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J KENT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.313, 1-FOR-2)

    Dodgers vs. GiantsApr 7 5:16 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
    SFO - RUSS ORTIZ

    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.111, 0-FOR-2)
    W VALDEZ (.333, 1-FOR-2)
    N GARCIAPARRA (.188, 0-FOR-2)

    Apr 7 5:07 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO WILSON BETEMIT SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W BETEMIT ON FIRST, A ETHIER ON SECOND, M
    LIEBERTHAL ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: D LOWE (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Dodgers vs. GiantsApr 7 5:00 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
    SFO - RUSS ORTIZ

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.385, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
    R AURILIA (.273, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
    P FELIZ (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Apr 7 4:16 PM

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