Final/12
Dodgers look to maintain hold over Nationals
Aug 29, 2007 - 1:53 PM Washington (58-75) at LA Dodgers (69-63) 3:10 pm EDTLOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have been enjoying the comforts of home lately. On Wednesday, they look to extend that fun one more day as they target a four-game sweep of the Washington Nationals.
The Dodgers, who are 6-1 over their last seven home games, have won four of the five contests against the Nationals this season. Their win on Tuesday, a 4-3 triumph, moved them to within 4 1/2 games of the National League West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks (74-59).
To extend their recent success, the Dodgers will send Brad Penny (14-4, 2.65 ERA) to the mound, where he will try for the third time to secure win No. 15. The righthander has been magnificent against the Nationals over his career, going 12-5 with a 2.21 ERA in 19 career starts against them.
However, Penny will need to recover from Friday's 5-2 setback against the New York Mets in which he permitted three runs over six innings.
The Nationals will answer with Shawn Hill (3-3, 2.31), who has yet to allow more than three runs in any of his 11 starts this season. However, the righthander has not managed a win in his last three consecutive starts despite allowing just three runs in 20 frames.
That stretch included Friday's disappointing 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies in which Washington closer Chad Cordero could not hold a four-run lead in the ninth, robbing Hill of a win.
The Nationals fell to 3-6 on a 10-game road trip following Tuesday's loss.
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FINAL 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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WASHINGTON 0 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 0 0
10 11 12 R H E
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WASHINGTON 0 0 0 9 16 1
LA DODGERS 0 0 1 10 14 0 (FINAL 12)
BATTERIES: WAS
Aug 29 7:57 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY SHEA HILLENBRAND SCORED JEFF KENT.
FINAL SCORE: LA DODGERS 10, WASHINGTON 9
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 7:57 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT KEMP (9) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
7TH OFF LUIS AYALA.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 9, LA DODGERS 9
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.293, 2-FOR-3)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 5:28 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY D'ANGELO JIMENEZ SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D JIMENEZ ON FIRST, R CHURCH ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 9
LA DODGERS 8 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R FICK (.211, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 5:21 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY SHEA HILLENBRAND (1) TO LEFT CENTER
WITH 1 OUT IN THE 6TH OFF LUIS AYALA SCORED JAMES LONEY.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 8, LA DODGERS 8
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M HENDRICKSON (.038, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 5:09 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JAMES LONEY SCORED JEFF KENT, LUIS GONZALEZ AND
RUSSELL MARTIN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J LONEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 8
LA DODGERS 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: S HILLENBRAND (.231, 0-FOR-2)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 5:09 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NOOK LOGAN SCORED JESUS FLORES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N LOGAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 8
LA DODGERS 3 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.242, 1-FOR-3)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 4:47 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ROBERT FICK (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF MARK HENDRICKSON.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 7, LA DODGERS 3
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.233, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 4:41 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6
LA DODGERS 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.266, 1-FOR-2)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 4:26 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAMES LONEY SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LONEY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
LA DODGERS 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: S HILLENBRAND (.235, 0-FOR-1)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 4:16 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN CHURCH SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CHURCH ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
LA DODGERS 2 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.138, 0-FOR-1)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 3:51 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RUSSELL MARTIN (17) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF SHAWN HILL SCORED JEFF KENT.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, LA DODGERS 2
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.301, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 3:39 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NOOK LOGAN SCORED ROBERT FICK AND JESUS FLORES.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, N LOGAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.241, 0-FOR-1)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 3:32 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JESUS FLORES SCORED RYAN CHURCH.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FLORES ON FIRST, R FICK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: S HILL (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 3:30 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROBERT FICK SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R FICK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.229, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
Nationals vs. DodgersAug 29 3:26 PM
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