Final
Dodgers search for first win vs. Peavy in over four years
Apr 5, 2008 - 2:31 PM Los Angeles (3-1) at San Diego (3-2) 3:55 pm EDTSAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Petco Park has enhanced Jake Peavy's ability to shut down the opposition. Perhaps no team knows that better than the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers target their first win against Peavy in over four years Saturday when they visit the Padres.
Los Angeles posted a season high in runs in Friday's 7-1 series-opening victory over San Diego.
That kind of offensive production against Peavy (1-0, 0.00 ERA) would be a pleasant change for the Dodgers, who scored a total of eight runs in five starts against the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner last season.
San Diego won all five of Peavy's starts against Los Angeles last season, as the righthander went 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA. Peavy has not lost to the Dodgers since September 13, 2003 and is 9-1 with a 2.30 ERA in 18 career starts against them.
Peavy yielded three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the Padres' 4-0 win over the Houston Astros on Monday.
Los Angeles will counter with its own ace, Brad Penny (1-0, 0.00), who logged 6 2/3 innings in Monday's 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Penny has enjoyed very little success in Petco Park, going 0-3 with a 6.16 ERA in four career starts here.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
SAN DIEGO 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 4 10 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LOS - BRAD PENNY, JOE BEIMEL (7TH), RAMON TRONCOSO (8TH) AND RUSSELL
MARTIN
SDG - JAKE PEAVY AND JOSH BARD
HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE
SDG - NONE
Apr 5 6:18 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JOSH BARD ALLOWED RAFAEL FURCAL TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
SAN DIEGO 4 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.429, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers 1, Padres 4 Top 4, 0 OutsApr 5 4:59 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH BARD SCORED JIM EDMONDS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J BARD ON FIRST, K GREENE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
SAN DIEGO 4 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J PEAVY (1.000, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
Dodgers 0, Padres 4 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 5 4:19 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY SCOTT HAIRSTON SCORED KEVIN KOUZMANOFF.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, J EDMONDS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
SAN DIEGO 3 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.364, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Dodgers 0, Padres 3 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 5 4:15 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, J EDMONDS ON SECOND, K
KOUZMANOFF ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
SAN DIEGO 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: S HAIRSTON (.368, 2 HR, 3 RBI)
Dodgers 0, Padres 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 5 4:14 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K KOUZMANOFF ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J EDMONDS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Dodgers 0, Padres 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 5 4:10 PM
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