Final
Dodgers open six-game homestand vs. Giants
Sep 19, 2008 - 10:17 AM San Francisco (68-85) at LA Dodgers (80-73) 10:40 p.m. EDTLOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- A six-game homestand couldn't have come at a better time for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers try to move one step closer to the National League West title when they host the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Los Angeles, which owns a 3 1/2-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-76) in the NL West, returns home after going 7-3 on its recent 10-game road trip. While the Dodgers managed to find success on the road, they have been much better at home, winning seven straight to tie the Diamondbacks and New York Mets with a league-high 45 wins.
Manny Ramirez has been the main reason for the strong performance at Dodgers Stadium. Since being acquired from the Boston Red Sox on July 31, Ramirez is batting .410 (25-for-61) with six home runs and 24 RBI in 19 home games.
Ramirez looks to continue his tear against Barry Zito (9-16, 5.48 ERA), who will try to avoid his major league-leading 17th loss.
San Francisco has won each of Zito's last three starts, but the 2002 American League Cy Young Award winner was pounded for six runs - five earned - and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Zito walked five and struck out one but did not factor in the decision during Sunday's 8-6 win over the San Diego Padres.
Greg Maddux (7-12, 4.08) tries to continue his dominance of the Giants. Maddux is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA in four starts against San Francisco this season. All of those outings came with the San Diego Padres, who traded Maddux to Los Angeles on August 19.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SAN FRANCISCO 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: SFO - BARRY ZITO, KEIICHI YABU (8TH), ALEX HINSHAW (9TH), TYLER
WALKER (9TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA
LOS - GREG MADDUX, JAMES MCDONALD (6TH), RAMON TRONCOSO
(8TH), JASON
Sep 20 1:18 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PABLO OZUNA (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF BARRY ZITO.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 7, LA DODGERS 1
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.290, 1-FOR-3)
Giants 7, Dodgers 1 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 20 12:49 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BENGIE MOLINA (15) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 5TH OFF GREG MADDUX SCORED PABLO SANDOVAL.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 7, LA DODGERS 0
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: T ISHIKAWA (.293, 0-FOR-2)
Giants 7, Dodgers 0 Top 5, 0 OutsSep 19 11:57 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY PABLO SANDOVAL SCORED OMAR VIZQUEL AND DAVE
ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P SANDOVAL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.287, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)
Giants 5, Dodgers 0 Top 5, 0 OutsSep 19 11:56 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAVE ROBERTS SCORED EUGENIO VELEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ROBERTS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.314, 1-FOR-1)
Giants 3, Dodgers 0 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 19 11:06 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SAN FRANCISCO 2 2 3 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
LOS - GREG MADDUX
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.290, 16 HR, 71 RBI)
A ETHIER (.301, 20 HR, 74 RBI)
M RAMIREZ (.390, 14 HR, 44 RBI)
Giants 2, Dodgers 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 19 10:49 PM
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