Dodgers Take Series with Blowout Against Giants

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 9-1, sealing a series victory against the Giants. Just like in the first game, San Francisco struck first, scoring a run in the third inning. The Dodgers came right back with four runs in the fifth, and for good measure they scored five in the seventh to clinch the victory. Randy Wolf went eight innings, allowing just the one run on three hits and one walk. Manny Ramirez had a double and a homer, collecting three RBI's and two runs scored when all was said and done. Matt Kemp had a three-run home run, and James Loney had two hits. Andre Ethier doubled twice, scoring twice and driving in two. Edgar Renteria had two hits for the Giants, and Fred Lewis scored the lone run.

Eric Stults was demoted to Triple-A Albuquerque. Knuckleballer Charlie Haeger was called up to replace him.

Unlucky 13th Does in Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants 7-5 in 13 innings, dropping the series 2 games to one. The game went into extra innings with the score tied at four apiece, but Guillermo Mota surrendered the lead run in the 12th. However, Casey Blake hit a line-drive homer to keep the game alive. But Mota could not, giving up two in the 13th and the Dodgers could not respond. Juan Pierre had three hits and scored three times, and Blake had a hit in all three at-bats. Orlando Hudson doubled and drove in two, and Rafael Furcal had a run-batted-in. The Dodgers exhausted the entire bullpen minus Brent Leach when Jeff Weaver could only go five innings. Randy Winn finished with four hits, four runs scored, and the game-winning two-run single. Edgar Renteria added two hits, a run, and an RBI, and Emmanuel Burriss had four hits.

Stults Throws Gem in Victory

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-0, snapping a two-game losing streak and their first win without Manny Ramirez. Eric Stults was dominant, pitching a complete-game shutout while only allowing four hits, no walks, and striking out five. Juan Pierre doubled twice, knocked in three and scoring a run, and Orlando Hudson had a double and a run scored. Juan Castro also had two RBI-doubles, and Russell Martin walked three times and singled to reach base in all four plate-appearances. Aaron Rowand and Edgar Renteria had the Giants' only extra-base hits as both doubled.

Dodgers Are Stumped in Loss

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants 3-1, their second loss in a row. Chad Billingsley had five solid innings before giving up a run in the sixth and two in the seventh, delivering him his first loss of the season. Barry Zito was lights-out for San Fran, pitching six innings and allowing only one run. The Dodgers could not pull through in the clutch, batting a collective 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Rafael Furcal had a leadoff double but never made it to third, and Casey Blake had an RBI-double. Russell Martin had two hits, and Matt Kemp scored the only run for LA. Edgar Renteria had two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Giants.

Lincecum Looks Sharp as Dodgers Fall

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants 9-4, dropping the series two games to one. LA finished the road-trip going 4-5. Cy Young-winner Tim Lincecum was solid, keeping the Dodgers scoreless up to the eighth inning when he left the game with runners on. He finished giving up three runs and striking out eight. Eric Stults was shaky, allowing five runs on seven hits in less than three innings of work. Orlando Hudson had two hits, including a double, and an RBI, and Manny Ramirez had a hit and scored a run. Juan Pierre had two hits, an RBI, and a run scored. Bengie Molina was money for the Giants, getting a single, triple, and homer, finishing with four runs-batted-in. Edgar Renteria had four hits, knocked in two, and scored twice.

Dodgers Can't Finish Giants

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants 5-4, their second loss in a row. The Giants took an early 3-0 lead after the first inning, but Randy Wolf held on to keep San Fran to just the three. In the seventh, the Dodgers exploded for four runs, but Ronald Belisario surrendered the lead after giving up two runs in the eighth. Casey Blake had a two-run homer, and Manny Ramirez had two hits and an RBI. Juan Pierre had a pinch-hit single and scored the game-tying run. Edgar Renteria had a double and scored twice for the Giants, and Randy Winn had a triple, RBI, and run scored. Bengie Molina had the game-winning RBI.