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 Escape Giants' Clutches

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-3, snapping a small two-game losing streak. Chad Billingsley was solid, allowing only two runs, one earned, before giving the ball to Jonathan Broxton with one out in the eighth and two aboard with the Dodgers leading 3-2. However, Broxton walked two, sending the tying run home. The run was charged to Billingsley, who ended up missing a chance to get his fifth win of the season. However, Manny Ramirez led the ninth off with a double, Andre Ethier then doubled, and Matt Kemp tripled. Manny finished with three doubles and two runs scored. James Loney knocked in two and walked three times. Defense played a big part in the win, with a tag at the plate by Russell Martin with assists from Rafael Furcal and Kemp in the first inning, a line-drive caught by Loney with runners on that ended up being a double-play, and a diving catch by Casey Blake with runners at second and third that saved two runs. Giant pitchers were very wild, uncorking three wild pitches. Pablo Sandoval had two hits and an RBI for the Hated Ones, and Aaron Rowand scored the go-ahead run in the eighth.

Dodgers' Win is Just a Walk in the Park

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-4, their fourth straight win. The Dodgers won in the bottom of the ninth after James Loney walked with the bases loaded. The Dodgers initially led 2-1 going into the eighth, but Hong-Chih Kuo put two batters on base, and Ronald Belisario gave up a three-run bomb to Aaron Rowand. The Dodgers scored twice in the eighth to tie the game, then the walk in the ninth secured the victory. Jonathan Broxton had a perfect inning to get the win, and Clayton Kershaw pitched a gem, allowing one hit, one run, one walk, and racked up 13 K's. Orlando Hudson had three hits and a run, Casey Blake hit a home run, and Matt Kemp had a double and an RBI-single. Loney knocked in three runs, all without a hit, walking twice with the bases loaded and hitting a sacrifice fly. Bengie Molina hit a solo homer for the Giants, but the black-and-orange collected only four hits.