Dodgers 4, Phillies 3
Clayton Kershaw gave up three runs and fanned eight over six innings. (Gus Ruelas/AP)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Following Casey Blake's clutch sacrifice fly in the eighth, Andre Ethier produced the game-winning hit, a single to left in the ninth, scoring Russell Martin. With the victory, the Dodgers remained one game behind the D-backs in the NL West.
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Philadelphia
(64-55)
Lost 2
LA Dodgers 4, Philadelphia 3
Today's Boxes 8/12/08
CLE 7, BAL 5
CIN 5, PIT 1
BOS 19, TEX 17
TOR 6, DET 4
NYM 4, WSH 3
FLA 4, STL 3
HOU 12, SF 4
NYY 9, MIN 6
CWS 9, KC 0
ARI 4, COL 2
MIL 5, SD 2
LAA 7, SEA 3
OAK 2, TB 1
LA Dodgers
(60-59)
Won 2
August 12, 2008
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Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Victorino , CF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .286
Taguchi , RF-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Utley , 2B4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .290
Rollins , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
Howard , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .236
Burrell , LF3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .266
Durbin, C , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Romero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Werth , RF-CF3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .263
Coste , C2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .273
Bruntlett , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .218
Hamels , P3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .281
Jenkins , RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 11 8
BATTING 2B : Rollins (27, Kershaw), Burrell (27, Kershaw).HR : Utley (30, 1st inning off Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Utley 4; Rollins 2; Burrell 2; Coste; Bruntlett; Hamels.RBI : Utley (83), Hamels (3), Burrell (68).2-out RBI : Hamels.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Victorino; Bruntlett; Jenkins.S : Coste.SF : Burrell.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Rollins (30, 3rd base off Kershaw/Martin). FIELDING E : Burrell (1, fielding).DP : (Rollins-Utley-Howard).
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre , CF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
Kuo , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Kemp , RF-CF4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .302
Kent , 2B3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .266
1-Ozuna , PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Ramirez, M , LF2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .317
Blake , 3B3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .290
Garciaparra , SS3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .270
Martin , C3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .284
Loney , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
Kershaw , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Ethier , PH-RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .275
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 7 13
a-Grounded out for Beimel in the 7th. 1-Ran for Kent in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Kemp (28, Hamels).TB : Pierre; Kemp 4; Ramirez, M; Blake; Ethier.RBI : Blake 2 (67), Ramirez, M (82), Ethier (48).2-out RBI : Blake.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Garciaparra; Martin 2.SF : Blake.GIDP : Garciaparra.Team LOB : 7.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hamels 7.0 5 2 2 2 7 0 3.32
Durbin, C (BS, 3)1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.90
Romero (L, 4-4)0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.30
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kershaw 6.0 6 3 3 2 8 1 3.78
Beimel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.87
Kuo (W, 4-2)2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.70
IBB : Ramirez, M (by Hamels), Garciaparra (by Hamels).HBP : Ramirez, M (by Durbin, C), Martin (by Romero).Pitches-strikes : Hamels 111-71, Durbin, C 21-11, Romero 11-8, Kershaw 100-59, Beimel 10-7, Kuo 23-14.Groundouts-flyouts : Hamels 6-8, Durbin, C 2-1, Romero 1-0, Kershaw 5-5, Beimel 2-0, Kuo 3-1.Batters faced : Hamels 28, Durbin, C 5, Romero 3, Kershaw 26, Beimel 3, Kuo 7.Umpires : HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Jeff Nelson.Weather : 74 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:44.Att : 47,587.August 12, 2008
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