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Dodgers show mettle
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Dodgers 7, Phillies 6
Andre Ethier celebrates his fourth-inning dinger with Manny Ramirez, who homered earlier. (Getty)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
With one swing, Nomar Garciaparra lifted the Dodgers to a walk-off victory and a first-place tie with the D-backs, homering in the bottom of the ninth to cap a five-run comeback in dramatic fashion. Jeff Kent delivered a key two-run double, and Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier went deep.
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Series at a glance:
PHI
Philadelphia (64-56)
Lost 3 		LA Dodgers 7, Philadelphia 6   LAD
LA Dodgers (61-59)
Won 3
August 13, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Philadelphia
 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   6 7 1
LA Dodgers
 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1   7 12 0
Standings thru 8/13/08  |  Recap: PHI | LAD  |  Gameday  |  Phillies stats  |  Dodgers stats
PhiladelphiaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Rollins, SS5000021.272
Werth, CF3112210.264
Utley, 2B3100011.288
Howard, 1B4112120.236
Burrell, LF4110123.266
Dobbs, 3B5122011.310
  Condrey, P0000000.000
Jenkins, RF3010100.244
Ruiz, C3110112.218
Blanton, P1000013.143
  a-Cervenak, M, PH1000010.167
  Madson, P0000000.000
  b-Taguchi, PH1000000.218
  Durbin, C, P0000000.143
  Romero, P0000000.000
  Bruntlett, 3B0000000.218
Totals3367661211 

a-Struck out for Blanton in the 6th. b-Popped out for Madson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Burrell (28, Johnson).
HR: Howard (33, 1st inning off Penny, 1 on, 2 out), Dobbs (5, 1st inning off Penny, 1 on, 2 out), Werth (16, 2nd inning off Penny, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Werth 4; Howard 4; Burrell 2; Dobbs 5; Jenkins; Ruiz.
RBI: Howard 2 (102), Dobbs 2 (26), Werth 2 (43).
2-out RBI: Howard 2; Dobbs 2; Werth 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blanton 2; Ruiz; Burrell 2.
S: Blanton.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Dobbs (2, fielding).
 
LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Kemp, CF5000023.299
Ethier, RF5221013.276
Kent, 2B5142000.273
  1-Ozuna, PR-2B0000000.266
Ramirez, M, LF3112221.317
  Broxton, P0000000.000
Loney, 1B4011103.295
Blake, 3B5000024.287
Garciaparra, SS5111015.266
Martin, C3130100.289
Penny, P1000011.192
  a-Sweeney, PH1000002.125
  Johnson, P1000001.000
  Beimel, P0000000.000
  Park, P0000000.111
  b-Pierre, PH-LF0100100.279
Totals3871275923 

a-Grounded out for Penny in the 3rd. b-Walked for Park in the 8th.
1-Ran for Kent in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Martin (20, Blanton), Kent (22, Durbin, C).
HR: Ramirez, M (25, 3rd inning off Blanton, 1 on, 0 out), Ethier (12, 4th inning off Blanton, 0 on, 1 out), Garciaparra (6, 9th inning off Condrey, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Ethier 5; Kent 5; Ramirez, M 4; Loney; Garciaparra 4; Martin 4.
RBI: Loney (68), Ramirez, M 2 (84), Ethier (49), Kent 2 (54), Garciaparra (20).
2-out RBI: Kent 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garciaparra 2; Sweeney; Johnson; Loney.
Team LOB: 11.
 
PhiladelphiaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Blanton 5.09443624.79
Madson (H, 9)2.00000303.19
Durbin, C (BS, 4)0.22222002.15
Romero 0.10000002.28
Condrey (L, 3-3)0.11110013.71
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Penny 3.06662436.05
Johnson 2.21002503.10
Beimel 0.00001001.87
Park 2.10001102.62
Broxton (W, 3-3)1.00000203.58

Beimel pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

IBB: Ramirez, M (by Durbin, C), Jenkins (by Johnson).
HBP: Utley (by Penny), Utley (by Beimel).
Pitches-strikes: Blanton 97-56, Madson 21-15, Durbin, C 20-6, Romero 6-4, Condrey 5-3, Penny 69-42, Johnson 47-28, Beimel 5-0, Park 36-22, Broxton 9-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blanton 4-5, Madson 3-0, Durbin, C 1-1, Romero 1-0, Condrey 0-1, Penny 4-1, Johnson 3-0, Beimel 0-0, Park 2-4, Broxton 1-0.
Batters faced: Blanton 27, Madson 7, Durbin, C 6, Romero 1, Condrey 2, Penny 18, Johnson 11, Beimel 2, Park 8, Broxton 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Romero 2-0, Beimel 1-0, Park 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:08.
Att: 45,786.
August 13, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner