Dodgers 8, Padres 4
Manny Ramirez eclipsed the 1,700-RBI mark on Tuesday. (Jill Weisleder/Dodgers)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Clayton Kershaw took a no-hitter into the fifth and a shutout into the seventh and enjoyed an abundance of support from his offense. Manny Ramirez homered and drove in three, and Andre Ethier came within a double of a the first Dodgers cycle since 1970 as L.A. closed the gap in the NL West to 1 1/2 games.
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Series at a glance:
Mon. 09/01:
LAD 5, SD 2
Tue. 09/02:
LAD 8, SD 4
Wed. 09/03:
vs SD, 7:10 PM PT
San Diego
(53-85)
Lost 2
LA Dodgers 8, San Diego 4
Today's Boxes 9/2/08
LAA 5, DET 4
BOS 14, BAL 2
CLE 9, CWS 3
TOR 7, MIN 5
ATL 16, FLA 14
NYY 7, TB 2
PHI 4, WSH 0
PIT 3, CIN 2
HOU 9, CHC 7
NYM 6, MIL 5
TEX 6, SEA 4
KC 5, OAK 2
COL 6, SF 5
STL 8, ARI 2
LA Dodgers
(69-70)
Won 4
September 2, 2008
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Standings thru 9/2/08  | Recap: SD | LAD  | Gameday  | Padres stats  | Dodgers stats
San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Giles , RF3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .300
Rodriguez, L , SS4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275
Kouzmanoff , 3B4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .272
Gonzalez, A , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
Headley , LF4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .263
Ambres , CF3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .150
Hundley , C4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .226
Antonelli , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143
Hampson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Bard , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204
Baek , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160
Hayhurst , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Edgar V. , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277
Falkenborg , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kazmar , 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .067
Totals 33 4 6 4 3 7 13
a-Struck out for Hayhurst in the 5th. b-Grounded into a double play for Hampson in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Ambres (1, Kershaw), Rodriguez, L (5, Troncoso).TB : Rodriguez, L 2; Kouzmanoff; Headley 2; Ambres 2; Hundley.RBI : Hundley (16), Rodriguez, L (7), Kouzmanoff 2 (70).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gonzalez, Edgar V.; Antonelli; Ambres.GIDP : Bard.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING DP : (Rodriguez, L-Kazmar-Gonzalez, A).
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .274
Kemp , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Ethier , RF4 4 3 1 1 0 0 .283
Ramirez, M , LF3 1 1 3 0 1 3 .326
Repko , LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
Loney , 1B4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .307
Martin , C4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .282
Blake , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .284
Hu , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
DeWitt , 2B-3B2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .261
Berroa , SS3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .228
Kershaw , P1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .045
Troncoso , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 8 11 8 6 4 18
BATTING 3B : Ethier (4, Baek).HR : Ramirez, M (30, 1st inning off Baek, 1 on, 1 out), DeWitt (6, 4th inning off Baek, 0 on, 0 out), Ethier (19, 6th inning off Falkenborg, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Ethier 8; Ramirez, M 4; Repko; Loney 2; Martin; DeWitt 5; Berroa.RBI : Ramirez, M 3 (97), DeWitt (38), Loney 2 (76), Martin (57), Ethier (60).2-out RBI : Loney 2; Martin.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pierre 3; Blake.S : Kershaw 3; Pierre.SF : Ramirez, M.GIDP : Martin.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Repko (1, 2nd base off Hampson/Hundley). FIELDING E : Berroa (6, fielding).DP : (DeWitt-Hu-Loney).
Kershaw pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. Troncoso pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.Pitches-strikes : Baek 71-44, Hayhurst 12-9, Falkenborg 28-15, Hampson 32-17, Kershaw 99-66, Troncoso 5-2, Beimel 21-14.Groundouts-flyouts : Baek 6-3, Hayhurst 0-1, Falkenborg 3-2, Hampson 5-1, Kershaw 10-5, Troncoso 0-0, Beimel 5-0.Batters faced : Baek 22, Hayhurst 2, Falkenborg 9, Hampson 8, Kershaw 28, Troncoso 2, Beimel 6.Inherited runners-scored : Hayhurst 2-1, Troncoso 2-2, Beimel 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Gary Darling. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Bill Miller.Weather : 73 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:44.Att : 39,330.September 2, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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