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West race tightens
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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
SD
San Diego (53-85)
Lost 2 		LA Dodgers 8, San Diego 4   LAD
LA Dodgers (69-70)
Won 4
September 2, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
San Diego
 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0   4 6 0
LA Dodgers
 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 X   8 11 1
Standings thru 9/2/08  |  Recap: SD | LAD  |  Gameday  |  Padres stats  |  Dodgers stats
San DiegoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Giles, RF3100120.300
Rodriguez, L, SS4111000.275
Kouzmanoff, 3B4012000.272
Gonzalez, A, 1B4000011.278
Headley, LF4120011.263
Ambres, CF3010111.150
Hundley, C4011004.226
Antonelli, 2B3000003.143
  Hampson, P0000000.000
  b-Bard, PH1000001.204
Baek, P1000010.160
  Hayhurst, P0000000.000
  a-Gonzalez, Edgar V., PH1000012.277
  Falkenborg, P0000000.000
  Kazmar, 2B1100100.067
Totals334643713 

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 DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Pierre, CF4000004.274
  Kemp, CF0000000.289
Ethier, RF4431100.283
Ramirez, M, LF3113013.326
  Repko, LF1010000.125
Loney, 1B4022100.307
Martin, C4011113.282
Blake, 3B4000024.284
  Hu, 2B0000000.159
DeWitt, 2B-3B2121200.261
Berroa, SS3110102.228
Kershaw, P1100002.045
  Troncoso, P0000000.000
  Beimel, P0000000.000
Totals3081186418 

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).
 
San DiegoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Baek (L, 4-10)3.28772325.36
Hayhurst 0.11000007.56
Falkenborg 2.01112115.14
Hampson 2.01002003.51
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kershaw (W, 3-5)7.03333604.50
Troncoso 0.02110004.64
Beimel 2.01000102.20

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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