Manny Ramirez reacts after striking out to end the game. (Tom Gannam/AP)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Randy Wolf allowed just two runs over six innings for his sixth consecutive quality start, but the Dodgers' offense hit into four double plays, including two on Manny Ramirez bouncers, and left 11 men on base. The bullpen allowed a four-run seventh inning with an error by Casey Blake making three of the runs unearned.
a-Grounded out for Wolf in the 7th. b-Flied out for Kuo in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Ramirez, M (13, Carpenter). TB: Furcal 3; Hudson, O; Ramirez, M 2; Ethier; Blake;
Loney; Martin 2; Kemp. RBI: Furcal (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wolf 2; Ethier; Kemp
2; Ramirez, M. SAC: Wolf. SF: Furcal. GIDP: Ramirez, M 2; Martin; Hudson, O. Team
RISP: 1-for-9. Team LOB: 11.
Leach pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Carpenter pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. McClellan pitched to 1 batter in
the 8th.
WP: Carpenter. HBP: DeRosa (by Wolf), Hudson, O (by Carpenter), Martin (by Carpenter). Pitches-strikes:
Wolf 98-62, McDonald, Ja 28-18, Leach 2-2, Mota 4-2, Kuo 10-6, Carpenter 99-61, Miller, T 14-8, McClellan 4-4, Franklin 18-15. Groundouts-flyouts:
Wolf 5-4, McDonald, Ja 1-1, Leach 0-0, Mota 0-1, Kuo 1-1, Carpenter 9-3, Miller, T 0-0, McClellan 0-0, Franklin 2-1. Batters
faced: Wolf 28, McDonald, Ja 5, Leach 1, Mota 2, Kuo 3, Carpenter 30, Miller, T 3, McClellan 1, Franklin 5. Inherited
runners-scored: Leach 2-1, Mota 2-2, Miller, T 1-0, McClellan 2-0, Franklin 3-0. Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg.
1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Tim Timmons. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, Out
to LF. T: 3:03. Att: 43,756. July 27, 2009
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
