Dodgers 9, Braves 1
Chad Billingsley allowed just two hits and walked one Sunday night. (John Amis/AP)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Matt Kemp belted a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning and drove in five runs to lead the Dodgers past the Braves in the rubber game. Chad Billingsley fanned nine over five shutout innings before leaving with a right hamstring cramp.
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LA Dodgers
(65-40)
Won 1
LA Dodgers 9, Atlanta 1
Today's Boxes 8/2/09
CLE 11, DET 1
ARI 5, NYM 2
COL 6, CIN 4
BOS 18, BAL 10
WSH 5, PIT 3
KC 4, TB 1
NYY 8, CWS 5
LAA 13, MIN 4
HOU 2, STL 0
MIL 6, SD 1
SF 7, PHI 3
TOR 7, OAK 2
FLA 3, CHC 2
TEX 4, SEA 2
Atlanta
(53-52)
Lost 1
August 2, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
LA Dodgers
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
3
1
9
19
0
Atlanta
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
5
0
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LA Dodgers
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Furcal , SS
5
1
1
0
1
0
2
.264
Troncoso , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Ethier , RF
5
1
3
0
1
2
2
.274
Ramirez, M , LF
4
2
1
0
1
1
5
.309
Sherrill , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Castro, Ju , PH-SS
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.333
Loney , 1B
6
1
3
2
0
0
6
.291
Kemp , CF
5
1
3
5
0
2
2
.315
Martin , C
5
1
2
0
0
0
3
.263
Loretta , 3B
5
1
2
1
0
0
3
.232
Hudson, O , 2B
4
0
2
1
1
1
1
.292
Billingsley , P
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
.200
a-Schmidt , PH
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
.200
Elbert , P
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.200
Mota , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Pierre , LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.313
Totals
44
9
19
9
4
8
28
a-Singled for Billingsley in the 6th. b-Singled for Sherrill in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Martin (12, Jurrjens), Loney (20, Medlen), Loretta (6, Acosta), Hudson, O (28, Acosta).HR :
Kemp (14, 5th inning off Jurrjens, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Furcal; Ethier 3; Ramirez, M; Castro, Ju; Loney 4; Kemp 6;
Martin 3; Loretta 3; Hudson, O 3; Schmidt.RBI : Kemp 5 (64), Loretta (18), Loney 2 (66), Hudson, O (51).2-out
RBI : Kemp 5; Loretta; Loney.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez, M; Billingsley 2; Kemp 2; Loney
2.SAC : Billingsley.Team RISP : 6-for-17.Team LOB : 13. BASERUNNING SB :
Ethier (5, 2nd base off Logan/McCann).
Atlanta
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
McLouth , CF
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.260
Prado , 2B
4
0
2
1
0
0
1
.313
Jones, C , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
.286
McCann , C
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
.298
Acosta , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
c-Johnson, K , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.222
Anderson, G , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.289
LaRoche, Ad , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
2
0
.251
Diaz , RF
4
1
1
0
0
2
1
.283
Hernandez, Di , SS
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
.146
Jurrjens , P
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.156
a-Norton , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.148
Medlen , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Logan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Ross, D , PH-C
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.281
Totals
32
1
5
1
2
11
10
a-Struck out for Jurrjens in the 5th. b-Walked for Logan in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Acosta in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Prado (22, Billingsley), McLouth (21, Billingsley), LaRoche, Ad (28, Troncoso).TB :
McLouth 2; Prado 3; LaRoche, Ad 2; Diaz.RBI : Prado (28).2-out RBI : Prado.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : McCann; Prado; Norton; Jones, C; Diaz.Team RISP : 1-for-8.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING DP :
(Jurrjens-LaRoche, Ad).
LA Dodgers
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Billingsley (W, 11-6)
5.0
2
0
0
1
9
0
3.82
Elbert
2.2
1
1
1
1
1
0
3.86
Mota
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2.98
Sherrill
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.32
Troncoso
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1.99
Atlanta
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Jurrjens (L, 9-8)
5.0
10
4
4
2
5
1
2.85
Medlen
2.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
4.89
Logan
1.0
3
3
3
1
1
0
4.50
Acosta
1.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
3.81
Mota pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP : Billingsley.IBB : Ramirez, M (by Logan).Pitches-strikes :
Billingsley 83-51, Elbert 37-25, Mota 2-2, Sherrill 5-3, Troncoso 10-8, Jurrjens 103-67, Medlen 26-18, Logan 28-14, Acosta
26-17.Groundouts-flyouts : Billingsley 3-0, Elbert 2-3, Mota 0-0, Sherrill 0-1, Troncoso 2-0, Jurrjens 4-2, Medlen
2-3, Logan 1-0, Acosta 0-1.Batters faced : Billingsley 18, Elbert 10, Mota 1, Sherrill 1, Troncoso 4, Jurrjens
26, Medlen 9, Logan 7, Acosta 7.Inherited runners-scored : Mota 2-1, Sherrill 2-0.Umpires : HP: Scott
Barry. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Tom Hallion.Weather : 77 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
7 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:22.Att : 37,654.August 2, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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