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San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers

2009-09-04 · Night game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 52965 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph to CF · 2:53

San Diego Padres defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 2–0. Wade LeBlanc earned the win and Heath Bell picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
LAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Wade LeBlanc L: Clayton Kershaw SV: Heath Bell

Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Jim Joyce · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Everth Cabrera	3	0	0	0	1	0
David Eckstein	3	1	1	0	1	0
Adrian Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Kouzmanoff	4	0	1	1	0	0
Chase Headley	4	0	0	0	0	2
Oscar Salazar	2	1	1	0	1	1
Will Venable	3	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Hundley	3	0	1	0	0	0
Wade LeBlanc	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Gwynn	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Rafael Furcal	5	1	0	1
Andre Ethier	4	1	0	0
Manny Ramirez	3	0	0	1
Matt Kemp	4	1	0	0
Casey Blake	1	0	2	0
Ronnie Belliard	3	1	1	0
James Loney	4	0	0	0
Brad Ausmus	2	0	0	2
Clayton Kershaw	2	0	0	0
Mark Loretta	1	0	0	0
Russell Martin	1	0	0	0
Jim Thome	1	1	0	0
Juan Pierre	1	1	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wade LeBlanc	6.0	2	3	2
Joe Thatcher	1.0	1	0	0
Luke Gregerson	0.2	2	0	1
Heath Bell	1.1	1	0	1

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clayton Kershaw	6.0	4	3	3
Ramon Troncoso	1.0	1	0	1
Hung-Chih Kuo	1.0	0	0	0
Scott Elbert	0.1	0	0	0
Ronald Belisario	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Everth Cabrera: W
David Eckstein: S5/G5S+.1-2
Adrian Gonzalez: K
Kevin Kouzmanoff: CS3(25).1-2
Kevin Kouzmanoff: S8/L8RS.2-H
Chase Headley: WP.1-2
Chase Headley: K

Bot 1

Rafael Furcal: 7/F7D+
Andre Ethier: 9/L9D+
Manny Ramirez: HP
Matt Kemp: 7/L7M

Top 2

Oscar Salazar: S9/L89S
Will Venable: 63/G6MS-.1-2
Nick Hundley: S16/G15.2-H(E6/TH1)(UR);B-3(E3/THH)
Wade LeBlanc: 3/G34S
Everth Cabrera: 9/F89D

Bot 2

Casey Blake: W
Ronnie Belliard: S8/L8RS.1-2
James Loney: 9/F89D.2-3;1-2
Brad Ausmus: K23
Clayton Kershaw: 5/F5F-

Top 3

David Eckstein: W
Adrian Gonzalez: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3S
Kevin Kouzmanoff: 3/F34S-

Bot 3

Rafael Furcal: 8/L8RM
Andre Ethier: S8/G6M+
Manny Ramirez: PB.1-2
Manny Ramirez: 53/G5
Matt Kemp: 53/G56

Top 4

Chase Headley: 8/F8RM
Oscar Salazar: W
Will Venable: 6/F6D-
Nick Hundley: 53/G56

Bot 4

Casey Blake: W
Ronnie Belliard: W.1-2
James Loney: 8/F8LXD+.2-3
Brad Ausmus: K
Clayton Kershaw: 63/G6S-

Top 5

Wade LeBlanc: K23
Everth Cabrera: 43/G4
David Eckstein: 7/F78M

Bot 5

Rafael Furcal: 6/L6-
Andre Ethier: 4/F4D-
Manny Ramirez: 7/F78XD+

Top 6

Adrian Gonzalez: 43/G34
Kevin Kouzmanoff: 6/L6D
Chase Headley: 63/G6+

Bot 6

Matt Kemp: 7/F78M
Casey Blake: 53/G5
Ronnie Belliard: 43/G4-

Top 7

Oscar Salazar: K23
Will Venable: S8/L8LM
Nick Hundley: 8/FDP/F89M.1X1(83)

Bot 7

James Loney: 6/F6D-
Mark Loretta: 53/G56
Russell Martin: HP
Rafael Furcal: S9/G34+.1-2
Andre Ethier: 3/G3+

Top 8

Tony Gwynn: 63/G6
Everth Cabrera: 43/G34
David Eckstein: 13/G15

Bot 8

Manny Ramirez: K
Matt Kemp: S8/G6
Jim Thome: S8/F8RD.1-3
Ronnie Belliard: 8/F8LS
James Loney: 7/F7D

Top 9

Adrian Gonzalez: 6/P
Kevin Kouzmanoff: 63/G6
Chase Headley: K

Bot 9

Juan Pierre: S7/L5D-
Russell Martin: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
Rafael Furcal: K

Notes & reviews

the ball bounced off pitcher Clayton Kershaw to SS Rafael Furcal, who threw wide of first; the ball bounced off the wall and was recovered by James Loney, who bounced his throw to the plate

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