SB Nation Los Angeles - Dodgers Lose Game, Split Series With Padreshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48949/la-fave.png2010-08-05T22:27:30-07:00http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13709002010-08-05T22:27:30-07:002010-08-05T22:27:30-07:00Dodgers Fall In Finale To Padres, 5-0
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<p>Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) – Chris Denorfia hit an inside-the-park home run and Kevin Correia tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0, to split a four-game series.</p>
<p>Correia (8-7) gave up just four hits and walked one for the Padres, who now lead the NL West by two games over the Giants, who lost to the Braves earlier Thursday. The right-hander is 3-1 over his last four starts.</p>
<p>Tony Gwynn Jr., Yorvit Torrealba, and Chase Headley each had an <span class="caps">RBI</span> for the victors.</p>
<p>Chad Billingsley (9-6) went six frames in the start, allowing three runs on seven hits for the Dodgers, who have dropped seven of nine. The right-hander brought a 21 2/3 scoreless innings streak into the game.</p>
<p>The Padres scored all the runs they would need in the top of the fourth inning. With runners on first and second and one out, Headley hit an <span class="caps">RBI</span> single to center. Torrealba followed with a run-scoring base hit of his own. After Will Venable walked to load the bases, Gwynn hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0.</p>
<p>Los Angeles’ inability to score started in the home fourth. With one down, Ryan Theriot singled and Andre Ethier walked. Correia, though, retired the next two batters to keep the Dodgers off the board.</p>
<p>Another great scoring chance was wasted by the Dodgers in the sixth. Scott Podsednik and Ethier singled to put men on the corners with two outs. Joe Thatcher took over for Correia and got James Loney to fly out for the final out.</p>
<p>LA put men on first and second in the seventh, but Ernesto Frieri got A.J. Ellis to ground into an inning-ending double play. The Dodgers went on to strand runners on the corners in the eighth.</p>
<p>San Diego added two more runs in the ninth on Denorfia’s inside-the-park home run. Octavio Dotel walked Gwynn before Denorfia hit a bouncer down the left-field line. The ball snuck under the glove of Podsednik near the stands and rolled into the corner. Gwynn and Denorfia both crossed the plate on the play.</p>
<p>The Dodgers left men on first and second in the home ninth for good measure.</p>
<p>The Dodgers lead the season series with the Padres, 7-5…Los Angeles shortstop Rafael Furcal (back) missed the game…Correia improved to 5-3 lifetime against the Dodgers…Billingsley fell to 10-5 in 21 career games (17 starts) versus San Diego…LA went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine.</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/8/5/1608456/dodgers-fall-in-finale-to-padres-5Eric Stephen2010-08-05T18:13:33-07:002010-08-05T18:13:33-07:00Upcoming Series With Nationals: Dodgers To Face Marquis Sunday
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<p>Scott Olsen was scheduled to pitch Sunday for the Nationals at Dodger Stadium, but Jason Marquis will now make his return from the disabled list in the series finale. Per Ben Goessling of <a href="http://www.masnsports.com/the_goessling_game/2010/08/marquis-to-start-sunday.html" target="new"><span class="caps">MASN</span></a>:</p>
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<p>Right-hander Jason Marquis, who signed a two-year, $15 million contract with the Nationals in the offseason only to post a 20.52 <span class="caps">ERA</span> in three starts before being shut down with bone chips in his elbow and undergoing surgery, will return to the majors on Sunday</p>
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<p>The scheduled pitching matchips for the weekend series are as follows:</p>
<p>Friday: Clayton Kershaw vs. John Lannan<br>
Saturday: Hiroki Kuroda vs. Livan Hernandez<br>
Sunday: Ted Lilly vs. Marquis</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/8/5/1608107/dodgers-nationals-jason-marquis-sundayEric Stephen2010-08-05T17:36:37-07:002010-08-05T17:36:37-07:00Russell Martin Likely Out For Season
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<p>As expected, the Dodgers are going to be without Russell Martin for the remainder of the season. Per Ken Gurnick of <a href="http://twitter.com/kengurnick/status/20420989539" target="new"><span class="caps">MLB</span>.com</a>:</p>
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<p>Russell Martin is out for the year, Joe Torre said</p>
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<p>Ben Maller of Fox Sports Radio <a href="http://twitter.com/benmaller/status/20420908466" target="new">added a bit more detail</a>:</p>
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<p>Joe Torre: “Russell Martin will be on crutches for the next three weeks. It’s safe to say he’s out for the year.”</p>
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<p>Martin tore his labrum in his right hip in Tuesday night’s game, after getting tagged out at home, on an awkward play in which Martin couldn’t decide whether to slide or try to bowl over the catcher.</p>
<p>With Martin out, the Dodgers will alternate catching duties with the only two other catchers currently on their 40-man roster, per Dylan Hernandez of the <a href="http://twitter.com/dylanohernandez/status/20420810120" target="new">Los Angeles Times</a>:</p>
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<p>Ausmus and Ellis will split catching duties for the #Dodgers.</p>
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<p>Brad Ausmus is 41 years old, and was on the 60-day disabled list himself earlier in the season with back issues. He has played in only five games this season. A.J. Ellis has been with the big club for most of the season, and has caught 19 games this year, hitting .204 with one extra-base hit in 58 plate appearances.</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/8/5/1608052/russell-martin-dodgers-out-for-yearEric Stephen2010-08-05T16:13:28-07:002010-08-05T16:13:28-07:00Tonight's Dodgers-Padres Lineups
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<p>Here are tonight’s lineups in the series finale at Dodger Stadium:</p>
<p><strong>Padres</strong><br>
Hairston 2B<br>
Tejada SS<br>
Gonzalez 1B<br>
Ludwick RF<br>
Headley 3B<br>
Torrealba C<br>
Venable LF<br>
Gwynn CF<br>
Correia P</p>
<p><strong>Dodgers</strong><br>
Podsednik LF<br>
Theriot 2B<br>
Ethier RF<br>
Loney 1B<br>
Kemp CF<br>
Blake 3B<br>
Carroll SS<br>
Ellis C<br>
Billingsley P</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/8/5/1607925/dodgers-padres-lineupsEric Stephen2010-08-05T09:00:48-07:002010-08-05T09:00:48-07:00Chad Billingsley Tries To Win Series For Dodgers Against Padres
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<p>(Sports Network) - The <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">San Diego Padres</a> made an effort to improve their offense at the trade deadline, but the team hasn't received much return on its investment in its last two games against the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>.</p>
<p>Still clinging to first place in the competitive National League West, the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Padres</a> hope their bats can come back to life and help them earn a split of a four-game series with the homestanding <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dodgers</a> that concludes tonight.</p>
<p>San Diego had little trouble scoring runs in a 10-5 rout of Los Angeles in Monday's opener of this set, but the club has been shut down in losing the two most recent matchups. After mustering just three hits in <span>Ted Lilly</span>'s Dodgers debut to drop a 2-1 decision on Tuesday, the Padres generated even less against <span>Vicente Padilla</span> in last night's 9-0 setback.</p>
<p>Padilla (5-3) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and yielded just a pair of singles in registering his fourth career shutout. The veteran right-hander also walked just two and fanned nine San Diego hitters in a 105-pitch masterpiece.</p>
<p>"He's got the rare ability to throw that curveball with that arm speed," Padres manager Bud Black said of Padilla. "It was all about Padilla tonight."</p>
<p>The Dodgers gave their starter plenty of support as well, with <span>Andre Ethier</span> leading the charge with a 3-for-5 performance capped by a two-run homer in the eighth inning. <span>Scott Podsednik</span> and <span>Ryan Theriot</span>, two players acquired by Los Angeles in deadline deals last week, each knocked in a pair of runs with a single and double, respectively.</p>
<p>Los Angeles scored four times in San Diego starter <span>Wade LeBlanc</span>'s 6 1/3-inning stint, then broke the game open with five runs off reliever <span>Edward Mujica</span> in the eighth.</p>
<p>The Padres have now dropped four of their last six contests and have had their lead atop the NL West reduced to one game over second-place San Francisco. The Dodgers have now won two straight following a six-game losing streak and trail the <a href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Giants</a> by six games for the top spot in the league's Wild Card race.</p>
<p>San Diego may have a hard time ending its collective slump in tonight's finale, considering how well Dodgers scheduled starter <span>Chad Billingsley</span> has pitched of late. The 2009 All-Star has not surrendered a run in any of his last three assignments and has allowed a paltry 10 hits in a combined 21 2/3 innings over that outstanding stretch.</p>
<p>Billingsley began his roll by firing a five-hit shutout to best San Francisco July 21 at Dodger Stadium, then tossed six scoreless innings in a 2-0 victory over the Padres at Petco Park on July 27. The stocky right-hander gave up a mere two hits in 6 2/3 innings of work against the <a href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Giants</a> last Saturday, but left with that game still scoreless.</p>
<p>The former first-round pick also stymied the Padres in San Diego back on May 16, hurling 7 1/3 shutout frames to lead Los Angeles to a 1-0 win, and sports an excellent 10-4 record and a 2.36 earned run average in 20 games (16 starts) versus tonight's opponent.</p>
<p>In contrast, San Diego's <span>Kevin Correia</span> enters tonight's assignment seeking to avenge a pair of losses to the Dodgers earlier this year. The right-hander was reached for four runs in 5 1/3 innings in a May 15 setback at Petco Park, then permitted four runs in six frames five days later at Dodger Stadium to be dealt another defeat.</p>
<p>Correia is also coming off a losing effort this past Saturday against Florida, which touched him for three runs and a pair of homers in six innings. He had posted back-to-back wins over Arizona and Pittsburgh in his first two starts following the All-Star break, though, and registered a solid 3.90 ERA in five outings during the month of July.</p>
<p>For his career, Correia is 4-3 with a 4.66 ERA in 23 appearances against Los Angeles, nine of which have come in a starting role.</p>
<p>The Padres have struggled in this year's season series with the Dodgers as well, having dropped seven of 11 meetings between the divisional foes. San Diego did take two of three games from Los Angeles when the teams met at Petco Park last week, however.</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/8/5/2318893/chad-billingsley-tries-to-win-series-for-dodgers-against-padresEric Stephen