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Dodgers up, ready to lose, facing Wilson.

Fred Lewis makes a half-hearted attempt to make a great play. Either go all out or don't. He only gave about 75% and decided last second that he could actually make the catch on that line drive to left. He dives, misses and it gets by him. Pinch hitter Mark Loretta gets a double from a single.

Now Lewis is playing too far in and the next ball is a foot over his glove. Another double and a run scores. Rowand came over and gave Fred an earful. Fred didn't seem to take it well. Get 7 seasons under your belt, THEN you can question your centerfielder, not before.

Broken bat groundball gets out number one. A hard grounder straight to Uribe gets out number two. Fans are on their feet. Manny hits a chopper to short and it's over. A faster runner might have made it. Rowand runs off the field with a huge smile slapping five all the way to the dugout. Fred Lewis has a different look on his face. That rookie may need a pick me up before next game. 

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Giants up, facing Scott Elbert who gets one strike out and is pulled for Guillermo Mota.

Edgar Renteria smacks the first pitch toward the hole at short, but it was too slow and Furcal picked it up too deep. Not even close. Uribe hits one to dead center that I was sure would be no problem for Pierre. But he couldn't get there. I wonder if the wind didn't knock that one down. Two on, one out.

Bengie is ready to make this one a joke but I think he's too tired to get a hit here, to be honest. He looked tired after his homer and that was about an hour ago now. No he is not! Base hit line drive to dead center. Renteria makes it home without a play. Uribe makes it all the way to third. Still only one out.

Rowand just got knocked in the head! No, nevemind. I thought it nailed him, but no. It missed by a hair but bounced off the glove of Ausmus rather. Bengie moves over to second. NOW they hit him. Square on the back. Boo's galore. Mota is a batter late. Bengie's the one with four RBI's today, genius. Rowand is only 1 for 4 with a run.

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Dodgers up, facing Timmy!

Two pitches and two hits. It may be time to yank 'im. Bullpen only just wakes up after three more pitches.

That change up hadn't been touched all game. He was fooling Furcal with it too until that last one. The bat broke into 4 different pieces but the ball fell soflty inside of the left field line for a double as it spun into the giants bullpen area. One run scores. 

Manny faces off against Tim. The majors' best hitter and pitcher. Runners on second and third with no out. Walks him.

Lincecum still gets to walk off to a standing ovation. Let's hope he doesn't end up with 4 runs on his record for this game. He deserves better.

Jeremy Affeldt steps in and immediately induces a 5-3 double play. Uribe, at third, caught the ball on top of thirdbase and guns it two first. One run scores but two are gone. A worthwhile trade. Lincecum is on his feet, loving it.

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Giants up, facing Scott Elbert.

Molina uppercuts the first pitch he sees sky high and that baby is GONE! Triple and a homer for Bengie. I'd say that's a good day for him, eh? That's his 17th RBI this season. Not too shabby.

Two straight two outs hits on the ground up the middle. Those are good looking hits. Let's get one more. Well... Timmy struck out, but, I think I can forgive him for it.

DODGERS 0 GIANTS 7

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Dodgers up, facing Skinny Timmy.

1-2-3. What else is there to say?

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Aaaaaaaaaand we're back. Just in time to see the first pitch of the inning!

Burriss' check swing makes contact for what effectively is a bunt. But, not ready to run, Burriss is easily thrown out. Lewis shows a good eye by working a walk from a 1-2 count and Renteria rewards him with a solid cut. You could tell by the sound of the crack that that was going to be a hit. Stand up RBI double. I like the way these Giants are hitting!

Uribe strikes out, of course, on two ugly swings, leaving Edgar stranded.

DODGERS 0 GIANTS 6

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Dodgers up, facing Timmy.

CORRECTION: I said earlier that Winn was out with a bruised ankle, but it was his knee. He fouled a ball off his knee yesterday and decided to sit a game or two.

Second inning in a row that Lincecum has started off with three straight balls. Last inning turned into a walk... and this one too.

Another change up means strike three. That pitch is murder. Manny coming up. Let's see how he handles it. He doesn't even have the chance to see it because he laced the second pitch to right. How many opposite field hits is that for Ramirez this series? I can count 5 for today and yesterday alone. 

A double play ball only gets one. The ball wasn't hit hard enough and Burriss didn't get to it or get rid of it quick enough. Runners at the corners with two outs. 

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Giants up, facing Hong-Chih Kuo.

Kuo has an ERA over eight so far this season, but don't let that fool you, he can be unhittable. Just ask Rowand, Rich or Nate. Three up, three down.

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Dodgers up, facing Timmy.

Tim walks his first batter of the game. The first pitch to the next batter, Martin, was a no-doubt strike tht left a smoke trail. He ends up striking out swinging on a filthy change up that left Martin looking foolish.

That change up has been the strike out pitch for many batters so far this game, inlcuding the very next batter after Martin, Casey Blake.

Blake DeWitt, pinch hitting for Troncoso, reaches on a very slow grounder to short. Renteria barehands it but throws so Aurillia has to come flying off the bag to save an error. Wouldn't have mattered as DeWitt was well safe. But Pierre hits it straight up up to center. Inning over.

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Giants up, facing Troncoso.

Look at that! Manny Ramirez made a decent play in left field. Fred Lewis hit it hard to Manny and it knuckled toward the line, but Manny was on top of it. Nice catch.

Uribe is on a mission to prove me an idiot. He just knocked a great looking drive into the left center gap. And he's got himself a 2 out, stand  up double. A Bengie Molina soft liner didn't get past Hudson, but for a moment the entire stadium and I thought the Giants had a six run lead. I guess I can be happy with five... for now.

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