Barry Zito tops Dodgers, struggling Ricky Nolasco for rare win
Barry Zito won in what likely was his final hurrah for San Francisco, Pablo Sandoval backed him with a two-run homer and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Dodgers
4
San Francisco Giants
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| SF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
M Kemp singled to right center, C Crawford scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
T Abreu doubled to right center, H Pence scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
A Ellis hit sacrifice fly to right, M Kemp scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
P Sandoval homered to left (389 feet), B Posey scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 2-3
J Hairston Jr. safe at first on error by shortstop B Crawford, C Crawford scored, M Kemp to third.
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Error 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 5: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
M Kemp doubled to deep left center, Y Puig scored, C Crawford to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
T Abreu tripled to deep right center, B Posey, H Pence and P Sandoval scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Advancing On Force 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 4-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
H Ramirez grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
H Ramirez batting
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Play Result 4-6
H Ramirez hit for C Marmol.
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
A Gonzalez doubled to deep right.
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Double 4-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
A Gonzalez batting
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Play Result 4-6
A Gonzalez hit for N Punto.
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
S Schumaker grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
S Schumaker batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
D Gordon fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 4-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 4-6
D Gordon hit for J Hairston Jr..
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Head to Head
SF wins series 2-1
Injuries
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Gavin Stone Out
- Ben Casparius Out
- Will Klein Out
- Dalton Rushing Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSF
Angel PaganCF16
Gregor BlancoLF7
Brandon Belt1B13
Buster PoseyC28
Hunter PenceRF8
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Tony Abreu2B10
Barry ZitoP75
Substitutes
Santiago CasillaP46
Brett PillPH84
Sergio RomoP54
Roger KieschnickPH54
George KontosP30
Johnny MonellPH76
Jean MachiP
Nick Noonan3B76
LAD
Yasiel PuigRF66
Carl Demonte CrawfordLF3
Matt KempCF25
Michael Young1B10
A.J. EllisC17
Jerry Hairston Jr.3B6- Skip Schumaker2B55
Nick PuntoSS1
Ricky NolascoP47
Substitutes
Dee Strange-GordonPH9
Adrian GonzalezPH23
Brandon LeagueP43
Scott Van SlykePH33
J.P. HowellP56
Carlos MarmolP41
Hanley RamirezPH13
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