LA Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1
When: 10:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
67°
Umpires:
Home -
D.J. Reyburn, 1B -
Ron Kulpa, 2B -
Jim Wolf, 3B -
Derryl Cousins
Attendance:
32526
By SportsDirect Inc.
Clayton Kershaw bolstered his case for the Cy Young Award with his 20th victory as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat visiting San Francisco 2-1 on Tuesday and dealt a crucial blow to the Giants’ postseason hopes.
The Dodgers snapped San Francisco’s season-high eight-game winning streak and dropped the Giants 4 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the National League wild card race.
San Francisco, which is 5 1/2 behind Arizona in the NL West, has eight games remaining, including three against the Diamondbacks this weekend.
Kershaw (20-5) gave up one run and struck out six over 7 1/3 innings to become the Dodgers’ first 20-game winner since Ramon Martinez in 1990.
Chris Stewart homered in the eighth inning off Kershaw, who recorded his third win over Giants starter Tim Lincecum (13-13) this season.
Kershaw improved to 7-0 in his last eight outings and won his eighth straight start at Dodger Stadium. Javy Guerra worked around Mark DeRosa’s leadoff single in the ninth for his 19th save.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| San Francisco
|
6 |
1 |
10 |
.194 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| LA Dodgers
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.267 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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