LA Dodgers 3, Cincinnati 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, September 21, 2012
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
Joe West, 1B -
Mike Muchlinski, 2B -
Sam Holbrook, 3B -
Andy Fletcher
Attendance:
35397
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Dodgers 3, Reds 1 (10): Matt Kemp singled in two runs in the top of the 10th as visiting Los Angeles kept Cincinnati from clinching the National League Central crown.
Kemp hit a bloop single to right field off Sean Marshall with the bases loaded and two outs, helping the Dodgers move two games back of St. Louis for the second NL wild card with 11 to play.
Two runs in the 10th inning were charged to Sam LeCure (3-3). Cincinnati’s magic number to win the NL Central title is one after the Cardinals lost 5-4 in 11 innings earlier Friday against Chicago.
Ronald Belisario (8-1) struck out five over two scoreless innings for the win and he hasn’t allowed an earned run in his past 17 appearances, spanning 20 innings. Brandon League worked a perfect 10th inning for his 13th save.
Los Angeles, which won for just the fifth time in its last 15 games, took a one-run lead in the second before Cincinnati tied the game in the fifth on Bronson Arroyo’s RBI single.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Reds manager Dusty Baker missed a third straight game because of problems caused by an irregular heartbeat. … Cincinnati’s loss overshadowed a stellar outing by Arroyo, who gave up one run over eight innings while throwing just 88 pitches. … Dodgers OF Shane Victorino was scratched from the starting lineup with a sore left wrist.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| LA Dodgers |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Joe Blanton
|
Player |
Bronson Arroyo
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
5.2 |
IP |
8.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
4 |
Hits |
6 |
|
1.59 |
ERA |
1.12 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Dodgers
|
7 |
0 |
7 |
.200 |
13 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Cincinnati
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
.118 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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