Dodgers 8, 
Pirates 2
| W: | H. Kuroda (9-10) |
| L: | R. Ohlendorf (1-3) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Martin C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| A Ellis C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Pierre CF-LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .395 |
| a-M Sweeney PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .128 |
| J Repko PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| J Loney 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 |
| N Garciaparra 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 |
| P Ozuna PR-2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .158 |
| M Kemp RF-CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .285 |
| B DeWitt 2B-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| A Berroa SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .238 |
| H Kuroda P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .120 |
| b-D Young PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| T Saito P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Penny P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 | |
| a-walked for M Ramirez in the 8th b-struck out swinging for H Kuroda in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Garciaparra (7, R Ohlendorf); M Ramirez (11, R Ohlendorf) HR: J Pierre (1, 6th inning off M Salas 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 2 (43), J Loney 3 (86), J Pierre (27), B DeWitt (44) SF: B DeWitt, J Loney GIDP: H Kuroda, A Berroa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Garciaparra 1, H Kuroda 1, P Ozuna 1, A Berroa 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Berroa-B DeWitt-J Loney). | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| H Kuroda (W, 9-10) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 83-55 | 3.77 |
| T Saito | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 2.13 |
| B Penny | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-11 | 6.27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 117-79 | |
| PITCHING HBP: R Doumit (By H Kuroda) Batters faced: H Kuroda 24; T Saito 4; B Penny 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: H Kuroda 11-7; T Saito 0-1; B Penny 2-1 Game Scores: H Kuroda 72 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N Morgan LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .280 |
| R Doumit C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .319 |
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| B Moss RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| An LaRoche 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .173 |
| L Cruz SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| R Ohlendorf P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-B Bixler PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .155 |
| M Salas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-S Pearce PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| R Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-L Rivas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| D Bautista P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for R Ohlendorf in the 3rd b-flied out to left for M Salas in the 6th c-flied out to right for R Sanchez in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Morgan (8, H Kuroda) HR: A Laroche (20, 9th inning off B Penny 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Ad LaRoche 2 (75) 2-out RBI: Ad LaRoche 2 GIDP: L Cruz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ad LaRoche 1, N McLouth 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Ad LaRoche (1, 2nd base by H Kuroda/R Martin) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Doumit (8, throw) DP: 2 (R Ohlendorf-R Doumit-Ad LaRoche, L Cruz-F Sanchez-Ad LaRoche). Outfield Assist: B Moss (J Loney at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Ohlendorf (L, 0-2) | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 70-43 | 7.62 |
| M Salas | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 56-29 | 8.47 |
| R Sanchez | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-18 | 3.65 |
| D Bautista | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 6.14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 170-97 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Ohlendorf 2; R Sanchez Batters faced: R Ohlendorf 17; M Salas 14; R Sanchez 10; D Bautista 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ohlendorf 4-3; M Salas 5-3; R Sanchez 3-2; D Bautista 1-2 Game Scores: R Ohlendorf 37 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAD | PIT | |||
 | 3rd | M Ramirez doubled to deep right center, R Martin and J Pierre scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Ramirez scored, J Loney safe at second on throwing error by catcher R Doumit. | 3 | 0 |
| 4th | J Loney singled to right, R Martin and J Pierre scored, J Loney out at second, M Ramirez to third. | 5 | 0 |
| 6th | J Pierre homered to right. | 6 | 0 |
| 7th | B DeWitt hit sacrifice fly to center, P Ozuna scored. | 7 | 0 |
| 8th | J Loney hit sacrifice fly to right, R Martin scored, J Pierre to third. | 8 | 0 |
 | 9th | Ad LaRoche homered to right, R Doumit scored. | 8 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 13,147 (34.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 15th 2008
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Boston | 13 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 11 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| San Diego | 11 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |