Johnson, Dodgers shrug off quake to shut down Giants
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07/30/2008 -
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Johnson recorded his first win in
more than two years with six shutout innings, as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged
the San Francisco Giants, 2-0, in the middle contest of a three-game set
played following a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Southern California
earlier Tuesday.
The scheduled start was unaffected by the earthquake centered near Chino
Hills, approximately 30 miles from Dodger Stadium. LA has won four of its last
five overall and remained one game behind NL West division-leader Arizona,
which topped the Padres 3-0 earlier Tuesday.
Johnson (1-0) surrendered only five hits without walking a batter, while
striking out three in his first start since 2006.
James Loney was 2-for-4 with an RBI, stolen base and a run scored while Matt
Kemp had two hits, a stolen base and a run scored. Casey Blake delivered a key
double in the sixth allowing a run to score on a controversial play.
Matt Cain (6-9) was dealt a tough loss coming off a four-hit shutout of the
Nationals Thursday, giving up only two runs - one earned - on eight hits
without issuing a walk and fanning eight.
Rich Aurilia and Randy Winn notched two hits apiece accounting for four of the
team's five hits and San Francisco dropped its fourth contest in the last
five.
The game remained scoreless until an eventful sixth. Kemp singled, stole
second and scored on a two-out single to left from Loney.
Loney was then involved in a controversial play where he was originally thrown
out at the plate trying to score on a double down the left field line from
Blake. Left fielder Fred Lewis bobbled the ball briefly out of play while
making the transfer from glove to throwing hand but recovered to make the
relay throw that eventually beat Loney to the plate. The umpires got together
and ruled that Lewis had caused the ball to leave the field of play, Loney was
awarded home plate and Blake was sent to third.
Lewis, who thought the inning had ended, was charged with an error and LA took
a 2-0 lead.
San Francisco moved a runner to second only twice in the contest before going
down in order the ninth, allowing Jonathan Broxton to record his fifth save of
the season.
Game Notes
Los Angeles leads the season series 5-3...Kemp extended his hitting streak to
16 games...Cain is now winless (0-5) in eight career starts against the
Dodgers...Johnson's last win was May 28, 2006 while with the Cleveland Indians. He is 3-0 lifetime against the Giants...Chan Ho Park tossed 1 2/3
innings of scoreless relief.
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Coliseu
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Posada undergoes season-ending surgery >>
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Astros acquire Hawkins from Yankees >>
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Hawkins and cash considerations from the New York Yankees for minor league
infielder Matt Cusick on Wednesday.
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Joba Chamberlain (4-3) h
FAU extends Schnellenberger through 2010 >>
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Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics optioned first baseman
Wes Bankston and outfielder Eric Patterson to Triple-A Sacramento on
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Bankston got the
Big Ten Conference odds
Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa
 Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.
Should be in:
Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?
Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.
Work left to do:
Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.
Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.
Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.
Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.
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