DODGERS BATS BACK TO SILENT SCHMIDT, RELIEVERS HOLD L.A. TO FOUR HITS SAN FRAN. 3, DODGERS 1.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden - Two out of three ain't bad. At least that's how the Dodgers are looking at it. A sweep over Verb 1. sweep over - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli overwhelm, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era , especially with Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds, the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie out of the lineup, would've been nice. But the recently hot Dodgers offense - which highlighted Friday's and Saturday's victories - was stymied by Giants starter Jason Schmidt Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973 in Lewiston, Idaho) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. On December 6, 2006 he, signed with the LA Dodgers,and received a three-year, $47 million contract. , who struck out 10. The Dodgers had just four hits as the Giants avoided getting swept with a 3-1 victory Sunday in front of 41,642 at Pac Bell Park. Giants closer Robb Nen The loss didn't seem so bad for the Dodgers, considering they won their first series since the All-Star break. The Dodgers remain in second place in the National League West, one game ahead of the Giants in the wild-card race and five behind the Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. . ``This was a positive series for us,'' outfielder Dave Roberts said. ``We won the first two games and obviously put ourselves in a position to sweep. We've just gotta build on that. I don't think we should be disheartened dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. by the way we swung the bats today.'' Even more reason not to be disheartened was the news of Sunday's trade, in which the Dodgers acquired Paul Shuey and sent reliever Terry Mulholland and minor-league pitchers Ricardo Rodriguez and Alberto Cruceta to Cleveland. Jeff Kent hit a two-run homer off Andy Ashby in the first inning for a 2-1 lead. After that, Ashby was solid. He allowed five hits and two earned runs but hasn't won since June 23. ``I guess (my rhythm) is better than it has been,'' Ashby said. ``I'll just keep trying and keep battling. I think I get into more trouble when I think too much about my mechanics. ``I've been a lot more consistent but I still don't feel right. I don't think I threw my curveball for a strike.'' The Dodgers won the first two games in the series with a combined 16 runs and 29 hits. They had just one run and four hits Sunday. Brian Jordan, who struck out three times, twice on called strikes, was one of many who thought home-plate umpire John Hirshbeck had a wide strike zone. ``Schmidt threw a good game but with the strike zone he had today, anybody can look good,'' Jordan said. ``I'm not saying Jason's not good because he is. He gets it up there. ... I'm not (whining) and moaning because their guys got the same zone.'' Reliever Paul Quantrill struggled with two outs in the eighth. He surrendered a J.T. Snow double and a run-scoring bloop bloop Baseball n. A blooper. tr.v. blooped, bloop·ing, bloops To hit (a ball) into the air just beyond the infield. adj. Hit just beyond the infield. single by Shawon Dunston. But bullpen help is on the way. ``The main thing I hope to do is take some pressure off Paul Quantrill and work together to get the ball to (Eric) Gagne, if you can make that process easy,'' Shuey said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Center fielder Dave Roberts misses on a diving attempt at a ball hit by San Francisco's David Bell in the first inning Sunday. Jose Sanchez/Associated Press |
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