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Eleventh-hour victory
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Giants 1, Dodgers 0
Matt Cain gave up five hits and walked four in six scoreless innings. (Hector Mata/AP)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Rich Aurilia's 11th-inning RBI single drove in pinch-runner Brad Hennessey from third to break a scoreless tie in a game marked by defense -- two diving catches from Nate Schierholtz and another from Randy Winn, and Aaron Rowand throwing out a runner at home in the fifth.
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Series at a glance:
SF
San Francisco (70-86)
Won 1 		San Francisco 1, LA Dodgers 0   LAD
LA Dodgers (81-75)
Lost 1
September 21, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   R   H   E 
San Francisco
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   1 9 0
LA Dodgers
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 5 0
Standings thru 9/21/08  |  Recap: SF | LAD  |  Gameday  |  Giants stats  |  Dodgers stats
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Winn, LF 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 .308
Ochoa, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209
  a-Roberts, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
  Vizquel, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211
Schierholtz, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
Molina, B, C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
Ishikawa, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282
  Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Bowker, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Rowand, CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .276
McClain, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .310
  1-Burriss, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
  Rohlinger, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
  c-Sandoval, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .346
  2-Hennessey, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
  Wilson, Br, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Velez, 2B 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 .256
Cain, M, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .117
  Hinshaw, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Aurilia, 1B-3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289
Totals 41 1 9 1 4 11 20  

a-Grounded out for Ochoa in the 7th. b-Struck out for Romo in the 11th. c-Grounded into a forceout for Rohlinger in the 11th.
1-Ran for McClain in the 9th. 2-Ran for Sandoval in the 11th.

BATTING
2B: Velez (14, Lowe, D), Ishikawa (6, Lowe, D).
TB: Velez 4; Ishikawa 2; Molina, B; Rowand 2; McClain; Aurilia.
RBI: Aurilia (51).
2-out RBI: Aurilia.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cain, M 2; Ochoa; McClain; Roberts; Winn.
SAC: Cain, M.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hennessey (1, 2nd base off Saito/Martin, R).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Rowand (Berroa at home).
 
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Martin, R, C 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .275
Ethier, RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .301
Ramirez, M, LF 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 .331
Loney, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .291
Blake, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .273
Kemp, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .289
DeWitt, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
Berroa, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238
  b-Young, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
  Hu, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161
Lowe, D, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .141
  a-Pierre, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
  Wade, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Sweeney, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135
  Saito, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 0 5 0 4 10 14  

a-Flied out for Lowe, D in the 7th. b-Popped out for Berroa in the 9th. c-Grounded out for Broxton in the 10th.

BATTING
TB: Berroa; DeWitt; Ethier 2; Martin, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kemp 2; Loney 2.
SAC: Lowe, D.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.
 
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cain, M 6.0 5 0 0 4 4 0 3.80
Hinshaw 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
Romo (W, 3-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.30
Wilson, Br (S, 40) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.33
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D 7.0 5 0 0 3 7 0 3.29
Wade 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.22
Broxton 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.09
Saito (L, 4-4) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.40
Beimel 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.09

Game Scores: Cain, M 62, Lowe, D 71.
IBB: Velez (by Lowe, D), Winn (by Lowe, D), Rowand (by Lowe, D), Ramirez, M (by Cain, M).
Pitches-strikes: Cain, M 108-73, Hinshaw 11-8, Romo 33-22, Wilson, Br 14-10, Lowe, D 120-72, Wade 24-16, Broxton 13-8, Saito 26-17, Beimel 3-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cain, M 4-2, Hinshaw 0-2, Romo 3-2, Wilson, Br 0-0, Lowe, D 12-1, Wade 1-2, Broxton 1-1, Saito 1-0, Beimel 0-0.
Batters faced: Cain, M 26, Hinshaw 3, Romo 9, Wilson, Br 3, Lowe, D 29, Wade 7, Broxton 4, Saito 5, Beimel 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Beimel 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 74 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:27.
Att: 54,841.
Venue: Dodger Stadium.
September 21, 2008
September 21, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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