Ramirez pinch-hit blast beats Giants
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April 20, 2010, Tuesday
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MANNY Ramirez swatted a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
The Dodgers trailed 0-1 in the eighth when Ramirez came on to pinch-hit, after he was forced to sit on the bench for a second successive game with a calf injury, and sent a pitch from reliever Sergio Romo over the left field wall. San Francisco left-hander Barry Zito (2-0) left the game having pitched 7 1/3 innings before walking pitch-hitter Garret Anderson, who was replaced by pinch runner Blake DeWitt.
Ramirez then drove in DeWitt with his homer, which was the 548th of his career that tied him with Mike Schmidt for 14th place on the all-time list.
"It's nice to have weapons like Anderson and Manny," Dodgers manager Joe Torre told reporters. "It gives this ball club the opportunity to come back in games. I would not like to see Anderson and Manny coming off the bench in a close game."
Juan Uribe gave the Giants (8-4) the lead with a solo homer in the seventh off 22-year-old starter Clayton Kershaw, who struck out nine in seven innings.
Los Angeles preserved the win in the eighth where three relievers combined to end a bases-loaded threat when Uribe hit into a ground out. Jonathan Broxton then pitched a perfect ninth and recorded the save for Los Angeles (6-6).
Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier went 2-for-3 and was the only player with multiple hits.
In Atlanta, rookie Jason Heyward hit a two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 comeback win over the Colorado Rockies.
Loaded the bases
The Braves rallied in the ninth off Rockies fill-in closer Franklin Morales (0-1), who loaded the bases by giving up a single and two walks. The Braves won two of three against Colorado.
One day after Atlanta was no-hit by Ubaldo Jimenez, Matt Diaz led off the first with a triple to center field. Martin Prado drove in Diaz with a sacrifice fly to left field.
In Philadelphia, Nate Robertson outpitched Cole Hamels into the seventh inning and Dan Uggla drove in both runs with a homer and a double as the Florida Marlins earned a second straight win over the Phillies.
Making his third start for Florida, Robertson (2-0) weaved in and out of trouble, striking out four and walking four in 6 1-3 innings as the Marlins won 2-0.
Elsewhere, in the National League, it was: Pirates 5, Reds 3; Astros 3, Cubs 2, 10 innings; Brewers 11, Nationals 7; Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3; and Cardinals 5, Mets 3.
In New York, Mark Teixeira hit his first home run of the season and Ramiro Pena delivered a key single while filling in for an ailing Derek Jeter as the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 for a three-game sweep.
Andy Pettitte (2-0) allowed four hits over eight innings as the Yankees won their fourth in a row, taking advantage of a wild Rich Harden (0-1) to hand Texas its fourth straight loss.
A notoriously slow starter, Teixeira hit a most-overdue homer. He shared the AL lead last year at 39 with Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena.
In other AL action, it was: Rays 7, Red Sox 1; Royals 10, Twins 5; Indians 7, White Sox 4; Orioles 8, Athletics 3; Angels 3, Blue Jays 1; and Tigers 4, Mariners 2.
The Dodgers trailed 0-1 in the eighth when Ramirez came on to pinch-hit, after he was forced to sit on the bench for a second successive game with a calf injury, and sent a pitch from reliever Sergio Romo over the left field wall. San Francisco left-hander Barry Zito (2-0) left the game having pitched 7 1/3 innings before walking pitch-hitter Garret Anderson, who was replaced by pinch runner Blake DeWitt.
Ramirez then drove in DeWitt with his homer, which was the 548th of his career that tied him with Mike Schmidt for 14th place on the all-time list.
"It's nice to have weapons like Anderson and Manny," Dodgers manager Joe Torre told reporters. "It gives this ball club the opportunity to come back in games. I would not like to see Anderson and Manny coming off the bench in a close game."
Juan Uribe gave the Giants (8-4) the lead with a solo homer in the seventh off 22-year-old starter Clayton Kershaw, who struck out nine in seven innings.
Los Angeles preserved the win in the eighth where three relievers combined to end a bases-loaded threat when Uribe hit into a ground out. Jonathan Broxton then pitched a perfect ninth and recorded the save for Los Angeles (6-6).
Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier went 2-for-3 and was the only player with multiple hits.
In Atlanta, rookie Jason Heyward hit a two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 comeback win over the Colorado Rockies.
Loaded the bases
The Braves rallied in the ninth off Rockies fill-in closer Franklin Morales (0-1), who loaded the bases by giving up a single and two walks. The Braves won two of three against Colorado.
One day after Atlanta was no-hit by Ubaldo Jimenez, Matt Diaz led off the first with a triple to center field. Martin Prado drove in Diaz with a sacrifice fly to left field.
In Philadelphia, Nate Robertson outpitched Cole Hamels into the seventh inning and Dan Uggla drove in both runs with a homer and a double as the Florida Marlins earned a second straight win over the Phillies.
Making his third start for Florida, Robertson (2-0) weaved in and out of trouble, striking out four and walking four in 6 1-3 innings as the Marlins won 2-0.
Elsewhere, in the National League, it was: Pirates 5, Reds 3; Astros 3, Cubs 2, 10 innings; Brewers 11, Nationals 7; Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3; and Cardinals 5, Mets 3.
In New York, Mark Teixeira hit his first home run of the season and Ramiro Pena delivered a key single while filling in for an ailing Derek Jeter as the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 for a three-game sweep.
Andy Pettitte (2-0) allowed four hits over eight innings as the Yankees won their fourth in a row, taking advantage of a wild Rich Harden (0-1) to hand Texas its fourth straight loss.
A notoriously slow starter, Teixeira hit a most-overdue homer. He shared the AL lead last year at 39 with Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena.
In other AL action, it was: Rays 7, Red Sox 1; Royals 10, Twins 5; Indians 7, White Sox 4; Orioles 8, Athletics 3; Angels 3, Blue Jays 1; and Tigers 4, Mariners 2.
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