Ortmeier lifts Giants over Dodgers

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09/08/2007 - San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Ortmeier clubbed a game-winning, solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game set at AT&T Park.

The Dodgers tied the game in the top of the ninth on James Loney's second homer of the night, a one-out, solo shot off Brad Hennessey (3-4). Hennessey picked up the win despite blowing his fourth save.

Jonathan Broxton (4-3) came out of the 'pen for LA in the bottom half and fanned Rajai Davis for the first out, but Ortmeier blasted the young right- hander's first offering to dead center, where it landed in the front row of the bleachers.

The Giants scored four times over the final three innings, and also got a solo homer from Bengie Molina in the contest.

Starter Jonathan Sanchez had a strong outing, yielding just three runs and eight hits with five strikeouts over seven innings in the no-decision for San Francisco, which has won two straight after a four-game slide.

Loney homered twice, while Juan Pierre had a pair of hits and scored two runs for the Dodgers, who have dropped two of their last three games but remain 2 1/2 games back of San Diego in the NL West and wild card standings. The Padres lost at Colorado, 10-4, on Friday night.

The club also wasted a solid outing by Chad Billingsley, who allowed just two runs -- one earned -- and five hits in six-plus innings of work in the start. Billingsley entered the game having won his last three starts, including two road wins during that stretch.

The Dodgers staked Billingsley to an early lead, thanks to a pair of one-out singles in the first inning by Pierre and Matt Kemp that put runners at the corners. Jeff Kent went down swinging for the next out, but Pierre and Kemp initiated the double steal, and Pierre was able to come home before Kemp was caught in a rundown and eventually tagged out.

The Giants tied it in the second on Molina's lead-off homer, but the Dodgers went back on top in the fifth on Loney's one-out, solo shot to right-center.

LA tacked on a run in the sixth, as Pierre singled to center and came home on Kemp's double to right to make it 3-1.

San Francisco went down in order in the fifth and sixth, but exploded for three runs in the seventh to take the lead. Barry Bonds ignited the rally with a lead-off single before Scott Proctor enterted the game for the Dodgers. Molina followed Bonds with a fielder's choice grounder, but Bonds was ruled safe at second on Rafael Furcal's throwing error. Pinch-runner Eugenio Velez replaced Molina, and two batters later Pedro Feliz ripped a single to center, plating Bonds, then stole second.

Omar Viqzuel's ground out scored Velez to tie the game, and Randy Winn's RBI single off Joe Beimel put the Giants up, 4-3.

Game Notes

Loney's last multi-homer game came on September 28, 2006 at Colorado, when he went 4-for-5 and drove in nine runs...LA is 6-1 against San Francisco at AT&T Park this year and lost to the club on the road for the first time since August 18 of last season, a stretch of 11 games...San Francisco called up Scott McClain from Triple-A Fresno, transferring right-hander Vinnie Chulk to the 60-day DL to make room on the roster...Nomar Garciaparra returned to the Dodgers' starting lineup, three days after coming off the 15-day DL.

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