The Dodgers and Giants go scoreless through nine. Schmidt and Maddux each pitch eight strong shutout innings. It’s up to the bullpens now.
Update: Wow. With the bases empty and one out, Bonds gets ahead in the count 2-0. The Dodgers intentionally walk him at that point to put the go-ahead run on base. Bonds is out for a pinch-runner.
Update: The Dodgers once again prevent the Giants from scoring. They can win it with a run in the bottom of the 10th.
Update: Chulk one up to Martin. He takes Chulk deep to left field for a game winning homer leading off the bottom of the 10th. It’s his sixth home run of the year and third from the 7th inning on.
The Dodgers maintain their lead after the Padres win and the DBacks loss. In a week, they play back-to-back series against both those teams. As posted earlier, it’s going to be a fun two weeks of division showdowns.