A.J. Ellis didn't have to do much guessing when he came up to face
Giants closer Sergio Romo with the bases loaded in the ninth. Having
been a part of this rivalry his entire big league career, Ellis knew
exactly what to expect.cheap men's tshirt wholesaleEllis
hit a three-run double off Romo to back a third straight stellar start
by All-Star Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat slumping
San Francisco 4-1 on Sunday."It's a great thing about the Dodgers and
Giants,discount juicy couture tracksuits there's
no secrets," Ellis said. "With Sergio right there, you know what his
bread and butter is. You know he's trying to throw a slider.canada goose jacket women Fortunately
for me and for the team I found a ball that I could hit."With the win,
the Dodgers moved into sole possession of second place in the NL West
heading into a three-game series with division-leading Arizona.Ellis'
game-winning hit capped a heated series between these two long-time
rivals. Players from both sides jawed at one another throughout the
three games, and Romo even mocked Dodgers slugger Hanley Ramirez after
securing a save on Saturday.Romo didn't have anything to say after
Sunday's game. He quickly dressed then brushed past waiting reporters in
the Giants clubhouse without speaking.The Dodgers didn't seem too
concerned about it. Their fourth consecutive series win moved them ahead
of the Giants and Rockies, 4 1/2 games behind the Diamondbacks."We need
to win games like that," said Kershaw, who improved to 11-4 lifetime
against the Giants. "We've shown we can swing the bats and blow some
guys out recently. Tight games like that we're going to need a clutch
hit and A.J. came through today. That was huge."Kershaw (8-5), a
candidate to start the All-Star game for the National League, wasn't as
crisp as he'd been in his previous two starts but still only allowed one
run over eight innings. He struck out three and overcame hitting his
first batter of the season.The Dodgers ace allowed the Giants only run
in the third after Guillermo Quiroz doubled, took third on a wild pitch
and scored on Andres Torres' sacrifice fly.Kershaw retired the next
seven batters before walking pitcher Chad Gaudin to open the sixth. But
Torres grounded into a double play and Marco Scutaro flew out to end the
kadifashioninning."He
just imposes his will on not just these guys but everybody," Ellis
said. "He was attacking the strike zone and keeping them off balance.
"Ramirez
doubled and tripled to extend his career-high hitting streak to 18
games for Los Angeles while rookie Yasiel Puig added two hits, including
a single that started the rally in the ninth."There's no question it's a
tough loss," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "These guys are resilient
and handling this as well as they can."Puig singled off Romo (3-4) to
open the ninth. Adrian Gonzalez followed with a sharp single that first
baseman Buster Posey initially knocked down. Posey tried flipping the
ball to shortstop Joaquin Arias covering second but threw the ball into
left field for an error.When San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval
raced to retrieve the ball, Puig alertly advanced to third. Ramirez was
retired on a comebacker, Andre Ethier was intentionally walked to load
the bases and Juan Uribe struck out before Ellis lined a two-out double
into left-center.That secured Kershaw's third win over the Giants this
season while keeping the NL's ERA leader in line for a possible start in
the All-Star game in New York on July 16. Bochy, who will lead the
National League, will make the decision."I had pretty good command other
than (walking) the pitcher," said Kershaw, who has a 0.79 ERA in 10
games at the Giants waterfront stadium. "It's a great park to pitch in. I
just like it here."Gaudin, who had been out since getting hit in the
right elbow by a line drive from Miami's Derek Dietrich on June 20, was
just as sharp as the Dodgers' three-time All-Star.He retired 12 of 13
during one stretch and worked out of a two-on, two-out jam in the
seventh by striking out Uribe before departing. Gaudin finished with
nine strikeouts — his most since June 28, 2009 — and one intentional
walk.nike shox shoesRamirez
tripled leading off the second against Gaudin and Ethier followed with a
bloop single to drive in the Dodgers first run.Puig, who struck out
twice in his first three at-bats after fanning four times on Saturday,
made a diving catch on a fly ball by Quiroz in the eighth.
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