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Loney's HR lifts Dodgers over Padres in 13 innings

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07/05/2009 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Loney went 2-for-6 and smacked a solo home run in the top of the 13th to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Diego Padres, 7-6, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Petco Park.

Edward Mujica (2-4), who took over on the hill in the top of the 13th for San Diego, quickly offered up the eventual game-winning homer to Loney, who drove a 2-0 fastball just over the wall in right field.

Jeff Weaver (5-2) tossed a scoreless 11th, 12th, and 13th to collect the win for the Dodgers, who are 4-2 in their last six games. Chad Billingsley allowed three runs on four hits in eight-plus frames, but didn't factor into the decision. Billingsley also hit his first career MLB home run and doubled.

Casey Blake belted a three-run homer and Andre Ethier hit a solo homer for Los Angeles. Juan Pierre went 4-for-7 with an RBI for the victors.

Josh Banks, who is filling in for the injured Wade LeBlanc, went 4 1/3 frames in the start, allowing six runs on nine hits with one walk for the Padres, who finished 2-5 on a seven-game homestand.

Kevin Kouzmanoff and Chase Headley each hit a solo homer for San Diego. Everth Cabrera had a two-run single, while Eliezer Alfonzo and Will Venable added an RBI apiece.

Down 6-1, the Padres rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth to deadlock the tilt. Headley started the frame with a homer to right off Billingsley, who was replaced by Jonathan Broxton on the hill after giving up a double to Tony Gwynn, Jr. Broxton got David Eckstein to fly out before walking Scott Hairston. Adrian Gonzalez went down swinging to record the second out.

Pinch-hitter Venable then hit an RBI single to left to cut the deficit to three. Edgar Gonzalez and Alfonzo both walked, with the latter forcing in a run. Broxton's disastrous frame continued when Cabrera stroked a two-run single to center. Alfonzo was thrown out at third on the play to send the contest into extra innings.

Heath Bell came on to pitch for the Padres in the top of the 10th and put men on the corners with two outs. Bell, though, got Ethier to line out to get out of the jam.

San Diego loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom half, but Brent Leach got Venable to fly out to end the threat.

The Dodgers used an Ethier lead-off homer to center in the second inning to take the early edge.

Blake belted a three-run homer in the third to extend Los Angeles' margin to four. Billingsley doubled and Rafael Furcal hit a bunt single to put runners on the corners. Pierre moved Furcal up a base when he grounded out. Billingsley was thrown out at home when Loney grounded into a force out. Blake then drove the ball over the wall in center.

The Dodgers plated two more runs in the top of the fifth to make it a 6-0 game. Billingsley started the frame with a homer to left. Furcal followed with a triple and crossed the plate on Pierre's single.

Billingsley, who retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced, gave up a solo homer to Kouzmanoff in the bottom of the fifth.

Game Notes

Later Sunday, it was announced the Padres dealt Hairston to Oakland for pitchers Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano, and a player to be named later...Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez flied out as a pinch-hitter in the 11th...The Padres placed catcher Henry Blanco (right hamstring) on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday. The club also selected the contract of catcher Jose Lobaton from Triple-A Portland and designated pitcher Edwin Moreno for assignment...The Dodgers have won nine of 13 matchups with the Padres this season...Los Angeles will head to New York for a three-game set with the Mets, starting Tuesday. San Diego will begin a seven-game road trip with a three-game series versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, beginning Monday...Eckstein left the game in the bottom of the 12th after running to first base on a groundout...Billingsley, Broxton, and Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson made the NL team for the All-Star game. Bell and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez were selected from San Diego.

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