Dodgers edge past wild Giants

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ninth-inning extra-base hits by Manny Ramirez, Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp lifted the Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the Giants on Tuesday night.

Ramirez led off the inning with his third double of the night, took third on Bob Howry's wild pitch and scored on Ethier's one-out double to center. Kemp followed with a triple to the deepest part of AT&T Park in right-center to score Ethier.

Jonathan Broxton, who suffered his first blown save in relief of Chad Billingsley in the eighth inning, got the win with Will Ohman earning his first save as a Dodger and third of his career. Billingsley pitched 7 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts for the no-decision.

Until the winning rally, the offenses consisted mostly of mistakes. Two of the Dodgers' three runs were unearned and the third scored on a bases-loaded walk to James Loney for a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning. The Giants scored on a Rafael Furcal error, an infield single and an eighth-inning bases-loaded walk to Rich Aurilia by Broxton.

Having given away runs Monday night, the Dodgers defense tightened up to take one away in the first inning Tuesday night. After Randy Winn walked, Bengie Molina lined a double to center. Center fielder Kemp took the rebound off the fence, quickly whirled to cutoff man Furcal, who threw a long strike to catcher Russell Martin for the tag on Winn.

Then it was the Giants defense giving away a run as left fielder Fred Lewis dropped Ethier's fly ball for a two-base error. Ethier tagged to third on Kemp's flyout and was singled home by Loney. link...