Dodgers complete sweep of Giants

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06/30/2010 - San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rafael Furcal and Matt Kemp each homered to back Vicente Padilla's solid pitching performance, as the Los Angeles Dodgers dominated the San Francisco Giants, 8-2, to complete a three-game series sweep at AT&T Park.

Furcal had four hits and scored three times and Kemp drove in three runs for the Dodgers, who recorded their first sweep of the Giants in San Francisco since July 13-15, 2007. Jamey Carroll doubled twice and scored three times for the victors.

Padilla (2-2) allowed just one run on three hits in seven innings to pick up his first win since April 16 against the Giants. The veteran right-hander also fanned five batters to improve to 6-3 in 13 career meetings (10 starts) versus San Francisco.

Aaron Rowand went 3-for-4 and hit a solo homer for the Giants, who ended a six-game homestand with a 1-5 record.

Jonathan Sanchez (6-6) continued to struggle against LA, allowing five runs -- four earned -- on six hits in five frames. Sanchez dropped to 0-5 in 12 lifetime matchups (nine starts) against the Dodgers.

The Dodgers scored a pair of runs in the third inning. Carroll walked and Furcal singled to put men on first and second with one out. After Russell Martin flied out, Kemp laced a liner to left field. The ball bounced in front of Pat Burrell and skipped all the way to the wall, scoring both runners.

San Francisco stranded a runner on second in the third. Eli Whiteside walked and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Rowand flied out and Freddy Sanchez grounded out to end the threat.

LA added three more runs in the fifth to build a 5-0 lead. Carroll led off with a double and crossed the plate two batters later on Furcal's homer to left. After Martin struck out, Kemp launched a ball over the wall in left.

Rowand's solo blast to center in the sixth got the Giants on the board.

The Dodgers put San Francisco to rest by scoring three times in the seventh. Carroll doubled, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored when Padilla struck out, as a passed ball on strike three allowed Padilla to reach base. Furcal singled and Martin walked to load the bases.

Sergio Romo came in from the bullpen and Kemp greeted him with an RBI single. Ronnie Belliard plated another run when he grounded out, making it an 8-1 game.

Juan Uribe's sacrifice fly in the ninth accounted for the final score.

Game Notes

Los Angeles took two of three meetings with the Giants at Chavez Ravine back in April and has won 11 of the past 15 contests between the clubs...The Dodgers recorded their sixth sweep of the season...Los Angeles outfielder Manny Ramirez (right hamstring) missed the game. He is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday.

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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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