In Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 in 12 innings. Joe Blanton was the starter for the Phillies and he was solid, pitching six innings and giving up one run and five hits. Hiroki Kuroda pitched well also, pitching six innings and not giving up a run, and only allowing two hits. The star of the game was Andre Ethier. In the fourth inning, Ethier hit a solo home run to put the Dodgers up 1-0. The game went into extra innings after Phillies' closer Brad Lidge blew a save by allowing a home run to Rafael Furcal. In the 12th inning, Ethier ended with a game-winning solo home run, his second home run of the game.
In Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in 11 innings. The starters for both teams pitched well enough for their teams to be in winning position. Cubs' starter Ryan Dempster pitched six innings and gave up three runs, but none of them were earned. He struck out seven. Reds' starter Matt Maloney pitched six innings also and gave up two runs. The Reds jumped ahead early 3-0 in the first inning, but the Cubs were able to come back over the course of the game. Jake Fox of the Cubs hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to tie the game at three. In the 11th inning, Adam Rosales hit a ground ball and Jay Bruce beat the throw home for the game-winning run.
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