>> eric: well, lilliquist was out there to calm the right-hander down. what you don't want to have happen is a situation where you've got to get somebody up in the pen. i mean, you shouldn't have to. you're only two outs away. but you also can't be in a situation where you're just leaving this guy out to dry. >> thom: well, greenwood gave them four innings of three-hit shut-out baseball. then they brought in the left-hander, fornataro and he worked a 1-2-3 seventh. but then his own error started what has been now four straight dodgers to reach base, in a 9-1 game. adrian gonzalez looks at a strike. gonzalez 1 of 4, singled,

knocked in a run in the six-run second inning against lance lynn. lynn on the hook for the loss today. his record would slip to 8-6. and greinke would join adam wainwright and alfredo simon atop the national league leader board with ten wins. >> eric: well, this dodger ball club, you know, one of the reasons they have played so well as of late, and made up a number of games in the standings, they're been playing great defense. this will be their ninth straight errorless ball game. that's something that has been markedly different from the way they started the year. i mean, they were just -- they were really struggling on

defense. >> thom: broken-bat roller, there's one, and that's a double play to end the inning. dodgers get a pair. on our way to the ninth. l.a. three outs away from a game three win. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] take home one of these char-broil gas grills for just $249 at lowe's.

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throwing strikeouts here. ridiculous! ten of those. >> thom: so a 9-1 lead for don mattingly's team. today's broadcast produced by brad sager, gilbert zapada, montal bany, zach jensen, and stats up in the booth provided by aaron charlton and we thank our entire fox sports crew from here in los angeles. we these two teams getting together again come october. the final two standing in the national league for the league championship series a year ago. where the cardinals advanced on to the lcs for what was a third consecutive year. chris perez, the one-time closer

of the cleveland indians, and of course originally, a st. louis cardinal, takes over on the mound. >> eric: yes, dodgers have a number of guys that have been closers in their career in that bull pen that aren't in that closer role now. chris perez, brandon lee, brian wilson. there's no lack of experience down there. >> thom: but that's the one area, and their general manager ned colletti addressed it yesterday with the local media. and really pulled no punches. said, look, we have some guys down there, that if they got back to where they were, that maybe we don't have to do anything. but some have suggested, if there's a question mark or a, you know, a weak spot on this dodger team, it would be the consistency that you look for, that if you have a lead in the sixth, or the seventh inning, you have that shutdown bull pen. >> eric: and i think they've got the guys to do it.

while ned colletti is always going to look to improve this ball club, he's also in a situation where, you know what, i think i've got the horses down there, but maybe they need to feel like there's a little urgency. because those guys have all performed well at certain times during the season. and if they can get back to where they've been historically, then this is a shutdown bull pen. >> thom: extraordinary moments happen every night in major league baseball. but of course on one night they're all together in one place. you can check it out, the 85th major league baseball all-star game, tuesday, july 15th, 7:30 eastern time, 4:30 pacific right here on fox. leadoff man aboard on a walk, now matt adams. fastball in there, strike.

of course perez ran into problems on the field, then he had a few choice words for some of the indians' fans, or lack thereof. as they weren't drawing very well despite a very good start. wound up being a playoff year for the indians last year, and then had an off-the-field situation that sealed the deal and that was all for him in cleveland. >> eric: again, a lot of success there for many years. just didn't work out last year. as you mentioned, a lot of things going on. there was a time too at the end of the year, where he was thrust back in that closer's role, and had a bat outing and then i remember after the game -- strikes out matt adams here -- he poked his head in frank kona's office and said you need to put someone else in to close. for me, if i'm a manager, or in the front office, the minute

that's said, that's when i've got to look elsewhere, when the player loses confidence in himself enough so to go to the manager, you know, just not going to work out anymore in cleveland. got a new start here in l.a. and again, he's had spurts where he's done well. just needs more consistency. and again, you're not teaching 95 miles an hour with movement. >> thom: runner takes off. craig swings and fouls it out of play. a ball and a strike.

giants and the reds under way, cincinnati batting in the top of the inning. alfredo simon, matt cain the match-up in that one. you can rest assured both of these teams will be keeping an eye on that game. most of the action around major league baseball is complete. these dodgers, two games behind the giants going into play today. and the reds are only two games behind the cardinals for second place in the central division going into play today. >> eric: but again, a lot of parity, a lot of teams bunched together in still all these divisions, wide open. it's ironic when we talk about major league baseball as a whole. a week and a half ago, the big story, especially when you're talking midwest, the kansas city royals, right? and they're back. they've overtaken the tigers.

and oh, this, and that. when you look, the biggest difference in the loss column of any division, is five games. that's detroit ahead of kansas city. then you've got milwaukee ahead of st. louis. five games, that's the biggest difference in all of baseball. i mean, this thing is so wide open. looks for a great second half. this is the stuff you obviously don't want to see. you know, you'd like chris perez to come in and just boom boom boom and throw strikes but there's something to be said about coming in, it's a 9-1 ball game. it's tough to create that adrenaline. it's tough to create that urgency. >> thom: but you know, the one guy that was able to do that this year, and you got to give it up to him, brandon lee. lost his job last year as a closer. they paid him a lot of money to come over from toronto and be their guy.

and then it went from bad to worse, pretty much right from the beginning of the year. when this year began, he was pitching in games just like perez is pitching in right now, all mop-up duty. never complained. never said a word. went out, did ihis job, and jus mowed people down. when you do those things in those kind of games, don mattingly said, next time it's a four-run game, next time it's a three-run game, next time it's a -- and now he's a set-up man along with wilson depending on the day. >> eric: you're right. the only way you're going to get yourself back into a situation where you pitch in meaningful games, you're going to have to come in and accept your role here and do the job. but again, all i'm saying, it's not as easy as just coming out there and throwing it right down the middle.

and the crowd facetiously cheers the strike. 2-2. so next saturday you'll be down in your old hometown of san diego. >> eric: you're going to be down there this week. the reds head down there. >> thom: on my way down there tonight. >> eric: on your way down there tonight. well, enjoy it. get it ready for me. >> thom: that one popped up on the right side, and that will be the second out of the ninth inning. i did not know until you mentioned it sort of in passing today when we were talking about, you know, hitting a home

run. i did not realize in all the games we've worked together, that your first career home run came in your hometown. >> eric: san diego. >> thom: that is pretty cool. that must have been really cool. >> eric: it was. and the ironic story behind that, is craig lep ertz was pitching. tommy called me back to the dugout and talked about how he has better stuff than that guy out there on the mound and i've been hitting off him in spring training. got a fastball here, wild pitch. but then, oh, you know what, he's going to throw you the inside fastball, just turn on it. i'm a young guy, i'm listening to tommy, but i'm nervous, it's my first start at home, and all be darned if he didn't throw a fastball in, and if he didn't have worse stuff than tommy, and that first pitch, i got a hold of one. so yeah, that was good memories of san diego. >> thom: so the old fella knew a thing or two.

>> eric: that's why he's in the hall of fame. >> thom: that's right. well, i was so disappointed when i was here earlier this year for a three-game series, i did not get a chance to see tommy. because there are people that can say this and that and all the ra ra, all that kind of thing, but where he is in his life now and for those of us that have been fortunate enough to be around him -- oh, my, that had to hurt. peralta, looked like it got him on the left arm. maybe on the elbow. let's take a look. >> eric: this is a situation too again where, are you putting peralta up there to just get an at-bat to get ready for tomorrow. yeah, sure, but that is right there, right below the elbow. that thing is gonna just bruise up and be tight as heck tomorrow. this is when you're going, mike, i appreciate that at-bat you got me. just next time, let's skip it.

unless we got a soft-throwing left-hander out there. yeah, that's not going to feel -- that's going to be tight. that's going to feel fresh tomorrow. that just -- that's just not good. >> thom: so now they're loaded for mark ellis. >> eric: look at that thing. it's already starting to swell. >> thom: wow. >> eric: that's when the bench coach starts looking for somebody on the bench to go hit. that's when you make sure you're in the bathroom or the food room. thanks but no thanks, i'll catch you tomorrow. >> thom: well, he was the last man left on their bench. he had was the only player that had not been used.

because of all the changes they made after falling behind. they brought in bourjos, robinson, and cruz. 1-2 the count on ellis. >> eric: just hope that he's okay to play tomorrow against kershaw. >> thom: you can look at getting the day off today. that was with tomorrow in mind. 2-2 the count on ellis. so perez has walked two, he's hit a batter. here with a 9-1 lead in the ninth inning. >> eric: done all that and still has a chance to pitch a scoreless night. >> thom: 3-2 now on ellis.

on the ground to short and this ought to do it. and that is that. a 9-1 win for the dodgers. they've taken two of the first three with one more to go in this four-game weekend set. so for all of us, so long from los angeles. after the break we'll send you back to our fox sports studio for most postgame coverage. have a great weekend everybody. we'll see you next saturday. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures.

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talking about the dodgers 9-1 win over the cardinals. now just a game and a half back of the giants. a dominating performance by the dodgers today. what did you like best about it? >> watching zack greinke go about his business. seven innings, ten k's. that was good to see. dee gordon has been an energizer bunny for don mattingly. he plays very well today, 3 for 5 at the top of the order, two doubles today and also, good sign matt kemp getting up to the .270 mark with two hits today. >> dodgers 11-4 in the last 15 games, the best record in baseball during that stretch. so here comes l.a. earlier this afternoon in milwaukee, brewers looking for their 51st win on the season, also trying to make it four in a row against the rockies. gomez getting them off to a good start.

deep to center, and gone, his 13th of the year. 3-0 brewers. 7-2 in the seventh. gomez and braun come charging in. scary play here off the ryan wheeler offering. braun appears to hit gomez in the head. gomez would stay down but eventually leave under his own power. he's day to day with a left neck strain. brewers win 7-4. so with their win and the cardinals' loss, all of a sudden now a six and a half game difference in the central between these two teams, the reds and pirates still hanging in at eight and nine games respectively. next saturday on fox baseball night in america, features an a.l. east battle between to's ad red sox. coming up next on fox, except on the west coast it's your late local news followed by an episode of "animation domination." have a good night.

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. ♪ celebration, costume, all the colors of the rainbow. people are showing their pride in san francisco this weekend. that means businesses are celebrating, too. >> it's good for us. good evening. thank you for joining us for this special post-game edition of ktvu channel 2news. i'm eric rasmussen in for ken wayne. >> and i'm heather holmes. a live look at the rainbow flag tonight, flying high above san francisco in the center of your screen, flying high above the castro. pride weekend in full swing in the city, with more than 1 million people expected to attend all the festivities. the pride celebrations kicked off today. ktvu's christien kafton has more. >> reporter: the pride celebration packed delores park

today. someone had staked a flag in every patch of grass the park had to offer, it seemed. elizabeth lanian is on the dyke march. >> we love being called dykes. >> reporter: she says it's important to highlight the issues facing women. >> women in general really to fight back on the body liberation we're facing. >> reporter: demonstrators agree this is a party with a purpose. >> all the prejudice there used to be about gay people used to be focused on gay men, which was unfortunate for men. women tend to be more marginalized. having this event all to ourselves is very important. >> reporter: pride activities are bringing in people from all over the place. with all the work being done recently to widen the sidewalks on castro, businesses in the area say those visitors could not have come at a better time.

business is buzzing inside louis' barber shop. >>it's a fantastic day. >> reporter: paul garlington is visiting from the caramel area. he says he's spending his money on getting a shave and getting into the spirit of pride. >> i'm getting a shave here. we went to the brown sugar kitchen. really enjoying our time. >> reporter: that's good news for business. the widening project slowed business to a crawl. now the sidewalks are cleared and packed with visitors and things are looking up. >> i would say we're seeing from visitors a good 40% increase. it's good for business. it's good for us. >> reporter: visitors and businesses say they are looking forward to sunday's big parade, fitting in for pride weekend. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2news. one of the most visible signs of pride weekend has returned to san francisco's twin peaks. ♪ >> each year, volunteers set up the giant pink triangle on the

hillside. it's visible for miles around the bay area. gays and lesbians were forced to wear a pink triangle in nazi concentration camps. supporters say it's become a visible reminder of bigotry in a world where 77 nations still have laws against homosexual behavior. >> it is the same kind of senseless, irrational hatred that still haunts gays, jews, blacks and other minorities today. >> this is the 19th year of the display. volunteers are welcome to help remove the triangle on sunday afternoon. this year's theme of the pride parade is color our world with pride. we got a sneak peek of the 23 floats that will roll along market street. festivities start at beal street at 10:30 tomorrow morning and the parade goes up market to 8th street. organizers suggest taking public transit to the event. on ktvu.com, you can find more video from today's pink triangle ceremony