| Final - 7.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
The two best games of the year for the Dodgers both had the same ending. In fact, both pretty much followed the same script. That Matt Kemp ended Wednesday's game against the Phillies with a walk-off home run, just as he did on April 28 vs DC
The first eight innings were as advertised, with ace lefties Cliff Lee and Clayton Kershaw locked in a pitchers' duel. The final four innings were anything but normal, with the Dodgers ultimately defeating the Phillies 5-3 in 12 innings.
The pitching duel at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday afternoon was completely as advertised. Until the bullpens got involved, that is. But luckily for the Dodgers, they have Matt Kemp, who hit a walk-off two-run home run off Jake Diekman to deliver a 5-3
As expected, the Dodgers reinstated Javy Guerra from the bereavement list on Wednesday. The reliever is back after missing four games while with his family in Mexico as his father recovered from open heart surgery. Guerra said his father was doing we
Clayton Kershaw and Cliff Lee take the mound in the series finale against the Phillies, the first Dodgers game involving two former Cy Young Award winners starting against one another since Greg Maddux and Barry Zito dueled on September 19, 2008.
