Posted on 09/19/2006 4:24:34 AM PDT by ajolympian2004
LOS ANGELES -- It's a real shame the Dodgers have no more games scheduled with the Padres this year, because after finding all sorts of ways to lose to San Diego while dropping 13 of the first 17 games between the two teams, it looks like they've finally found a way to win.
The Dodgers hit seven home runs Monday night and needed every one, overcoming four-run deficits twice in a remarkable 11-10 victory in 10 innings that put them back into first place by one-half game and had to be seen to be believed.
"This will be a game," said manager Grady Little, "that people around here will remember for a long time."
The seven blasts by a team that ranked last in the league in homers included a stunning four in a row in the bottom of the ninth inning, and a shocking two-run walk-off blast by Nomar Garciaparra in the greatest performance by a disabled hitter in these parts since Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series.
"People were in here celebrating like we won the World Series," said starting pitcher Brad Penny, who speaks from personal experience. "It was the best game I've ever seen."
The rest of the story and video links of the homeruns here
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Nomar Garciaparra #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a walk off two-run homerun in the tenth inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium during the game on September 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers defeated the Padres 11-10 in ten innings.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Nomar Garciaparra #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is greeted by his teammates at homeplate after hitting a walk off two-run homerun in the tenth inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium during the game on September 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers defeated the Padres 11-10 in ten innings.
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