Going into the last inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers winning by a score of 3-0, all looked good with closer Brandon Lyon coming in to finish off the victory and seal the deal. Lyon however did not make things easy, giving up two runs to scrape out a 3-2 win over the visiting Dodgers.
Lyon finished off the job that Dan Haren started with seven shutout innings and seven strikeouts. He allowed just four hits to the Dodgers in the game.
Conor Jackson got the offense started early with a solo homer in the first inning off Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley. Jackson and Orlando Hudson each had two hits on the day.
Billingsley gave up three runs in 5.2 innings and took the loss. He dropped to 9-9 on the year.
Jeff Kent started the ninth inning rally with a leadoff solo homer off Lyon before Lyon settled down to pick up his 20th save of the year.
