LAst Night's Action: Local Teams Fall

Giants 4, Dodgers 2 - Jeff Kent's two solo shots gave the Dodgers a lead, but it fell apart on a three run pinch-hit blast by San Francisco's Ray Durham in the eighth. Los Angeles went 7-2 against the Giants this year, both losses coming in this weekend's series. With just 18 games to go this season -- all against division rivals -- the Blue Crew sits 5.5 games behind NL West leader Arizona and 2.5 behind wild card leader San Diego.

Indians 6, Angels 2 - Jered Weaver threw 97 pitches to just 13 batters and fell to 11-7 as Cleveland salvaged the series split. Eight games ahead of second place Seattle, LAnaheim's magic number to win the AL West is 13. Vladimir Guerrero missed the last four games with a triceps injury, though Bartolo Colon is back from the DL.

LA Triathlon - Aussies finished 1-2-3 in one of LA's premier traffic-clogging events. An American, Timothy O'Donnell, placed fourth. Greg Bennett repeated as champion, collecting a $10,000 prize.

Elsewhere - The NFL is back. That doesn't do us much good here in LA, but there are plenty of USC and UCLA alumni to root for ... Team USA lost to Brazil 4-2 in a soccer friendly ... Aussies aren't only good at triathlon, they also have a sweet video to promote their pasttime.

Today's Action - None. Don't try to watch any games here in LA, there won't be any. Enjoy the nice weather while it lasts. Actually, this is LA ... it'll last.

AP photo by Mark Avery.