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Los Angeles 1, Colorado 0 (11 inn.)

LOS ANGELES, July 24 (UPI) -- Shawn Green singled in Alex Cora with one out in the 11th inning Thursday as Los Angeles handed Colorado its seventh loss in nine games, 1-0.

Cora led off the 11th with a single and was sacrificed along by Jolbert Cabrera. Green lined a 2-1 pitch from Javier Lopez (2-1) up the middle and Cora easily beat the throw from center fielder Preston Wilson to score the game's lone run.

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It was the second hit of the game for Green, who is eight for 16 in his last four games.

Paul Shuey (4-2) replaced Tom Martin in the top of the 11th with two outs and a runner at first and was credited with the win when Todd Helton was thrown out trying to advance on a pitch in the dirt.

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