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Dodgers' Billingsley gets first start of season vs. Rockies

Apr 19, 2007 - 2:01 PM LA Dodgers (10-5) at Colorado (7-8), 3:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- With their $47 million free agent sidelined indefinitely, the Los Angeles Dodgers are turning to Chad Billingsley to plug the hole.

The 22-year-old righthander will get his first start of the season Thursday as the Dodgers face the Colorado Rockies in the second of a two-game series at Coors Field.

Billingsley (1-0, 4.91 ERA) made 16 starts last season, compiling a 7-4 record with a 3.90 ERA. He has made five appearances out of the bullpen this season, allowing four runs in 7 1/3 innings.

Los Angeles placed Jason Schmidt, who signed a three-year, $47 million free agent deal with the club in the offseason, on the disabled list Tuesday with right shoulder inflammation.

The Rockies will counter with Aaron Cook (0-0, 3.86). The 28-year-old righthander has yet to earn a decision this season despite pitching well in his last two starts.

Cook yielded three runs in six innings last Saturday in Colorado's loss at Arizona, and allowed just one run in nine innings April 8 at San Diego.

The Rockies won the opener, 7-2, Wednesday night by jumping on Dodgers ace Derek Lowe for five runs - four earned - in 4 2/3 innings.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 10 0
    COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON, CHIN-HUI TSAO (6TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH),
    JONATHAN BROXTON (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN
    COL - AARON COOK, ZACH MCCLELLAN (7TH), MATT HERGES
    (9TH)

    Apr 19 5:46 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JEFF KENT SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL AND NOMAR
    GARCIAPARRA.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J KENT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 8
    COLORADO 1 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: B CLARK (.353, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. RockiesApr 19 5:34 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JUAN PIERRE SCORED MARLON ANDERSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PIERRE ON FIRST, R FURCAL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
    COLORADO 1 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: N GARCIAPARRA (.274, 0-FOR-4)

    Dodgers vs. RockiesApr 19 5:30 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: J Beimel relieved C Tsao.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
    COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B Hawpe (.294, 1-FOR-2)

    Apr 19 5:07 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
    LOS: JOE BEIMEL (1-0, 1.50) STARTING THE 7TH
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5, COLORADO 1
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.294, 1-FOR-2)

    Apr 19 5:07 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
    COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHIN-HUI TSAO
    COL - ZACH MCCLELLAN

    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.294, 1-FOR-2)
    T TULOWITZKI (.208, 1-FOR-2)
    C IANNETTA (.111, 0-FOR-2)

    Apr 19 5:05 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GARRETT ATKINS SCORED WILLY TAVERAS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ATKINS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
    COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.349, 1-FOR-2)

    Dodgers vs. RockiesApr 19 4:49 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 2 3 0 5 5 0
    COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON
    COL - AARON COOK

    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.294, 1-FOR-1, BB)
    L GONZALEZ (.314, 1-FOR-1, BB)
    R MARTIN (.340, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)

    Apr 19 4:17 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY JEFF BAKER ALLOWED JEFF KENT AND LUIS GONZALEZ TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, W BETEMIT ON FIRST, A ETHIER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
    COLORADO 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M HENDRICKSON (.000, 0-FOR-1, RBI)

    Dodgers vs. RockiesApr 19 3:52 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO ANDRE ETHIER SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ETHIER ON FIRST, L GONZALEZ ON SECOND, J
    KENT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
    COLORADO 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: W BETEMIT (.125, 1-FOR-1)

    Dodgers vs. RockiesApr 19 3:50 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 2 2 4 0
    COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON
    COL - AARON COOK

    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.344, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
    J BAKER (.389, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
    B HAWPE (.286, 0 HR, 7 R

    Apr 19 3:29 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY MARK HENDRICKSON SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, W BETEMIT ON SECOND, A ETHIER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
    COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.192, 0-FOR-1)

    Dodgers vs. RockiesApr 19 3:27 PM


  • NL
    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED JEFF KENT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L GONZALEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
    COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.250, 1 HR, 4 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. RockiesApr 19 3:20 PM

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