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Kuroda to make major league debut

Apr 4, 2008 - 1:02 PM LA Dodgers (2-1) at San Diego (3-1) 10:05 pm EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The signing of Japanese righthander Hiroki Kuroda may have fallen under the radar, but the Los Angeles Dodgers expect him to hold up the back end of their rotation.

After 10 seasons in the Japanese Central League, Kuroda will make his major league debut for the Dodgers on Friday when they travel to Petco Park to face the San Diego Padres.

Los Angeles signed the 33-year-old Kuroda to a three-year, $35 million contract in December after going 91-81 with a 3.77 ERA in 244 appearances with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

The righthander, who was named the league's Most Valuable Pitcher in 2005, went 12-8 with a 3.56 ERA and seven complete games in 26 outings in 2007.

Opposing him on the mound will be Justin Germano, who started 4-0 with a 1.74 ERA in his first five starts after joining the rotation in May.

He faded over his next 21 starts though, going 3-10 with a 5.28 ERA, and eventually was banished to the bullpen.








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

    BATTERIES: LOS - HIROKI KURODA, CHAD BILLINGSLEY (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN
    SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, JOE THATCHER (7TH), GLENDON RUSCH
    (7TH), WILFREDO LEDEZMA (9TH) AND MICHAEL BAR

    Apr 5 1:06 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ANDRUW JONES SCORED ANDRE ETHIER.
    SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, A JONES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 7
    SAN DIEGO 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.154, 1-FOR-3)

    Dodgers 7, Padres 1  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 5 12:15 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY GLENDON RUSCH ALLOWED CHIN-LUNG HU TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A ETHIER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
    SAN DIEGO 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A JONES (.154, 0-FOR-3)

    Dodgers 6, Padres 1  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 5 12:13 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, A ETHIER ON FIRST, C HU ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
    SAN DIEGO 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A JONES (.154, 0-FOR-3)

    Dodgers 5, Padres 1  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 5 12:11 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JAMES LONEY SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R MARTIN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
    SAN DIEGO 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.231, 0-FOR-3)

    Dodgers 4, Padres 1  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 5 12:07 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED BLAKE DEWITT AND HIROKI
    KURODA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R MARTIN ON FIRST, R FURCAL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
    SAN DIEGO 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.500, 1-FOR-3)

    Dodgers 3, Padres 1  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 5 12:03 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN GILES (1) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    6TH OFF HIROKI KURODA.
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1, SAN DIEGO 1
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: T IGUCHI (.333, 0-FOR-2)

    Dodgers 1, Padres 1  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 4 11:45 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED JAMES LONEY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KENT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
    SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A JONES (.182, 0-FOR-1)

    Dodgers 1, Padres 0  Top 4, 0 OutsApr 4 11:03 PM
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    roots
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    Dodgers vs. PadresApr 4 7:02 AM

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