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After slow start, Dodgers hitting stride

May 6, 2008 - 1:31 PM NY Mets (16-14) at LA Dodgers (18-14) 10:10 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - After a slow start, the Los Angeles Dodgers are beginning to pick up some momentum.

Matt Kemp and the Dodgers go for their 10th win in the last 11 games when they continue a three-game series with the New York Mets on Tuesday.

Kemp had two hits, including a two-run home run, on Monday, extending his hitting streak to 10 games as Los Angeles claimed a 5-1 victory over the Mets in the series opener.

The 23-year-old rightfielder is hitting .419 (18-for-43) during his hitting streak, improving his average to .330 this season after posting a dismal .176 average through his first seven games.

"I'm seeing the ball well, as well as everybody else is," Kemp said. "Everyone's going up there battling, we're all having good at-bats and doing whatever it takes to draw that walk and take that extra base."

Hiroki Kuroda (1-2, 3.82 ERA) takes the mound for the Dodgers on Tuesday seeking his first win in his last five starts.

Nelson Figueroa (2-1, 4.08) counters for the Mets after allowing a run, five hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings of relief during Wednesday's 13-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.