Final
Dodgers search for offense vs. Cubs
Jun 5, 2008 - 2:04 PM Chi Cubs (38-22) at LA Dodgers (28-31) 10:10 pm EDTLOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs' recent nine-game winning streak consisted solely of victories against the National League West. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers take their shot at revenge.
The Dodgers attempt to halt their losing ways when they begin a four-game series with the Cubs.
Los Angeles - which has dropped 10 of its last 13 - was among the league's top scoring teams when leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal played his last game on May 5. The Dodgers' sparkplug was on the disabled list eight days later and the offense has yet to recover, falling to the middle of the pack in runs scored.
Runs have been very hard to come by, especially lately, as Wednesday's 2-1 home loss to Colorado marked the fourth time in the last five games - and the 14th time in 27 games since Furcal has been out - that the Dodgers failed to score more than two runs in a game.
Three of those low-scoring outputs came at the beginning of the Cubs' nine-game winning streak when they swept the Dodgers in three low-scoring contests at Wrigley Field.
Cubs starter Ryan Dempster (7-2, 2.75 ERA) hopes to keep runs at a premium again when he starts the opener on Thursday.
The righthander, who defeated Los Angeles in the opener of that series, will target his third win in as many starts after allowing three runs and three hits over five frames in Saturday's 5-4 win over Colorado.
The Dodgers will counter with Chad Billingsley (4-6, 3.29), who did not factor into the decision in his last start despite a stellar outing. The righthander held the Mets scoreless over seven innings - allowing four hits and three walks with four strikeouts - but watched helplessly as reliever Jonathan Broxton surrendered three late runs in a 3-2 setback on Saturday.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CHICAGO CUBS 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 1
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 8 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: CHN - RYAN DEMPSTER, NEAL COTTS (6TH), CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BOBBY
HOWRY (8TH), KERRY WOOD (9TH) AND GEOVANY SOTO
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY, CORY WADE (6TH), SCOTT PROC
Jun 6 1:17 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KOSUKE FUKUDOME SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K FUKUDOME ON FIRST, A RAMIREZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5
LA DODGERS 4 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: G SOTO (.284, 0-FOR-3, BB)
Cubs 5, Dodgers 4 Top 9, 0 OutsJun 6 12:55 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF KENT (8) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF BOBBY HOWRY.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, LA DODGERS 4
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.308, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)
Cubs 4, Dodgers 4 Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 6 12:39 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF KENT (7) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF RYAN DEMPSTER.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, LA DODGERS 3
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.308, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Cubs 4, Dodgers 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 5 11:54 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK SWEENEY SCORED CHIN-LUNG HU.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M SWEENEY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.280, 0-FOR-2)
Cubs 4, Dodgers 2 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 5 11:36 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY CHIN-LUNG HU SCORED BLAKE DEWITT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C HU ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: C BILLINGSLEY (.091, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs 4, Dodgers 1 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 5 11:35 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED RYAN DEMPSTER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.286, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Cubs 4, Dodgers 0 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 5 11:08 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK DEROSA (7) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3, LA DODGERS 0
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R DEMPSTER (.174, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs 3, Dodgers 0 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 5 11:02 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON SECOND, R THERIOT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K FUKUDOME (.304, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 5 10:49 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KOSUKE FUKUDOME (4) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, LA DODGERS 0
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: G SOTO (.289, 10 HR, 39 RBI)
Cubs 1, Dodgers 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJun 5 10:25 PM
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