Final
Dodgers eye another strong pitching performance
Jun 18, 2008 - 1:08 PM LA Dodgers (32-38) at Cincinnati (33-39) 7:10 pm EDTCINCINNATI (Ticker) -- After shoulder injuries wiped out two-fifths of the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation for the immediate future on Tuesday, Chad Billingsley delivered a gem later in the evening. One day later, Derek Lowe hopes to follow his example.
The Dodgers aim to continue their recent domination of the Reds when they continue their three-game set on Wednesday.
In less than 24 hours Tuesday, Los Angeles lost ace Brad Penny to the 15-day disabled list with inflammation of the bursa sac and mild tendinitis in his right shoulder. Later in the day, the Dodgers sent righthander Hiroki Kuroda back to Los Angeles to have ailing right shoulder examined.
Billingsley provided the Dodgers with a temporary reprieve as he struck out nine Reds over 6 1/3 innings Tuesday in a 3-1 win, snapping their five-game losing streak. The triumph gave the team its fifth win in six games this season against Cincinnati, allowing Los Angeles to win the season series.
On Wednesday, the Dodgers will turn to Lowe (4-6, 4.03 ERA), who saw his start moved up a day - but will be pitching with normal rest - in light of Kuroda's MRI.
The sinkerballer took the loss in his last outing, getting no help from his offense in Friday's 5-0 loss to Detroit when he allowed three runs - two earned - and eight hits over seven frames.
He will be opposed by Bronson Arroyo (4-5, 5.31), who will be looking to halt a three-game winless drought. The righthander, who was limited by forearm cramps in his last start, did not factor into the decision in Thursday's 6-2 win over St. Louis despite yielding just two hits over six scoreless innings.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 9 0
CINCINNATI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, HONG-CHIH KUO (6TH), CORY WADE (9TH) AND RUSSELL
MARTIN
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), GARY
MAJEWSKI (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS
HOME RUN
Jun 18 9:48 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JUAN PIERRE SCORED ANDRE ETHIER AND ANGEL BERROA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J PIERRE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
CINCINNATI 1 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: B DEWITT (.279, 1-FOR-3)
Dodgers 6, Reds 1 Top 7, 0 OutsJun 18 9:06 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JAMES LONEY SCORED BLAKE DEWITT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LONEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
CINCINNATI 1 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.293, 1-FOR-2)
Dodgers 4, Reds 1 Top 6, 0 OutsJun 18 8:40 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JAMES LONEY (6) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF BRONSON ARROYO.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, CINCINNATI 1
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.295, 1-FOR-1)
Dodgers 3, Reds 1 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 18 8:05 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY EDWIN ENCARNACION (12) TO CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF DEREK LOWE.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, CINCINNATI 1
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: C PATTERSON (.193, 5 HR, 14 RBI)
Dodgers 2, Reds 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 18 7:43 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED MATT KEMP.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ETHIER ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A BERROA (.174, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Dodgers 2, Reds 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJun 18 7:35 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 1 1 1 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - DEREK LOWE
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VOTTO (.279, 11 HR, 36 RBI)
J CABRERA (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J BRUCE (.325, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
Dodgers 1, Reds 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 18 7:23 PM
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