The Los Angeles Dodgers pretty much got man handled by the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night by the score of 8-1.  The Dodgers could only muster one run against the Reds pitching staff as their own pitching staff served up eight runs to the Reds.

Hong-Chih Kuo started the game for the Dodgers but only lasted 3.2 innings as he allowed eight hits and five earned runs.  Just a terrible performance by Kuo as he put the Dodgers in a very big hole early in the game.

Esteban Loaiza also gave up two runs as he pitched in relief.   Jonathan Broxton pitched one inning and let two runs scored even though only one of them was earned.  It doesn’t matter when your entire pitching sucks like the Dodgers did on Tuesday night, you are going to lose the ballgame.

Rafael Furcal was the only Dodgers player to record an RBI.  Furcal hit a RBI ground rule double in the third inning and that was all the Dodgers could get against the Reds.  Another terribler performance by the Dodgers hitters.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers took the Pittsburgh Pirates to the woodshed on Tuesday night with an 11-2 victory.  The Dodgers were all over the Pirates pitching staff and scored on all three of their pitchers.  With the win, the Dodgers improved their record to 6-8 on the season.

Esteban Loaiza picked up his first win of the season as he pitched the final five innings and only gave up three hits and one run.  Loaiza was pitching in relief of starter Hong-Chih Kuo who pitched the first four innings of the game.  Luo only gave up two hits and one run during his four innings.

Jeff Kent hit a three-run home run and finished with three RBI to lead the Dodgers.  Andre Ethier had two RBI in the game while Rafael Furcal, Matt Kemp, James Loney, and Russell Martin all had one RBI.

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The Los Angels Dodgers had no answer for Mark Reynolds and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night as the Diamondbacks went onto beat the Dodgers 9-3.  Reynolds hit two of the Diamondbacks four homeruns on the night.

Besides Reynolds, Orlando Hudson and Chris Young also went deep for the Diamondbacks.

Esteban Loaiza started the game for the Dodgers and only lasted four innings as he gave up four earned runs, and one homerun.  Chan Ho Park then came into the game and pitched 1.2 innings and let three runs score, one which was earned on a homerun.  Scott Proctor was the other Dodgers pitcher that pitched poorly as he only lasted one inning and gave up four runs on two homeruns.  Terrible pitching performance today by the Dodgers.

Jeff Kent was pretty much the only offense for the Dodgers.  He went two for four with a homerun and two RBI.  The Dodgers need more production out of others in the lineup if they want to win some of these games on the road.

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