Eric Stults was on fire for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.  Stults limited the Chicago White Sox to only four hits as the Dodgers shut out the White Sox in a 5-0 victory.  Stults pitched all nine innings for the Dodgers and improved his record to 2-0 with a 0.60 era.

The Dodgers offense got two runs in the first inning with rbi singles from Andre Ethier and Russell Martin.  In the fourth inning three more runs crossed the plate for the Dodgers Blake DeWitt double that scored two runs and then a rbi sac fly by Stults.  Stults did a little bit of everything for the Dodgers as you can see.

The Dodgers will now send Clayton Kershaw to the mound on Thursday as the White Sox and Dodgers play the rubber match of their three game series.  Who will come out on top? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

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The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up another road win in Cincinnati and defeated the Reds by the score of 7-4.  With the three run victory the Dodgers finished up a nice three game sweep of the Reds.  Anytime you sweep your opponent you are doing a good job, but when it happens on the road it is a very good job.

Matt Kemp hit a solo home run and also had a two run double to lead the Dodgers at the plate with three rbi.  Juan Pierre, Russell Martin, James Loney, and Andre Ethier all chipped in with one rbi each as well.  Good production as more then just a few people helped out at the plate to score some runs.

Eric Stults pitched six inning to get the win for the Dodgers.  Stults gave up six hits and three runs (one earned) to get his first victory of the season.  Scott Proctor also gave up one run in the game but then three other Dodger relief pitchers held the Reds scoreless the rest of the game.  Joe Beimel, Jonathan Broxton, and Takashi Saito finished things up nicely.  Saito earned his 10th save of the season in the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a close win against the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 3-1.  Jeff Kent went 3-4 in the game with a rbi double to finish the game with one rbi.  Juan Pierre and Russell Martin both had one rbi in the game as well.

Chad Billinglsey got the start on the mound for the Dodgers but only pitched 6 1/3 inning while he gave up five hits and one run.  It was good enough to get the win, but it would have been nice to see Chad throw a few more innings and save the bullpen.

Joe Beimel and Jonathan Broxton both pitched in relief of Billinglsey and they both did a great job by not allowing any runs to score.  Takashi Saito came in closed things down in the ninth to record his ninth save of the season.  That is exactly what you want your bullpen to do.

Only thing that went wrong today was the mystique and awe of Clayton Kershaw disappeared. Kershaw who in his second outing of his career went 3.2 innings with 5 hits 4 runs and only 2 strikeouts. However the dodgers were able to stay strong with a good outing from Chan Ho Park who went another 3 innings. Only giving up 1 run on 2 hits his teammates made sure he was comfortable when he pitched. Because when Chan Ho allowed the run that put the Mets ahead every fan had to have though well this is normal now. But the dodgers blew the roof off of Shea Stadium in the 8 tagging Aaron Heilman for four runs on there way to the 9-5 losing streak and the end of the losing streak.

All systems were running clean and smooth as the bullpen was still strong the “Psycho” Takashi Saito. Along with set up man Jonathan Broxton the Dodger bullpen looked like what a 3^rd best bullpen in the NL should look like. Unlike the trend they had going the dodgers only left 6 men on base compared to get into double digit’s the last couple games. While the Mets left 19 on base somewhat bring back the fact the Mets are still in a bad way. The dodgers will hope tomorrow to take advantage of the low Mets right now. While the fans yell for the head of Willie Randolph the dodgers hope to sneak in a punch and make another win.

The bats of the Dodgers are coming alive as they have been in the past couple days. Racking up 12 hits in this with only Luis Maza being the only starter without a hit. Two very good notes from the game on Being Andrew Ethier keep his I believe six game hitting streak going. Also Russell Martin going 4 for 4 with a home run and being a triple away from a cycle and knocking in 3 rbi’s. What ever Joe Torre said to the Dodgers last night must have worked very well. Either that or the Dodger just came together as a teams. It’s Darkest before it’s dawn lets hope the sun is finally coming for the Dodgers and there fans.

Chad Billingsley Will take the hill tomorrow in hopes of keep the one game winning streak alive. He will be opposed against Mike Pelfrey with a era of 5.33 he’s 2-6 and gives up a enormous amount of hits as opposed to strikeouts. While Billingsley is 4-6 with a 3.68 era with 67 strikes to his 49 hits. The test for billingsley with be if he can get into the or past the six inning when he goes to the sixth he is 4 and 2. His Pitch Count will also be a factor he tends to throw a lot of pitches and will go for the k rather then the popup or fly out.The Dodgers have two more games in there Cross the us tour then after they sleep in there own beds as they welcome in the Colorado Rockies. Then the cubs and then they will travel to Petco Park but that’s two weeks from now. For now the Dodgers will get some dinner maybe a shower and head back to the hotel and catch some z’s. Dream about getting that other win if they play the way they did today that should not be any problem.

The Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a good game on Tuesday night as they held the Cincinnati Reds to only six hits and one run in the game.  That is how you shut down an opposing team and pick up a good win!  The Dodgers ended up beating the Reds by the score of 4-1.

Chad Billingsley threw seven innings and only gave up four hits while striking out seven batters to pick up the win for the Dodgers.  Billingsley is now 4-5 on the season.  Jonathan Broxton pitched a scoreless eighth inning after Billingsley left the game.  Joe Beimel did give up one run in the ninth inning before closer Takashi Saito was brough in to get the last out and get his seventh save of the season.

Juan Pierre, Russell Martin, Matt Kemp, and Billingsley all had one rbi each for the Dodgers.  The Dodgers scored two runs in the second and seventh innings.

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Blake DeWitt delivered a rbi single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night by the score of 6-5.  The Dodgers had got two walks and a hit in the inning before DeWitt came to the plate and singled to score Russell Martin.

DeWitt led the Dodgers at the plate with two rbi in the game.  James Loney and Matt Kemp both had one rbi in the game as well.

Starting pitcher Brad Penny lasted six innings as he gave up nine hits and five runs in the game.  Penny gave up a two run home run to Adam Dunn in the game as well.  Penny wasn’t his usual self as he didn’t have great command and couldn’t locate hit pitches very well.

Joe Beimel, Jonathan Broxton, and Takashi Saito threw the final three innings of the game for the Dodgers.  Saito ended up picking up the win which improves his record to 2-1.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers used a big seventh inning where they scored six runs to come back and beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2.  The Dodgers pounded out 11 hits as they scored the seven runs.  That is what happens when you have three home runs in the game.

Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent, and Gary Bennett all hit home runs in the seventh inning.  Bennett smoked a three run shot while Jones and Kent both had solo home runs.  Bennett finished the game with four rbi.  Russell Martin also had one rbi in the game for the Dodgers.

Chad Billingsley pitched seven innings and only gave up three hits and one run to pick up the win.  It was Billingsley’s third win of the season as he improved to 3-5.  Jonathan Broxton and Cory Wade pitched the final two innings.  Broxton did give up a solo home run in his inning of work.

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Brad Penny dropped his record to 5-4 on the season as he and the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Milwaukee Brewers by the score of 5-3 on Tuesday night.  Penny didn’t have his best stuff as he pitched six innings and gave up nine hits and five runs.  One of those hits was a solo home run to Bill Hall.

Penny didn’t have too much run support as the Dodgers were only able to score three runs in the game.  They got rbi from Matt Kemp, Jeff Kent, and Russell Martin in the game.  The Dodgers didn’t come up with that big rally or big home run in the game as they lost their fifth game in a row.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers hit three home runs on Monday night as they went onto defeat the New York Mets 5-1.  Rafael Furcal got things started with a lead off home run to start the game off of Oliver Perez.  Blake DeWitt and Matt Kemp both went deep in the fifth inning off of Perez as well.

Besides the RBI’s from Furcal, DeWitt, and Kemp, Russell Martin also had a RBI single in the first inning.  The Dodgers only struck out three times in the game and only left seven guys on base.  It was a productive night at the plate.

Chad Billingsley picked up the win for the Dodgers as he tossed six innings of five hit ball.  He did allow one run while walking four batters and striking out four batters.  Joe Beimel, Jonathan Broxton, and Takashi Saito pitched the final three innings without giving up a hit.

The Dodgers are now 18-14 on the season and hope to continue their hot play as they play the Mets again on Tuesday.

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Jeff Kent hit a two out game winning single in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers neat the Florida Marlins 7-6 on Tuesday night.  With the win, the Dodgers are now 13-13 on the season as they try to get over the .500 mark.

Kent finished the game with three RBI, Matt Kemp had two RBI, while Russell Martin finished the game with one RBI.

Joe Beimel picked up the win for the Dodgers as he pitched the eighth inning.  Derrek Lowe didn’t pitch that great as he got the start on the mound for the Dodgers.  Lowe only lasted five innings after giving up eight hits and six runs.  Only three of the six runs were earned.  Takashi Saito picked up his third save of the season as he closed the door on the Marlins in the ninth inning.