GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (43-33) at ARIZONA (44-33)

NL: LA DODGERS (43-33) at ARIZONA (44-33)

<h3>Billingsley makes second start for Dodgers</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Dodgers (43-33) at Arizona (44-33) 9:40 pm EDT</div>

PHOENIX (Ticker) - Chad Billingsley makes another trip out ofthe bullpen and looks to bounce back when the Los AngelesDodgers face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Billingsley (4-0, 3.26 ERA) gave up two runs in 3 2/3 innings ofan 8-4 setback at Toronto on Thursday in his first start of theseason.

The righthander is undefeated in four appearances, including twostarts, against the Diamondbacks.

Brad Penny tossed eight strong innnings for his 10th win thisseason as the Dodgers rolled to an 8-1 victory in Monday'sseries opener.

Arizona will send Edgar Gonzalez (3-2, 4.35) to the hill. Aftertossing a scoreless frame of relief in his last outing, Gonzalezmakes his first start since June 16 at Baltimore.

The righthanded Gonzalez struggled in his last matchup againstthe Dodgers, giving up five runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 inningsduring a 5-1 loss on April 16.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS AT ARIZONA -- LINEUPS

LA DODGERS ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .276 1 27 Eric Byrnes LF .313 12 42
Juan Pierre CF .276 0 17 Stephen Drew SS .235 4 27
Russell Martin C .293 8 49 Orlando Hudson 2B .297 7 42
Jeff Kent 2B .264 10 36 Conor Jackson 1B .283 5 25
Luis Gonzalez LF .294 10 39 Chad Tracy 3B .283 5 23
Nomar Garciaparra 3B .275 1 38 Chris Young CF .247 10 28
James Loney 1B .448 2 9 Miguel Montero C .226 4 19
Andre Ethier RF .276 6 30 Carlos Quentin RF .210 5 27
Chad Billingsley RHP .000 0 0 Edgar Gonzalez RHP .250 0 0
(4-0, 3.26) (3-2, 4.35)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (4-0, 3.26)
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ (3-2, 4.35)

UMPIRES: HP - KERWIN DANLEY
1B - DOUG EDDINGS
2B - DANA DEMUTH
3B - DERRYL COUSINS

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, clear
WIND: 5 mph, in from right</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY AND RUSSELL MARTIN
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.276, 1 HR, 27 RBI)
J PIERRE (.276, 0 HR, 17 RBI)
R MARTIN (.293, 8 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 1 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.313, 12 HR, 42 RBI)
S DREW (.235, 4 HR, 27 RBI)
O HUDSON (.297, 7 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .448
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 1. Team LOB - 1.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Tracy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Ed Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ed Gonzalez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.27

WP - Ed Gonzalez. Pitches-strikes: Ed Gonzalez 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls:
Ed Gonzalez 0-2. Batters faced: Ed Gonzalez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 104 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ERIC BYRNES (13) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 1

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.235, 4 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL LA DODGERS AT ARIZONA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY ARIZONA'S ERIC BYRNES LED OFF THE
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY ORLANDO HUDSON SCORED STEPHEN DREW.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.283, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 1 0
ARIZONA 2 2 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.294, 10 HR, 39 RBI)
N GARCIAPARRA (.275, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
J LONEY (.448, 2 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS ARIZONA (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .448
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 1. Team LOB - 1.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .315
S Drew ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Ed Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: 3B - S Drew (3, C Billingsley). HR - E Byrnes (13, 1st inning off C
Billingsley 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - E Byrnes (43), O Hudson (43). Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 2 -- 2
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.63

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ed Gonzalez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.27

WP - Ed Gonzalez. Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 25-16; Ed Gonzalez 16-12.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley 1-1; Ed Gonzalez 0-2. Batters faced: C
Billingsley 5; Ed Gonzalez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 104 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JAMES LONEY (3) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF EDGAR GONZALEZ SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 2

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.276, 6 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 2 2 3 0
ARIZONA 2 2 2 1 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.247, 10 HR, 28 RBI)
M MONTERO (.226, 4 HR, 19 RBI)
C QUENTIN (.210, 5 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ARIZONA (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .467
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Billingsley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - J Loney (3, 2nd inning off Ed Gonzalez 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J
Loney 2 (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - L Gonzalez (4, 2nd base off Ed Gonzalez/M Montero).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .315
S Drew ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Ed Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: 3B - S Drew (3, C Billingsley). HR - E Byrnes (13, 1st inning off C
Billingsley 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - E Byrnes (43), O Hudson (43). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - M Montero (5, throw).


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LA DODGERS - 02 -- 2
ARIZONA - 2 -- 2
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.63

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ed Gonzalez 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.53

WP - Ed Gonzalez. Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 25-16; Ed Gonzalez 39-24.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley 1-1; Ed Gonzalez 1-3. Batters faced: C
Billingsley 5; Ed Gonzalez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 104 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (11) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 3

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.226, 4 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 2 2 3 0
ARIZONA 2 1 3 3 1 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.275, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.275, 0-FOR-1)
R MARTIN (.296, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ARIZONA (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .467
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Billingsley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - J Loney (3, 2nd inning off Ed Gonzalez 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J
Loney 2 (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - L Gonzalez (4, 2nd base off Ed Gonzalez/M Montero).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .314
S Drew ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .237
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Young cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Ed Gonzalez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231

Totals 9 3 3 3 1 1 6

BATTING: 3B - S Drew (3, C Billingsley). HR - E Byrnes (13, 1st inning off C
Billingsley 0 on, 0 Out), C Young (11, 2nd inning off C Billingsley 0 on, 0
Out). RBI - E Byrnes (43), O Hudson (43), C Young (29). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Drew 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - M Montero (5, throw).


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LA DODGERS - 02 -- 2
ARIZONA - 21 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 3.76

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ed Gonzalez 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.53

WP - Ed Gonzalez. HBP - C Quentin (by C Billingsley). Pitches-strikes: C
Billingsley 44-27; Ed Gonzalez 39-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley
2-3; Ed Gonzalez 1-3. Batters faced: C Billingsley 11; Ed Gonzalez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 104 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 2 0 2 3 0
ARIZONA 2 1 3 3 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.296, 0-FOR-1, RBI)
C JACKSON (.282, 0-FOR-1)
C TRACY (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ARIZONA (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Martin c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
J Loney 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .467
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Billingsley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 12 2 3 2 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - J Loney (3, 2nd inning off Ed Gonzalez 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J
Loney 2 (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - L Gonzalez (4, 2nd base off Ed Gonzalez/M Montero).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .314
S Drew ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .237
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Young cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Ed Gonzalez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231

Totals 9 3 3 3 1 1 6

BATTING: 3B - S Drew (3, C Billingsley). HR - E Byrnes (13, 1st inning off C
Billingsley 0 on, 0 Out), C Young (11, 2nd inning off C Billingsley 0 on, 0
Out). RBI - E Byrnes (43), O Hudson (43), C Young (29). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Drew 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - M Montero (5, throw).


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LA DODGERS - 020 -- 2
ARIZONA - 21 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 3.76

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ed Gonzalez 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.45

WP - Ed Gonzalez. HBP - C Quentin (by C Billingsley). Pitches-strikes: C
Billingsley 44-27; Ed Gonzalez 46-28. Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley
2-3; Ed Gonzalez 2-5. Batters faced: C Billingsley 11; Ed Gonzalez 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 104 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>