GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (21-24) at LA DODGERS (27-20)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (21-24) at LA DODGERS (27-20)

<h3>Lee aims to rid himself of painful memory in series opener</h3>



Chicago Cubs (21-24) at LA Dodgers (27-20) 10:40 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Enjoying a fine season to this point,Derrek Lee will return to the place where it all went wrong lastseason.

Lee and the Chicago Cubs will begin a three-game series as theyvisit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.

Last season, Lee and the Cubs had their campaign head downhilllast season following a collision with Rafael Furcal on April19, 2006, which resulted in Lee suffering a fractured wrist.

Lee was limited to only 50 games last season, with the Cubsgoing 21-29 with the slugging first baseman in the lineup and45-67 without him.

So far, Lee has bounced back from the injury, batting a robust.370 with three homers and 25 RBI in 40 games.

Chicago will hand the ball to Ted Lilly (4-2, 2.69 ERA), whoranks among the National League leaders in ERA, strikeouts (54)and opponent's batting average against (.210). The lefthanderyielded three runs and six hits over seven innings, striking outsix in the Cubs' 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox lastFriday.

Lilly has faced the Dodgers just twice - including one start -and is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA against Los Angeles.

Derek Lowe (4-5, 3.84 ERA) will oppose Lilly. The sinkerballer,who leads the NL in complete games, allowed four runs and ninehits in Sunday's 4-1 complete-game loss to the Los AngelesAngels on Anaheim.

The righthander is 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA in four lifetime startsagainst Chicago.

This series continues one of the majors' longest-standing andmost competitive rivalries in the NL. The Dodgers and Cubs haveplayed a total of 2,009 games, with the Cubs leading the series1,005-1,004.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CHICAGO CUBS LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .288 4 9 Rafael Furcal SS .306 0 13
Mark Derosa 2B .256 4 19 Juan Pierre CF .270 0 10
Derrek Lee 1B .370 3 25 Nomar Garciaparra 1B .282 1 27
Aramis Ramirez 3B .293 11 35 Jeff Kent 2B .288 7 25
Cliff Floyd RF .280 2 18 Russell Martin C .314 3 32
Michael Barrett C .252 7 24 Luis Gonzalez LF .275 5 16
Jacque Jones CF .243 1 15 Tony Abreu 3B .000 0 0
Cesar Izturis SS .266 0 5 Andre Ethier RF .277 3 22
Ted Lilly LHP .100 0 1 Derek Lowe RHP .118 0 1
(4-2, 2.69) (4-5, 3.84)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: CHN - TED LILLY (4-2, 2.69)
LOS - DEREK LOWE (4-5, 3.84)

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

WEATHER: 61 Degrees, clear
WIND: 14 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: CHN - TED LILLY AND MICHAEL BARRETT
LOS - DEREK LOWE AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.288, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
M DEROSA (.256, 4 HR, 19 RBI)
D LEE (.370, 3 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.306, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
J PIERRE (.270, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
N GARCIAPARRA (.282, 1 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
N Garciaparra 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.68

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.78

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 2-0. Batters
faced: D Lowe 3.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - TED LILLY
LOS - DEREK LOWE</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED NOMAR GARCIAPARRA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R MARTIN ON FIRST, J KENT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.275, 5 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.293, 11 HR, 35 RBI)
C FLOYD (.280, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
M BARRETT (.252, 7 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - A Soriano (1, bobble).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Garciaparra 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
R Martin c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .318
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 2

BATTING: RBI - R Martin (33). 2-out RBI - R Martin. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.79

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.78

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 20-12; D Lowe 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly
1-2; D Lowe 2-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 6; D Lowe 3.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: T ABREU (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A ETHIER (.277, 3 HR, 22 RBI)
D LOWE (.118, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS LA DODGERS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Garciaparra 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
R Martin c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .318
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - N Garciaparra (10, T Lilly). RBI - R Martin (33). 2-out RBI - R
Martin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 2.



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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.79

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.72

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 20-12; D Lowe 23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly
1-2; D Lowe 4-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 6; D Lowe 7.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C IZTURIS (.266, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
T LILLY (.100, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A SORIANO (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS LA DODGERS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Garciaparra 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
R Martin c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .318
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
T Abreu 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - N Garciaparra (10, T Lilly). RBI - R Martin (33). 2-out RBI - R
Martin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 2.



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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 10 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.74

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.72

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 28-17; D Lowe 23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly
3-3; D Lowe 4-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 9; D Lowe 7.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.304, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.269, 0-FOR-1)
N GARCIAPARRA (.287, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS LA DODGERS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095

Totals 9 0 1 0 1 3 4

BATTING: GIDP - A Soriano. Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Garciaparra 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
R Martin c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .318
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
T Abreu 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - N Garciaparra (10, T Lilly). RBI - R Martin (33). 2-out RBI - R
Martin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Furcal-J Kent-N Garciaparra).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 10 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.74

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.67

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 28-17; D Lowe 31-22. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly
3-3; D Lowe 6-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 9; D Lowe 10.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JEFF KENT (8) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF TED LILLY SCORED NOMAR GARCIAPARRA.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0, LA DODGERS 3

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.318, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.254, 0-FOR-1)
D LEE (.368, 0-FOR-1)
A RAMIREZ (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS LA DODGERS (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095

Totals 9 0 1 0 1 3 4

BATTING: GIDP - A Soriano. Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Pierre cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
N Garciaparra 1b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .287
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .293
R Martin c 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .318
L Gonzalez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
T Abreu 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 12 3 4 3 3 0 3

BATTING: 2B - N Garciaparra (10, T Lilly). HR - J Kent (8, 3rd inning off T
Lilly 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Martin (33), J Kent 2 (27). 2-out RBI - R Martin, J
Kent 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 3.


BASERUNNING: CS - J Pierre (6, 2nd base by T Lilly).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Furcal-J Kent-N Garciaparra).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 102 -- 3
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 3 4 3 3 3 0 1 2.98

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.67

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 49-28; D Lowe 31-22. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly
4-4; D Lowe 6-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 15; D Lowe 10.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: T ABREU (.000, 0-FOR-1)
A ETHIER (.275, 0-FOR-1)
D LOWE (.111, 0-FOR-1)</div>