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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
LA Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh 2
When: 10:10 PM ET, Friday, September 16, 2011
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Mark Carlson, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Mike Muchlinski, 3B - Jeff Kellogg
Attendance: 41148

James Loney’s pinch-hit three-run homer capped a four-run sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Friday.

Hiroki Kuroda (12-16) gave up two runs – one earned – over six innings to avoid becoming the first Dodger since Fernando Valenzuela in 1984 to lose 17 games.

Dee Gordon went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases to give him 21 steals in 45 games.

Jeff Locke (0-2) gave up three runs over three innings as the Pirates lost to the Dodgers for the fourth time in six games this season.

Alex Presley led off the sixth with his third home run to bring the Pirates within a run, but the Dodgers answered with four runs off three relievers in the bottom half.

The Dodgers improved to 55-23 against the Pirates since 2001, the best record in the majors against Pittsburgh during that span.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   LA Dodgers
Jeff Locke Player Hiroki Kuroda
Loss W/L Win
3.0 IP 6.0
0 Strikeouts 7
5 Hits 5
9.00 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Pittsburgh   LA Dodgers
Ryan Doumit Player Dee Gordon
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 6 1 10 .182 18 12 1 3 0 0
LA Dodgers 10 1 15 .303 11 2 7 3 3 2