LA Dodgers 11, Pittsburgh 0
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
71°
Umpires:
Home -
Jeff Nelson, 1B -
Bill Welke, 2B -
Angel Campos, 3B -
Tim Tschida
Attendance:
22729
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Dodgers 11, Pirates 0: Luis Cruz tied career highs with three hits and three RBIs, and Chad Billingsley pitched eight scoreless innings to win his fifth straight start for visiting Los Angeles, which has taken the first two games of a key series between playoff contenders.
Billingsley (9-9) struck out five and allowed five hits before being lifted for a pinch hitter after 107 pitches and denied a chance to finish off his first shutout since 2010. He improved to 7-1 all-time against Pittsburgh.
The Dodgers broke it open with a three-run fourth inning capped by Cruz's two-run single. The former Pirate added an RBI single in the two-run sixth. A five-run ninth gave Los Angeles its most lopsided win since a 15-1 rout of Pittsburgh on Sept. 18, 2011.
Kevin Correia (9-7) didn't make much of a case to stick in the Pirates' rotation, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven hits over six innings to snap a career-best streak of seven straight wins.
Matt Kemp went 2-for-5 with an RBI for the Dodgers. He has recorded multiple hits in five of the past six games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The start of the game was delayed 56 minutes because of rain. … The Pirates had the best home record in the majors before dropping six of their last eight at PNC Park. … Los Angeles improved to 5-0 against the Pirates this season and has won eight straight meetings dating to last season. … Dodgers OF Shane Victorino picked up his 400th career RBI with a run-scoring groundout in the third inning. … Victorino extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single in the ninth. He has hit safely in 10 of 12 games since the Dodgers acquired him from Philadelphia.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Dodgers
|
13 |
0 |
14 |
.333 |
11 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh
|
5 |
0 |
7 |
.156 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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