Vicente Padilla allowed just two hits in eight innings and James Loney had four RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the visiting Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Sunday night.
Loney had a three-homer in the first inning and a run-scoring single in a three-run second as the Dodgers built an early 6-0 lead to support the pitching of Padilla.
Padilla (4-2) didn’t allow a hit until Starlin Castro’s leadoff double in the sixth inning. Padilla struck out six and walked one while winning his third straight start.
Chicago starter Carlos Silva (9-3) was ejected for arguing a call at first base in the second inning.
The right-hander has been bothered with a calf injury and was largely ineffective before he was tossed. Silva gave up six runs and six hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Los Angeles’ other two second-inning runs came across on Matt Kemp’s sacrifice fly and a bases-loaded walk to Xavier Paul.
The Dodgers recorded a fourth-inning run when Paul grounded into a double play.
Chi. Cubs | LA Dodgers | |
Carlos Silva | Player | Vicente Padilla |
Loss | W/L | Win |
1.1 | IP | 8.0 |
2 | Strikeouts | 6 |
6 | Hits | 2 |
40.50 | ERA | 0.00 |
Chi. Cubs | LA Dodgers | |
Ryan Theriot | Player | James Loney |
2 | Hits | 2 |
0 | RBI | 4 |
0 | HR | 1 |
4 | TB | 5 |
.500 | Avg | .667 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Chi. Cubs | 4 | 0 | 7 | .133 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LA Dodgers | 8 | 1 | 12 | .276 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |