Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier homered to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 14-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
The Dodgers, leading the majors in hitting on the season, pounded out 18 hits in the game. Rafael Furcal led the way with four hits, including a triple and a double, and four RBIs.
Manny Ramirez and Ethier both had three hits in the game to raise their averages over .400 for the season. James Loney also had two hits and two RBIs.
Hiroki Kuroda (2-0) picked up the win, allowing six runs -- three earned -- on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
The Dodgers broke open a tight game with four runs in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh. They scored at least one run in every inning except the fourth.
Joey Votto and Scott Rolen homered to give the Reds a 3-1 lead in the first inning. Both had two hits in the game.
Aaron Harang (0-3)served up six runs -- seven earned -- on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
LA Dodgers | Cincinnati | |
Hiroki Kuroda | Player | Aaron Harang |
Win | W/L | Loss |
5.2 | IP | 5.2 |
4 | Strikeouts | 2 |
7 | Hits | 10 |
4.76 | ERA | 9.53 |
LA Dodgers | Cincinnati | |
Manny Ramirez | Player | Scott Rolen |
3 | Hits | 2 |
2 | RBI | 1 |
0 | HR | 1 |
3 | TB | 5 |
.750 | Avg | .500 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
LA Dodgers | 18 | 2 | 28 | .419 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Cincinnati | 9 | 2 | 15 | .250 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |