Scott Rolen and Jay Bruce each drove in a pair of runs and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 in the finale of a three-game series on Thursday.
Rookie Mike Leake (1-0) picked up the victory, becoming the first Reds starter of the season to earn a win. Leake went seven innings, allowing eight hits and all five runs in the see-saw affair.
Francisco Cordero closed out the game for his sixth save.
The Reds trailed 5-4 entering the bottom of the seventh inning but scored four times in the frame highlighted by Rolen’s go-ahead two-run double. Bruce hit a two-run homer, his third of the year, in the sixth.
Andre Ethier and Garret Anderson both hit two-run homers for the Dodgers.
Los Angeles had nine hits in the game, one night after pounding out 18 in a 14-6 win over the Reds. The Dodgers lead the majors in batting.
Hong-Chih Kuo (0-1) took the loss for the Dodgers in relief of Vicente Padilla.
LA Dodgers | Cincinnati | |
Vicente Padilla | Player | Mike Leake |
No Decision | W/L | Win |
6.0 | IP | 7.0 |
8 | Strikeouts | 5 |
7 | Hits | 8 |
3.00 | ERA | 6.43 |
LA Dodgers | Cincinnati | |
Russell Martin | Player | Orlando Cabrera |
2 | Hits | 3 |
0 | RBI | 1 |
0 | HR | 0 |
2 | TB | 3 |
.500 | Avg | .750 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
LA Dodgers | 9 | 2 | 15 | .257 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cincinnati | 12 | 1 | 17 | .333 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |