LA Dodgers 8, Colorado 2
When: 10:10 PM ET, Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
67°
Umpires:
Home -
Angel Hernandez, 1B -
Angel Campos, 2B -
Chad Fairchild, 3B -
Joe West
Attendance:
31473
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Matt Kemp homered and drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers continued their recent offensive surge with an 8-2 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
Ted Lilly (4-4) gave up two runs and four hits with no walks and eight strikeouts over seven innings for the Dodgers, who have won their last three games by a combined score of 23-3.
Colorado lost its fourth straight series and finished May with an 8-21 record. The Rockies have lost 10 of their last 12 games.
Casey Blake added a three-run home run in the seventh for the Dodgers, who have won four of their last five.
Kemp’s 13th home run and two-run single gave him a team-high 40 RBIs.
Colorado starter Clayton Mortensen (1-3) allowed five runs over four innings. Ty Wigginton's solo home run in the seventh was his second in as many games for the Rockies.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Colorado |
|
LA Dodgers |
Clayton Mortensen |
Player |
Ted Lilly
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
4.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
0 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
5 |
Hits |
4 |
11.25 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Colorado
|
5 |
1 |
10 |
.161 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
LA Dodgers
|
9 |
2 |
17 |
.300 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |