Chad Billingsley's pitching stat line Yesterday against the Cincinnati Reds (5 IP, 4 ER) would have ordinarily gotten him an ugly looking "L" beside his name but his stat line at the plate made up for it (2 for 3 with a homerun, a double, and a bases loaded walk and 3 RBI's).
He pitched long enough to qualify for the win and John Ely came in and didn't exactly shut the door but he didn't open the floodgates either (3 IP, 2 ER). Josh Lindblom came in and pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
Matt Kemp hit his 16th Homerun and I bet he really hates to leave Cincinnati with 3 HR's and 8 RBI's in the three games. Rod Barajas drove in a couple and Jerry Sands drove in one as well.
Taking two out of three in Cincinnati is a nice way to start the road trip. They travel to Philadelphia next and the Dodgers will not be sending out their top three starters as Kuroda, Kershaw, and Billingsley all faced the Reds. I am hoping that with John Ely pitching long relief last night it means that they are going to let Rubby De La Rosa take Garland's spot in the rotation and possibly get his first major league start against the Phillies.
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