Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:53 by Rakhi
Los Angeles -- Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Monday and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a one-hit, 3-0 shutout of Philadelphia.
Kuroda (10-11) had blanked the Phillies on no hits through 7 1/3 innings when Shane Victorino lined a solid single to right, breaking up the bid for the 2010 season's sixth no-hitter.
Kuroda finished by allowing only the one hit, walking two and fanning seven in his 102-pitch gem, handing the Dodgers a victory in the first of three games against the Phils.
Hong-Chih Kuo completed the shutout with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, notching his seventh save of the year.
Rod Barajas homered and drove in two of the Dodgers' runs.
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Fri, 07/23/2010 - 10:46 by Rakhi
Los Angeles -- Hiroki Kuroda limited New York to five hits over eight innings Thursday and the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Mets 2-0.
Kuroda (8-8) struck out four and walked only one to win for the second time in his last six decisions.
Hong-Chih Kuo came on in the ninth and walked one, but he struck out two and collected his third save.
Matt Kemp drove in both Los Angeles runs with a first-inning double following a walk to Jamey Carroll and a seventh-inning homer, his 17th of the season.
The runs were given up by Hisanori Takahashi (7-5), who allowed just three hits over seven innings. Other than the double and homer by Kemp, the only Los Angeles hit was a leadoff single by James Loney in the fifth.
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Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:33 by shalini.bahadur
Los Angeles, Oct. 15: The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped pitchers Jeff Weaver and Jon Garland and added Hiroki Kuroda before Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Kuroda is expected to start Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday.
He has been trying to recover from a herniated disc in his neck.
Also added was rookie third left-handed reliever Scott Elbert, who was inactive against St. Louis.
Garland won three times after he was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks in July, and did not pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series.
"We just felt with (Philadelphia), we wanted the option of another left-hander," Manager Joe Torre said on the Dodgers' Web site.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:07 by shalini.bahadur
Washington, Sept. 22: Rafael Furcal had four RBI and scored three runs Tuesday to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 14-2 rout of the Washington Nationals.
Matt Kemp, James Loney, who was 3-for-5, scored two runs, and Casey Blake, who homered, each had two RBI for the Dodgers, who have not won back-to-back division crowns since 1977-78 but are close to winning the NL West for the second straight year.
Hiroki Kuroda (8-6) gave up two runs on four hits over six innings to earn the win.
Livan Hernandez (8-12) allowed eight runs on eight hits with four walks in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.
Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer for Washington.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 12:42 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Aug. 19: The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Hiroki Kuroda on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, four days after he was the victim of a line drive to the head.
Although Kuroda was discharged from a hospital the day after the incident, he has continued to suffer from headaches, the team said.
To replace Kuroda on the roster, the Dodgers signed free agent pitcher Vicente Padilla, who was released by Texas this week.
Padilla is in the final year of a three-year contract worth close to $34 million. He was 8-6 with the Rangers in 18 starts this year and had a 4.92 ERA.
Kuroda has started 15 games this season, compiling a 5-5 record and a 4.08 ERA.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Tue, 08/11/2009 - 13:09 by preet_20
San Francisco, Aug. 11: Matt Kemp's fourth-inning three-run double and a strong performance by Hiroki Kuroda helped the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Francisco 4-2.
Kuroda (5-5) went 6 1/3 innings, giving up one run on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts to get the win.
Mark Loretta had two hits and an RBI for the Dodgers, who won for the first time in four games.
Travis Ishikawa and Bengie Molina accounted for the Giants' scoring with solo home runs.
Jonathan Sanchez (5-10) allowed four runs on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts to take the loss for San Francisco, which has lost two straight and trails LA by 6 1/2 games in the NL West.
Colorado, which beat the Chicago Cubs 11-5 Monday, is in second place, 5 1/2 games out.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:04 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Aug. 5: Manny Ramirez homered and drove in three runs Tuesday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded out 18 hits in a 17-4 win over Milwaukee.
Matt Kemp had four hits, including a two-run homer, and finished with five RBI and three runs scored for the Dodgers. They took control with a seven-run sixth inning and went on to win for the fourth time in their last six games -- and put up their highest run total since beating Cincinnati 17-6 in May 1979.
Andre Ethier and Russell Martin had three hits and two RBI apiece for LA.
Hiroki Kuroda (4-5) got the win, allowing three runs on nine hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and one walk.
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Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:37 by surajdogra
Los Angeles, July 19: Matt Kemp's solo homer Sunday lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 win over Houston, averting a three-game sweep.
The homer, Kemp's 12th of the season, broke a 3-3 tie with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. Kemp finished with three hits and scored four runs, while Brad Ausmus had two hits and two RBI for the Dodgers, who scored just twice in the previous two games against the Astros.
Ramon Troncoso (4-0) got the win in relief. Dodgers' starter Hiroki Kuroda went five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and one strikeout.
Closer Jonathan Broxton earned his 22nd save.
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Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:30 by preet_20
New York, July 8: Luis Castillo ended New York's run drought at 23 innings Wednesday with an RBI single in the second and the Mets went on to edge the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4.
New York ended a four-game losing streak and won for just the third time in 12 games, getting an unearned run during a three-run third and holding on in the ninth after a Manny Ramirez homer had brought the Dodgers with one.
Oliver Perez (2-2), in his return from the disabled list, survived five innings to get the win. He walked seven, but allowed only four hits and two runs. Perez had been out of action since early May due to soreness in his right knee.
Hiroki Kuroda (3-5) took the loss, surrendering eight hits and five runs over 4 1/3. It was his shortest outing of the season.
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Sat, 07/04/2009 - 11:27 by preet_20
San Diego, July 4: Matt Kemp finished off a five-run first with a two-run double Friday and the Los Angeles Dodgers welcomed back Manny Ramirez by downing San Diego 6-3.
Ramirez played for the first time since May 6, having served a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. He had four plate appearances and did not get the ball out of the infield -- walking in the first inning, grounding out to second in the second, grounding out to shortstop in the fourth and popping out to second in the sixth.
Ramirez was replaced in left field by Juan Pierre after the sixth inning.
The big first inning made a winner out of Hiroki Kuroda (4-5), who lasted 5 1/3 while giving up three runs on four hits.
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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 13:41 by preet_20
Chicago, June 23: Hiroki Kuroda retired 16 straight and struck out nine in 8 2/3 innings Tuesday to pitch the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Kuroda (2-3) en route to a complete game before Alexei Ramirez singled with two outs in the ninth, moved to second on defensive indifference and scored on Jermaine Dye's single. He gave up two runs on four hits without a walk ro win for the first time since beating San Diego on Opening Day.
James Loney hit a two-run home run and Casey Blake also drove in two runs for the Dodgers.
Jonathan Broxton struck out Jim Thome to record his 18th save.
John Danks (5-6) took the inter-league loss after giving up three runs on three hits.
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Thu, 06/18/2009 - 13:38 by preet_20
Los Angeles, June 18: Jack Cust and Rajai Davis both homered Wednesday, carrying the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The inter-league win went to Trevor Cahill (4-5), who gave up two unearned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Cahill allowed four hits and four walks while striking out three. He also got his first major league hit.
Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth and got his sixth save.
Matt Holliday and Orlando Cabrera also drove in runs for the Athletics, who ended a four-game losing streak.
Hiroki Kuroda (1-3) was tagged with the loss, giving up five runs on seven hits over six innings. Kuroda has lost his last three decisions and this one ended the Dodgers' three-game win streak.
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