LA Dodgers (44-23) at LA Angels (35-29)

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At long last, a start for Jones

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Career Minor Leaguer Mitch Jones, two days after notching his first Major League hit, will get his first Major League start, at designated hitter against the Angels.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Chad Billingsley

  • #58 RHP
  • (9-3) 2.72 ERA 93 SO
Billingsley allowed three runs -- two earned -- over seven innings against the Rangers on Sunday and earned his ninth win of the season, tying him for the National League lead. He has been a workhorse this season, throwing at least six innings in 13 of 14 starts and lasting at least seven innings in eight starts. Billingsley has allowed fewer than four earned runs in all but one appearance this year. On the road this season, he is 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA in six starts. Billingsley is 1-2 with a 2.45 ERA in five career games -- three starts -- against the Angels.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 44-22 3.22 530.1 241 494 .248
Season 9-3 2.72 92.2 39 93 .234
June 3-0 2.41 18.2 7 17 .246
Vs. LA Angels 0-1 6.00 6.0 1 6 .391

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/19/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 44 23 .657 - 25-10 19-13
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 35 29 .547 1.5 17-12 18-17
Stats - 06/19/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAD .277 333 47 316 58 437 3.57 603.0 517 265 501
LAA .282 317 59 304 68 399 4.64 565.0 601 210 404
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Angels, Dodgers renew turf rivalry

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
It's the Dodgers and the Angels again, the battle for Los Angeles' affections staged in Orange County this time. The Dodgers will be trying to get even, having dropped two of three at home against the outfit run by their former catcher, Mike Scioscia, at Dodger Stadium in late May.
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Angels probable pitcher

Joe Saunders

  • #51 LHP
  • (7-4) 3.66 ERA 47 SO
Winless in his previous three outings, having yielded 13 earned runs in 18 innings, Saunders was back in All-Star form against the Padres on Saturday night. He came within two outs of a complete game, holding San Diego to one run on eight hits, walking one and striking out five men. He'd issued five walks in six innings in his previous start in Detroit, so his command was back. Saunders is 1-1 in two career outings against the Dodgers with a 2.92 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 39-19 3.97 471.1 145 274 .265
Season 7-4 3.66 86.0 25 47 .252
June 1-1 5.03 19.2 6 14 .277

Dodgers hitters vs Joe Saunders

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey - - - - .000 10 0 1
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre - - - - .125 8 1 2
Furcal, Rafael - - - - .500 2 1 2
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - .667 3 1 2
Kemp, Matt - - - - .143 7 0 0
Loney, James - - - - .438 16 1 2
Martin, Russell - - - - .538 13 1 1
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan - - - - .200 10 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .250 12 0 1
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Angels hitters vs Chad Billingsley

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby .333 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Aybar, Erick .667 3 0 0 .438 16 0 0
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - - - - -
Budde, Ryan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii .333 3 0 1 .100 10 0 1
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .111 9 0 2
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .286 7 0 1
Mathis, Jeff - - - - .000 1 0 0
Matthews, Gary - - - - .000 2 0 0
Morales, Kendry .500 2 0 1 .273 11 0 1
Napoli, Mike .000 3 0 0 .091 11 0 1
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan .667 3 0 1 .286 7 0 1
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .250 4 0 1
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon - - - - - - - -

Juan gone, two to go (44-24) (36-29)

Angels 5, Dodgers 4

Lead squandered

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Staked to a three-run cushion thanks to home runs by James Loney and Rafael Furcal, Chad Billingsley let it go, allowing a three-run sixth. He walked away with a no-decision, and reliever Guillermo Mota allowed a go-ahead home run in the eighth.

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Series at a Glance

 

Rally Maicer

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Juan Rivera broke an eighth-inning tie with a home run to dead center field as the Angels took the first of the three-game Freeway Series. The Halos knotted the score with a three-run sixth inning keyed by Maicer Izturis' two-run single.
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Angels 5, Dodgers 4

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .327
Furcal, SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .248
Hudson, O, 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .316
Blake, 3B 4 0 0 1 1 3 4 .299
Ethier, RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .266
Kemp, CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .310
Loney, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .281
Martin, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .240
Jones, M, DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250
  a-Loretta, PH-DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244
Totals 33 4 9 4 6 8 18  

a-Walked for Jones, M in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Hudson, O 2 (21, Saunders, Saunders).
HR: Loney (3, 4th inning off Saunders, 0 on, 1 out), Furcal (3, 5th inning off Saunders, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Pierre; Furcal 5; Hudson, O 5; Kemp; Loney 4; Martin.
RBI: Blake (42), Loney (45), Furcal 2 (16).
2-out RBI: Blake.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blake; Ethier 2; Kemp 2; Pierre 2.
S: Pierre; Hudson, O.
Team RISP: 0-for-9.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kemp (17, 2nd base off Oliver/Napoli).
CS: Kemp (3, 2nd base by Saunders/Napoli).
PO: Kemp (1st base by Saunders).

FIELDING
E: Billingsley (2, pickoff).
DP: 2 (Furcal-Hudson, O-Loney, Blake-Loney-Furcal).
Pickoffs: Martin (Figgins at 1st base).
 
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins, 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .324
Abreu, B, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .300
Hunter, CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .321
Guerrero, DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .293
Rivera, J, LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .316
Morales, K, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .270
Izturis, M, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .284
Napoli, C 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .280
Aybar, E, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286
Totals 28 5 8 5 6 4 15  

BATTING
2B: Figgins (14, Billingsley), Morales, K (20, Billingsley).
HR: Rivera, J (10, 8th inning off Mota, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Figgins 3; Hunter; Guerrero 2; Rivera, J 4; Morales, K 2; Izturis, M.
RBI: Guerrero (10), Izturis, M 2 (19), Napoli (27), Rivera, J (36).
2-out RBI: Guerrero.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aybar, E 3.
SF: Napoli.
GIDP: Guerrero.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
PO: Figgins (1st base by Martin).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Saunders (Kemp at 1st base).
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Billingsley 6.0 6 4 3 5 3 0 2.83
Leach 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.38
Mota (L, 3-2) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.97
 
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Saunders 6.1 6 4 4 3 4 2 3.80
Bulger 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.82
Oliver 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.41
Speier, J (W, 3-1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
Fuentes (S, 19) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.24

IBB: Martin (by Oliver).
HBP: Jones, M (by Saunders).
Pitches-strikes: Billingsley 112-61, Leach 12-6, Mota 24-18, Saunders 102-63, Bulger 11-7, Oliver 12-6, Speier, J 11-5, Fuentes 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Billingsley 4-9, Leach 0-0, Mota 4-1, Saunders 9-5, Bulger 0-1, Oliver 0-1, Speier, J 0-1, Fuentes 1-0.
Batters faced: Billingsley 27, Leach 2, Mota 6, Saunders 28, Bulger 3, Oliver 4, Speier, J 2, Fuentes 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Mota 1-0, Speier, J 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 70 degrees, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:10.
Att: 44,222.
June 19, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner