Los Angeles Dodgers Win First 10 Home Games
May 3, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
For the first time in team history, the Los Angeles Dodgers have won their first ten home games. Their latest win was on Sunday against the San Diego Padres. After getting off to a fast start, the Dodgers were able to hang on for a 7-3 victory.
The Dodgers got three runs in the bottom of the first inning thanks to RBIs by Orlando Hudson, Andre Ethier and James Loney. On the mound, Chad Billingsley improved to 5-0 by going seven strong innings. He struck out eight batters and allowed only two earned runs. His ERA on the season is 2.21.
The San Diego Padres got solo shots from Jody Gerut and Brian Giles but that wasn’t enough to stop from lowering their season record to 11-14.
The win bettered the Dodgers record to 18-8. In their perfect 10-0 home start, they have defeated the Padres four times, the Colorado Rockies three times and the San Francisco Giants three times.
Dodger Stadium (Image: Flickr)
