Cincinnati 2, LA Dodgers 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, June 3, 2011
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Bob Davidson, 1B -
Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B -
Brian Knight, 3B -
Jerry Layne
Attendance:
31402
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Bronson Arroyo put together his best outing in nearly a month and Scott Rolen busted out of a slump with two RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1, on Friday.
Drew Stubbs recorded two hits and scored a run for the Reds, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since May 16-17.
Arroyo (4-5) entered Friday’s outing having allowed a total of 14 earned runs and 19 hits in 5 2/3 innings over his last two starts. He looked like a different pitcher against the Dodgers, surrendering just one run on five hits in six frames to earn his first win since April 25.
Hiroki Kuroda (5-6) nearly matched Arroyo but ran into trouble in the fifth when he loaded the bases on a single and a pair of walks. Rolen came up and laced a 2-1 fastball into left-center field for a two-run single.
Rolen, who entered the game in a 2-for-17 slump, finished with a pair of hits.
Two relievers bridged the gap to Francisco Cordero, who worked a perfect ninth inning for his 11th save of the season.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Dodgers |
|
Cincinnati |
Hiroki Kuroda |
Player |
Bronson Arroyo
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
3 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
6 |
Hits |
5 |
3.00 |
ERA |
1.50 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
LA Dodgers
|
6 |
0 |
8 |
.194 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Cincinnati
|
7 |
0 |
7 |
.241 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |