From Deseret News archives:
Billingsley too much for Pads
Billingsley tossed three-hit ball for seven innings, Matt Kemp and Rafael Furcal homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 Sunday in Los Angeles to avoid a three-game sweep.
"Today was too much Billingsley," San Diego manager Bud Black said. "His ability to throw strikes and move the ball around was impressive."
Billingsley (5-0) won for the first time as a starter this season, matching a career high by striking out nine in an 88-pitch performance. He did not walk a batter for the first time as a starter and tied the longest outing of his career.
The 22-year-old right-hander's four other wins came out of the bullpen, and his two previous starts resulted in no-decisions.
"The first two starts I was just getting used to the whole routine," he said.
Billingsley sizzled in the 85-degree heat, retiring his final 16 batters, including six on strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 3.44.
The Dodgers stopped a five-game losing skid to the Padres, who had won four in a row and were seeking a second sweep of their NL West rivals in baseball's tightest division.
CARDINALS 11, REDS 7: In Cincinnati, Ryan Ludwick hit a solo homer and a pivotal three-run shot Sunday, offsetting another homer by Ken Griffey Jr. and leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
NATIONALS 3, PIRATES 2: At Pittsburgh, Jesus Flores' first major league home run, a two-run drive in the seventh inning, gave slumping Washington a three-run lead and the Nationals ended a five-game losing streak by holding on against Pittsburgh.
PHILLIES 5, METS 3: At Philadelphia, Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer, Kyle Kendrick pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Phillies salvaged the finale of a four-game series.
CUBS 5, BREWERS 1: At Chicago, Jason Marquis allowed four hits in seven innings to win for the first time in almost two months, and the Chicago Cubs won for the eighth in nine games.
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