After getting thoroughly drubbed in St. Louis the past week, the Dodgers took a step towards stability with a series win over Atlanta. Also taking a step in the right direction was Chad Billingsley who, despite leaving the game early with leg cramps, allowed two hits over five innings while striking out nine. Not that a pitcher like Billingsley needed to prove anything; however, the naysayers have been lurking, and hopefully this will keep them at bay for the time being.
The story of the game however belonged to Matt Kemp who gained further exposure (at least to those that don't already know about the Bison) on national television with his 3-5, 5 RBI performance. Those 5 RBIs tied a career high. Not that you would know it though, as the Terrible Trio (Miller, Morgan, Phillips) opted to fill the airtime with their own personal roundtable about steroids. Even more ironic was the analysis of Joe Morgan concluding that Matt Kemp should be using a longer and heavier bat during his at-bat in the fifth inning. Upon the conclusion of Morgan's arguments, Matt Kemp hit the next pitch out of the park for a three run jack.
The soothing sounds of Scully can't come fast enough.
Photo courtesy of AP/ John Amis
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