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Regular Season Game #5: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted on April 7, 2013 at 08:12 PM.

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4/6/2013
9:10PM - Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Temperature: 52�

Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers
Apr 6, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (2-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	10	2
Los Angeles (2-3)	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	X	3	8	0
W: Ted Lilly (1-0) L: Jeff Locke (0-1) S: Brandon League (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: C. Barmes (1) RBI: T. Snider (2), C. Barmes (2) HBP: M. McKenry SF: C. Barmes SAC: M. McKenry GIDP: J. Tabata 2
FIELDING: E: G. Jones (1), J. Tabata (1)

Los Angeles Dodgers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: A. Ellis (2) HR: M. Kemp (1) RBI: C. Crawford (1), M. Kemp (3), A. Ellis (2) SAC: T. Lilly GIDP: H. Ramirez
BASERUNNING: SB: C. Crawford (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Locke	5.0	6	3	3	0	2	1	5.40
J. Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27.00
C. Leroux	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
T. Watson	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Los Angeles Dodgers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
T. Lilly	7.1	8	2	2	0	5	0	2.45
K. Jansen	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
B. League	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00

LOS ANGELES - Jeff Locke made his season debut for the Pirates, after winning the number five spot in the rotation coming out of Spring. Some may say he won this spot due to inconsistency from other pitchers and injuries, but Locke will tell you he rightfully deserves the spot. Locke faces a tough task against a power hitting Dodgers lineup, in game three of the three game series.

After a scoreless top of the 1st from , Jeff Locke looked even better by getting through the inning on three pitches. Then in the 3rd, Locke got into a 2-2 count and singled up the middle for his first hit of the season. Unfortunately, Jose Tabata would run into a double play to end the inning. With the game tied at 0 heading into the 4th, Jeff Locke hit a bump in the road, allowing a solo home run to Matt Kemp to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. After a quick top of the 5th, Locke again found himself in trouble, allowing a leadoff single to Andre Ethier, which was followed by an A.J. Ellis RBI double to put the Dodgers up 2-0. But the bleeding hadn't stopped, when pitcher Ted Lilly sacrificed Ellis to 3rd, allowing Carl Crawford's single to score Ellis giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. As the Pirates again made no noise in the 6th, Matt Kemp started off the bottom of the 6th with a single, which chased Jeff Locke from the game. Justin Wilson came in from the pen and forced Hanley Ramirez into a double play to end the inning. In the top of the 7th, the Bucs bats came alive with a string of hits including a Pedro Alvarez single and Travis Snider single. Michael McKenry pulled off a sac bunt to put Alvarez in scoring position, for Clint Barmes to hit a sac fly, bringing the score to 3-1. The Pirates struck again in the top of the 8th, with an RBI single by Travis Snider to bring the Bucs within 1. But the rally would fall short and the Pirates would fall to the Dodgers 3-2. The Bucs look to take the series from the Dodgers in game 3 tomorrow.

Player of the Game: Matt Kemp