Dodgers slide over Pirates Opening Day, 9-1

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Dodgers beat down the Pirates with a solid performance by Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. Chad Billingsley faces Paul Maholm Wednesday night for game 2 of this 3 game series.


<center><div style="width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#DCDCDC" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="color:#000; margin-bottom:4px; width:100%;"><tr style="background:url('http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/mh.png');"><td align="center" colspan="14"><span style="color:#FFF; font:11px arial;"><b>MLB Scoreboard | Los Angeles Dodgers (0-0) at Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0)</b></span></td></tr><tr style="background:url('http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/ch.png');"><td align="left" width="40%"><span style="font:11px arial; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>April 5, 2010</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>1</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>7</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>8</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>9</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>R</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>H</b></span></td><td align="center" width="5%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>E</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left"><span style="font:11px arial;">Los Angeles Dodgers</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;">2</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;">3</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;">4</span></td><td align="center"><span style="color:#CC0000; font:11px arial;"><b>9</b></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;">13</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left"><span style="font:11px arial;">Pittsburgh Pirates</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;"></span></td><td align="center"><span style="color:#CC0000; font:11px arial;"><b>1</b></span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;">5</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ECECEC"><td align="center" colspan="14"><span style="font:11px arial;"><span style="color:#CC0000;"><b>WIN:</b></span> Clayton Kershaw <span style="color:#CC0000;"><b>LOSS:</b></span> Zach Duke</span></td></tr></table><table bgcolor="#DCDCDC" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="color:#000; margin-bottom:4px; width:100%;"><tr style="background:url('http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/mh.png');"><td align="left" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFF; font:11px arial;"><b>Scoring Summary</b></span></td></tr><tr style="background:url('http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/ch.png');"><td align="left" colspan="3" width="80%"></td><td align="center" width="8%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>LAD</b></span></td><td align="center" width="8%"><span style="font:11px arial;"><b>PIT</b></span></td></tr><tr style="background:#ECECEC;"><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LAD</span></td><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5th</span></td><td align="left" width="70%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Furcal single, 2RBI</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">0</span></td></tr><tr style="background:#ECECEC;"><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LAD</span></td><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6th</span></td><td align="left"width="70%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ramirez doubled to CF, 1RBI</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">0</span></td></tr><tr style="background:#ECECEC;"><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LAD</span></td><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6th</span></td><td align="left" width="70%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ethier homered to right, 2RBI</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">0</span></td></tr><tr style="background:#FFFFFF;"><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PIT</span></td><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6th</span></td><td align="left" width="70%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jones lined to LF for a single, 1RBI</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1</span></td></tr><tr style="background:#ECECEC;"><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LAD</span></td><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9th</span></td><td align="left" width="70%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amezaga tripled to RF, 3RBI</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1</span></td></tr><tr style="background:#ECECEC;"><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LAD</span></td><td align="center" width="7%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9th</span></td><td align="left" width="70%"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kemp sacrifice fly to CF, 1RBI</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9</span></td><td align="center"><span style="font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1</span></td></tr></table></div></center>