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5 June 2011

CINCINNATI--Chad Billingsley had trouble finding the exact words to his game-turn at-bats to describe.

"I really hit talk cannot do," said the Dodgers pitcher.

No problem. His perfectly timed swings required little preparation.

Billingsley went in three highest runs with a Homer, a double and a bases loaded walk, and Los Angeles beat to expand the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Sunday to his domination of the series.

Matt Kemp added a two run Homer--be third in a sequence of five at bats-improved as the Dodgers up 28-10 against the reds since 2006.

Billingsley (5-4) lasted only five innings, but helped to build themselves a great head start.

He hit a solo Homer--the second of his career-in the second inning off Travis wood (4-4). Billingsley drew bases loaded walk third during the three-run Dodgers. His RBI double line in the right box on the warning ended wood's trip in the fifth and made it 8-4.

"Guys has been swinging the bats well in recent times, have", said Billingsley, eyelash. 304 after his big game. "We are out they jumped early." I have not my best stuff from the get-go. "I knew that it wanted a fight."

It ended up great escape with a rookie.

Josh Lindblom of his second major league appearance with none of the ninth and the bases loaded. He moved Paul Janish on an infield fly, gave up a fly victims, Chris Heisey and owejannyje drew Stubbs to stop it.

"I think I was trying to be too fine on the first few hitters, try on the edges," said Lindblom. "I can not in situations put me to keep as my luck going to finally run out."

Los Angeles took two of three in the series that the Dodgers have biggest comeback victory of the season. You have gathered from five Kemp's runs down to a 11 victory in 11 innings Saturday's solo Homer, Grand Slam season high, six RBI and.

Kemp's two-run shot from wood in the first inning gave him 16 homers a total a shy of Cincinnati Jay Bruce for the NL lead. Kemp went 7 for 11 in the series with three homers and five walks.

He said "I feel really comfortable right now,". "I think many of us are." "We have really good the bats was swinging."

Los Angeles won the last two games with long rallies, batting around three times in a span of seven innings. The Dodgers nine batters to the plate for three runs in the third.

Rod Barajas doubled with two outs for a few runs on third baseman and wood was deliberately James Loney load the bases and educate Billingsley. Wood was also, take a full-count fastball from the plate.

The left-hander was a career high eight runs in 4 2/3 innings, more pressure on the NL of busiest bullpen. Reds relievers lead the League in innings.

Reds pitchers walked a season high 10 hämmern-- two absichtlich--, and four of them scored. The Dodgers had stranded at least a runners in every inning and a total of 14 runners.

Stubbs hit a solo Homer, and Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips drove in two runs apiece for the reds, who have lost 13 of their last 18 games. She fell back 5half to 500, a high season games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.

"This is only baseball," said Heisey. "No matter how good you are, you will have a route not things your way, such as the Red Sox at the start of the season where." We are 500, but I think that we are better. "I know that we are better."

Billingsley had a decisive moment in the fifth when the reds got two runners aboard with two outs. The reds was sent to this Jonny Gomes, the 5 to 7 against the right-handed with a Homer. Billingsley got Gomes line-out, baseball player of Aaron miles.

Notes

Billingsley's other Homer was a solo shot off Josh banks in San Diego to the 5.07.2009. reds Manager Dusty Baker , RHP Chad Reineke in the bullpen moved on Sunday, the way for RHP Edinson Volquez start to return from the minors and on Tuesday against the Cubs. Baker said it is "a good maybe", the Volquez be back. He was sent to the minors, to resolve its problems. 3B Scott Rolen out the day. He has a bad cold and is in a 3-for 18 slump.

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