Kemp Helps Dodgers Avoid Sweep From Rockies
LOS ANGELES (AP) Chad Billingsley shrugged off an inside-the-park home run by Eric Young Jr. on his fourth pitch of the game to win his fourth straight start, Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep by baseball's worst pitching staff.
Billingsley (8-9) was charged with four runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings and struck out five against a starting lineup that included five rookie position players. The right-hander has a 2.02 ERA in his last four starts, after going 0-5 with a 6.21 ERA in his previous five outings and landing on the disabled list because of elbow pain. He has never won more than four consecutive starts during his seven-year career.
Ronald Belisario pitched a hitless eighth and Kenley Jansen got three outs for his 22nd save in 28 attempts.
