Matt Kemp leads Dodgers over Astros 3-1 and the

Matt Kemp leads Dodgers over Astros 3-1 and the

do not need during the season, all wins are works of art. Mangled, difficult and unpleasant to profits, they are finally counted just the same

Dodgers beat Astros, 3-1, Friday night in Houston, and if many of the components appeared in the familiar -. Home Run Matt Kemp, one RBI from Andre Ethier more dazzling defense jerr yHairston Jr. – were also a number of meet-the-eyes moments

Most of this became a left-hander Ted Lilly,. was the model for the efficiency of its first outing, but never seem to find any rhythm on Friday. If you do not consider the six walks and a hit batter a significant pace. Lilly, however, have already benefited from the conductor Kemp, who just happens to play little planet of baseball.

Kemp hit a two-run Homer off from Houston and Happin the first inning. For those keeping track, it would be his eighth home run in Dodgers’ first 14 games. It also left him 20 RBIs, and both numbers will lead to big leagues.

Kemp is in front of Ethier RBI as the emphasis on competition in third RBI No. 19

Lilly , who walked only one and not allowed to drive seven innings in his first start, and then went about walking a tight rope in Houston, Hairston helped a lot.

One race Lilly really gave up was not associated with his six trips – mostly, he gave the game six years. In the fourth inning, Brian Bogusevic empha sized, was the second and scored on Chris Snyder base hit.

But Lilly was once again the difficulties in the fifth inning when Hairston made a key defensive play. second baseman Jose Altuve went, and one out, was the second base and advanced third infield single, JD Martinez, from the Lilly glove.

Astros would have been a contest in which Carlos Lee flew out to Juan Rivera on the left, but Altuve sign, took a few steps and then for some reason, withdrew from the third. In the meantime, Martinez entered and proceeded to the next. Rivera do not have the best hand, but already behind 3-1, Houston has chosen to play.

This turned out to be costly for Lilly intentionally walked to load Chris Johnson grounds shortstop Jed Lowrie, who immediately found a ball Hairston.

Hairston dived toward the line, but tried to backhand drive. The ball glanced off his glove comes in bad area, but Hairston barehanded the ball and dove into his outstretched hand and the bag just s ipped Martinez for the force out.

Hairston, filling, and sore-wristed Juan Uribe was the third base is also an excellent game of the third inning. Altuve hit the ball hard in his glove and ricocheted deep line of a bad area. It turned out to be easy to double

But Hairston hustled after the ball -. And in one motion – gliding, grabbed the ball, spun and during the flight, shot a second base in time easy to nail stunned Altuve.

Lilly (2-0) went six innings, and after six trips on four hits and struck five.

Bullpen young trio of Josh Lindblom, Kenley Jansen and Javy Guerra was back with the stars Guerra pitching ninth inning to earn his seventh save.

It was enough to leave the Dodgers 11-3 to start the season.

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