=== Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - July 16 === (My Sportsbook) - Kazuhisa Ishii tries to repeat his performance from a week ago against the Diamondbacks, as he heads to the mound for Los Angeles in the second test of their four-game series at Bank One Ballpark. Ishii twirled a one-hit shutout last Wednesday against the D'Backs, striking out five batters and walking one. The Japanese lefthander rebounded from a brutal outing against Anaheim on July 2 in which he yielded seven runs. Ishii has been outstanding 10 career starts against the Diamondbacks, going 6-1 with a sparkling 1.45 ERA. The Dodgers picked up a 4-3 victory in Thursday's opener. Shawn Green belted his seventh career grand slam in the eighth inning to lift Los Angeles over Arizona, 4-3. Cesar Izturis scored a run on two hits for the Dodgers, who won for the ninth time in 10 games. Izturis got things going in the decisive eighth with a one-out single. Then with two outs, Paul Lo Duca singled and Adrian Beltre drew a walk to load the bases, which set up Green's home run to right. Wilson Alvarez (4-3) posted the victory in relief of Jeff Weaver, who allowed three runs in 5 2/3 frames. Alvarez struck out two in a perfect frame. Eric Gagne struck out all four batters he faced en route to his 24th save of the season. |
