Kevin Correia, a journeyman pitcher acquired this week from
the Minnesota Twins, turned in a stellar outing in his Dodger debut tonight,
holding Atlanta to one run on four hits through six frames as Los Angeles
posted a 6-2 win over the Braves and extended their lead in the NL West to five
games.
Correia, who came to the Dodgers with a 5-13 record and an
ERA at 4.79, had strong command of his pitches, walking only one and striking
out five.
The Dodgers beat Julio Teheran (10-9) with a three-run
sixth inning that featured a string of singles by Correia, Dee Gordon, Yasiel
Puig, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford.
Los Angeles busted the game open with three more in the
eighth sparked by a walk to Puig, a ground rule double by Matt Kemp, a single
by Crawford and a throwing error by Atlanta shortstop Ramiro Pena.
Brian Wilson, Jamey Wright and Carlos Frias pitched in
relief to hold the Braves at bay. Frias gave up two hits and a run in the
ninth.
Correia, an All-Star with Pittsburgh in 2011, is expected to
replace the injured Josh Beckett in the Dodger rotation. On Friday, the Dodgers
acquired Roberto Hernandez from Philadelphia to shore up the pitching staff.
Hernandez went six innings and held the Brewers to two runs on three hits and
struck out five in his Los Angeles debut.
The Dodger starters now include Clayton Kershaw, Zack
Greinke, Hyu-Jin Ryu, Dan Haren, Hernandez and Correia. Beckett is on the
15-day DL with a hip injury and his return is uncertain.
Haren (9-9, 4.57) takes the hill tomorrow against the
Braves. Haren pitched a three-hitter over 7.1 innings to beat the Angels last
week.
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