Dan Haren took the hill against the Mets Friday night and
leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson greeted him with a shot into the bullpen in
right field.
For Haren (11-10), it looked like it might be another down
night in an up and down season that has seen him hover around the .500 mark.
But Haren settled down after the first inning dinger to hold
the Mets to three hits through seven innings and the Dodgers posted a 6-2 win.
The Dodgers were holding a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the
seventh when Dee Gordon tripled to right with two outs. The Dodgers caught a
break when shortstop Wilmer Flores air mailed the throw on an
Adrian Gonzalez grounder that scored
Gordon. Matt Kemp then cashed in the error with a two-run double to the gap in
left center.
Los Angeles continued its winning ways on Saturday when Zack
Greinke took the hill against the Mets. Greinke wasn’t at his best, giving up a
pair of dingers, but a five RBI night by Adrian Gonzalez was enough to overcome
that.
New York when up 3-0 in the fourth inning when Juan Lagares
drilled a three-run homer to left field.
The Dodgers answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of
the fourth and busted the game open in the fifth when Gonzalez connected for a
three-run blast to right field to give the Dodgers a 5-3 advantage.
The Dodgers added two runs in the seventh on an infield hit
by Scott Van Slyke and a sac fly by Gonzalez.
Greinke gave up four runs on nine hits in the win, improving
his record to 13-8. Kevin Correia takes the mound today as the Dodgers seek a
series sweep over New York.
With the win, the Dodgers moved to 4.5 games up on San
Francisco, losers at Washington.
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