Dodgers 4, Indians 3

The Dodgers get an offensive outburst in the first inning, scoring four runs of Paul Byrd and are able to hold up the lead for the win, avoiding the sweep.

Chad Billingsley got the win, he's 6-7. Paul Byrd was hit with the loss, he's 3-8. Takashi Saito picked up his 11th save.

Billingsley struggled to get through five innings, but he made it through, giving up only three runs while striking out four. The bullpen combined to pitch four scoreless innings to shut down the Indians the rest of the way.

The Dodgers scored all four of their runs in the first inning. Juan Pierre led off with a single. Matt Kemp followed with a ground-rule double. James Loney doubled after that to bring in Pierre and Kemp. Russell Martin followed with a homerun halfway up the bleachers in left to make the score 4-0. The Dodgers were shut down for much of the rest of the game, collected a few assorted base hits, but the four runs were enough to hold up for the win.

There was also an important defensive play. In the top of the 5th inning, with the Dodgers leading 4-3 and Jhonny Peralta on first base, David Dellucci hit a double down the right field line. Andre Ethier cut off the ball and fired it in, the relay came home to Martin and he tagged out Peralta coming to the plate, keeping the lead for the Dodgers. Overall, it was a tough win for the Dodgers, but a win nonetheless. They'll face the Chicago White Sox for a three game series starting Tuesday.