Chad Billingsley got the win, he's 10-9. John Lannan took the loss, he's 6-10. Jonathan Broxton picked up his 3rd save.Billingsley gave up just two runs over 7 and 2/3 innings on five hits and three walks, while striking out four. He made just 106 pitches over that span. Broxton pitched 1 and 1/3 innings and retired all four batters he faced, one on a strikeout.
The Dodger offense collected just six hits, but got them when they counted. Nomar Garciaparra had a big two RBI single in the 6th inning to give the lead to the Dodgers. James Loney followed with an RBI groundout to make the score 3-1. The Nationals would tack on another in the 8th, but the three runs would prove to be enough.
With the win today, the Dodgers remain one game back of the Arizona Diamondbacks who also won today. They'll try for another win tomorrow at 7:10 L.A. time.
Also: Matt Kemp singled in the 6th inning to extend his hitting streak to 12 games... Chad Billingsley, with the win today, brought his season total to 10 wins, he is the first Dodger pitcher this year to have double digit wins... With today's win, the Dodgers reached the 50 win mark, they are still however, two games under .500 (50-52).
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