After taking the first game of the series against the White Sox, the Dodgers lost the second and lost the series in extra innings in Thursday’s 5-6 loss.
The Dodgers gave Chad Billingsley a 4-0 lead by the fifth, but Billingsley gave up two in the fifth and three go-ahead runs in the sixth, courtesy of a three-run shot by A.J. Pierzynski. The Dodgers tied it back up in the seventh and Billingsley left with the no decision. Belisario and Leach relieved before Troncoso had a perfect two innings. Jeff Weaver took the loss, though, when loading the bases with no outs in the 13th inning and giving up a hit to Scott Podsednik.
The Dodgers jumped out for three runs in the fourth and added another in the fifth. The Sox came back to take the lead but a run in the seventh tied it up to send the game to extras. The Dodgers were then held hitless over the next six innings. Orlando Hudson went 3 for 6 with 2 RBI and Loretta also had a pair of hits and 2 RBI.
This was the first series loss for the Dodgers in over a month. They now head back to LA to take on the Mariners in the three-game weekend series. Clayton Kershaw will face Jason Vargas, who is 3-2 with a 3.24 ERA.
