The Dodgers dropped their first to the Tigers in the Interleague series to give them a three-game losing streak. The offense has also not scored a run in 23 innings.
Tigers’ rookie Armando Galarraga held the Dodgers to just three hits and fanned them for 5 K’s, including two for the unfamiliar DH role, Mark Sweeney. In 22 of the Dodgers’ 36 losses, they have scored one or zero runs.
Derek Lowe gave up just three runs (two earned) in his seven innings, but again lacked run support for a win. He takes his sixth loss of the season and just his second against the Tigers lifetime in nine decisions. Cory Wade then pitched the eighth and gave the Tigers two more runs off Magglio Ordonez’s homerun.
The Dodgers are now a season-worst five games below .500. They send Brad Penny to the mound tonight to face Eddie Bonine, who is making his major league debut. Penny is winless since May 2 but is coming off two quality starts.
