Derek Lowe gave up just one run while the offense put up six to win their second straight against the Reds.
The runs started in the first when Juan Pierre singled and eventually came around to score on a wild pitch by Bronson Arroyo. They added another in the second when Andre Ethier singled to score Matt Kemp. Ethier was 3 for 4 on the night. They then added one run in both the fourth and sixth innings, including a solo homerun by James Loney in the fourth, who was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI for the game to move his June BA to .396. The Dodgers capped it off to make it 6-1 in the seventh when Loney had an RBI-double followed by Pierre’s RBI-triple.
Derek Lowe threw six strong to get his fifth win of the season. His only mistake was a solo homerun in the second to give the Mets their only run. He kept them to three hits while fanning six, but was pulled in the sixth after only 85 pitches, because he is on four days rest after his last outing when he threw 121. Hong-Chih Kuo and Cory Wade then kept the Mets scoreless to seal the Dodgers win.
