Sep 3, 2008 10:12 pm US/Pacific
Dewitt, Berroa Power Dodgers Past Padres
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
Blake DeWitt and Angel Berroa hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning to put Los Angeles ahead for good, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 on Wednesday night to complete a sweep of the three-game series.
The win was the Dodgers' fifth straight following a season-long eight-game losing streak, and left them 1 1/2 games behind NL West-leading Arizona entering a three-game series between the teams beginning Friday night at Dodger Stadium.
Both teams are off Thursday before meeting for the final time this season. The Diamondbacks have an 8-7 record against the Dodgers, but lost two of three to Los Angeles in Arizona last weekend.
Casey Blake homered for the Dodgers, who have scored 33 runs in the last five games after scoring only 15 in the previous eight.
Hiroki Kuroda (8-10) won despite allowing 10 hits and four runs in 5 1-3 innings. Jonathan Broxton, the fifth Dodgers pitcher, worked a perfect ninth for his 12th save.
Rookie Chase Headley had three hits and Josh Bard drove in three runs for the Padres, who have lost 11 of 16.
