Dodgers 7, Brewers 2, Final - May 15, 2008

Sons of Steve Garvey • Game 40 Thread: May 15 @ Brewers, 10a
Chad Billingsley (2-5, 4.89) vs. Ben Sheets (4-0, 2.53). COMMENTS: Good morning, Grumpy Gus! With a six-game losing streak looming last night, I was about to get all Negative Nelly on you...until Juan Pierre made me turn that frown upside-down! ...

Sports Handicapping • Dodgers-Brewers Pointspread Pointers
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Miller Park. The Dodgers will trot Chad Billingsley out to the mound in this one. Righthander Billingsley has a 2-5 record and ...

Blue Heaven • What A Way To End A Losing Streak
Last Night the Dodgers scratched and clawed to garner a well earned and much needed win against the Milwaukee Brewers. This victory ended their most recent losing streak that saw them lose five straight. Things were looking bleak early on as Derek ...

Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts • Game Thread #41: Dodgers (20-19) at Brewers (20-20)
Well, that sucked. Fortunately, we've got a Ben Sheets start to look forward to that ought to help get the bad taste out of our mouths.  Sheets has a 3.15 ERA in his last 5 starts against the Dodgers, which is nice to hear, but doesn't mean ...

Foul Balls • On Deck: Day Games Galore
There are thirteen games on the schedule today in baseball, and nine of them are going to be played under the sun, the way the baseball gods intended it to be. So I figure I may as well feature the team that plays more day games than anybody else in ...

Inside the Dodgers • Day game...brat, anyone?
The worst part about missing the Milwaukee trip (other than not seeing last night's come-from-behind clutch victory), is that they have some of the best press box food in the game, including bratwurst that can only be enjoyed in Wisconsin.  So ...

True Blue LA: Front Page Posts • Game Thread 5/15: Milwaukee Brewers
Who starts a game at 10 AM? Luis Maza gets the start, making it two days for me to become unhappy with that move.

Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog • Dodgers Take Series With 7-2 Win
The Dodgers took the final game against the Brewers today to win the series before they continue their road trip to see the Angels in LA. The two teams were scoreless through six before the Dodgers blew the game open with a six-run seventh inning. ...

DeWitt sidelined by lower-back pain
Dodgers third baseman Blake DeWitt, who tweaked his back the night before, was a game-time scratch for Thursday's series finale with the Brewers.

Brewers put reliever Riske on 15-day DL (AP)
The Brewers put reliever David Riske on the 15-day disabled list because of a hyperextended right elbow and purchased the contract of journeyman minor league pitcher Mark DiFelice on Thursday. Riske hurt himself in the eighth inning of Wednesday ...

Dodgers hit 3 HRs in 7th, beat Brewers (AP)
Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent and Gary Bennett homered during a six-run seventh inning, leading Chad Billingsley and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Thursday. After Jones and Kent hit solo shots, Bennett capped the burst with a ...

Dodgers' Gary Bennett makes most of opportunity
The backup catcher, who didn't know he was going to start until 15 minutes before the game with Brewers, hits a three-run homer and drives in four. > MILWAUKEE -- Gary Bennett  ...