Quick Saturday Links

Great win for the Dodgers Friday night, which we won't spoil with an overly excessive news post.  Better to let it sink in via brevity, right?  The 5-3 victory over Milwaukee didn't get off to a very good start, as Chad Billingsley was extremely erratic early.   He surrendered three runs and four hits, including a two-run bomb from Gabe Kapler (welcome back!) before the start of the third, leaving L.A. down 3-1.  But Billingsley would settle down and the Dodger bats would start rolling, led by three hits each from Casey Blake, whose two run homer in the fourth tied things up, and Jeff Kent, who is hitting about seven billion over the last 10 days. Good relief work from Joe Beimel and Jonathan Broxton nailed it down.  With the win, LA moves to four games over .500 and remained tied with the Diamondbacks atop the NL West.

Matt Kemp has been on fire of late, earning some praise from Joe Torre (there's video footage of said praise in the player on the side of the page, as well).  Juan Pierre, meanwhile, starter in only two of the last nine games, is more a situational player these days. 

Eric Gagne isn't sure how Dodger fans will receive him post-Mitchell Report should he pitch in this series.

TONIGHT'S GAME:  It's Derek Lowe vs. Dave Bush tonight at the Ravine.  7:10 start.