Nomo leads Los Angeles past struggling Indians



Eric Gagne earned his 34th straight save, dating back to last season.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Paul Lo Duca extended his hitting streak, made peace with Milton Bradley and was part of a wild play.
It all helped Hideo Nomo get a well-deserved win as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cleveland 4-3 on Sunday to complete a 6-0 interleague trip in which they gave up just 11 runs.
"When I used to come here with Toronto, we'd normally get swept," said Dodgers outfielder Shawn Green, who drove in three runs for Los Angeles.
Baserunning blunders in the eighth inning helped contribute to the Indians' fourth straight loss and ninth in 12 games.
"It turned into a circus," Green said.
No problem
An anticipated Lo Duca and Bradley show, however, closed quickly. The two exchanged verbal barbs during and after Saturday's game, but as Bradley stepped to the plate in the second inning, he gently tapped his bat on Lo Duca's shinguards and they had a friendly exchange.
"I always do that first time up," Bradley said. "I say hello to the umpire and catcher. Lo Duca said he might have overreacted and I said, 'No big deal. It's a new day, a new ballgame.' "
Lo Duca went 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to 23 games.
"The streak is getting pretty fun," Lo Duca said. "Milton said, 'What's up?' and said he was sorry and I said I was sorry."
Nomo (7-6) allowed one run and two hits while striking out eight and walking one. He won for the first time in four outings since May 24 -- Los Angeles averaged just 2.8 runs in his previous eight games.
Missed opportunities
Cleveland loaded the bases in the eighth against relievers Paul Quantrill and Tom Martin. Brandon Phillips scored on a wild pitch and Coco Crisp walked to reload the bases.
With one out, Bradley grounded a sharp single off second baseman Jolbert Cabrera's glove to make it 4-3, but Matt Lawton was trapped rounding third.
"The third base coach told me to go, so I went," Lawton said. "Then he said stop, so I stopped. There was nothing I could do."
Shortstop Cesar Izturis quickly retrieved the ball and got Lawton in a rundown. Meanwhile, Crisp advanced toward third and Bradley to second.
But right before Lawton was tagged by Lo Duca, Crisp suddenly retreated back to second and he was tagged out, too.
Eric Gagne pitched the ninth for his 26th save and 34th straight dating to last season.