Pirates fall to Dodgers, 9-3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andre Ethier homered twice and drove in four runs, Blake DeWitt had his first four-hit game in the majors and James Loney added a pair of run-scoring hits to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Sunday.

Hiroki Kuroda (3-1) allowed a run and five hits over eight innings, struck out three and walked one.

The two-time defending NL West champs have won three straight for the first time this season, following a five-game skid that included a 2-0 loss to the Pirates on Thursday.

Ethier, who led the club in home runs last year and set a Dodger Stadium record for left-handed batters with 22, was 8 for 16 with nine RBIs during the four-game series.

Full story appears in Monday’s edition of The Vindicator.