Dodgers, Wolf deal Mets another defeat
NEW YORK - Manny Ramirez hit a pair of RBI singles to key an early outburst against struggling starter Livan Hernandez, and former Phillie Randy Wolf pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers past the New York Mets, 11-2, last night for his first win in eight outings.
Dropped to seventh in the batting order, slumping all-star Orlando Hudson responded with a three-run double that capped a four-run first inning. Leadoff man Rafael Furcal had three hits and scored three times.
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Los Angeles took two of three in its first trip to Citi Field and won the season series, five games to one, against the injury-ravaged Mets.
Russell Martin added a two-run single and Ramirez had a perfect night at the plate, going 2 for 2 with two walks before taking a seat in the seventh.
Looking to change his luck, Wolf (4-3) switched Wednesday from jersey No. 21 to 43, the digits he used to wear with the Phillies. Perhaps most important, however, was the matchup with the Mets.
The lefthander improved to 12-5 with a 3.29 ERA in 30 starts against New York, his most wins against any team. He is 6-0 in his last nine outings against the Mets since losing on May 4, 2005, with the Phillies.
Wolf labored through 61/3 gritty innings, giving up seven hits and throwing a season-high 118 pitches. He entered 0-2 in seven starts since beating the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, on May 28.
Los Angeles 420 200 030 – 11 17 0
New York 101 000 000 – 2 8 0
Los Angeles AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
Furcal ss 5 3 3 0 .260 L.Castillo 2b 3 0 1 0 .277
Ethier rf 5 2 2 0 .249 Evans lf 4 1 0 0 .256
M.Ramirez lf 2 2 2 2 .345 D.Wright 3b 3 1 2 0 .328
Pierre lf 2 0 1 0 .329 Reed cf 0 0 0 0 .294
Blake 3b 5 1 2 1 .290 Sheffield rf 4 0 2 1 .282
DeWitt 3b 1 0 0 0 .182 Redding p 0 0 0 0 .083
Loney 1b 3 2 1 0 .279 Tatis 1b-rf-3b 3 0 1 0 .249
Martin c 5 1 1 2 .255 Church cf-rf 4 0 0 1 .280
Hudson 2b 3 0 1 3 .285 Santos c 4 0 0 0 .255
