Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - April 28.

Sports Network, The, April, 2003

Apr 28, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)

(Sports Network) - The Dodgers welcome the Phillies to town tonight for the start of a four-game series.

The Dodgers won their third straight game yesterday following a 6-2 victory over the Pirates, sweeping the three-game series in Pittsburgh. Cesar Izturis knocked in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to lead the Dodgers to victory. Izturis had three hits and scored twice for the Dodgers, who scored four times in the final three innings to help post their fifth win in seven tries. Mike Kinkade homered and Shawn Green knocked in a pair of runs in the win.

Kazuhisa Ishii (2-1) gave up just two runs and five hits in six innings for the victory. He struck out two and walked three.

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