Andy LaRoche rounds the bases after connecting off Randy Wolf. (Sandy Huffaker/AP)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Chad Billingsley pitched decently for seven innings, but he is now winless in his past four starts. Andy LaRoche, in his season debut, homered while playing across the diamond at first base.
Pitches-strikes: Billingsley 101-64, Kuo 12-8, Wolf 96-66, Bell 13-8, Hoffman 12-9. Ground outs-fly outs: Billingsley 12-6, Kuo 0-1, Wolf 8-4, Bell 3-0, Hoffman 1-2. Batters faced: Billingsley 29, Kuo 3, Wolf 26, Bell 3, Hoffman 4. Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Sam Holbrook. Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, L to R. T: 2:07. Att: 29,218.
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