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Kent, Martin Homer for Dodgers in Win

Posted Apr 16, 08 2:07 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Jeff Kent and Russell Martin homered, James Loney extended his season-opening hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI single, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Pittsburgh 11-2 on Tuesday night to end the Pirates' four-game winning streak. Esteban Loaiza (1-2) got the victory in relief of starter Hong-Chih Kuo, allowing a run and three hits over the final five innings with two strikeouts and no walks.

The right-hander, who made his big league debut with the Pirates in 1995 and has pitched for seven other teams since, is 2-0 in two appearances against them. Kuo, making his second start this season and the first that he was scheduled to make, threw 75 pitches over four innings. The left-hander allowed a run and two hits, struck out six and walked three—all consecutively.

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Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, left, shakes hands with manager Joe Torre after their win against the Pittsburgh Pirates during a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April, 15, 2008. The...   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Grammy Award-winner Chaka Khan, sings the national anthem before the start of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Chaka Khan was part...   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Jeff Kent hits a three-run homer against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April, 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Russell Martin hits a solo homer against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April, 15, 2008. The Dodgers won 11-2.   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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