| Final - 6.22.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 |
The Dodgers' 8-5 loss to the Angels on Friday night, the fourth straight loss for the Dodgers, was a different kind of frustrating for the Dodgers. Gone were the offensive woes from Oakland, where they scored just two runs in three games. They had five runs in the first inning on Friday.
The good news for the Dodgers on Friday was that they broke out of their offensive slump. The bad news, however, was that Chad Billingsley couldn't hold a five-run lead as Mike Trout and the Angels captured the opener of the weekend Freeway Series 8-5 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
Before the Dodgers open their three-game weekend series against the Angels in Anaheim, a quintet of injured players made progress toward returning.
For the slumping Dodgers to finish with a winning record in interleague play this season, they will have to sweep the Angels in Anaheim, something they have never done in a three-game series. All 13 position players on the active roster are in some sort of offensive funk right now, to varying degrees.
The Los Angeles Angels host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second incarnation of the Freeway Series beginning Friday night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
Because of scheduling quirks and a shuffle in the disabled list, every Angels starter will be pitching on six days rest during the next turn of the rotation. Three starters will then make starts on five days rest.
