Chad Billingsley for the second consecutive outing relinquishes the lead. Tonight, Chad's line read:
Billingsley 5.0IP 7H 4ER 4ER 2BB 6SO 0 HR 7.71ERA
Chad has been having a difficult time keeping his pitching away from the middle of the plate, probably an early sign of Chad battling fatigue and his conditioning isn't where it needs to be, sadly this early into the season. Chad has been struggling in trying to get deep into ball games. In Chad's first outing he was able to complete 6 innings and it has been downhill from there. In his last outing, Chad's line against the Rockies was:
3.0IP 6h 5R 5ER 1HR 3BB 3K
Chad has been struggling with consistency for 3 seasons now and he obviously has not been able to figure out the problem, yet. Hopefully with the long season ahead of him he can turn it around and be a valuable piece on this years Dodgers rotation.