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Jered Weaver and Jose Arrendondo held the Dodgers hitless through eight but a run in the fifth gave the Dodgers a 1-0 victory and series win.

The run came in the fifth when Matt Kemp got on after Weaver’s fielding error. He stole second and took third when the catcher’s throw sailed into the outfield. Kemp then scored on a sacfly by Blake DeWitt.

Billingsley earns his seventh win in his best start of the season to set his record at .500. He threw seven strong innings, giving up just three hits and fanning seven. Broxton got the hold and Saito allowed a walk and a hit in the ninth before sealing the win with his 12th save.

The Dodgers now sealed the series win, winning just their second Interleague series win in the past three years. They look to sweep the Angels with a possible third consecutive shutout win today. They send Derek Lowe to the mound for the last Interleague game of the year. Lowe looks for his sixth win and looks for run support from the offense, he has just seven runs scored in his seven losses. He will face John Lackey, who has a microscopic ERA of 1.65 and is 5-1 after returning from the DL last month.