J Guillen

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Chad Billingsley hit a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning and limited the San Francisco Giants to two hits over eight innings, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-2 victory Friday night.Billingsley (11-8) allowed two runs, struck out seven and walked two. Both runs were unearned, the result of a fourth-inning error by shortstop Rafael Furcal, who came off the disabled list earlier Friday.Furcal misplayed a leadoff grounder by Freddy Sanchez, Aubrey Huff then singled off the glove of second baseman Ryan Theriot and both runners scored on Buster Posey's two-out single over the head of a leaping Furcal.Billingsley pitched a complete-game 2-0 shutout against the Giants on July 21.Hong-Chih Kuo pitched the ninth to earn his eighth save in nine chances.Billingsley singled off Barry Zito (8-11) with two outs in the fourth, putting the Dodgers ahead 4-2. Zito walked Matt Kemp and Casey Blake to open the inning. After getting Ronnie Belliard and Reed Johnson out, Zito intentionally walked Rod Barajas to load the bases, setting up Billingsley to help himself. Right fielder Jose Guillen tried to field Billingsley's hit, but it rolled under his glove.Zito gave up four runs and four hits in four innings, struck out five and walked four in losing his fifth consecutive start. He is 0-7 in his last 10 outings and hasn't gotten past the fourth inning in his previous four starts.Blake singled to lead off the second and scored on Barajas' homer into the left-field pavilion that gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Barajas has four homers and eight RBIs in eight games since joining Dodgers in a trade from the New York Mets on Aug. 22.Notes: The Dodgers reinstated RHP Vicente Padilla from the 15-day DL and recalled C A.J. Ellis from Triple-A Albuquerque. Furcal was in the starting lineup, batting leadoff. ... Giants RHP Chris Ray was reinstated from the 15-day DL. ... Zito hasn't won since beating the Mets 1-0 on July 16. ... Dodgers owner Frank McCourt attended the game after taking the stand in his divorce trial under way in a nearby courthouse. Furcal's bat went sailing into his box, but McCourt had stepped away. No one was injured.

May 18, 2007 - Ozzie Guillen decides to weigh in on the Chicago sports radio show "The Score" as host Mike North discusses Guillen's decision not to put A.J. Pierzynski in the day's lineup.

John Raffel AHN Sports Correspondent Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) A.J. Pierzynski realizes nows not the time for the Chicago White Sox to cool down. Pierzynskis RBI single in the top of the 10th inning lifted the White Sox over the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Monday at Comerica Park. Pierzynskis single scored pinch-runner Alejandro De Aza with one out and helped the White Sox extend their winning streak to seven games. The Chicago catcher had three RBIs for the game. The White Sox entered the contest 3.5 games behind first-place Minnesota in the American Leagues Central Division. The only problem is we cant seem to pick up any games over the Twins because they keep winning too, Pierzynski said. We have to keep fighting. We have to face Justin Verlander tomorrow. Its going to be a tough game. We cant afford a letdown. We have to try to win every game. Don Kellys two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning gave the Tigers a 4-3 advantage over the White Sox. Alexei Ramirez delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the eighth off Tiger reliever Ryan Perry to tie the game 4-4. In the bottom of the eighth, it appeared the Tigers had taken a 6-4 lead when the umpires ruled Brandon Inge had homered just inside the left field foul pole. But the umpires, after looking at the replay, reversed the call and Inge wound up striking out. Everyone pretty much knew it was foul, Pierzynski said. Thats why they have instant replay and it worked out they made the right call. I had a good feeling it was foul, Inge said. Its hard to come back at bat on a 3-2 count. Its pretty tough. I was trying to keep my mind on the at-bat because I knew it would probably be overturned. Kelly, who also had an RBI single in the first inning, hit the first pitch from former Tiger Edwin Jackson for his sixth home run of the season with Miguel Cabrera on base in the fourth. Detroit had taken a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Austin Jackson, Will Rhymes and Johnny Damon had consecutive singles to open the inning. Jackson scored on Damons single while Rhymes came home on a single by Kelly. Chicago tied the game in the second off Tiger starter Max Scherzer on Pierzynskis two-run single. The White Sox took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth on Juan Pierres RBI single. But later in the inning, Tiger outfielder Brennan Boesch threw out Mark Kotsay at the plate to keep the White Sox lead at one run. It was a great game to watch, said White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. There was a lot of action there and a lot of movement and a lot of decisions to make. Good things happened today. Detroit Tiger starter Max Scherzer went the first 7.1 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits. Jackson had the same line for Chicago. Chicago reliever Chris Sale retired the side in the bottom of the 10th to preserve the victory. He took the pitching win while Jose Valverde took the loss for Detroit. Hes done everything right since hes been here, Pierzynski said of Sale, who had 2.2 scoreless innings for his first Major League victory. So far so good. Hes a very pleasant surprise, Guillen said. I have confidence in him the way he was throwing the ball. Article AHN All Rights Reserved

Your weekly update on what the Marlins have been up to in free agency. With news on Albert Pujols, C.J. Wilson, Jose Reyes, Carlos Guillen, and Heath Bell

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen braces for the worst Even though nothing has been etched in stone, Ozzie Guillen is preparing for the worst. While making a morning appearance on ESPN 1000s The Waddle and Silvy Show on Thursday 11 November, the Chicago White Sox manager commented on the prospect of starting the 2011 campaign without the services of seasoned veterans A.J. Pierzynski and Paul Konerko. To me, right now, I dont [know], Guillen said regarding the potential absence...

White Sox Jake Peavy didn’t have back probably, who thought. It lasted only 5 1/3 innings. He struggled with his slider, brought under the command of three paths. When the White Sox scored, he returned to the top. And uncouthly, who had the most words for a.j. Pierzynski and the field went to Ozzie Guillen in the bullpen and then into the tunnel.

Two things very nice happened today besides the win,'' Guillen said. ''One was seeing J.J. throw the ball the way he did. He needs that, and so do we. And the second thing was the opportunity for Heath Bell to go out there and do what he does best.''

Pujols and pitcher C.J. Wilson signed with Los Angeles during the offseason ... It was hard to find any happy fans in Miami after new Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen told Time magazine he admired Fidel Castro, sparking anger within the Cuban ...

Guillen criticized his players' failure to change their approach ... Miami's Austin Kearns hit a two-run homer in the seventh. J.J. Putz pitched a scoreless ninth, reducing his ERA to 4.70. Arizona's A.J. Pollock had a sacrifice fly and two hits to hike ...

Enlarge Mark J. Rebilas/US PresswireStarlin Castro entered ... “Listen, if you can hit, you can win the MVP,” Guillen said when asked about Castro. “He can do a lot of things offensively. He has like what, seven stolen bases?

But that’s nothing compared to the firestorm that erupted when manager Ozzie Guillen professed his love for Fidel Castro ... Florida managed to acquire talented young players like Derek Lee, A.J. Burnett, and Hanley Ramirez.

"Very lousy baseball, period," said Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen. "This game is about adjustments and ... Pollock followed with a sacrifice fly to center, plating Goldschmidt for a 9-5 game. J.J. Putz finished off the victory by stranding ...