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Dodgers lose Wills, Moon, then ballgame to Phils, 9-2

LOS ANGELES(AP)-It was a Hollywood premiere with all the trimmings, then the premiere was upstaged by rare Dodger bad luck, turning into a "Black Wednesday" in Dodger-land.

Hollywood native takes mound
Frank Sullivan, acquired from the Red Sox in the off-season by Philadelphia and a native of Hollywood, took the mound and whatever nerves he may have had quickly subsided when he struck out Maury Wills, but what may have been nerves turned into gloom and despair for the Coliseum faithful when Wills pulled his hamstring when exiting the batter's box, thus ending his evening and for that matter, the next 7 Dodgers games. Sullivan had a otherwise successful Phillie debut from that moment forward, pitching 7-2/3 innings, striking out 4, including key strikeouts in the middle of Dodger rallies in the 5th and 8th. All in all, a successful "Hollywood debut" as the tall, lanky right-hander registered a 9-2 Phillie win over the hapless Dodgers and Johnny Podres.

Game notes
-The Dodgers also lost Wally Moon to a wrist injury in the 6th, he will miss the next 6 games.
-Tony Gonzalez followed up his 2 home runs in the opener with 2 doubles in 3 at-bats and 2 RBI's.
-The Phils put the game away with a 4-run 9th inning, sending 10 men to the plate.
-Tony Taylor and Pancho Herrera also drove in 2 runs apiece.
-Darryl Spencer replaced Wills at short and ended up 1-for-3 with a RBI, but also committed a error that started a 2-run Phillies 3rd. 

WP-Sullivan(1-0) LP-Podres(0-1)

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