Sport News : Lilly improves to 4-0 as Dodgers slay Giants

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"I don't think I've quite seen what I saw tonight," Giants manager Bruce Bochy told reporters, or his team's miscues. "It looked like we skipped Spring Training."

Lily left the game after the sixth inning having allowed four hits with six strike outs and two walks to win his first four decisions of the season for the first time in his career.

The Dodgers were boosted by the presence of new co-owner Magic Johnson, who addressed the home crowd before the first pitch.

"I definitely thought the stadium had quite a lot of energy," Lilly said. "We definitely felt it."

A red-hot Matt Kemp went 3-for-3 at the plate and improved his batting average to .406 a day after he was held out of the starting lineup with a hamstring injury.

Andre Ethier and Juan Rivera each had two RBIs to help lead the Los Angeles assault

The win put Los Angeles (19-10) top of the National League, while San Francisco sank to 14-15.

Barry Zito took the loss after allowing three runs in six innings and the Dodgers did most of their damage against the Giants' bullpen.

San Francisco's pitching staff were hurt by the earlier announcement that reliever Guillermo Mota was suspended for 100 games for doping.


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