Ted Lilly improved to 5-0 by holding the Rockies to five runs — four earned — over 6 1/3 innings Sunday.
It was Lilly’s worst outing of the season by far, but the Dodgers put up six runs in the fifth inning for him. He ended up striking out just one, walking three and giving up six hits. Lilly has now won his five decisions for the first time in his career and is sporting a 2.11 ERA. The downswing figures to continue against the Cardinals next week. Lilly hasn’t posted an ERA better than 3.52 in any of his last three seasons.