PITTSBURGH, April 23 (UPI) -- Kazuhisa Ishii struggled through five innings but hung on long enough to benefit from a five-run fifth inning and post his fourth victory as the Los Angeles Dodgers came from behind Tuesday night to snap the Pittsburgh Pirates' seven-game winning streak, 9-6.
Staked to a 3-0 lead after one inning, Ishii (4-0) was tagged for six runs in the second. But he recovered and held the Pirates scoreless for the next three frames before exiting after 98 pitches.
Eric Gagne struck out two in a perfect ninth for his eighth save, tying him with Minnesota's Eddie Guardado and Pittsburgh's Mike Williams for the major league lead.
Cesar Izturis' two-run double highlighted the fifth and gave the Dodgers a 6-5 advantage. Paul Lo Duca scored three times and Eric Karros, Adrian Beltre and Mark Grudzielanek each drove in two runs for Los Angeles.
Jimmy Anderson (2-2) surrendered eight runs and 11 hits over five innings to suffer the loss.
