LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Hiroki Kuroda won Wednesday for the first time since his major league debut, pitching the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 victory over Cincinnati.
Kuroda (2-3) won April 4 and then went 0-3 in his next eight starts. He allowed the Reds two runs on five hits over eight innings. Takashi Saito came on in the ninth to record his eighth save.
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The Dodgers swept Cincinnati in a three-game series.
James Loney hit a solo homer for Los Angeles in the seventh and the Dodgers' other runs were scored on a ground out, wild pitch, passed ball and a throwing error.
Johnny Cueto (2-5) was saddled with the loss, giving up seven hits and four runs over five innings.
The eighth-inning stint was the longest of the season for Kuroda.
