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MLB: LA Dodgers 11, San Francisco 1

San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand can't reach a ball hit for a solo home run by Los Angeles Dodgers' Andre Ethier during the fourth inning of their MLB game, in Los Angeles on April 13, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)
1 of 17 | San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand can't reach a ball hit for a solo home run by Los Angeles Dodgers' Andre Ethier during the fourth inning of their MLB game, in Los Angeles on April 13, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 13 (UPI) -- Andre Ethier hit two home runs Monday to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers in an 11-1 rout of the San Francisco Giants.

Ethier had a total of four RBI, and one of his homers came in a six-run fourth inning that included two-run singles by Russell Martin and Rafael Furcal.

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Orlando Hudson was the first Dodger in 39 years to hit for the cycle. He had an infield single in the first inning, a solo homer in the third, an RBI double in the fourth and a lead-off triple in the sixth. The last Dodger to hit for the cycle was Wes Parker in 1970.

Chad Billingsley (2-0) had 11 strikeouts, giving up five hits and a run with no walks in seven innings for LA.

Losing pitcher Randy Johnson (0-2) gave up seven runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.

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