Dodgers’ Ronald Belisario has bad outing against Phillies

Reporting from Philadelphia — 

In at least one way, Ronald Belisario had a perfect night.

He faced four batters. Each of them got a hit. Each of them scored.

The four runs charged to Belisario in the eighth inning started the Philadelphia Phillies’ comeback, which erased the Dodgers’ seven-run lead and handed Manager Joe Torre’s team a devastating 10-9 loss at Citizens Bank Park.

“Rust, I guess,” Torre said.

But Belisario said he didn’t think the month he spent on the restricted list was responsible for his failure. The Times reported that Belisario was away receiving treatment in a substance abuse program, something he has not confirmed or denied.

“I felt fine,” Belisario said. “Bad luck. Bad day.”

The appearance was Belisario’s fourth in six days.

He pitched for Class-A Inland Empire on a minor league rehabilitation assignment both Saturday and Sunday. He returned to the field for the Dodgers on Tuesday night, when he was charged with a run in one inning of work.

But most of Belisario’s fastballs were clocked at 94 or 95 mph, and he got ahead of three of the hitters he faced.

“I don’t know what happened,” he said.

Kuroda looking for first hit

Of the Dodgers’ pitchers, Hiroki Kuroda has so far been the worst hitter.

Kuroda, who starts the opening game of a four-game series in Atlanta on Friday, has had 36 at-bats this season. He has zero hits.

Kuroda was eight for 54 (.148) in 2008 and four for 28 (.143) last year.

“They’ve started to pitch me tougher,” Kuroda said, smiling.

Kuroda was well-known for his inability to hit in his native Japan, as his 54 hitless at-bats in 2003 established him as the co-record holder for the most consecutive hitless at-bats to start a season.

“They were pitching me tough then, too,” Kuroda said, laughing.

Kuroda has posted a 2.90 earned-run average in his five starts since the All-Star break, but is only 1-3.

Friday, he will go against Tim Hudson, who is 13-5 with a 2.24 ERA.

Home again … in more ways than one

Juan Castro smiled and shook his head.

“Very weird,” he said.

Released by the Phillies in July, Castro was back in Philadelphia … playing for the Dodgers, the team he played for last year.

The 38-year-old utility infielder moved his belongings to his Arizona home last month but said he continues to pay rent for an apartment in Philadelphia. (He signed a six-month lease.)

Castro said he had interest in re-signing with the Dodgers over the winter but that he wasn’t offered a major league contract by them. He was offered one by the Phillies.

“The Dodgers were waiting a bit more to do things,” he said.

Castro, who batted .311 in 121 plate appearances with the Dodgers last season, hit only .198 with the Phillies. Soon after he was released, Castro signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers.

Short hops

Scott Podsednik, who was two for five with a pair of runs, has hit safely in his last nine games. He has had multiple hits in each of his last three games. … Ronnie Belliard drove in multiple runs (two) for the first time since May 11.

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