Chad Billingsley didn't have much to say about his dominating performance against the Houston Astros on Thursday night. 

Last season, Aaron Cook had his greatest success when facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

Astros update 

Security patrols will be increased inDodger Stadium parking lots when theLosAngelesDodgers begin their next homestand April 30 in an attempt to enforce rules against drinking alcohol, the team announced today. 

TheGiants' value fell 5 percent in the past year, the only drop among the top 10 most valuable franchises in the majors. 

Although the Dodgers are the clear class of the National League West with a lineup that is even more productive than it was predicted to be and a rotation, bullpen and bench that have all come through for the most part, one concern is injuries. 

Many observers thought the Dodgers would have bullpen problems this season. 

--INF Blake DeWitt will be staying in the majors for a while. 

One quirky feature of the Houston Astros' Minute Maid Park is "Tal's Hill," a 30-degree, 90-foot-wide grassy incline that rises from the outfield warning track to the wall in center field. 

When theDodgers arrived in Houston with a full head of steam to play the struggling Astros,Dodgers starter Randy Wolf warned that his former teammates shouldn't be shortchanged. 

One quirky feature of the Houston Astros' Minute Maid Park is "Tal's Hill," a 30-degree, 90-foot-wide grassy incline that rises from the outfield warning track to the wall in center field. 

The Houston Astros' offense has awakened from a slow start to outslug one of the National League's best hitting teams. 

Dodgers manager Joe Torre said before Tuesday night's game at Houston that he sees a completely different personality from his team than he saw a year ago, long before Manny Ramirez came along and presumably long before the club's core of young players st 

--RHP James McDonald will remain in the rotation for now. 

Although the Dodgers are the clear class of the National League West with a lineup that is even more productive than it was predicted to be and a rotation, bullpen and bench that have all come through for the most part, one concern is injuries.