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LOS ANGELES -- Hyun-Jin Ryu dazzled in earning his first complete game in the major leagues, pitching a two-hitter in which the left-hander changed speeds and worked both sides of the plate with ease. "Hes a superstar," Dodgers All-Star slugger Matt Kemp said. "He kept some great hitters off-balance." Helped by Luis Cruzs first homer of the season, the Dodgers beat the Angels 3-0 in the second game of the Freeway Series on Tuesday night. Ryu (6-2) struck out seven and walked none. The South Korean retired 19 consecutive batters during one stretch. His six victories lead all rookie pitchers in the majors, while his 71 2-3 innings pitched lead all rookies this season. "I didnt think my first complete game would come this early in the season," he said through a translator. "I was just really comfortable. After the seventh when I realized my pitch count wasnt that high I realized I could challenge myself (to finish the game)." Dodgers manager Don Mattingly enjoyed watching Ryu. "Its more of an artist for me, being able to throw both sides of the plate and changing speeds. Its the art of pitching," he said, describing Ryu as deceptive. "Hes a guy whose change-up and off-speed is so good. Now all of a sudden hes throwing more fastballs," Mattingly said, noting Ryus pitches clocked 93 mph late in the game. Ryu said, "When the fastball works, everything becomes more effective." The rookie is unusual in that he doesnt throw between starts, something the Dodgers agreed to after signing him to a $36 million, six-year deal that made Ryu the first player ever to go directly from the Korean league to the major leagues. "Mostly its to preserve the arm but the habit started in Korea when youre used to throwing 125 pitches per game," Ryu said. Joe Blanton (1-8) gave up three runs and seven hits in seven innings while facing his former teammates for the first time since the right-hander signed with the Angels in the off-season after pitching the final two months of last season for the Dodgers. He struck out five and walked none. "Hats off to Ryu. He threw a great game," Blanton said. The Angels played without slugger Josh Hamilton, who was scratched just before the game because of back spasms. The Angels only hits were a single by Howie Kendrick in the second and a double by Chris Iannetta in the eighth. "He worked in some good change-ups and some breaking balls here and there," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said about Ryu. "We just didnt get too many good looks at him." Ryu didnt just dominate on the mound. He showed off some skills in the field and at the plate. The rookie outsprinted Alberto Callaspo in a foot race to first base to record the second out of the second inning. Ryu slugged a one-hop double to deep right field in the third for the Dodgers first hit. That drew applause from a smiling Clayton Kershaw, who raised his arms in celebration from the dugout. Mattingly credited Ryu with making the necessary adjustments to the majors. "The one good thing we did was not try to force our way onto him, letting him show us his way," the manager said. Cruz, batting a paltry .105 with two RBIs, gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the fifth with a two-run shot into the left field pavilion. "I felt like I made one mistake," Blanton said. "It was almost where I wanted it, but the pitch didnt do what it was supposed to do. It just kind of flattened out and didnt sink, but I had command of all of my pitches." With one out in the sixth, Kemp doubled and scored on A.J. Ellis RBI single to make it 3-0. Kemp had been 5 for 38 with one homer and two RBIs going into the at-bat. He was dropped to fifth in the order as a way to try to jump start his offence. Kemp got hit near his right elbow in his first at-bat. He came out of the game in the ninth after his fingers felt numb and he worried about having to make any throws from the outfield. "Its where it got me, its not that he threw it real, real hard," Kemp said about Blanton. "Joe wasnt trying to do it on purpose." The Dodgers rallied from a five-run deficit to win the series opener 8-7 on Monday, snapping the Angels eight-game winning streak. The rivalry shifts to Anaheim on Wednesday for two more games. NOTES: Ryu has pitched six or more innings in 10 of his 11 starts. ... Angels LHP Sean Burnett was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday, with left elbow impingement, and RHP Tommy Hanson was reinstated from the restricted list. ... The Angels mourned longtime team orthopedist Lewis Yocum, whose weekend death from liver cancer was announced Tuesday. He was 65. ... The Angels fell to 1-4 in interleague play. Stitched Padres Jerseys . 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Joe Schmidt has challenged Ireland to withstand a furious backlash from a fully-loaded All Blacks side seeking revenge in Dublin on Saturday.Head coach Schmidt has admitted Ireland caught New Zealand at an opportune time for their maiden victory over the All Blacks, the 40-29 win in Chicago on November 5.Steve Hansens back-to-back world champions were hamstrung by a host of second-row injury problems that day, but will have peerless lock Brodie Retallick back in his unique auxiliary playmaker role at the Aviva Stadium.Ireland boss Schmidt accepts that most neutrals expect New Zealand to exact a brutal revenge for that Soldier Field defeat when the teams meet again, but will still target another landmark performance from his side.I think theyll come full-strength, fully loaded; maybe we surprised them a little bit in Chicago, said Schmidt. I read that they didnt really look back too much at the defeat to us before playing Italy this weekend.Well they have that game done and now they will look at us over the next few days, and theyll have a really good plan. They are extremely well coached and incredibly well prepared physically, and I think the rate they play at if they have the ball, youre under pressure if theyve got it.And I think theyll have more access to it if theyve got their second row back.Ireland made history with their first win over New Zealand in 111 years of trying in the United States. Head coach Schmidt then made a full 15 changes to take on the worlds 18th-ranked side Canada. Ireland prevailed 52-21 in a comfortable but sloppy win that will ultimately hardly colour the All Blacks rematch. Schmidt will recall all his big guns to host New Zealand, while the visitors are expected to be far stronger themselves.Ireland ended New Zealands record 18-match winning sequence in Chicago, and now most neutrals will expect the All Blacks to assert their authority with victory in Dublin.Schmidt for one is intent on ignorring the outside perceptions this week, as Ireland seek a second quick-fire victory over their long-time bogey team.ddddddddddddSouth Africa were the last team to beat New Zealand in successive encounters, back in 2009, further emphasising the scale of Irelands challenge.When quizzed on the general expectations of a New Zealand victory on Saturday, Schmidt replied: Well I hope thats wrong.What we say is right, this is what we believe might work, lets commit to this then set about trying to put it together as best we can. Then we try to get less distracted by what our opponents are doing.We have an awareness of that, but ultimately our focus is on ourselves. If you spend too much time distracted externally youll maybe miss some of your precious preparation time.We probably got them at an opportune time in Chicago. Theyd had 18 wins in a row. While theyd spent a lot of time together, a lot of that time was with Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock at lock.They had that big reshuffle in the second row, and we won three line-out balls in the first half that gave us access to the ball and I thought we did well with it. Thats how we accumulated our points. Then even in the back-end of the game I think Ryan Crotty has been outstanding for them, hes been a real linchpin.Hes been the hub of their midfield both in attack and defence, organising and striking some really good lines. Losing him then losing George Moala as well, that allowed us to manage the end-game with a little more calmness.In advance a lot of people were referencing 2013 when we ran them so close in the 24-22 defeat in Dublin, but we didnt have that many similar starters and they had a lot of changes as well. Three years on it was difficult to use that as a reference point. But now theres a very close reference point for them to look at. ' ' '