Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:14 by shalini.bahadur
Los Angeles, Oct. 16: Carlos Ruiz and Raul Ibanez hit three-run homers Thursday to power Philadelphia past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series.
The blast by Ruiz was the key blow in a five-run fifth inning and Ibanez hit his shot in the eighth to give the defending World Series champion Phillies an 8-4 lead.
Los Angeles closed within 8-6 in the bottom of the eighth and Manny Ramirez came to the plate with two on and two out. Ramirez, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth to temporarily bring the Dodgers within one, grounded out to third to end the Los Angeles threat.
Struggling Philadelphia closer Brad Lidge came on in the ninth and, with the help of a double play, earned his third save in this year's playoffs.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:07 by shalini.bahadur
Washington, Sept. 22: Rafael Furcal had four RBI and scored three runs Tuesday to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 14-2 rout of the Washington Nationals.
Matt Kemp, James Loney, who was 3-for-5, scored two runs, and Casey Blake, who homered, each had two RBI for the Dodgers, who have not won back-to-back division crowns since 1977-78 but are close to winning the NL West for the second straight year.
Hiroki Kuroda (8-6) gave up two runs on four hits over six innings to earn the win.
Livan Hernandez (8-12) allowed eight runs on eight hits with four walks in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.
Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer for Washington.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:48 by preet_20
Phoenix, Sept. 10: Ramon Troncoso made an error in the ninth Wednesday and then walked Mark Reynolds with the bases loaded to give Arizona a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The unearned run in the ninth halted the Los Angeles winning streak at two games and allowed Colorado to creep within 2 1/2 games of the first-place Dodgers in the National League West.
Troncoso (4-3), usually called on in middle relief, was sent out in the ninth to try to get the game into extra innings. He put himself in instant trouble, however, when he threw wildly to first after fielding a grounder off the bat of Gerardo Parra.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:39 by preet_20
Phoenix, Sept. 9: Ronnie Belliard drove in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth inning Tuesday night and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat Arizona 5-4.
Belliard's game-winning hit followed a bases-loaded two-run single by James Loney that tied the score 4-4.
With the victory, the Dodgers maintained their 3 ½ -game lead over Colorado in the National League West. Arizona lost its sixth in a row.
Andre Ethier was 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Dodgers. Matt Kemp drove in a run and Manny Ramirez went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks.
James McDonald (5-4) pitched the seventh to get the win. Jonathan Broxton earned his 34th save.
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Thu, 08/27/2009 - 11:34 by preet_20
Denver, Aug. 27: Andre Ethier and James Loney accounted for all the Los Angeles runs by combining for three homers in boosting the Dodgers to a 6-1 victory over Colorado.
The Dodgers restored their lead over the Rockies in the National League West to three games, slowing down a Colorado charge by snapping the Rockies' four-game winning streak.
Ethier hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the fourth. Loney delivered a three-run blast later in the fourth.
In the last 13 games in which Ethier has had at least one at bat, he has hit .461 with four homers and 14 RBI.
Randy Wolf (9-6) took advantage of the home run support to win his fourth straight start. He allowed a run on five hits in 7 1/3 innings.
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Wed, 08/26/2009 - 10:24 by preet_20
Denver, Aug. 26: Troy Tulowitzki singled home Ian Stewart from third in the 10th inning Tuesday, giving Colorado a dramatic and crucial 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers, who once were running away with the National League West race, saw their lead over Colorado cut to two games. The Rockies also began the night with a four-game advantage over San Francisco in the NL wild-card race.
Los Angeles rallied from a two-run deficit to tie it in the ninth but left the bases loaded when Russell Martin flew out to center to end the inning.
The Rockies won it one frame later when James McDonald (3-3) was unable to retire a batter.
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Fri, 08/21/2009 - 11:28 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Aug. 21: Russell Martin snapped a tie by launching a grand slam homer in the sixth inning Thursday, bringing the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
The Dodgers held onto their 3 ½-game lead over Colorado in the National League West and the Cubs slipped a distant seven games behind St. Louis in the NL Central.
The teams battled to a 2-2 deadlock through five, but things unraveled quickly for the Cubs in the sixth with Angel Guzman (2-3) on the mound for his first inning of work.
Manny Ramirez opened the inning with a single and moved to second on a single to shallow center by Casey Blake. The runners moved up on a sacrifice by Orlando Hudson and James Loney drew an intentional walk to load the bases.
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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 11:28 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Aug. 20: Albert Pujols helped manufacture the go-ahead run in the ninth inning Wednesday and St. Louis held on to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.
The Cardinals need one more victory to become the fourth team in the majors to reach the 70-win mark -- joining the Dodgers, the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees.
St. Louis held a 2-0 lead into the seventh before the Dodgers tied it on solo homers by Andre Ethier and Casey Blake.
It was still 2-2 heading into the ninth, but Pujols drew a leadoff walk on a 3-2 pitch off Jonathan Broxton (7-1), who suffered his first setback of the season.
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Wed, 08/19/2009 - 11:10 by Jaspreet Virk
Los Angeles, Aug. 19: Chad Billingsley held St. Louis to three hits over six innings and picked up the win Tuesday in the Dodgers' 7-3 win over the Cardinals.
Billingsley (12-6) held the Cardinals to two runs and Jonathan Broxton picked up his 26th save to even the three-game series.
Orlando Hudson and Andre Ethier both went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Dodgers.
Khalil Green and Brendan Ryan each drove in a run for the Cardinals, who had won five consecutive games.
Starting pitcher Mitchell Boggs (1-2) was roughed up for five runs on nine hits in four-plus innings en route to the loss.
Los Angeles scored two runs in the fourth inning and added three more in the fifth on RBI singles by Manny Ramirez, James Loney and Hudson.
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:06 by Jaspreet Virk
Los Angeles, Aug. 18: Rick Ankiel belted a two-run homer and Albert Pujols had a solo shot Monday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Chris Carpenter (13-3) picked up his fifth straight win, allowing two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts over eight innings and the Cardinals won for the ninth time in their last 10 games.
Casey Blake drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and James Loney had an RBI single for the Dodgers, who lost for the fourth in their last five games.
Charlie Haeger (0-1) went seven innings in his first start of 2009 -- and his second major league start overall -- giving up three runs on five hits to take the loss.
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Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:45 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Aug. 4: Manny Parra went eight-plus innings Monday and the Milwaukee Brewers survived a ninth-inning comeback bid to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5.
Ryan Braun had four hits, including a three-run home run, and Casey McGehee had two hits and scored two runs for the Brewers, who won their second straight game and their fourth out of six.
Parra (6-8) gave up four runs on eight hits with one walk and four strikeouts before being replaced by Trevor Hoffman with two on and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth.
The Dodgers scored three times before Hoffman picked up his 24th save by getting Manny Ramirez to fly out with the bases loaded to end the game.
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Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:07 by preet_20
Atlanta, Aug. 2: Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs Sunday to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 rout of Atlanta.
Kemp finished with three hits, including his 14th homer of the season. James Loney had three hits and two RBI for the Dodgers, who took two out of three games in Atlanta and finished their road trip 3-4.
Andre Ethier had three hits and scored a run, and Russell Martin and Mark Loretta each had two hits and a run scored for LA. Pitcher Jason Schmidt had a pinch-hit single and scored a run for the Dodgers, who have the best record in baseball at 65-40.
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