Tue, 10/20/2009 - 10:51 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia, Oct. 20: Jimmy Rollins drove a two-run double to deep right with two out in the ninth Monday, giving Philadelphia a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers
The Phillies took a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship Series and will try to earn their second straight World Series trip Wednesday when they host Game 5.
Los Angeles came back from an early 2-0 deficit and seemed ready to draw even in the series when George Sherrill and Jonathan Broxton produced clutch pitching to get out of a jam in the eighth inning.
Broxton, who got the final out in the eighth, retired Raul Ibanez on a grounder to second to open the ninth and then ran into trouble.
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Thu, 10/08/2009 - 11:27 by shalini.bahadur
Los Angeles, Oct. 8: Matt Kemp put Los Angeles ahead with a home run three pitches into the first inning Wednesday and the Dodgers beat St. Louis 5-3 in their playoff series opener.
In a game filled with wasted opportunities, the teams combined to leave 30 runners on base. The Cardinals had 12 men on through the first four innings and could score only two of them.
After the Cardinals scored a run in the top of the first, the Dodgers quickly took the lead for good against Chris Carpenter. Rafael Furcal led off the bottom of the inning with a single to left on an 0-1 pitch and Kemp then hit Carpenter's next offering over the wall in center for a 2-1 lead.
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Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:59 by shalini.bahadur
Washington, Sept. 24: Rafael Furcal hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth Thursday and the Los Angeles Dodgers, despite blowing a four-run lead, downed Washington 7-6.
The Dodgers, who began the night with a five-game lead over Colorado atop the National League West, got an RBI single from Manny Ramirez and a three-run homer from Matt Kemp in the first inning.
They spent the rest of the game trying to fight off the Nationals, who could not avoid losing for the 100th time this season.
Washington forged a 6-6 tie in the sixth on RBI singles by Cristian Guzman and Willie Harris and the score remained deadlocked until Furcal's blast in the eighth.
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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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Fri, 09/04/2009 - 10:24 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Sept. 4: Jon Garland allowed his former team five hits in seven innings Thursday to help bring the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-2 victory over Arizona.
Garland (9-11) was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Dodgers Monday. The deal was completed just in time to allow Garland to be a part of the Los Angeles post-season roster.
He struck out six, walked one and gave up the two Arizona runs. The victory boosted the Dodgers five games in front of Colorado and six ahead of San Francisco in the race for the National League West pennant.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:32 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Aug. 22: Randy Wolf and two relievers limited Chicago to a lone hit Friday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won a pitcher's duel 2-1.
Wolf drove in both Los Angeles runs, and the Dodgers took advantage of a key error to win their second in a row.
The Dodgers, who have seen their once-large lead in the National League West steadily shrink, boosted their advantage over second-place Colorado to 4 1/2 games.
The Cubs' only hit came in the third inning and produced their only run. Sam Fuld drew a one-out walk off Wolf (8-6), was sacrificed to second and scored on a single by Ryan Theriot.
Jonathan Broxton struck out two in the ninth for his 27th save.
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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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Fri, 07/31/2009 - 11:32 by preet_20
Los Angeles, July 30: The Los Angeles Dodgers strengthened their bullpen Thursday by acquiring reliever George Sherrill from the Baltimore Orioles.
In return, they sent the Orioles third baseman Josh Bell and right-hander Steve Johnson, both future prospects.
Sherrill, 32, had been Baltimore's closer this season and had amassed 20 saves (three blown) in 42 appearances (41 1/3 innings).
He is eligible for salary arbitration next season.
"I'm not really surprised because everybody's been talking about it for the longest time," the southpaw told MLB.com Thursday.
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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 11:47 by surajdogra
St. Louis, July 30: Albert Pujols singled home Julio Lugo from second with two out in the 15th inning Wednesday, giving St. Louis a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pujols finally ended a five-hour game that saw the Cardinals win their third straight and stay in a virtual tie with the Chicago Cubs atop the National League Central. The Dodgers have lost four in a row.
St. Louis scored in the ninth to tie it at 1-1 and both sides produced a run in the 11th.
Los Angeles missed a chance to take the lead in the 12th when Manny Ramirez was thrown out at home trying to score from second on a two-out single by Casey Blake.
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Tue, 07/21/2009 - 11:43 by surajdogra
Los Angeles, July 21: Jason Schmidt went five innings and got the win Monday in his first big-league start in more than two years when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cincinnati 7-5.
Schmidt (1-0) -- whose persistent shoulder ailments and numerous rehab assignments had kept him out of a starting role since June 16, 2007 -- allowed three runs on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts for the Dodgers, who won their third straight game.
Schmidt has made just six starts for the Dodgers since signing a three-year free-agent deal worth $47 million in December 2006.
Manny Ramirez had two hits, including a two-run home run, Andre Ethier homered and Casey Blake drove in two runs for the Dodgers.
Jonathan Broxton pitched a perfect ninth to get his 23rd save.
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Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:37 by surajdogra
Los Angeles, July 19: Matt Kemp's solo homer Sunday lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 win over Houston, averting a three-game sweep.
The homer, Kemp's 12th of the season, broke a 3-3 tie with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. Kemp finished with three hits and scored four runs, while Brad Ausmus had two hits and two RBI for the Dodgers, who scored just twice in the previous two games against the Astros.
Ramon Troncoso (4-0) got the win in relief. Dodgers' starter Hiroki Kuroda went five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and one strikeout.
Closer Jonathan Broxton earned his 22nd save.
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