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The Dodgers let a 2-0 lead slip away in the sixth as the Phillies scored three to take Game 1 of the NLCS.
Manny contiued his postseason hit streak in the first, driving in a run with an RBI-double that was a hopper off the wall that would’ve been a homerun in any other part of [...]
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Game 1 is set for Thursday with a 5:22 PST start time. Derek Lowe will take the mound and face LHP Cole Hamels.
Hamels went 14-10 with a 3.09 ERA in the regular season. The 24-year-old got a win in Game 1 of the NLDS, giving up just two hits through eight in a 3-1 win [...]
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The Dodgers got a 3-1 win over the Cubs on Saturday to get their first postseason series win since the ‘88 World Series and their first postseason series sweep since 1963.
James Loney drove in two runs with a two-out double in the first, and that was all the Dodgers would need to seal the ...
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A five-run second inning in Game 2 powered the Dodgers past the Cubs to move the series to 2-0 in a 10-3 win.
Carlos Zambrano managed to stay until the seventh, but not before the Dodgers tagged him for seven runs, with five in the second inning. The Dodgers were helped by back-to-back Cubs ...
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James Loney gave the Dodgers a go-ahead grand slam in the fifth as Derek Lowe held the Cubs to two runs through six.
Ryan Dempster shut out the Dodgers through four until he loaded the bases, with walks to Furcal, Manny, and Ethier. Loney then sank into an 0-2 count before drilling the ball to ...
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The White Sox officially completed the final postseason spot today, but it’s the other Chicago team that the Dodgers will face in the opening round.
Derek Lowe will take the mound for Game 1 on Wednesday night and face Ryan Dempster. Lowe went 6-1 in his last 10 starts, including an ...
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The Dodgers sanwiched a win in between two losses to the Giants this weekend to set their regular season record at 84-78.
Russell Martin drove a pinch-hit two-run homerun in the ninth on Friday to send the game to extras before Jason Johnson gave up a run in the tenth to take the loss. Jeff Kent ...
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The Dodgers have had a chance to look ahead at the playoffs for almost a week now, unfortunately they just found out who their opponents are. With the Brewers locking up the Wild Card, it’ll be the Cubs who will have the unenviable task of taking on Dodger blue. The goal is not just ...
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A Diamondbacks loss on Thursday gave the Dodgers the NL West title, and the celebrations began despite a 5-7 loss to the Padres.
The Dodgers were shut out by Jake Peavy until they rallied for three runs in the fifth. They loaded the bases and scored two on a walk and wild pitch before Hu drilled ...
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The Dodgers took a 12-4 win from the Padres to clinch the series but more importantly to clinch at least a tie in the NL West.
The Dodgers were blanked for the first three innings but came out to score 12 on 17 hits in the next six innings. Nomar got the scoring started with a [...]
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The Dodgers had a 14-hit, 10-run attack while Chad Billingsley held the Padres to one run for the win in the first game of the series.
The Dodgers gave themselves a nice cushion, scoring six runs in the first inning for an early lead. Kemp and Martin led off with base hits, being switched atop ...
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The Dodgers and Giants matched each other in a shutout until the Giants knocked one in in the 11th inning. The Dodgers have now lost 3 of 5, with the Diamondbacks creeping behind them at 2 1/2 games.
The Dodgers had five hits, all coming in the first six innings, including having the bases ...
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The Dodger offense came back after being held to one run on Friday to explode for 10 runs on nine hits to take the second game of the set from the Giants.
The offense was keyed by a five-run third inning, including Manny’s first homerun of the night, a three-run shot. Matt Kemp then a ...
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Greg Maddux was tagged for all seven Giants’ runs while the Dodgers could only score one off Bary Zito in the loss.
The Dodgers were held to six hits by Zito, with their only run coming in the eighth on Ozuna’s solo homerun. Matt Kemp and Manny each had two hits with Ethier getting ...
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The Dodgers were able to bump-up their lead by a half game, at least until the Dbacks play tonight, with an extra innings win on Thursday.
The Pirates put up one in the first for an early lead but the Dodgers stole it back with two in the fourth off Blake DeWitt’s two-run single. The ...
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The Dodgers were tagged for just their third loss in this month, with a wild 8-15 loss to the Pirates after they had the game tied at 7 in the stretch.
The Pirates scored two early, but the Dodgers took the lead with four runs in the third. They put up three more and had a [...]
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Derek Lowe went seven strong innings as Casey Blake and Manny each had three hits to lead the Dodgers past the Pirates for their second straight win.
The Dodgers put up a quick lead with four runs in the second, triggered by Blake’s leadoff solo homerun after missing yesterday’s ...
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Hiroki Kuroda tossed seven shutout innings as the Dodgers put up eight runs for the win in the first of this four-game series.
The Dodgers broke the scoreless tie with three runs in the third, keyed by Manny’s two-RBI double. Manny singled the next inning before James Loney drove a two-RBI ...
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Greg Maddux took a perfect game into the fifth but it was the Rockies who scored the first and only run of the game for the win in the 10th inning.
It was a pitchers duel the entire game, with Aaron Cook allowing eight hits to the Dodgers in his eight innings, but held the shutout. [...]
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Clayton Kershaw pitched a four-hitter as the Dodgers went on to beat the Rockies 5-1 to clinch the series while gaining another game on the Diamondbacks.
Casey Blake got things started for the Dodgers with a solo homerun in the second inning. The Rockies tied it up in the third but the Dodgers ...
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