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Jonathan Broxton imploded in an eighth inning that proved decisive in the Dodgers' 8-5 loss on Sunday to the Houston Astros, turning a two-run lead into a four-run deficit. Broxton, who was charged with six runs and six hits, pitched only one-third of an inning. With Takashi Saito unavailable for the third consecutive game because of illness, Broxton was once again the designated closer for ... [link]

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Dodgers Ruin Potential No-Hitter
Published 5/12/2008 by Megan Westenberg at Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog
... , going 1 for 4. The Dodgers added one more in the seventh and rallied for two in the bottom of the ninth, but failed to match the Astros eight runs. Blake DeWitt and Andre Ethier each had three hits on the night, with a double for each. Kuroda lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh when Hunter Pence singled. Kuroda faced two more batters, walking one, before Torre pulled him and put in Joe Beimel. Beimel then walked in a run before escaping the inning jam. Jonathan Broxton then came in for the eighth , in place of the ill Saito, but allowed the Astros to score six ...

You could win a fantasy league with these names ... in 2003
Published 5/12/2008 at Roto Arcade
... Nomar Garciaparra (calf) -- The Los Angeles Times reports that Garciaparra could be ready for a rehab assignment later this week. This obviously threatens the fantasy value of red-hot Blake DeWitt (.323/.398/.479). ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 13
Published 5/13/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... , a pitch or two after play-by-play announcer Josh Lewin predicted he would (Dallas Morning News) . . . Nomar Garciaparra will work out with the Dodgers in Milwaukee today (Los Angeles Times) . . . Pedro Martinez is frustrated ...

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