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Dodgers Put Up 11 Hits But Still Take Loss
Published 7/1/2008 by Megan Westenberg at Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog
The Dodgers dropped their first to the Astros in Houston and their second straight in a 4-1 loss. Batting leadoff for the Dodgers, and going 0 for 5 with 4 K’s in his first big league game of the year, was Jason Repko . He was brought up to replace Juan Pierre, who was placed on the 15 day DL for the first time in his career for a sprained ligament in his left knee. The Dodgers managed to belt 11 hits but only scored one run in the first off James Loney’s sacfly to score Andre Ethier, who had doubled. That gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead but it was quickly swept away when the Astros tied it in the bottom half and went on to score three more while Roy Oswalt kept the Dodgers ...

Closing Time: They're all just...gone
Published 7/1/2008 by Andy Behrens at Roto Arcade
Here's the short version, for those of you who can't stick around until the end: Everyone is hurt. Everyone. And if they're not hurt, they soon will be. Or they're attending to Family Matters family matters. Tonight, we're all injuries, all the time. These are the details... • Rays' closer Troy Percival apparently re-re-injured his achy hamstring. Dan Wheeler is (again) the appropriate add, though we don't yet know the severity of Percival's issue. Here's some detail from the AP's game recap: Percival limped off the mound after appearing to tweak a sore hamstring backing ...