Say what you want about Manny Ramirez and the machinations he employed to get out of Boston, he has lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers on his shoulders and boosted them to the top of the National League West standings.
Ramirez homered and drove in five
Manny Ramirez continues to pay huge dividends for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ramirez hit a three run homer and doubled in two runs to lead the Dodgers over Brandon Webb and Arizona, 7-2, and into first place in the NL West. It was the Dodgers second
Game of the day
Jim Thome homered in the 15th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Thome's 537th career home run moved him into 14th place on the all-time list, ahead of Mickey Mantle.
Saturday's
LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers rolled over the rival Arizona Diamondbacks for the fourth consecutive game Saturday, taking sole possession of first place for the first time since April 4.
Not bad for a club whose wheels had all but fallen off just eight
Field, which is 25 years old and lacks many of what are now considered basic amenities at the Triple-A level. For example, the ballpark has tiny clubhouses, and the batting cage is outdoors in a city where summer temperatures routinely reach triple
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Manny Ramírez had three chances to hurt the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday. He came through twice, and that was more than enough for the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers.
After striking out on three pitches with the bases loaded in the third inning,
said, accurately if not eloquently. "(Today's) game is the most important."
LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers reintroduced themselves to an old friend on Saturday, one they hadn't seen in more than four months, one they hadn't spent any quality time with in
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Manny Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning and added a two-run double, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Brandon Webb and the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 to take possession of first place in the NL West for the first time since April