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DODGERS.COMDodgers sweep to hand Harang 100th career winBy Jake Kaplan / MLB.com | 6/7/2012 6:33 PM ET PHILADELPHIA --- The Dodgers arrived in the City of Brotherly Love having lost six of seven and were facing the prospect that their early-season magic might be coming to an end. Not the case. As Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly said after Thursday's 8-3 win over the Phillies: "Momentum's scary." The Dodgers set the tone early in their series against the five-time defending National League East champions and held the momentum throughout, completing the franchise's first four-game sweep in Philadelphia. "It's huge," said starting pitcher Aaron Harang, who won his 100th career game on Thursday. "People were thinking 'Oh, this is the turning point. This is where they're going to falter. They've lost some games.' That's not what this team is about. [We] want to be out here, and they're going to play until the final out is made each game. Just keep grinding it out." The Dodgers improved to a Major League-best 37-21. They won three one-run games, then battled through another game on Thursday that was close until the ninth inning. The Dodgers' fourth straight win sends the Phillies (28-31) on a nine-game road trip with a season-high sixth consecutive loss. Two hours before the game, Mattingly was asked what his club had to do to have success off Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels, who was undefeated in nine previous starts against Los Angeles. The keys, Mattingly said, included having the Dodgers' starting pitcher keep the game close, but he cautioned that it would be tough if they fell behind by three or four runs. That is exactly what happened, as the Dodgers trailed by three early in Thursday's matinee. Los Angeles didn't fold, however, and after scoring in the fourth, it battled back to take a 4-3 lead with a three-run sixth inning. After Elian Herrera walked to lead off the frame and Juan Rivera singled, James Loney hit a one-out single to plate a run. Tony Gwynn Jr. and Matt Treanor followed with two-out singles to push the Dodgers ahead by a score. "You kind of see a win in one hand and see it evaporate," said Hamels, whose record fell to 8-3. "They have a good team, and they've got players that are playing really well. But at the same time, they're missing some of their big guys. You have to be able to jump all over a team when they're missing their All-Stars, their MVPs, their guys." Harang, now the 35th active pitcher to win at least 100 games, allowed three runs on three hits in the third, but he was not helped by two errors. After that inning, though, he settled down. Those were the only runs the veteran right-hander allowed in six innings, improving to 5-3 this season with a 3.95 ERA. "We didn't play very good defense for him [in the third]," said Treanor, who went 2-for-4 with the RBI single. "He came in pretty fired up and went back out there refocused and gave us some good innings. It was a good outing by him." After the Dodgers took the lead, Jamey Wright pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings, garnering praise from his manager. "Jamey was outstanding," Mattingly said. "Today, he was dirty. His ball was moving good. When he's throwing strikes, he's tough." Neither club scored in the seventh or eighth, but Los Angeles put the game out of reach in the ninth inning, scoring four runs off reliever Chad Qualls. The Dodgers' clubhouse was full of life following their latest win, and Treanor said it's a great feeling to hop on the flight to Seattle riding a four-game sweep. "The good feeling we have about the way we're playing's going to carry over, and that confidence," Mattingly said. "But you're not going to really have any momentum against the next club. It's gonna start all over, so [starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi] has a chance to set the tone for the series tomorrow night, and we'll see what happens." Ethier snaps out of funk on 'calm-down' day By Jake Kaplan / MLB.com | 06/07/12 5:28 PM ET PHILADELPHIA -- Mired in an 0-for-12 skid, Andre Ethier was supposed to have sat on Thursday, in what Dodgers manager Don Mattingly called a "calm-down day." But Ethier, who entered the game in the eighth inning to play right field, ended up breaking open a close game when he batted the next inning. The Dodgers beat the Phillies, 8-3, to finish their first four-game sweep in Philadelphia. Ethier replaced Juan Rivera in the third spot of the order, and he came up fifth in the ninth. The bases were loaded when he walked to the plate, and his single scored two runs. Ethier took second after the ball was deflected by first baseman John Mayberry, then he took third as Elian Herrera was thrown out at the plate. Ethier scored on Jerry Hairston's single one batter later. The outfielder has played in all but one of the Dodgers' 58 games. "Mentally, it's a grind, man, trying to get ready to play every day," Mattingly said before Thursday's game. "As you get in that grind, then some days you just get worn down and you just need that mental break." Ethier's two RBIs gave him a National League-leading 48, but he was hitless with four strikeouts in the first three games of the series. Mattingly also said he's planning to give Ethier a chance to serve as the designated hitter in the Dodgers' upcoming series in Seattle, which starts Friday, to save his legs a bit. On fourth day of sweep, Jansen rests PHILADELPHIA -- Closer Kenley Jansen was not available in the Dodgers' 8-3 win over the Phillies on Thursday. Jansen pitched the ninth inning and earned the save in each of the first three games of the series. "Yeah, we won't use him today," manager Don Mattingly said prior to the game. On the season, the 24-year-old right-hander finished the day 4-0 with a 2.20 ERA and nine saves. If the Dodgers were to get into a save situation on Thursday, Mattingly said he would decide who would pitch based on matchups.
Los Angeles, which still owns Major League Baseball's best record at 37-21, is 16-9 in one-run games this season. The Dodgers broke open a one-run game in an 8-3 win on Thursday with a four-run ninth inning. Manager Don Mattingly attributed part of his club's success in close games to the Dodgers' steady bullpen, which is made up of mostly first- or second-year Major Leaguers and a few veterans. Los Angeles' bullpen has allowed just one run in eight innings in the current series against Philadelphia. "I think it tells that our bullpen's pretty solid, where we've been able to -- when we get to that seventh inning, and you've gotten past your starter and you're in a one-run game, you're basically relying on your bullpen to hold it. And they've been pretty good," Mattingly said. Worth noting • The Dodgers swept a four-game series in Philadelphia for the first time in team history. • Aaron Harang earned the win on Thursday, giving him 100 in his career. He is the 35th active pitcher to reach that mark. LA TIMES Dodgers' 8-3 win completes sweep of Phillies By Dylan Hernandez June 7, 2012, 10:07 p.m. PHILADELPHIA — Walking out of the showers with a towel wrapped around his waist, Matt Kemp shouted over the music that blared in the clubhouse. "That was sick!" Kemp barked. "You guys are fun to watch! That was sick! That was sick!" His smile was as broad as his voice was loud. Improbably and inexplicably, the Dodgers won again on Thursday, completing a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with an 8-3 victory at Citizens Bank Park. It was the first four-game series sweep for the Dodgers in Philadelphia since their move to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in 1958. How they did it defied reason. They were down, 3-0, after three innings with All-Star Cole Hamels on the mound for the Phillies. The Dodgers' bullpen was depleted, as closer Kenley Jansen and setup man Josh Lindblom were unavailable for the day — Jansen having appeared in the three previous games and Lindblom in three of the previous four. Kemp, who is on the disabled list with a strained hamstring, remained in a cheerleading role. Their other All-Star outfielder, Andre Ethier, was given a day off. Catcher A.J. Ellis was also resting, recovering from a bruised left shin. The Dodgers' first four runs were driven in by Jerry Hairston Jr., James Loney, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Matt Treanor. "You mean not the marquee players?" Treanor, who started in place of Ellis, asked with a laugh. The Dodgers capitalized on two errors by Phillies third baseman Ty Wigginton, which put runners on the corners in the fourth inning. A sacrifice fly by Hairston got the Dodgers to within 3-1. Hairston was batting cleanup for only the second time in his 15-year major league career. The first time was on Friday in Colorado. The Dodgers took the lead in the sixth inning. Elian Herrera drew a lead-off walk from Hamels. That was followed by a single from Juan Rivera. Herrera scored on a single by Loney. Gwynn singled in Rivera, and Treanor knocked in Loney. Up 4-3, the Dodgers handed the ball to Jamey Wright, who hadn't pitched since appearing in mop-up duty six days earlier. "I didn't feel great," Wright said. "I think I threw one curveball for a strike." But Wright's cutters and sinkers were moving. He pitched two scoreless innings. Taking advantage of another defensive miscue by the Phillies — this one by second baseman Mike Fontenot — the Dodgers scored four runs in the ninth inning to extend their advantage. The Dodgers improved to 14-8 in the 22 games they have played over Kemp's two stints on the disabled list. Their major league-leading record stood at 37-21 as they departed for Seattle, where they will play a three-game series to conclude a 10-game trip. The trip started with them losing a fifth consecutive game, but they have now won five of their last six. "Five days ago, people were talking about us kind of falling apart," Manager Don Mattingly said. "This game is so quick momentum-wise that you win a couple of games, the next thing you know, you're hot, you get the feeling back. Every win that you get, you build confidence." The players never thought their season was spiraling out of control. "People were thinking, 'Oh, this is a turning point, this is where they're going to falter,'" starting pitcher Aaron Harang said. "That's not what this team is about. These guys, they're going to play until the final out is made each game. Even when we're behind, we never feel like we're out of it." Harang earned the 100th victory of his career by holding the Phillies to three runs and eight hits over six innings. Meanwhile, the Phillies' misery continued. The Phillies have lost six consecutive games, their longest losing streak of the season, and sit in last place in the National League East.
June 7, 2012, 7:56 p.m. PHILADELPHIA — James Loney knows that his season, and possibly his career, is at a crossroads. Again. "It's my seventh year and it seems like I always have to figure it out," Loney said. With Juan Rivera back from the disabled list and capable of playing first base, Loney has been reduced to part-time status. Loney has started only four of the Dodgers' last eight games. He is batting .257 with two home runs and 18 runs batted in. At this point in his disappointing 2011 season, he was hitting .241 with three home runs and 19 RBIs. "It puts us in a little bit of a bind," Manager Don Mattingly said. "It's not necessarily power, it's just production, as far as driving in some runs." Loney thinks that enduring periods like these will benefit him. "You go through something, you can get to somewhere really great," he said. "It molds your character, it molds everything. I think it makes you better in the long run." The last two days offered hope that better days could be ahead. Loney started each of the Dodgers' last two games, including their 8-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, and was a combined four for nine with two RBIs and two runs scored. But two games won't make him an everyday player again. "James is going to have to keep fighting for his time," Mattingly said. Days off All-Star outfielder Andre Ethier and catcher A.J. Ellis were both out of the lineup. Ethier was hitless in the Dodgers' previous four games. "I just wanted to give him a calm-down day," Mattingly said. "He's been grinding it out pretty good for us, and I just don't want to kill him." Ethier will get additional rest in Seattle, where Mattingly plans to use him as a designated hitter for one game in the upcoming three-game series against the Mariners. But Ethier ended his 0-for-17 skid before leaving Philadelphia; he drove in two runs with a pinch-hit double in the ninth inning. Ellis was held out because of a bruised left shin. He was hit by a pitch there on Monday.
In an online chat with fans, Kasten wrote, "We're all big fans of Andre here. He's very important to us. I expect him to be here for a very long time." Ethier will be eligible for free agency at the end of the season.
Tom Lasorda, who suffered a mild heart attack Monday, was released from New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Lasorda will remain in New York for a couple of days before returning home to Los Angeles. The Hall of Fame manager was in New York to represent the Dodgers at Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft.
The Phillies had owned the Dodgers, practically sneered at them. Twice since 2008 they beat them in five games in the National League Championship Series. Citizens Bank Park served bad memories of Jonathan Broxton melting and Cole Hamels dominating. Only this season, strange things continue to happen for the Dodgers. Strange like coming into Philadelphia and sweeping the Phillies in a four-game series for the first time since 1946. The final series victory came Thursday afternoon when the Dodgers not only beat the Phillies 8-3, but beat Hamels. The victory pushed the Dodgers’ baseball-best record to 37-21. Somehow, they are now 15-7 without Matt Kemp, and 22-14 with him healthy. The Dodgers lost five consecutive games last week. The magic seemed to have run its course. Injuries and playing a bunch of unknowns appeared to be finally catching up to them. Only now they’re back to winning, back to finding a different way to win almost every game. The Phillies are very much going the other way. The loss was their sixth straight, and in a shock to no one, they were showered with boos. Aaron Harang (5-3) started and picked up the victory. The Dodgers’ rotating hero of the day arrow fell on backup catcher Matt Treanor, who singled in the go-ahead run off Hamels in the Dodgers’ three-run sixth. The Dodgers got two key scoreless innings of relief from Jamey Wright, and after Shawn Tolleson walked two in his major-league debut in the ninth, Ronald Belisario came to end the would-be rally. The Dodgers looked determined to throw the game away in the third inning after Hamels led off with a single. Jimmy Rollins followed with a basehit to right-fielder Alex Castellanos – subbing for slumping Andre Ethier (0 for 17) – and when Hamels aggressively went for third, Castellanos threw wide for an error that enabled Rollins to take second. When Hunter Pence bounced to Elian Herrera at third, Hamels broke for home, but Herrera’s throw was well wide of home for another error as the run scored and Rollins took third. Ty Wigginton’s fly to center was deep enough to score Rollins with the second run. After a walk, Mike Fontenot singled in Pence and the Phillies had a 3-0 lead. The Dodgers got one back in the fourth on a pair of fielding errors by Wigginton and a sacrifice fly by Jerry Hairston Jr. – batting cleanup – and then took the lead with three runs in the sixth. Herrera walked and Juan Rivera singled to start the rally. James Loney lined his second hit off the left-handed Hamels to score one run, and then with two outs Gwynn singled in the tying run and Matt Treanor the go-ahead run. Hamels and Harang each went six innings. Hamels (8-3) surrendered four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk, striking out six. Harang allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk, with three strikeouts. The Dodgers avoided winning by one run for the fourth consecutive game when they scored four runs in the ninth off reliever Chad Qualls on another Philadelphia error, a two-run double by Ethier and a Hairston RBI single.
By Steve Dilbeck Tommy Lasorda, who suffered a heart attack while in New York on Monday, was released from the hospital today. Lasorda, 84, is expected to spend a couple of days recuperating in New York before returning home to Los Angeles. The Dodgers characterized his heart attack as "mild,” although he had a clogged artery and a stent was inserted. Not sure how that qualifies as mild. Then again, are any heart attacks really mild? Lasorda, who retired as the Dodgers manager after his first heart attack in 1996, was in New York as part of the team's representation for Tuesday's player draft. The Hall of Fame manager is in his 63rd season with the Dodgers and is listed as a special advisor to the chairman. Directory: documents documents -> Concept stage documents -> Concept stage documents -> The great global switch-off documents -> Nonprofit grant application documents -> The Truth about the Rwandan Genocide documents -> Annual InStructional unit plan documents -> Chaos equipment included Download 299.7 Kb. Share with your friends:
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