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Dodgers beat the Reds, 7-5.

Jason Schmidt get his first win in nearly two years.

And Manny passed Mickey Mantle on the all-time home run list. But that doesn't make him Mickey Mantle. :shakehead:

gaijinmark wrote:And Manny passed Mickey Mantle on the all-time home run list. But that doesn't make him Mickey Mantle. :shakehead:

Likewise, Barry Bonds is no Hank Aaron or Willie Mays.

Dodgers rout the Reds, 12-3, to go to 60-34. :victory:

Dodgers sweep the Reds, 6-2, on a pinch-hit grand slam homer by Manny.

And it was Manny bobblehead night, to boot. :hehe:

Next up: the Marlins at Dodger Stadium starting Friday.

27 up, 27 down. Mark Buehrle of the White Sox pitches a perfect game against Tampa Bay. :woot: :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:27 up, 27 down. Mark Buehrle of the White Sox pitches a perfect game against Tampa Bay. :woot: :victory:

WOW. :victory: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

Lost weekend. Dodgers drop 2 of 3 to Florida, and the one they managed to win came with a run in the bottom of the 9th. :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote:Lost weekend. Dodgers drop 2 of 3 to Florida, and the one they managed to win came with a run in the bottom of the 9th. :sweat:

Florida really exposed the Dodgers middle relief weakness and the fact that Jason Schmidt is not completely back. :sweat:

Road trip gets off to a bad start, Cards win 6-1 (it was 2-1 until the bullpen took over :grumble: )

gaijinmark wrote:Road trip gets off to a bad start, Cards win 6-1 (it was 2-1 until the bullpen took over :grumble: )

Ugh.

They seem to always have trouble with the Cards... And the Astros. :sweat:

Dodgers on the verge of losing their third straight game for the first time this season, down 6-0 to the Cards in the 7th. :(

Make that 4 in a row. Cards win 3-2 in 15 innings. In 33 innings the Dodgers have scored a grand total of 3 runs. :beaten:

^ Broxton blew the save: Kershaw had a 1-0 lead going into the 9th. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:^ Broxton blew the save: Kershaw had a 1-0 lead going into the 9th. :shakehead:

[/list:u] Could be a new closer now:[/list:u]Orioles ship Sherrill to Dodgers[/list:u]The Baltimore Orioles traded George Sherrill to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday for Double-A third baseman Josh Bell and minor league pitcher Steve Johnson, two baseball sources said.

Sherrill, a left-hander who has 20 saves this season and had 31 in 2008, was acquired by the Orioles from the Seattle Mariners in the deal that sent left-hander Erik Bedard to the Mariners after the 2007 season.

Itfs possible that Sherrill or Broxton could be part of a package that would bring Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay to the Dodgers, but Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti has said for weeks that shoring up the bullpen was as important as adding a starter.

^ Good.

Broxton has been totally unimpressive all season. :bleh:

Dodgers avoid getting swept by the Cards, winning in 10, 5-3. :sweat:

Jason Schmidt pitches 1-hit ball for 6 innings, Dodgers shutout Braves 5-0 :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:Jason Schmidt pitches 1-hit ball for 6 innings, Dodgers shutout Braves 5-0 :victory:

WOW.

I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face if I were to say the Dodgers got their money's worth... :beaten:

Dodgers modest two-game win streak comes to an end, losing to the Braves, 4-3. :(