Dodgers take over NL wild-card lead
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The Los Angeles Dodgers took over the NL wild-card lead with an 11-4 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night fueled by the power of Nomar Garciaparra and Marlon Anderson and the timely hitting of Russell Martin.
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Jake Peavy won his NL-leading 17th game and the NL wild card-leading San Diego Padres backed him with four homers in a 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
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Larry Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals turned Game 1 into a slugfest, and that was big trouble for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Walker homered twice and the Cardinals tied a postseason record by hitting five home runs, overwhelming Odalis Perez and the Dodgers in an 8-3 blowout Tuesday in the opener of their NL playoff series.
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The Dodgers&#39; starter limits San Francisco to three hits as Los Angeles opens a 2 1/2-game lead. By Nick Peters -- Bee Staff Writer.
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Jimmy Rollins, above, and the Phillies blow a two-run lead and fall to the red-hot Astros on Monday, 5-4, to drop into a tie with the Dodgers (82-74) for the NL wild card with six games to go.
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If it weren't for playing the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres might be lagging in the NL West. Thanks to their domination of the Dodgers, the Padres instead are a half-game up in the division, passing Los Angeles with a 2-1 victory Sunday. San Diego has won eight of the last nine meetings. The Padres are 13-4 overall against Los Angeles and 7-1 at Dodger Stadium.
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Derek Lowe pitched seven sharp innings, J.D. Drew broke a scoreless tie with a leadoff homer in the seventh, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 Friday night to remain a half-game behind first-place San Diego in the NL West.
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The San Diego Padres maintained their slight edge in the National League West with a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES - Steve Finley's grand slam capped a seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West title by beating the San Francisco Giants 7-3 Saturday. "We do it the Hollywood way, that's for sure," closer Eric Gagne said...
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Mike Matheny's two-run single  highlighted a three-run fifth inning rally which lifted the St.  Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in  the National League Divisional Series Thursday.
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When things looked bleak for the Los Angeles Dodgers, they found their power stroke. The Dodgers hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game, and Nomar Garciaparra's two-run drive in the 10th lifted Los Angeles to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
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Russell Martin scored the go-ahead run on Mike Stanton's wild pitch in the ninth inning after pinch-hitter Olmedo Saenz singled in the tying run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 Friday night to tie San Diego for the NL West lead.
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The San Diego Padres rocked Los   Angeles 11-2 on Saturday to cut the Dodgers' lead in the   National League West to a half-game.
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Jose Lima pitched a complete game  five-hitter and Shawn Green belted two home runs to lift the  Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 win over the St Louis Cardinals in  their National League Divisional Series (NLDS) Saturday.
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Rookie Chad Billingsley and the Los Angeles Dodgers were glad to coast home. Wilson Betemit hit a two-run homer, Rafael Furcal had a two-run triple and Billingsley was in control on the mound as the NL West-leading Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Sunday.
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Derek Lowe allowed one run over seven innings to win his second straight start, and Nomar Garciaparra singled in the deciding run in the eighth inning Saturday to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up a 2 1/2 game lead in the National League West pennant race with a 7-4 victory over title rivals the San Francisco Giants Sunday.