Dodgers remain half-game behind Padres
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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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Matt Kemp drove in the go-ahead run for the second game in a row, pulling the Los Angeles Dodgers back into a virtual tie for first place in the NL West.
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The San Francisco Giants faced long time rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers in tonightâs game. The Giants hoped to cut down the Dodgers lead in the West by .
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The Dodgers took a 3-0 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals after four innings in Game 3 of the NL division series on Saturday.
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Jake Peavy and Brad Penny pitched to a seven-inning stalemate, Jose Cruz Jr. and pinch-hitter Geoff Blum hit RBI doubles in the 12th, and the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 3-1 Saturday night to take a two-game lead on the Dodgers in the West Division.
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Jake Peavy won his third straight decision, Brian Giles drove in three runs and the San Diego Padres maintained a one-game NL West lead with a 12-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
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(Sports Network) - The Dodgers will try to win their three-game series against arch-rival San Francisco and increase their narrow 1 1/2-contest lead in the standings today at SBC Park.
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LOS ANGELES - Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Thursday night.    The NL West-leading Dodgers' lead was cut to 2 1/2 games over San Francisco - their smallest since July 31...
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Greg Maddux didn't walk a batter for the sixth straight start and the San Diego Padres inched past Arizona and back into the NL West lead with a 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
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The San Diego Padres edged   Cincinnati 4-2 on Thursday to set up a crucial four-game   showdown with Los Angeles.
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If the Dodgers finish first, they should vote the Arizona Diamondbacks a postseason share. Not only did the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks again Wednesday night, they beat them with a former Diamondback.
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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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The Dodgers seldom win with the long ball. They're a good hitting team, with an NL-leading .275 batting average heading into last night's game against Pittsburgh, but home runs are for teams such as the Reds, Phillies, and Braves. Not the Dodgers.
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Greg Maddux, as masterful as he was in his prime, no-hit San Diego through the first 6 1/3 innings, and the Dodgers beat the Padres, 3-1, last night in Los Angeles to build their NL West lead to 1 1/2 games.
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Greg Maddux, as masterful as he was in his prime, no-hit San Diego through the first 6 1-3 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Padres 3-1 Friday night to build their NL West lead to 1 1/2 games.
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Jerome Williams pitched seven strong innings in his first start in two months and the San Francisco Giants jumped back into a tie for the wild-card lead by beating the Padres, 4-1, last night in San Diego.
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(Sports Network) - The Dodgers have been alone in first place in the National League West every day since July 8. That could change tonight, as Los Angeles tries to avoid being swept in a three-game series by the surging San Diego Padres at Petco Park.