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August 2nd in Los Angeles Dodgers History

10:51 AM ET 08.02

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Last night's Dodger debut of Manny Rameriz ended in disappointment for Dodgers fans as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers by a 2-1 score. With a chance to be the hero in the bottom of the ninth, Rameriz grounded into a double play on a great pitch by Brandon Lyon and Rameriz' opportunity to make his first night in Los Angeles a special one went out the window.On this day in 1995 another Dodger trade deadline acquisition made his debut, but with much less fanfare that the Cooperstown-bound Rameriz. A July 31st trade with the Minnesota Twins brought veteran…

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July 28th in Los Angeles Dodgers History

09:40 PM ET 07.28

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This weekend's sweep of the Washington Nationals by the Los Angeles Dodgers was a sweep earned by the excellent pitching of Chad Billingsley, Derek Lowe and Clayton Kershaw. It is clear that the 2008 team's fate is tied to whether its pitching staff can be dominant down the stretch.The 1990 Dodgers were a rarity in the team's history in that they were better offensively than they were on the mound. The team's 4.49 runs per game placed it third in the National League, while the pitching staff's yield of 4.23 runs per contest put the Dodgers in the…

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July 27th in Los Angeles Dodgers History

11:31 AM ET 07.27

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Almost 45,000 fans packed Dodger Stadium on Wednesday July 27, 1966 to watch a duel between future Hall of Famers Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles' ace lefty Sandy Koufax. It is fair to say that on this night, the fans got more than their money's worth.At the end of the day the Dodgers had a thrilling 2-1 win in 12 innings, a victory earned by Sweet Lou Johnson's pinch-hit single off of Darlod Knowles that drove in Nate Oliver with the winning run. The real story in the game, however, was the performance of the two starting…

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