1.
Serena Williams, Li up in tennis rankings
LOS ANGELES, July 23 (UPI) -- Manny Ramirez hit a pinch-hit, grand slam homer in the sixth inning Wednesday that lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 win over Cincinnati.
The Dodgers won their fifth straight thanks to a dramatic appearance by Ramirez, who had been held out of the starting lineup after being hit on his left hand by a pitch during Tuesday's 12-3 win over the Reds.
With the score knotted at 2-2 in the sixth, the Dodgers loaded the bases on two walks and a single off Bronson Arroyo (10-9).
Nick Massett came on to relieve Arroyo and as Massett was throwing his warm-up pitches, Ramirez appeared in the Los Angeles dugout and grabbed a bat.
The sellout crowd began chanting, "Manny, Manny," and Ramirez came out to hit for starting pitcher Chad Billingsley.
Ramirez crushed the first pitch he saw from Massett over the wall in left for his 11th homer of the season and his fifth since returning from a 50-game suspension. The home run came on the same night the Dodgers gave away bobblehead dolls in Ramirez's likeness.
Billingsley (10-5) got the win by giving up two runs on seven hits in six innings.
The Reds lost their third straight.
|
|
|
| Additional Sports News Stories | |
MIAMI, May 22 (UPI) --
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade teamed up for 58 points Monday and Miami bounced Indiana 115-83 for a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series.
|
NEW YORK, May 22 (UPI) --
Michael McKean's publicist says the actor is hospitalized in stable condition after he was hit by a car and broke his leg Tuesday in New York.
|
LIMA, May 22 (UPI) --
Archaeologists report finding a 1,000-year-old tomb in Peru containing more than 80 individuals of varying ages including infants.
|
Suspicious item was art project … Men awarded $332,000 after toilet firing … $1,800 found dangling from ATM … Wrong order leads to McDonald's vandalism … Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
