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Los Angeles 4, Cleveland 3

CLEVELAND, June 15 (UPI) -- Matt Lawton and Coco Crisp were tagged out in the same rundown play Sunday and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Indians, 4-3.

Hideo Nomo pitched seven innings and Shawn Green had a two-run double for the Dodgers (40-28), who moved 12 games over .500 for the first time this season.

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The Dodgers nearly squandered all of a three-run lead in the eighth. Brandon Phillips and Jhonny Peralta singled and a single by Lawton loaded the bases. A wild pitch allowed Phillips to score and made it 4-2.

Crisp was walked to reload the bases and Jody Gerut fouled out before Milton Bradley hit a ground ball that went off the glove of second baseman Jolbert Cabrera for a single, scoring Peralta.

Lawton was tagged out on a throw to catcher Paul Lo Duca after rounding third. Bradley ran to second, leaving two Indians on the base. Crisp broke for third and was tagged.

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