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MLB: Cincinnati 5, Los Angeles Angels 4

Chris Heisey hit a two-run home run Thursday that proved to be the difference in a 5-4 Cincinnati Reds' victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

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MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Colorado 0

Joe Blanton tossed six shutout innings and Matt Kemp homered twice Saturday, keeping the Dodgers' playoff hopes alive with a 3-0 win over Colorado.

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MLB: San Francisco 4, LA Dodgers 0

Barry Zito and five San Francisco relievers combined on a five-hit shutout Sunday for a 4-0 Giants whitewash of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Colorado 8

A.J. Ellis cracked a grand slam to lead the Dodgers' offense but Los Angeles had to hang on down the stretch Wednesday to record a 10-8 victory over Colorado.

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MLB: San Francisco 4, LA Dodgers 1

Tim Lincecum limited Los Angeles to five hits Tuesday and led the San Francisco Giants to a 4-1 win over the NL West rival Dodgers.

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MLB: Pittsburgh 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Garrett Jones hit a pair of three-run homers Thursday, the second one giving Pittsburgh the lead for good on its way to a 10-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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MLB: Miami 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Nick Green and John Buck hit back-to-back RBI doubles during a four-run fifth inning Saturday that carried Miami to a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Dodgers add pitcher Blanton from Phillies

The Los Angeles Dodgers Friday acquired right-handed pitcher Joe Blanton from Philadelphia in exchange for a player to be named later.

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MLB: Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1

Mike Minor dominated the Phillies Saturday, holding them to one run in eight innings, and Atlanta stayed hot with a 2-1 decision over Philadelphia.

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MLB: Philadelphia 4, San Fran. 3 (12 inn.)

Jimmy Rollins delivered a run-scoring single in the 12th inning Sunday, boosting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 decision over San Francisco.

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Joseph Matthew Blanton (born December 11, 1980, in Nashville, Tennessee) is a starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.

He graduated from Franklin-Simpson High School (Kentucky) in 1999. He pitched three seasons for the University of Kentucky. He posted a 13–12 record from 2000 to 2002, and led the Southeastern Conference with 133 strikeouts in his final season, finishing with a 4.59 ERA.

Blanton was selected by the Oakland Athletics with the New York Yankees' first round pick (24th overall) in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, acquired as compensation for the loss of free agent Jason Giambi. In 2003, while pitching for the Kane County Cougars and the Midland RockHounds, he ranked second in all of minor league baseball with a combined 174 strikeouts.

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