It was drama in search of a stage.In a game that would have been an instant classic if anything had been on the line, the Dodgers got back-to-back home runs in the 12th inning by a pair of would-be Nencompoops, Aaron Miles and Trent Oeltjen (the latter's coming inside the park) – and still lost.In the bottom of the 12th, old horse Todd Helton fouled off 10 pitches before doubling to cap a 15-round title bout with young buck Javy Guerra. That cut the Dodgers' lead to 6-5, and Eliezer Alfonzo's sharp grounder tied the game and left Guerra bloodied with the first blown save of his career.Then in the 13th, two-out hits by Mark Ellis and Dexter Fowler (redeeming himself by the madcap mishap in center that led to Oeltjen's home run) off Blake Hawksworth finished off the tee
Dodgers fall in the woods, make little sound
Published August 20, 2011 at 9:35 PM
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