The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. Sea change: Big ol' Wednesday for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who moved into sole possession of first place in the NL West after beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 for their fourth straight victory. Clayton Kershaw allowed three runs and had eight strikeouts over eight innings, and Matt Kemp drove in three runs. The Boys in Blue also figure to benefit more than any other team from the news that Giants slugger Melky Cabrera has been suspended for the rest of the regular season (plus) for testing positive for testosterone. The Pirates dropped their third straight — hurting their wild-card position — and lost Neil Walker to a dislocated finger. The 'Burgh has had better days. Redbird revival: The Cardinals have benefited from the Pirates' recent swoon, and they moved into a tie with Pittsburgh for the NL's second wild card spot after beating the Diamondbacks 5-2. Adam Wainwright was buenwright for the Redbirds, other than allowing a long home run to Paul Goldschmidt, and has a 2.04 ERA in his past five starts....
The Juice: Dodgers take over first in NL West, Giants reel without Melky
Published August 16, 2012 at 6:35 AM
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