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• Jim Johnson suffers historic mound meltdown as Pirates sweep Dodgers
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> The Dodgers were trailing the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on a Monday afternoon at Forbes Field in 1933 when a relief pitcher named Fred Heimach entered the...
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• Dodgers' Howie Kendrick leaves game with strained left hamstring
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> Howie Kendrick was removed in the fifth inning of Sunday's game against the Pirates with a strained left hamstring. He'll get an MRI exam today after the...
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• Pirates rally past Dodgers to cap sweep
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  (The Sports Xchange) - Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was able to sum up Pittsburgh's win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in one word. "Wow." Rookie shortstop Kang...
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• Anderson to face Nats in homestand opener
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Nationals and Dodgers will begin a three-game set on Monday about a month after Los Angeles took two of three in Washington. It will be up to left-handers Gio...
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• Dodgers suffer a dark night in Pittsburgh in 13-6 loss
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Battered, embarrassed and even limping, the Dodgers left Pittsburgh with their season at its lowest point.
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• Rapid Reaction: Pirates 13, Dodgers 6
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Pirates punished the Dodgers by scoring nine runs in the seventh inning to avenge an early deficit.
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• Kang, McCutchen rally Pirates past Dodgers 13-6
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  PITTSBURGH -- Jung Ho Kang's three-run homer capped a nine-run seventh inning and Andrew McCutchen homered and drove in four runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied...
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• Blue Jays sweep Yankees for eighth straight win, will never lose again
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing...
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• Dodgers burned by Pirates' 9-run 7th inning
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Pirates erupted for nine runs against the Dodgers' bullpen in the seventh inning Sunday night, sending PNC Park's sellout crowd into a frenzy and completing a...
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• Dodgers' Kendrick leaves with hamstring strain
  From the Web › ESPN
  Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Howie Kendrick left Sunday night's game in Pittsburgh with a strained left hamstring after beating out an infield single in the fifth...
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• Dodgers' Kendrick leaves game with hamstring injury
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  PITTSBURGH -- Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Howie Kendrick had to leave Sunday night's game with the Pittsburgh when he strained his left hamstring running out...
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• Dodgers' Justin Turner almost certain to remain on disabled list past Tuesday.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner is on the 15-day disabled list with a skin infection. He's eligible to return Tuesday - but almost certainly won't, and...
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• Howie Kendrick leaves Dodgers game with left hamstring injury.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - Second baseman Howie Kendrick was removed in the fifth inning of the Dodgers' game against the Pirates with an injury. Kendrick had just stepped on first...
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• Kendrick departs after straining left hamstring
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers second baseman Howie Kendrick left Sunday night's game against the Pirates with a left hamstring strain suffered in the top of the fifth inning.
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• Dodgers won't worry about Zack Greinke potentially opting out until after the season
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Zack Greinke could hit the market as a free agent if he opts out of his contract, but Dodgers Stan Kasten won't worry about that until the 2015 season is over.
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• Mike Bolsinger moves to the bullpen at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - If Mike Bolsinger had enough qualifying innings, his 2.87 FIP would rank 14th in the majors this season, ahead of Sonny Gray, David Price, Jon Lester and...
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• Don Mattingly meets with Yasiel Puig about playing time
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers are trying to mix Carl Crawford back into the outfield mix and Yasiel Puig has, so far, been the odd man out on those occasions.
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• Turner may need more time to get legs in shape
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Justin Turner is now "iffy" to return from the disabled list when he's eligible on Tuesday, but also that Turner will not need a Minor...
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• Bolsinger to pitch in long relief at Triple-A
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Mike Bolsinger, bumped from the Dodgers' starting rotation by the acquisitions of Mat Latos and Alex Wood, will be pitching simulated long relief at Triple-A Oklahoma...
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• The Dodgers have created a "speed camp" for designated base runners
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Speed is the name of the game for the Dodgers, who are trying to find the next Terrance Gore.
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• Dodgers' Don Mattingly increasingly willing to sit Yasiel Puig
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Don Mattingly has released his lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Pirates, and Yasiel Puig is not in it.
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• MLB Vegas Experts: How to bet Sunday night's Dodgers-Pirates matchup
  From the Web › ESPN
  MLB Vegas Experts: How to bet Sunday night's Dodgers-Pirates matchup
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• Dodgers still a work in progress; Padres' woes continue
  From the Web › ESPN
  Dodgers still a work in progress; Padres' woes continue
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• Dodgers fast-tracking a 'speed camp' to develop designated runners
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Edwin Drexler was a center fielder when the Dodgers drafted him in June. He signed his contract, reported to their Arizona training facility and met his fellow draftees...
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• Web Gems: Saturday, August 8
  From the Web › ESPN
  Does Yasiel Puig's barehanded throw to second base for an out top the flip from Omar Infante to Alcides Escobar? Vote @BBTN, using #WebGems.
  Share • August 8, 2015 at 10:35 PM
• Game 110: The Dodgers lose, and more about that first-inning double challenge.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - The Dodgers dropped their second straight one-run game to the Pirates on Saturday; this one didn't feel quite the same as the first. The replay system did...
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• Four replays go against Dodgers in wild game
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was not happy about MLB's replay review system after four challenges went the Pirates' way in a 6-5 Pittsburgh victory on Saturday...
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• Video: Francisco Liriano hits his first career home run
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Francisco Liriano hit his first career home run, helping the Pirates keep pace with the Dodgers in a slugfest on Saturday.
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• Pirates benefit from instant replay in win over Dodgers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Pittsburgh Manager Clint Hurdle said he can't remember ever asking for video reviews of three calls in the same game before.
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• Mattingly sees positives in close loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have struggled against the better teams all season, but after a 6-5 loss to the Pirates on Saturday, they tried to accentuate the positive.
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• Numbers don't favor Dodgers in 6-5 loss to Pirates
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Here are some things you could have done in the time it took the Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates to play the first three innings of Saturday's game:
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• Liriano's First-Career Homer Lifts Pirates Over Dodgers
  From the Web › AOL On
  FOX Sports - Preston Willis and Justin Kutcher recap the Pirates' 6-5 win over the Dodgers.
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• Replay system does Dodgers no favors in loss to Pittsburgh Pirates
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> The Pirates initiated three challenges in their 6-5 win over the Dodgers on Saturday and won them all. The Dodgers challenged one call on the field and...
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• Dodgers nearly pick up the pieces after Mat Latos struggles
  From the Web › ESPN
  There was just one missing page from the Dodgers' win-big-games playbook on Saturday: Get a dominant outing from your starting pitcher.
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• Wood set to face Pirates for third time in finale
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Pirates haven't faced left-handed starting pitchers often this season, but they have gone up against left-hander Alex Wood twice. Sunday will make it three times as...
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• Dodgers, Mat Latos can't find their groove in 6-5 loss to Pirates
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Where to begin? The Dodgers lost, there's that. They lost to the Pirates, 6-5, at PNC Park on Saturday afternoon.
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• Dodgers' long day ends in second straight loss to Pittsburgh Pirates
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> Friday's series opener between the Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates had a playoff atmosphere. The game featured two of the National League's best starting...
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• Baseball's challenge system does Dodgers no favors in 6-5 loss to the Pirates.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - The Pirates initiated three challenges in their 6-5 win over the Dodgers on Saturday and won them all. The Dodgers challenged one call on the field and...
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• Rapid Reaction: Pirates 6, Dodgers 5
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers lost 6-5 to the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday at PNC Park, costing them another series to a contending team.
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• Liriano's homer, McCutchen's 3 hits lead Pirates
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  PITTSBURGH -- Left-hander Francisco Liriano hit the first home run of his 10-year career and Andrew McCutchen went 3 for 3 as the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to beat the...
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• Dodgers come out swinging, can't finish rally
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Backed by a pair of homers, including an unlikely three-run shot from starter Francisco Liriano, the Pirates' bullpen fired five straight scoreless innings and Mark...
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• Puig's great throw robs Marte of base hit
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasiel Puig showed off his powerful throwing arm in the first inning of Saturday's Dodgers-Pirates game, taking a single away from Starling Marte by forcing out Gregory...
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• A brief note on Jung-Ho Kang and how the Dodgers use spray chart data.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jung-Ho Kang is batting .295 this season and is making noise in the National League Rookie of the Year race. Kang is 28 years old and had...
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• Kershaw sore, should be fine for next start
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Clayton Kershaw, knocked around literally and figuratively Friday night by the Pirates, apparently escaped any major injury.
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• Puig working on adjusting hitting mechanics
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasiel Puig has been doing extra work on his hitting mechanics, and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said it is starting to show.
  Share • August 8, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig 'trying to get back to square one' at the plate, Don Mattingly says.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - Yasiel Puig has been tinkering with his swing quite a bit recently. Really, it would only be surprising if he didn't. A .305/.386/.502 hitter coming into...
  Share • August 8, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers discuss the missed bunt play
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers rue the missed play on Sean Rodriguez's bunt that led to the Pittsburgh Pirates' walk-off, 10-inning win Friday night.
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• Where the Dodgers got their distinctive "LA" logo
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Today is the 58th anniversary of the Dodgers announcing their move to L.A. They'd need new caps.
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• Baseball results
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS) CHICAGO CUBS 7 San Francisco 3 Toronto 2 NY YANKEES 1 (10 innings) Colorado 5...
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• Clayton Kershaw's streak ends, bullpen issues don't as Dodgers fall to Pirates
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It took Clayton Kershaw one pitch to discover Friday wasn't going to be his night.
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• Game 109: The Dodgers' bullpen isn't inspiring confidence right now.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - Baseball's July 31 trade deadline1 is often viewed as a quick-fix opportunity for contending teams who need help. The Dodgers are a contending team, and...
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• Rollins shows he can step up against the best
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Sometimes you look past a .223 batting average. Like when it comes with a World Series ring and MVP Award. Someone like Jimmy Rollins.
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• Dodgers' Andre Ethier waited for his chance and has made most of it
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers were on the verge of parting ways with outfielder Andre Ethier last winter before the deal they were working on fell through.
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• Clayton Kershaw's scoreless-innings streak meets early demise
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> Clayton Kershaw's consecutive scoreless-innings streak ended quickly Friday.Pittsburgh Pirates leadoff hitter Gregory Polanco planted Kershaw's first pitch...
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• Loss won't change Clayton Kershaw's iffy reputation in big games
  From the Web › ESPN
  Loss won't change Clayton Kershaw's iffy reputation in big games
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• LETTERS: Angels, Dodgers can't stand pat, can they?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Despite all the statements from the Angels' front office, they could have used some help before the trade deadline. They couldn't beat Houston and fell out of first...
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• Little goes to plan as Dodgers fall in 10th to Pirates, 5-4
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  OK, that did not go as expected. Aces Clayton Kershaw and Gerrit Cole were less than sharp. Kershaw's 37-inning scoreless streak ended on his first pitch of the...
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• Latos faces Pirates in second start since trade to Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  It's not as heralded as Gerrit Cole against Clayton Kershaw, but the Pirates and Dodgers will send out two pitchers quietly having strong seasons in the second game of...
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• Kershaw's scoreless innings streak broken as L.A. Dodgers lose to Pirates in 10 innings
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> The Dodgers survived a rare off-day by Zack Greinke on Thursday in Philadelphia. They almost survived Clayton Kershaw's worst start in two months.They...
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• Rapid Reaction: Pirates 5, Dodgers 4 (10)
  From the Web › ESPN
  The anticipated duel between Clayton Kershaw and Gerrit Cole didn't go as planned, and the Pirates got to the Dodgers bullpen for a 10-inning win.
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• Alvarez's pinch-hit in 10th lifts Pirates over Dodgers 5-4
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  PITTSBURGH -- Pinch-hitter Pedro Alvarez lined a bases-loaded single over a five-man infield in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4...
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• Dodgers fall to Bucs on walk-off hit in 10th
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Pedro Alvarez delivered a pinch-hit, bases-loaded, walk-off single to right field off Dodgers left-hander J.P. Howell, leading the Pirates to a 5-4 win in 10 innings...
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• The Giants lost today, and that might affect Don Mattingly's managing strategy. Update.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he watches the out-of-town scoreboard from Game 1 until Game 162. Typically, he said, that doesn't affect how he manages...
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• Kershaw's shutout streak over at 37 on leadoff HR
  From the Web › ESPN
  Clayton Kershaw's streak of 37 consecutive innings ended Friday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers ace gave up a leadoff homer to Pittsburgh's Gregory Polanco.
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• Dodgers ace Kershaw's scoreless streak ends at 37 innings
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  PITTSBURGH -- Clayton Kershaw's streak of 37 consecutive scoreless innings ended Friday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers ace gave up a leadoff homer to...
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• Kershaw's scoreless streak ends at 37 on Polanco's HR
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Clayton Kershaw's scoreless innings streak was snapped on his first pitch Friday night at 37, as Gregory Polanco homered leading off the bottom of the first for the...
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• Clayton Kershaw's scoreless streak ends at 37 innings in Pittsburgh.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - Clayton Kershaw‘s streak of 37 consecutive scoreless innings ended one batter into Friday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pirates leadoff...
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• Dodgers hoping bullpen's fortunes switch course
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers were hoping that some trades would bolster a struggling bullpen, but so far that hasn't been the case.
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• Dodgers release Chris Heisey
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers released outfielder Chris Heisey, who has struggled and been in Triple-A for much of the season.
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• Dodgers release OF Heisey
  From the Web › MLB.com
  PITTSBURGH -- The Dodgers released outfielder Chris Heisey on Friday. Heisey, 30, was part of the pin-action fallout from last week's multi-player trades. He was...
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• Turner could be out slightly longer than expected
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly backpeddled just a bit on the return date for third baseman Justin Turner from the 15-day disabled list.
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• Anderson injures right wrist on checked swing
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson has come up with another weird injury, but this one doesn't affect his pitching.
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• Dodgers release outfielder Chris Heisey
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Say this for the Dodgers' new brain trust, they do not appear shy about admitting a gamble failed to pay off.
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• First look: Sandy Koufax bobblehead, August 13 Dodger Stadium giveaway.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - The Dodgers will give away a Sandy Koufax bobblehead to the first 40,000 fans in attendance at next Thursday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Here's what...
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• Justin Turner's return from a skin infection could be delayed 1-2 days.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH - Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner has resumed baseball activities, manager Don Mattingly said, but his return from a skin infection could be pushed back...
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• Chris Heisey released by the Dodgers
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Heisey spent five years as a part-time player in Cincinnati before being traded to the Dodgers in December.
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• Time for Dodgers to develop some swagger against winning teams
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It's not complicated. If a team wants to be a champion, it has to beat the best.
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• Kershaw-Cole: Battle of NL Cy Young Award contenders
  From the Web › ESPN
  Clayton Kershaw and Gerrit Cole face off in one of the best late-season pitching matchups in modern baseball history
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• The Dodgers are paying $87.5 million to guys who aren't Dodgers
  From the Web › USA Today
  The L.A. club has blown past baseball's luxury-tax threshold in 2015.       
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• Dodgers Dugout: Don Mattingly can't solve baserunning problems
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Hi, welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and I'm wondering why we can send a probe to take pictures of Pluto, but I can't watch the...
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