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Dodgers find spark to whip Brewers, Ryu wins
Dodgers find spark to whip Brewers, Ryu wins
Cincinnati Reds batter Shin-Soo Choo beats tag by New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada (R) at second base and has a double in the ninth inning of their MLB National League game at CitiField in New York, on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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If Don Mattingly’s comments and lineup change were aimed at shaking up his struggling Los Angeles team, he certainly got his wish as the Dodgers hammered Milwaukee 9-2 on Wednesday. |
With the Dodgers bottom of the National League West despite having one of the highest payrolls in Major League Baseball, Mattingly questioned his team’s toughness and benched outfielder Andre Ethier.
“It’s not all grit and no talent that gets there, and it’s not all talent and no grit. It’s a mixture of both,” Mattingly told reporters, saying he wanted a team “that is going to compete the whole day.”
With rookie Scott Van Slyke playing in place of Ethier, Los Angeles grabbed a 7-0 lead by the third inning and never looked back. Van Slyke finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
South Korean rookie Ryu Hyun-jin pitched into the eighth inning, giving up two runs on the way to his fifth win.
In Miami, pitcher Cliff Lee turned in a complete-game three-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Marlins.