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Clayton Kershaw pitched a five-hitter for his second shutout of the season, and Los Angeles beat San Francisco 4-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the division-leading Giants.

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The St. Louis Cardinals had a season-high 18 hits, including three apiece from David Freese and Matt Carpenter, and beat the Dodgers for the second straight game since the Ramirez trade, 7-4 Thursday.

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ST. LOUIS --Rafael Furcal came through again Wednesday night, as his two-out, RBI single off Jamey Wright in the 12th inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The RBI was No. 42 for Furcal, tops in the National League for leadoff hitters.

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Our weekly Wednesday visit with SI.com writer and Baseball Prospectus writer Jay Jaffe was again a good one. Jaffe talks about the impact of Ramirez to the Dodgers and much more.

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On Sports Spin's Wednesday segment, featuring KVIA's Asher Wildman, one of the questions was regarding the new movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Both Andy Lee and Wildman brought up the villian "Bane." The wheels in my head starting turning, but had nothing to do with the action-packed film. Call it a long shot, but this is how I think...

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When the Dodgers' new ownership group took over earlier in the year, they promised to do whatever it took to build a winner. They lived up to that promise today by acquiring Hanley Ramirez from the Miami Marlins.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers helped solve one of their biggest needs late last night by acquiring Miami Marlins' infielder Hanley Ramirez. The Dodgers also received reliever Randy Choate in exchange for starter Nate Eovaldi and prospect Scott McGough.

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Adam Wainwright's first two RBIs of the season helped knock out Clayton Kershaw in the sixth inning in a game that began in 103-degree heat as St. Louis ended Los Angeles' five-game winning streak with an 8-2 victory Tuesday night.

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Luis Cruz powered the Dodgers' fifth straight victory, 5-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals with a three-run homer in the second. Cruz, recalled July 2 to replaced injured shortstop Dee Gordon, has two career homers and 12 RBIs.

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Pinch-hitter Matt Treanor hit a two-run single in the 12th inning that lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-3 victory over the stumbling New York Mets for a three-game sweep.

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