The Los Angeles Dodgers, tired of being pushed around and thrown at by the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS, attacked Philadelphia tonight taking a 7-2 victory with them. After Manny Ramirez was thrown behind to for the second consecutive game and catcher Russell Martin was also hit, Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda threw a fastball behind the head of outfielder Shane Victorino and caused the benches to clear.
The hero of the night was rookie second-baseman Blake DeWitt, who hit a bases-clearing triple in the first inning to give LA an early 5-0 lead. Rafael Furcal homered later in the game, and Kuroda won his second start of the postseason. 16-game winner Jamie Moyer was the victim of the offensive onslaught in the first, only lasting 1 1/3 innings before being taken out by manager Charlie Manuel.
The series continues tomorrow night as Dodgers ace Derek Lowe faces Joe Blanton of the Phillies. Blanton pitched very well against the Brewers in the first-round, but definitely has his work cut out for him against the now hot-tempered Dodger club.
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