The Dodgers lost to the Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 13 innings today. For a full recap and boxscore click here

The bare essentials:

* Nothing like a 13-inning, 4 1/2 hour marathon on getaway day, right?

* Jeff Weaver took the loss, surrendering an RBI sinle to Scott Podsednik with two outs in the bottom of the 13th, scoring pinch-runner Gordon Beckham from third base for the winning run.

* For the second time in two games the Dodgers could not hold a lead, coughing up a 4-0 advantage between the fifth and sixth innings. All five runs were charged to starter Chad Billingsley.

* Granted, it was a 13-inning game, but the Dodgers left 21 runners on base, a day after stranding 18 in Wednesday’s loss to the White Sox.

* Matt Kemp had a game to forget, going 0 for 6 at the plate.

* Orlando Hundson had three hits and two RBIs and Mark Loretta had two hits and two RBIs

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* The Dodgers dropped their first series in more than a month, breaking a string of eight straight series victories.

* The Dodgers were 4 of 16 with runners in scoring position, a direct contrast for a team that’s been so clutch in that situation.

* Credit the White Sox bullpen, which pitched 8.2 innings of shutout relief.

On deck:
The Dodgers return home to start three game series with the Seattle Mariners as LHP Jason Vargas (3-2) faces LHP Clayton Kershaw (4-5)

Pierre LF
Martin DH
Hudson 2B
Blake 3B
Kemp CF
Loretta 1B
Jones RF
Ausmus C
Castro SS
Billingsley P

Podsednik LF
Ramirez SS
Dye RF
Konerko DH
Pierzynski C
Anderson CF
Nix 2B
Beckham 3B
Fields 1B

Richard P

Manny Ramirez is now hitless in two minor league games with Triple-A Albuquerque after going 0 for 1 with a walk Wednesday night.

The Dodgers lost to the White Sox, 10-7, tonight at Cellular Field. For a full recap and boxscore click here

What You Should Know:

* For a team that has struggled offensively this year – especially at home – the Sox looked downright lethal while smashing six home runs, three off starter Randy Wolf, two off reliever Corey Wade and one off James McDonald. Alexi Ramirez, Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Jayson Nix and Josh Fields (2) all went deep for Chicago.

* Wolf got roughed up for five runs on seven hits in just 3.1 innings.

* Wade and McDonald weren’t much better in relief, combining to give up six hits and five runs in just 3.2 innings of work.

* Matt Kemp gave the Dodgers some hope in the top of the eighth when he crushed a three-run home run to left field off Jimmy Gobble to make it 10-7. But Octavio Dotel came on to strike out Rafael Furcal with Juan Pierre at first base to end the inning, and the threat.

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* You know it’s a bad night when the other team’s seventh and ninth hitters combine for four hits and six RBIs.

* The Dodgers stranded 18 runners.

* The Dodgers did not have an extra base hit against Sox starter Gavin Floyd.

* Mark Loretta had two hits and an RBI, Orlando Hudson added and RBI single and Russell Martin had two singles.

* Pierre doubled and scored in the seventh inning.

On deck:

The Dodgers go for their ninth straight series win tomorrow at 11:05 a.m., sending RHP Chad Billingsley (9-3, 2.83) against LHP Clayton Richard (2-1, 4.03)