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Oh me of little faith

Sure, the Dodgers scored exactly one run in a span of 19 innings. But they broke that skid with a three-run eighth in which they batted around, got Gorzelanny out of the game and got three consecutive two-out hits to pull within 4-3. Salomon Torres got out of that inning, but never really got started in the eighth before he gave up a single to Russell Martin and a two-run homer to Ethier, putting the Dodgers in front. Ethier is 2 for 4 with a double and home run. Kent is 0 for 2 since entering as a PH in the seventh and now is 1 for his past 28. Oh, and I forgot to mention earlier, Grady got tossed in the fourth inning arguing a play at the plate that gave the Buccos their third run. ... Dodgers are 26-0 when leading after eight, and Broxton just retired LaRoche on a lazy fly ball to start the bottom of the inning after starting him 3-0. Dodgers 5, Pirates 4, bottom 8

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TONY JACKSON

Tony Jackson is in his fourth season covering the Dodgers for the Daily News, his eighth season as a full-time Major League Baseball beat writer and his 13th season covering MLB on regular basis. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas, although he refuses to root for the Razorbacks again until Frank Broyles is finally out of there. Tony is single and has a daughter who lives in Colorado. His hobbies include working out, reading and taking winter vacations with his daughter to non-MLB cities, usually in Mexico or the Caribbean. And he LIVES to blog.
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