SB Nation Los Angeles - Dodgers Vs. Giants: L.A. Wins Fourth Straight, Now .500https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48949/la-fave.png2011-09-10T21:05:27-07:00http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/stream/21810762011-09-10T21:05:27-07:002011-09-10T21:05:27-07:00Dodgers Vs. Giants: Dana Eveland Gem Lifts L.A. To 3-0 Win
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<p><span>Dana Eveland</span> pitched seven scoreless innings, leading the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> to a 3-0 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">San Francisco Giants</a> at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The Dodgers have won four straight games, and 20 of their last 29 contests, and are at .500 (72-72) for the first time since May 2.</p>
<p>Eveland, who made the Pacific Coast League All-Star team after going 12-8 with a 4.38 ERA for Triple A Albuquerque, allowed just three hits and two walks to the Giants on Saturday, pitching into the eighth inning. It was the second straight superlative outing for Eveland, who has allowed one run over 15 innings in two starts with the Dodgers. He was promoted to the big club on September 1.</p>
<p><span>Kenley Jansen</span> struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning, continuing his amazing work the last few months. Since returning from the disabled list on June 18, Jansen has allowed one run in 25 innings. Javy Guerra pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 18th save.</p>
<p>Juan Rivera had three hits for the Dodgers, driving in one run and scoring another...<i>on a balk</i>. <span>James Loney</span> and <span>Matt Kemp</span> each tripled and scored for the Dodgers, who go for the series sweep and an 8-2 road trip on Sunday afternoon, with <span>Hiroki Kuroda</span> facing <span>Madison Bumgarner</span>.</p>
<p><i><b>For more news and information on the Dodgers, be sure to read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truebluela.com/">True Blue LA</a>.</b></i></p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-dodgers/2011/9/10/2417604/dodgers-vs-giants-dana-eveland-3-0-winEric Stephen2011-09-10T15:08:17-07:002011-09-10T15:08:17-07:00Remembering 9/11: Vin Scully's Speech 10 Years Ago
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<p>It was 10 years ago Sunday that the world was shaken by the events of September 11, 2001. It was day, and a time, in history that none of us will ever forget. It put the sports world on hold for the better part of a week, as both baseball and football postponed several games. On Monday, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200109170.shtml">September 17, 2001</a>, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> resumed their season with a game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">San Diego Padres</a>.</p>↵<p>Vin Scully opened the game with <a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18652293&topic_id=16401516&tcid=fb_SEPT11_18652293&c_id=mlb&partnerId=aw-7505785771461688532-1034">an emotional speech that was played both on the television broadcast and at Dodger Stadium</a>:</p>↵<p align="center"><object width="280" height="178"><param name="movie" value="http://mlb.mlb.com/shared/flash/video/share/ObjectEmbedFrame.swf?content_id=18652293&topic_id=16401516&width=280&height=178&property=mlb">
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https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-dodgers/2011/9/10/2417094/remembering-9-11-vin-scully-speech-10-years-agoEric Stephen2011-09-10T14:47:15-07:002011-09-10T14:47:15-07:00Dodgers Vs. Giants Starting Lineups: Justin Sellers Makes First Start At Third Base
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> battle their longtime rivals, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">San Francisco Giants</a> on Saturday night at AT&T Park in San Francisco. <span>Dana Eveland</span> gets the start for the Dodgers, on a cool eight days rest after beating the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a> on September 1. <span>Ryan Vogelsong</span> gets the start for San Francisco.</p>
<p>Rookie Justin Sellers, who has shown range at both shortstop and second base in his month in the major leagues, gets the start Saturday night at third base for the first time. Sellers previously made 17 starts at shortstop and five more at second base. Sellers made 15 starts at third base for Triple A Albuquerque this season. Manager Don Mattingly said this week that Sellers and fellow rookie <span>Jerry Sands</span> would play nearly every day through the end of the season to get them reps against major league pitching.</p>
<p>Here are Saturday's lineups:</p>
<h3>Dodgers (71-72)</h3>
<p>Gordon SS<br>Sellers 3B<br>Kemp CF<br>Rivera RF<br>Loney 1B<br>Sands LF<br>Ellis C<br>Carroll 2B<br>Eveland P</p>
<h3>Giants (75-69)</h3>
<p>Christian CF<br>Keppinger 2B<br>Beltran RF<br>Sandoval 3B<br>Pill 1B<br>Belt LF<br>Cabrera SS<br>Sanchez C<br>Vogelsong P</p>
<p><i><b>Saturday night's 6:05 p.m. PDT game will be televised on Prime Ticket. For more news and information on the Dodgers, be sure to read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truebluela.com/">True Blue LA</a>.</b></i></p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-dodgers/2011/9/10/2417047/dodgers-vs-giants-starting-lineups-justin-sellers-first-start-third-baseEric Stephen2011-09-10T12:28:05-07:002011-09-10T12:28:05-07:00Dodgers Can Reach .500 With Win Over Giants
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<p>The Dodgers are 19-8 in their last 27 games.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> look for their fourth straight win on Saturday night, facing the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">San Francisco Giants</a> in the second game of a three-game series at AT&T Park in San Francisco. With a win on Saturday, the Dodgers would be at .500 for the first time since May 2, when they were 15-15. The Dodgers are 19-8 in their last 27 games.</p>
<p><span>Dana Eveland</span> gets the start for the Dodgers, his second start of the season. After allowing one run in eight innings in a win in Pittsburgh on September 1, Eveland was scheduled to pitch Wednesday in Washington D.C. against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Nationals</a>, but that game got rained out. He was then scheduled to pitch Thursday in the second game of the doubleheader Thursday, but <i>that</i> got rained out too.</p>
<p><span>Ryan Vogelsong</span> was picked up off the scrap heap by the Giants in the offseason, and was rewarded for his efforts with the Willie Mac Award, given annually to the Giant who embodies the competitiveness and spirit of Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. Vogelsong was pursued by the Dodgers this winter, but turned them down and called the Giants instead. "I couldn't see myself being a Dodger," <a target="_blank" href="http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110909&content_id=24468042&vkey=news_sf&c_id=sf">Vogelsong said</a>.</p>
<p><i><b>Saturday night's 6:05 p.m. PDT game will be televised on Prime Ticket. For more news and information on the Dodgers, be sure to read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truebluela.com">True Blue LA</a>.</b></i></p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-dodgers/2011/9/10/2416803/dodgers-vs-giants-mlb-game-preview-500-dana-eveland-ryan-vogelsongEric Stephen