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Schmidt gets confidence booster as Dodgers shut out Braves

Associated Press

Friday, July 31, 2009

ATLANTA -- Jason Schmidt, plagued by self-doubt, wasn't sure he wanted to be on the mound. Six scoreless innings, his longest start in more than two years, lifted Schmidt's spirits and Andre Ethier hit a homer and drove in four runs to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Friday night. "Very surprising," Schmidt said after giving up one hit. "I hate to say that because it doesn't sound good. ... It was big. Every start is big for me." Schmidt, making only his third star ...

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