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Bats break out to back Garland as Dodgers handle Pirates

Associated Press

Monday, September 14, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- While NL West rivals Colorado and San Francisco face off in a high-tension series up the California coast, the Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping to knock a few digits off their magic number while enjoying a slight letup in the September grind. Andre Ethier hit a tiebreaking homer, Manny Ramirez had an early RBI double and the Dodgers opened their penultimate regular-season homestand with a 6-2 victory over the woeful Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Jon Garland (10-11) persevere ...

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