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Velez, Sandoval homer as Giants down Dodgers, improve wild-card hopes

Associated Press

Friday, September 18, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- The San Francisco Giants just keep hanging around, figuring it's not too late to salvage the NL West wild card race. Eugenio Velez and Pablo Sandoval homered and pinch-hitter Fred Lewis doubled home the go-ahead run, sending the Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 Friday night for their fourth win in five games. The Giants' 80th victory -- their most since winning 91 in 2004 -- moved them 2 1/2 games behind Colorado in the wild card race. The Rockies lost 7-5 at Arizona an ...

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