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Philadelphia’s Cole Hamels has regularly shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers’ Hiroki Kuroda has fared even better against the Phillies. In this matchup between pitchers facing two of their favorite opponents, Hamels and Kuroda hope to continue to make things miserable for the opposing hitters in Wednesday night’s series finale in Philadelphia.
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Dodgers’ rookie De La Rosa wins first start to beat
Rookie Rubby De La Rosa won his first Major League start to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies and their victory-starved pitcher Roy Oswalt on Tuesday.
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Dodgers activate 3 off DL, call up SS Gordon
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated outfielder Marcus Thames, right-hander Blake Hawksworth and infielder Juan Uribe off the 15-day disabled list. The Dodgers also purchased the contract of shortstop Dee Gordon on Monday. Jay Gibbons and Juan Castro were designated for assignment. The Dodgers also optioned Ivan De Jesus and John Ely to Triple-A Albuquerque.
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