Furcal homers in Triple-A rehab game  ...more ?
Furcal homers in Triple-A rehab game
Elusive big bat key to big Dodgers offseason  ...more ?
Elusive big bat key to big Dodgers offseason
Frank McCourt testifies for second day  ...more ?
Frank McCourt testifies for second day
Kershaw fans 11, but Dodgers fall to Phils  ...more ?
Kershaw fans 11, but Dodgers fall to Phils
LA's schedule chock full of NL West foes  ...more ?
LA's schedule chock full of NL West foes
Lilly pulled back after Yanks' waiver claim  ...more ?
Lilly pulled back after Yanks' waiver claim
Dodgers' roster doesn't get add-ons  ...more ?
Dodgers' roster doesn't get add-ons
Theriot's knee feeling better after short rest  ...more ?
Theriot's knee feeling better after short rest
Monasterios, Dodgers hit hard by Phils  ...more ?
Monasterios, Dodgers hit hard by Phils
Catcher Ellis to rejoin Dodgers  ...more ?
Catcher Ellis to rejoin Dodgers
Mattingly to manage seven Dodgers in AFL  ...more ?
Mattingly to manage seven Dodgers in AFL
Torre's decision on future in holding pattern  ...more ?
Torre's decision on future in holding pattern
Sore knee sidelines Dodgers' Theriot  ...more ?
Sore knee sidelines Dodgers' Theriot
LA debut with Dodgers 'special' for Barajas  ...more ?
LA debut with Dodgers 'special' for Barajas
Kuroda flirts with no-no in Dodgers' shutout  ...more ?
Kuroda flirts with no-no in Dodgers' shutout
In end, Dodgers didn't see Manny as fit in NL  ...more ?
In end, Dodgers didn't see Manny as fit in NL
Padilla, Furcal closer to Dodgers return  ...more ?
Padilla, Furcal closer to Dodgers return
McCourt trial begins in Los Angeles  ...more ?
McCourt trial begins in Los Angeles
Williams says Manny will fit in with White Sox  ...more ?
Williams says Manny will fit in with White Sox
Dodgers' Wild Card hopes take hit  ...more ?
Dodgers' Wild Card hopes take hit

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Alfonso Soriano and Blake DeWitt hit three-run homers, and Chicago beat New York 7-6 on Friday. David Wright hit a two-run double and scored in the first inning as the Mets took a 3-0 lead against Randy Wells. Then, with the Cubs ahead 7-4, Wright homered off Andrew Cashner leading off the seventh, giving him three hits.
McCourt delves into marriage at divorce trial (PA SportsTicker)  ...more ?
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Dodgers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?

The Dodgers are still clinging to their tiniest of playoff hopes, as they should, and manager Joe Torre admitted that they need to sweep the Giants this weekend.

"We need to win every game," Torre said, and while he wasn't speaking literally about a 28-0 finish, it wasn't that far away.

After a day off Thursday, reinforcements will arrive in the form of September call-ups. The Dodgers don't plan to add a ton of players. Torre mentioned a catcher, a couple of relievers and an infielder.

Class AAA Albuquerque, despite having its roster torn apart all year by roster changes, played competitive baseball. Barring a major turnaround that puts the team in the playoffs, Albuquerque's season will end Monday, at which point the Dodgers will consider additional call-ups.

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Does another team have a Houston-type spoiler effort in them? (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
If this were a perfect world, the Houston Astros would be entering September with a slate full of important...
Frank McCourt: Dodgers ownership mistake caught before agreement signed (SportingNews.com)  ...more ?
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt testified Wednesday an error in his prenuptial agreement with wife Jamie McCourt was discovered the day before they signed the pact. However, he couldn't remember who discovered the mistake, according to an Associated Press report. The McCourts are locked in a bitter court battle over ownership of the Dodgers. He contents the pact gives him control of the team. She believes the team and its properties should be split between them.
AL Roundup: A look at Wednesday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez finally made his hyped Chicago debut, but it was a longtime White Sox slugger who ended up providing the fireworks.
Manny Ramirez goes 1-for-3 in White Sox debut (SportingNews.com)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez, hitting fifth and serving as the DH, was 1-for-3 with a single and a strikeout in his Chicago White Sox debut Wednesday. He also was hit by a pitch. Ramirez was acquired earlier this week via a waiver claim from the Los Angeles Dodgers and was in uniform Tuesday. Despite coming to the on-deck circle in the ninth inning, however, he didn't have an at-bat Tuesday. The slugger grounded out in his first at-bat Wednesday and struck out his next time up.
McCourt: Plan was to cut Dodgers players' salaries (AP)  ...more ?
Frank McCourt says his plans to turn around the Los Angeles Dodgers' fortunes included reducing players' salaries. A business plan created for McCourt called for cutting payroll by 11 percent and 21 percent in 2005 and 2006, respectively. The plan was aiming for a team operating budget at about $85 million.
Roy Oswalt pitches Phillies past Dodgers 5-1 (AP)  ...more ?
Roy Oswalt has been one of baseball's most consistent winners down the stretch -- which is exactly what the Philadelphia Phillies were bargaining for when they obtained him just before the July 31 trade deadline. Oswalt pitched one-hit ball into the seventh and the Phillies used leadoff homers by Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino in the first two innings to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on...
Ryan Howard beats ailing ankle, smacks first homer since July 27 (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Make no mistake: One home run isn't going to vaporize all the talk about whether Ryan Howard returned from...
Rangers consider adding Lowell again (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
The Texas Rangers picked up outfielder Jeff Francoeur from the New York Mets last night to come off the bench in...
Yankees claim Lilly but Dodgers pull him back (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Ted Lilly was picked up off waivers by one of his former teams, the New York Yankees, and then pulled back by...
Phillies beat Dodgers 8-4 on pair of 3-run homers (AP)  ...more ?
After enduring his second-longest home run drought of the season, Ryan Howard wasn't expecting anything big at the plate. After all, most of the balls he'd hit lately ended up in someone's glove. But that changed against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brian Schneider and Howard each hit a three-run homer to power the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-4 win Tuesday night, keeping them three games...
Manny Ramirez not in White Sox starting lineup (SportingNews.com)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez was not in the Chicago White Sox's starting lineup Tuesday, but he did make an appearance with his new team. Ramirez was on deck when A.J. Pierzynski hit a ninth-inning home run that gave the Sox a road 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. While Pierzynski circled the bases, Ramirez returned to the dugout and didn't hit. Instead, he high-fived teammates to celebrate the homer. Before the game, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen told reporters that Ramirez was tired from a cross-country flight to join his new team.
Manny joins White Sox, not in starting lineup (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?

CLEVELAND - Behind trendy, white-framed sunglasses with rose-coloured lenses, his dreadlocks pulled neatly together with a rubber band, Manny Ramirez walked to the front of the interview room wearing Chicago's silver and black for the first time.


Pierzynski's homer sends White Sox past Indians (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?

CLEVELAND - Manny Ramirez grabbed one of his bats, waved it only the way he can, and simply stood in the on-deck circle.


Manny Ramirez wigs won't be a part of White Sox's waiver claim (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
TMZ had a report on Tuesday morning that said the Chicago White Sox were looking into the possibility of also...
Meddlesome beach ball tries to help Phils break Kuroda's no-no (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Was a wayward beach ball responsible for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda losing a no-hitter in the...
NL Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
Hiroki Kuroda felt he let down the Los Angeles Dodgers' fans when he lost his no-hitter, but the standing ovation he received told a different story.
Dodgers beat Phillies 3-0 behind Kuroda's 1-hitter (AP)  ...more ?
Hiroki Kuroda didn't realize he had a no-hitter going until the fifth inning. It should have come as no surprise, though. He's been at his best against Philadelphia. Kuroda took his no-hit bid into the eighth and Rod Barajas homered in his home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won 3-0 Monday night to move within 5 1/2 games of the Phillies in the NL wild-card race.