10/13/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to even the National League Championship Series at two games apiece this evening, when they play Game 4 of the best-of-seven set against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium.
Los Angeles picked up a much-needed win in Game 3 on Sunday, as Blake DeWitt's three-run triple highlighted a five-run first inning and Hiroki Kuroda threw six-plus strong innings to help the Dodgers to a 7-2 victory.
Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake also singled in runs as part of the first-inning outburst. Ramirez has now driven in a run in nine of his last 10 LCS games, including seven straight.
The benches cleared in the third inning, soon after Kuroda threw a high pitch over Shane Victorino's head, and Dodgers catcher Russell Martin was hit by a pitch twice during the game.
Kuroda (2-0) was charged with five hits and two runs, and relievers Cory Wade and Jonathan Broxton combined to yield a pair of singles the rest of the way.
Pedro Feliz and Pat Burrell had RBI singles for the Phillies, while 45-year- old Jamie Moyer (0-2), the oldest pitcher to ever start an LCS game, was blistered for six hits and six runs in 1 1/3 innings.
The Dodgers now turn to righty Derek Lowe on short rest. Lowe absorbed the loss in Game 1 of this series on Thursday, as he allowed three runs (2 earned) and six hits in 5 1/3 frames. He was cruising along in that one until the sixth inning, when he gave up a pair of home runs.
Lowe, though, has been tremendous against the Phils over the course of his career, going 4-1 against them with a pair of saves and a 3.02 ERA in 11 games, seven of which have been starts.
Philadelphia will counter with righty Joe Blanton, who was superb in the Phillies' NLDS clincher over Milwaukee. Blanton gave up a runs and five hits in that one, while striking out seven batters without a walk.
Blanton is 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA in three starts against the Dodgers. He did not get a decision the last time he faced them, but surrendered just a run and six hits in six innings.
Each team won four games from one another in the season series, with each capturing a four-game sweep on their home turf. Philadelphia, though, has lost its last five at Chavez Ravine.
These teams are also no stranger to one another in the postseason, having met on three other occasions. However, they have not met up in the playoffs since the Phils defeated the Dodgers, 3-1, to advance to the 1983 World Series.
Los Angeles, though, defeated the Phils the first two times these teams squared off in NLCS play.
Unfortunately, the winner of the past three LCS matchups between these two has gone on to lose the World Series.
Game 5 of this series will be played on Wednesday at Chavez Ravine.
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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