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LOS ANGELES >> Scott Kazmir pitched one of his best games of the season. The weakest link in the Dodgers’ lineup, Josh Reddick, collected a pair of hits. With a one-run lead and nine outs to go, the Dodgers’ vaunted bullpen took over. All the stars were aligned and yet the Dodgers still lost Wednesday afteoon, 6-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Needing a win to keep pace with the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers fell a game behind in the National League West standings after spending less than 24 hours tied for first place. Freddy Galvis’ three-run home run off Grant Dayton in the seventh iing gave Philadelphia the lead for good. “It was a fastball I didn’t execute,” Dayton said. “He took adv...

LOS ANGELES >> Scott Kazmir pitched one of his best games of the season. The weakest link in the Dodgers’ lineup, Josh Reddick, collected a pair of hits. With a one-run lead and nine outs to go, the Dodgers’ vaunted bullpen took over. All the stars were aligned and yet the Dodgers still lost Wednesday afteoon, 6-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Needing a win to keep pace with the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers fell a game behind in the National League West standings after spending less than 24 hours tied for first place. Freddy Galvis’ three-run home run off Grant Dayton in the seventh iing gave Philadelphia the lead for good. “It was a fastball I didn’t execute,” Dayton said. “He took adv...

LOS ANGELES >> Scott Kazmir pitched one of his best games of the season on Wednesday. The weakest link in the lineup, Josh Reddick, collected a pair of hits. The vaunted Dodger bullpen needed nine outs to preserve a victory over a rebuilding Philadelphia Phillies team. The planets were aligned for a win, and the Dodgers still lost. Freddy Galvis’ three-run home run off Grant Dayton made the difference in the Dodgers’ 6-2 loss. Needing a win to keep pace with the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers fell a game behind in the National League West standings after spending less than 24 hours tied for first. Kazmir (9-6) allowed two runs in suffering his third loss in as many starts, but that’s a bi...