Dodgers beat Phillies, fight way back into NLCS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers were tired of getting brushed back in the NL championship series, so they came out ready to fight back against Philadelphia.
Blake DeWitt’s bases-loaded triple off Jamie Moyer capped a five-run first inning, and the feisty Dodgers beat the Phillies 7-2 in a testy game Sunday night to trim Philadelphia’s lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
The benches and bullpens emptied in the third inning, moments after Los Angeles starter Hiroki Kuroda threw a pitch over Shane Victorino’s head, with an angry Ramirez barking at the Phillies during the fracas.
But there were no punches or ejections, and the Dodgers played with poise all night.
‘‘We just want to play the game right,’’ Ramirez said. ‘‘We’re a team and we need to protect each other. I wasn’t trying to get anybody. I was there just in case anything happened. I just wanted to go out there and protect my teammates. I don’t fight nobody. I’m
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