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Phillies out of first
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Dodgers 3, Phillies 1
Ryan Howard, who fanned twice, reacts after striking out in the third inning. (Gus Ruelas/AP)
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Brett Myers nearly matched counterpart Hiroki Kuroda, allowing three runs and striking out eight in seven innings, but the Phillies could not support the righty. With the loss and the Mets' win, the Phils are one game back in the East.
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Series at a glance:
PHI
Philadelphia (64-57)
Lost 4 		LA Dodgers 3, Philadelphia 1   LAD
LA Dodgers (62-59)
Won 4
August 14, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Philadelphia
 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1 2 0
LA Dodgers
 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X   3 6 0
Standings thru 8/14/08  |  Recap: PHI | LAD  |  Gameday  |  Phillies stats  |  Dodgers stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Werth, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264
Utley, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288
Howard, 1B 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .235
Burrell, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
Jenkins, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
  a-Taguchi, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Coste, C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .270
Bruntlett, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216
  b-Victorino, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
  Eyre, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Myers, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051
  c-Cervenak, Mi, PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Totals 28 1 2 1 1 9 4  

a-Grounded out for Jenkins in the 8th. b-Struck out for Bruntlett in the 8th. c-Struck out for Myers in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Utley (33, Kuroda), Werth (8, Kuroda).
TB: Werth 2; Utley 2.
RBI: Howard (103).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Howard.
SF: Howard.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 2.
 
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kemp, CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .298
Ethier, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276
Kent, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272
  Berroa, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
Ramirez, M, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .315
Loney, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .296
Martin, R, C 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .289
Garciaparra, SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .258
Blake, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .287
Kuroda, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077
  a-Sweeney, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125
  Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 30 3 6 3 3 9 11  

a-Walked for Kuroda in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Ethier (25, Eyre, S).
3B: Loney (6, Myers).
HR: Kemp (14, 6th inning off Myers, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Blake; Kent; Ethier 2; Loney 3; Kemp 4; Martin, R.
RBI: Garciaparra (21), Kemp (62), Blake (68).
2-out RBI: Blake.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martin, R 2; Kemp.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Loney (6, 2nd base off Myers/Coste), Martin, R (12, 2nd base off Myers/Coste).
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Myers (L, 5-10) 7.0 5 3 3 2 8 1 5.02
Eyre, S 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.39
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda (W, 7-8) 7.0 2 1 1 0 7 0 3.88
Kuo (S, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.66

Game Scores: Myers , Kuroda .
IBB: Ramirez, M (by Eyre, S).
Pitches-strikes: Myers 105-70, Eyre, S 23-13, Kuroda 79-50, Kuo 29-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Myers 8-4, Eyre, S 0-2, Kuroda 9-5, Kuo 1-2.
Batters faced: Myers 28, Eyre, S 5, Kuroda 23, Kuo 7.
Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 75 degrees, clear.
Wind: 3 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:21.
Att: 51,064.
Venue: Dodger Stadium.
August 14, 2008
August 14, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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