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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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