Dodgers do their best to convert nonbelievers

They improve to 25-16 in Manny Ramirez's absence, having beaten the Phillies, Rangers and Angels recently in road series. Kobe Bryant took his front-row seat behind the Dodgers dugout before the first pitch, and to his credit he stayed until the ninth inning. The sellout crowd at Angel Stadium serenaded him with "M-V-P" chants, and his team beat the home team.