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Found October 07, 2009 on Knuckle Curve:
PLAYERS: Ryan Ludwick,  Matt Kemp,  Chris Carpenter
TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals,  Los Angeles Dodgers

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The Los Angeles Dodgers limped to the end of the 2009 baseball regular season. However, in their first game of the postseason, the Dodgers looked like the team that dominated the National League for much of the season. After Ryan Ludwick hit a single to put the St. Louis Cardinals up 1-0, the Dodgers got a two-run blast from Matt Kemp — and never trailed again. Los Angeles ended up winning the ballgame 5-3. Chris Carpenter, who is likely to win the 2009 NL Cy Young Award, didn’t fair well. In five innings, he gave up nine hits, four walks and four [...]Post from: Knuckle Curve
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