August 2nd in Los Angeles Dodgers History

Last night's Dodger debut of Manny Rameriz ended in disappointment for Dodgers fans as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers by a 2-1 score.  With a chance to be the hero in the bottom of the ninth, Rameriz grounded into a double play on a great pitch by Brandon Lyon and Rameriz' opportunity to make his first night in Los Angeles a special one went out the window.On this day in 1995 another Dodger trade deadline acquisition made his debut, but with much less fanfare that the Cooperstown-bound Rameriz.  A July 31st trade with the Minnesota Twins brought veteran righthander Kevin Tapani to Los Angeles for his first assignment, he'd go up against the Colorado Rockies in Coors Field.Things were looking up for Tapani when Eric Karros' three run homer staked him to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, but the good feeling quickly vanished when Colorado touched Tapani for four runs (including a two run homer by Dante Bichette and a solo homer by V...