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Found June 04, 2012 on Philliedelphia: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Carlos Ruiz,  Matt Kemp,  Andre Ethier,  AJ Ellis,  Vance Worley,  Clayton Kershaw,  Cliff Lee,  Chad Billingsley,  Kyle Kendrick,  Chris Capuano,  Cole Hamels,  Aaron Harang
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies,  Los Angeles Dodgers
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Carlos Ruiz and the Phillies open a four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight. (Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso) This is the last team the Phillies wanted to see. For a team that can't seem to get into a groove or win consistently at home, into town roll baseball's best team so far this season: the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers are leading all of baseball with a 33-21 record, keeping them a healthy three games above the second-place Giants in the NL West. The Phillies initially dodge a huge bullet in missing the bat of Matt Kemp. Kemp recently returned from injury just in time for this series but days ago was placed back on the DL. He is out for the series. But the Dodgers have plenty of other help. Leading the way is a guy who's had his way with the Phillies, Andre Ethier. Ethier leads the Dodgers with 46 RBIs and is second only to Kemp with nine home runs and a .327 average. The next highest run producer is the surprising A.J. Ellis, who has emerged as...
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