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May 6, 2008 10:44 pm US/Pacific
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Dewitt's Inside-The-Park HR Leads Dodgers Past NY
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
Just 24 hours after hitting his first major league home run, Blake DeWitt got his first inside-the park homer—a two-run shot off the top of the right-field fence—that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a lead they would not relinquish in a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
DeWitt also had a two-run single among his three hits, helping the Dodgers win for the 10th time in 11 games. His inside-the-park homer was the first by the Dodgers since Aug. 9, 2003, when Dave Roberts led off the first inning with one against Matt Clement in a 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at Chavez Ravine.
Kong-Chih Kuo (2-1) got the victory with 3 2-3 innings of hitless relief. The Taiwanese-born left-hander struck out eight of the 13 batters he faced after relieving starter Hiroki Kuroda in the fourth with one out, two on and the Dodgers trailing 4-3.
Jonathan Broxton pitched a scoreless eighth and Takashi Saito got three outs in the ninth for his fourth save after giving up a pair of two-out singles.
Nelson Figueroa (2-2) allowed five runs and eight hits in five innings, walking four and striking out three.
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