Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times

Ramirez homers again, Dodgers beat Cards

(AP Photo/Kyle Ericson)

ST. LOUIS (AP) Clayton Kershaw went right after St. Louis Cardinals hitters who had put up 15 runs the previous two games. It turned out to be the perfect game plan.

The 20-year-old rookie worked seven dominant innings and Manny Ramirez homered for the fourth time in six games with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who averted a three-game sweep in a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals and 13-game winner Kyle Lohse on Thursday.

"It wasn't pretty but it got the job done," Kershaw said. "I was kind of effectively wild. They were chasing my fastball up, so I kind of used that a lot."

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