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NEW YORK - Fans at Citi Field booed the free-falling New York Mets even more loudly than they jeered Manny Ramirez - before he got ejected.
Ramirez drove in three runs with two singles, then was ejected after his second called strikeout as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Mets, 8-0, last night.
Clayton Kershaw (6-5) combined with three relievers on a four-hitter; pinch-hitter Blake DeWitt hit a seventh-inning homer off the front of the second deck in left field; and Los Angeles twice scored with bases-loaded walks.
New York has lost nine of 11 and gone scoreless in 22 consecutive innings, getting just 10 hits - all singles. Mets pitchers walked seven against the Dodgers, and New York batters twice grounded into double plays.
But much of the focus last night was on Ramirez. In his fourth game back after a 50-game drug suspension, he argued with plate umpire John Hirschbeck after he was called out in the first, then spread his hands about a foot apart - perhaps indicating his displeasure - before his two-out, two-run single in the second. He added an RBI single in the fourth, then was called out in the fifth, dropped his bat, and threw his helmet and protective gear.
Ramirez, tossed out while walking to the outfield, is batting .273 (3 for 11) with one homer and four RBIs since his return.
Los Angeles 030 200 120 – 8 13 0
New York 000 000 000 – 0 4 1
Los Angeles AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
Furcal ss 4 2 0 0 .251 L.Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 .275
Hudson 2b 5 1 2 2 .289 Cora ss 4 0 1 0 .259
M.Ramirez lf 4 0 2 3 .340 D.Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 .322
Pierre lf 2 1 1 0 .329 Sheffield rf 3 0 1 0 .282
Blake 3b 4 0 1 1 .289 Tatis 1b 3 0 0 0 .248
Loney 1b 5 1 1 0 .278 Church cf 3 0 0 0 .286
Martin c 4 1 2 0 .252 Evans lf 2 0 1 0 .289
Ethier rf 3 0 1 0 .251 Santos c 3 0 0 0 .262
Kemp cf 4 1 2 1 .307 Pelfrey p 1 0 0 0 .154
Kershaw p 1 0 0 0 .167 Dessens p 0 0 0 0 ---
