Two walks keep Manny at bay - for a little while
LOS ANGELES - One night later, Manny Ramirez had nothing bad to say about Shane Victorino. There were no sparks trailing from the words the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger summoned when asked about how Game 4 turned from a celebration to something closer to a wake.
"I think tonight, everybody battled, played their hearts out, out there," Ramirez said after going 2-for-2 with three walks, but ending his offensive evening on third base when Brad Lidge retired James Loney for the final out in the eighth. "What happened tonight is over. They took the game out of our hands. We're got to come out hungry Wednesday, because that's it - win or go home.
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Manny Ramirez didn't get many swings against Joe Blanton.
