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Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp, third among National League outfielders in All-Star balloting, hopes he can take his 28-year-old teammate with him to the Midsummer Classic. "He needs to be in there," Kemp said. Stripling tossed four-hit ball over 6 1/3 innings, Kemp and Enrique Hernandez went deep to give the Dodgers a major league-leading 32 homers this month, and Los Angeles beat the rival San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Friday night for their season high-tying fourth straight win. Continue to Article

June 16, 2018 2:32:am EST

Ross Stripling won his sixth consecutive start while Enrique Hernandez and Matt Kemp hit home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers upended the visiting San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. During his six-game win streak, Stripling has given up just six earned runs over 37 2/3 innings (1.43 ERA) and has helped to stabilize a rotation that has been plagued by injuries. Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 16th save in 18 chances as the Dodgers improved to 10-2 in June. Continue to Article

June 16, 2018 1:28:am EST

Austin Jackson's three-base error on a dropped fly ball ended up being the difference in a 3-2 loss to the surging Dodgers. The Giants trailed 3-0 after six but got a pair back on Pablo Sandoval's oppo homer. -- Derek Holland might have had his best fastball of the season, getting five strikeouts on the pitch through the first three innings. Continue to Article

June 16, 2018 1:09:am EST