Casey Blake's two-run single, part of a four-run first-inning outburst Sunday, led the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. Doug Mientkiewicz had three hits and one RBI. Chin-lung Hu had two hits and one RBI, A.J.

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League West Saturday with a 5-0 win over Colorado. They scored all of their runs in the bottom of the seventh when Ronnie Belliard hit a pinch RBI single followed by Mark Loretta's pinch RBI double, Juan Pierre's RBI single, Matt Kemp's sacrifice fly and

Andre Ethier and James Loney accounted for all the Los Angeles runs by combining for three homers in boosting the Dodgers to a 6-1 victory over Colorado. The Dodgers restored their lead over the Rockies in the National League West to three games, slowing down a Colorado charge by snapping the Rockies' four-game winning streak. Ethier hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the fourth.

Andre Ethier hit a three-run homer off Rafael Soriano in the ninth inning Thursday, rallying the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 win over Atlanta. The Braves appeared headed for their third straight win, one that would have moved them within three games of San Francisco for the lead in the National League wild-card chase. Soriano, however, was unable to retire a batter in the ninth. Juan Pierre reached on an infield single to open the inning and Rafael Furcal singled to right, sending Pierre to third. Soriano (1-3) missed the strike zone with his first two pitches to Ethier, who then hit his 23rd homer of the year. The blast by Ethier made a winner out of Scott Elbert (2-0), who recorded the final out in the top of the ninth. Former Dodger Derek Lowe was in position to get the win before the Los Angeles comeback.

Los Angeles superstar Manny Rodriguez returned from a 50-game suspension Friday and issued a pre-game apology to Dodger fans and teammates. Ramirez was in the starting lineup Friday for his team's 80th game of the campaign, a meeting with the San Diego Padres.