Dodgers Fall Asleep Again

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Seattle Mariners 4-2, dropping the series 2-1, the first time the team has lost back-two-back series. Hiroki Kuroda struggled early, giving up 4 runs in the first three innings, and the offense could not bail him out. Matt Kemp had a solo-homer, and Andre Ethier knocked in the only other run. Juan Castro scored a run. Adrian Beltre had a single, RBI, and run scored for the M's, and Jose Lopez had a two-run double that proved to be the back-breaker. Ichiro Suzuki scored a run.

Manny Ramirez struck out twice and walked in a rehab start with Single-A Inland Empire.

Dodgers Already Make Things Interesting

Yahoo Sports is reporting that 3B Casey Blake has accepted the Dodgers' tentative 3-year offer. Blake, a mid-season trade acquisition from Cleveland, filled third-base for LA in the second half, a position that has created much chaos for the Dodgers since Adrian Beltre's departure in 2004. This report comes on the heels of news that CC Sabathia told Dodger GM Ned Colletti that he would like to play for Los Angeles come next season. CC's interest has created an opportunity for the Dodgers to make an open offer to the lefty, rather than just remaining in the "interested" category. News also came that Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe and Blake have all rejected the Dodgers' offer of arbitration. Arbitration is usually seen as a formality, in which the main goal is to get draft pick compensation if the free-agents sign with other teams.