Editor's Note: Prince Needs to Get a Grip

Prince Fielder doesn't like being beaned. Guillermo Mota and the rest of the Dodgers found that out after he tried to enter the home-team clubhouse at Dodger Stadium. Prince doesn't seem to understand that the plunking was just an ugly part of the game, where if your team hits their guy, their guys will hit back. That's the way baseball works, whether you like it or not. Fielder's obcsenity-laced rampage, which can be found here (warning: video contains vulgarity), stopped just short of the door, but his post-game actions could have done much more damage than anything else on the field. He needs to relax and not take a beaning personally, instead of trying to channel his inner-Hulk.

Dodgers Pulverize Brewers

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 17-4, the most runs LA has scored in a game this year. The Dodgers collected 18 base-hits, five walks and two hit-by-pitches in their onslaught. The real damage came in three innings, with four runs coming in the first, seven coming in the sixth, and for good measure, five in the eighth. Manny Ramirez busted his mini-slump with a solo-homer and a two-run double, and Matt Kemp homered and drove in five runs, matching a career-high. Russell Martin reached base five times, scoring twice, and Casey Blake had two hits, two runs scored and two runs-batted-in. Andre Ethier had two RBI's and three runs, and Rafael Furcal scored twice. Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun both had two hits and an RBI for Milwaukee.

Struggles Continue for NL in Loss

The American League topped the National League 4-3 in the 2009 MLB All Star Game to win home-field advantage in the World Series, the AL's 12th straight ASG victory. The Junior Circuit had the early advantage, scoring twice in the first inning off the Giant's Tim Lincecum. The NL responded though, scoring three runs in the second off Toronto's Roy Halladay to take the lead, capped by Milwaukee's Prince Fielder, who hit an RBI-double. The Dodgers' Chad Billingsley surrendered the lead in the fifth, giving up a double to Minnesota's Joe Mauer that scored the Yankee's Derek Jeter. San Diego's Heath Bell then gave up a triple to Curtis Granderson of Detroit, and Baltimore's Adam Jones hit a sacrafice-fly to knock Granderson home. Tampa Bay's Carl Crawford robbed Brad Hawpe of the Rockies of a home run that would have tied the game, and his superb defense earned him the All Star MVP award. The Dodgers' Orlando Hudson entered the game as a replacement, and went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.

Weaver's Struggles Set Dodgers Back

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, evening the series at a game apiece. Jeff Weaver struggled, giving up four runs (two earned) over three-and-a-third innings, and it was a deficit the Dodgers could not escape. Rafael Furcal and Andre Ethier had back-to-back homers, with Furcal hitting a two-run shot, and Matt Kemp scored a run. Prince Fielder had two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Brewers, and J.J. Hardy drove in two runs.

Jonathan Broxton will not pitch tomorrow or participate in the All Star Game this Tuesday due to a nerve issue in his right-big toe. The toe was a problem for him before in mid-June, and just recently started to affect his pushoff, explaining his recent performances.

Blake DeWitt was demoted to Triple-A for the third time this season. Scott Elbert was called up to replace him. Elbert had two-and-two-thirds shutout innings in the game.

Dodgers Overpower Brewers for Win

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 in 10 innings, their first victory of the season against the Brew Crew. The Dodgers had an early lead after Andre Ethier homered in the first, but Chad Billingsley did not have his A-game, yielding two runs in the first before recording three outs. After trading runs in the fourth innings, Manny Ramirez and Russell Martin both slammed jacks to give the Dodgers a two-run cushion. Billingsley once again surrendered two more runs to tie the game. Mat Gamel then homered in the eighth to give Milwaukee a one-run lead. However, the Dodgers got to closer Trevor Hoffman, with Mark Loretta singling home the tying run in the ninth. In the 10th, LA broke the game open, scoring two runs before loading the bases, where Matt Kemp delivered a grand-slam home run to put the game out of reach for Milwaukee. Despite allowing two runs in the bottom of the inning, Jonathan Broxton held on to seal the victory. Kemp finished with a double and single in addition to the grand-slam, and Martin had three hits and scored three runs. James Loney homered, and Casey Blake hit an RBI-triple in the 10th that gave the Dodgers the lead. Gamel finished the game with three RBI's for the Brewers, and J.J. Hardy smashed a homer and drove in three runs. Prince Fielder scored twice, and Mike Cameron had three hits.