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Manny Ramírez hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, breaking a scoreless tie, helping the Dodgers beat Brandon Webb and the visiting Diamondbacks, 7-2.

Jody Gerut drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning as the San Diego Padres denied the Arizona Diamondbacks a win with a 5-4 victory.

Jeff Karstens, who was acquired by Pittsburgh from the Yankees, set down the first 23 batters he faced Wednesday before a two-out double in the eighth inning.

Manny Ramírez went 4 for 5 with a home run and three runs batted in for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 9-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Arizona is the Natinal League West division leader, but in this case the Diamondbacks are looking like the tallest midget in the circus.

Conor Jackson hit a winning two-run single Thursday as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a five-run deficit in the ninth inning to defeat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5.

The Mets acquired outfielder Trot Nixon from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday for cash or a player to be determined.

Justin Upton scored the winning run on Miguel Montero’s 10th-inning sacrifice fly and the Diamondbacks, who hardly touched Johan Santana defeated the Mets at Shea Stadium.

Normally, a 13-inning victory that ends a five-game losing streak would be a cause of celebration. But for the Mets, it was more like a consolation prize Wednesday night.

On a long, rain-delayed evening at Shea Stadium, the Mets squandered a four-run lead and allowed four home runs as they lost their fifth consecutive game.