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Fri, Jul 11th 2008, 16:54
Ramirez's HR in 11th lifts Marlins past Dodgers
Hanley Ramirez put on a one-man show at Dodger Stadium last season. On Thursday, he returned for an encore.
Ramirez had five hits, including an 11th-inning home run that produced a 5-4 victory for the Marlins. Ramirez belted a Brian Falkenborg fastball into the right-center field bleachers to break a 4-4 tie.
“I was just trying to hit the ball hard somewhere,” Ramirez said of the deciding blast.
The home run for Ramirez was his 23rd and capped off a night in which he also doubled and singled three times. Ramirez, who will represent the Marlins in the All-Star Game on Tuesday as the National League’s starting shortstop, had a field day at Dodger Stadium last season by going 9 for 14.
On Thursday, he put his hitting talents on display once again, applying the finishing touch to a night in which Josh Johnson returned to the mound for the first time in a year and Dan Uggla was back in the lineup after sitting out the previous 11 games with a sprained ankle.
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