Dodgers rally to give Joe Torre a win in debut as their manager
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers made Joe Torre's
debut as their manager a success today by scoring three runs in the
ninth to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 in a spring exhibition game.
The Dodgers walked the bases loaded with one out in the ninth
off Matt DeSalvo. Blaine Boyer relieved, and hit Jason Repko with a
pitch to force in a run before non-roster first baseman John
Lindsey hit the next pitch inside third for a two-run single,
ending the game.
The Dodgers outhit the Braves 13-5, but stranded 12 baserunners
to Atlanta's three.
In the second, pinch hitter Mark Sweeney's bases-loaded single
off Tim Hudson drove in Andruw Jones for a 1-0 lead.
Hudson allowed four hits and one run in his two innings of work.
Brian McCann and Scott Thorman had RBI singles for Atlanta.
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