LOS ANGELES (AP)—The Los Angeles Dodgers have declined 2012 club options
on infielder Casey Blake(notes) and pitcher Jon Garland(notes), both of whom had season-ending
surgeries.

Blake had a $6 million option. The 38-year-old third baseman had arthritis
in his spine that resulted in a pinched nerve, which limited him to 63 games in
which he hit .252 with four home runs and 26 RBIs. He was on the disabled list
three times.

Blake had neck surgery last month and was expected to be sidelined two to
three months.

Garland, who signed a one-year, $5 million deal, was projected to be the
fifth starter before he strained his left side in spring training. He was later
sidelined by a shoulder injury. The 32-year-old righty made just nine starts,
going 1-5 with a 4.33 ERA.

The team also outrighted infielder-outfielder Eugenio Velez(notes) to Triple-A
Albuquerque.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—The Los Angeles Dodgers have declined 2012 club options
on infielder Casey Blake(notes) and pitcher Jon Garland(notes), both of whom had season-ending
surgeries.

Blake had a $6 million option. The 38-year-old third baseman had arthritis
in his spine that resulted in a pinched nerve, which limited him to 63 games in
which he hit .252 with four home runs and 26 RBIs. He was on the disabled list
three times.

Blake had neck surgery last month and was expected to be sidelined two to
three months.

Garland, who signed a one-year, $5 million deal, was projected to be the
fifth starter before he strained his left side in spring training. He was later
sidelined by a shoulder injury. The 32-year-old righty made just nine starts,
going 1-5 with a 4.33 ERA.

The team also outrighted infielder-outfielder Eugenio Velez(notes) to Triple-A
Albuquerque.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Cliff Lee tossed eight shutout innings and smacked a home run Tuesday, boosting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 decision over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Lee (12-7), who was coming off a seven-hit shutout of San Francisco in his previous start, scattered four hits, issued a pair of walks and struck out 10 batters.

The left-hander allowed only one runner to reach third and lowered his ERA to 2.83 for the first-place Phillies, who moved 36 games over .500 (76-40) for the first time in 34 years. He was working with a 1-0 lead for much of the game when he launched a home run into the right field stands in the seventh, which turned out to be the winning run.

Ryan Madson earned his 21st save despite allowing an RBI single to Casey Blake in the ninth.

The Dodgers’ Ted Lilly (7-12) was saddled with the hard-luck loss, surrendering two runs on six hits over eight frames.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (UPI) — Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard each drove in two runs and Roy Halladay went 6 1/3 strong innings Monday in Philadelphia’s 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shane Victorino homered in support of Halladay (15-3), who held the Dodgers to one run on nine hits, with two walks and four strikeouts, to become the first 15-game winner in the National League this season. Victorino had two doubles and scored three times for the Phillies, who are 7-1 on their current 10-game road trip.

Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda (7-14) went 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

Juan Rivera, Aaron Miles and Casey Blake each drove in a run for the Dodgers.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Clayton Kershaw tossed a complete-game six-hitter Monday and the Los Angeles Dodgers banged out 11 hits in their 6-2 victory over San Diego.

Kershaw (13-4) joined Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay as the National League’s only 13-game winners, hurling his fourth complete game of the season and picking up his fifth straight victory.

The left-hander yielding two walks and struck out four while logging a win for the seventh time in eight starts as Los Angeles took the opener of a three-game set.

The Dodgers took the lead on a run-scoring single from Rod Barajas in the fourth inning while Dee Gordon and Casey Blake each provided an RBI in the fifth.

Matt Kemp with 2-for-4 with a run-scoring triple for the victors.

Cory Luebke (3-6) was tagged with the loss, giving up 10 hits and five runs in a 7 1/3-inning start.

Orlando Hudson cracked a solo homer for San Diego.

PHILADELPHIA, June 7 (UPI) — Rookie pitcher Rubby De La Rosa earned a win in his first major league start Tuesday and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Philadelphia 6-2.

De La Rosa (2-0), who was promoted to the Dodgers from Class AA Chattanooga May 24, made the start in place of the injured Jon Garland and held the Phillies to one run on four hits over five innings, overcoming five walks while fanning four.

Casey Blake and Andre Ethier delivered RBI singles during a third-inning uprising and Matt Kemp bashed a two-run homer in eighth for the Dodgers, who won for the third time in four games.

Philadelphia’s Roy Oswalt (3-4) logged his sixth straight start without a win, allowing four runs on eight hits over six frames.

Placido Polanco and Chase Utley drove in runs for National League East-leading Phillies.