Dodgers fall in finale, lose grip on 1st place

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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ visit to first place was brief, as Freddy Galvis slugged a three-run homer and pinch-hitter Ryan Howard added a three-run double Wednesday in the Phillies’ 6-2 win that snapped the Dodgers’ four-game win streak and dropped them back into second place one day after catching the Giants.

Rookie Dodgers reliever Grant Dayton allowed Galvis’ seventh-inning homer to give the Phillies the lead, and Howard cleared the bases in the ninth off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen for the insurance runs.

Dodgers starter Scott Kazmir (9-6), given a first-inning lead, took the loss. Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson left the game after five innings with back tightness. He retired the final 13 batters he faced …

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