Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - August 8.

Sports Network, The, August, 2003

Aug 8, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)

The Dodgers begin a threegame series against the Chicago Cubs tonight in Los Angeles.

The Dodgers earned a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night. Adrian Beltre stroked a go-ahead, two-run double in the third inning to lift the Dodgers to the win. Shawn Green and Jeromy Burnitz also knocked in runs for the Dodgers, who swept the three-game series at Chavez Ravine and won their fourth straight game.

Los Angeles is 4 1/2 games behind Philadelphia for the NL wild card spot.

Andy Ashby will pitch for the Dodgers tonight. The 35-year-old righthander has lost five straight starts and is winless in his last six outings. Ashby's last victory came June 21 versus Anaheim. Tonight Ashby...

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