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 Haren (9-9) limited the Angels to one run on three hits and no
walks over 7 1/3 innings to snap a career-worst five-game losing
streak and Kenley Jansen worked around Kole Calhoun's leadoff single
in the ninth for his 32nd save. Carl Crawford, Andre Ethier and
Justin Turner had two hits apiece for the Dodgers, who maintained
their 2 1/2-game lead over San Francisco in the National League
West.
Mike Trout went 0-for-4 and had his 20-game hitting streak in
interleague games come to an end for the Angels, who remained two
games behind first-place Oakland in the AL West. Kemp began the
second inning with his 14th home run off Matt Shoemaker (9-4), who
allowed two runs while striking out five over six frames.
 Crawford followed Kemp’s blast with an infield single, stole second
and scored on Ethier’s double to right field to give the Dodgers a
2-0 lead. Haren, who was facing the Angels for the first time since
2007, needed just 59 pitches to get through the first five innings
and did not allow his first hit until Hank Conger singled with one
out in the sixth.
The Angels cut the lead in half in the eighth as Erick Aybar opened
the inning with a bunt single and later scored on Chris Iannetta’s
sacrifice fly before Brandon League retired David Freese to end the
inning. The top of the Angels’ order – Calhoun, Trout, Albert Pujols
and Josh Hamilton – went a combined 1-for-16 with four strikeouts.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: The Dodgers activated INF Chone Figgins from the disabled
list and designated him for assignment. … Kemp’s blast tied him with
Pedro Guerrero for the fifth-most home runs in the Dodgers' Los Angeles
history at 171. … The Angels lost for the ninth time in the last 25
meetings with their crosstown rivals.
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