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Kemp hits grand slam, finishes with six RBIs as Dodgers rally

"Matt Kemp couldn't believe the mid-afternoon heat during batting practice. "After BP, I was like this," he said, dropping his head as if he was about to pass out. "Whew!" The heat won't be the lasting memory from his career game. Kemp hit a tying grand slam in the eighth inning for his second homer of the game, and Jamey Carroll singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th, sending the Dodgers to an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. The Dodgers pulled off their biggest comeback of the season and improved to 5-0 in extra innings. Carroll's fourth hit started a four-run rally off Carlos Fisher (0-3). Aaron Miles also singled home a run, and Fisher's throwing error helped the Dodgers pull away. Kemp finished it with a run-scoring forceout for his career-high sixth RBI. "It was real hard, but I made it through it," Kemp said, cracking open a bottle of water in front of his locker. "It was definitely a big game for me." And for the depleted Dodgers, who sent two more players to the disabled list but managed to pull one out anyway. Rookie Javy Guerra (1-0) pitched out of a threat in the 10th for his first big league win. The Reds scored a run in the 11th before Ramon Troncoso got Brandon Phillips to fly out with two runners aboard. The Dodgers improved to 27-10 against the Reds since 2006."


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