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They sat side by side laughing, joking and talking baseball. "I'm happy to be here, I know a bunch of the guys," Lugo said "I was shocked to hear I was traded to the Dodgers . I never considered it. "Lugo said he prefers shortstop -- where he played for the Devil Rays -- but that he knows the Dodgers need him at second until Kent returns. Betemit knows the Dodgers need his bat dropkick murphy . He is five for nine in two games with a homer and two doubles. "I felt like part of the team right away because I played with Raffy in Atlanta," Betemit said "I think they are serious about winning That's important to me. " dropkick murphys album . THE Nokia Theatre takes flight next Thursday with a special double bill, the Eagles and the Dixie Chicks The Eagles are ramping up to the Oct dropkicks murphys . 30 release of "Long Road Out of Eden," the group's first studio album since 1979; the Chicks, meanwhile, are still basking in their golden Grammy night this year, when their CD "Taking the Long Way" earned awards for song, record and album of the year. The two, which both roam the acoustic regions between country and rock, will share the stage for six shows at the new 7,100-seat venue. Additional tickets for each show were released Wednesday; for information, see nokiatheatrelalive . The newest L. A. venue has other notable names lined up for its first season:Sugarland, Oct.

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The A's committed two errors, helping the Angels score two unearned runs. "They scored from second on two infield hits -- that's pretty impressive baserunning," Oakland Manager Ken Macha said . "On the other side of the coin, they made a nice throw to the plate to cut down a run dropkick murphys blackout . Their defense helped them out; ours didn't. "With the score tied, 2-2, in the seventh, Maicer Izturis slapped a two-out single to left and took second on pitcher Joe Blanton's errant pickoff throw dropkick murphys apparel . Orlando Cabrera followed with a slow roller up the middle that shortstop Marco Scutaro gloved on the outfield grass. Izturis never slowed around third dropkick murphys tessie . Scutaro spun and fired an off-balance throw that tailed slightly toward the third-base line, allowing Izturis to dive around catcher Jason Kendall's tag and score for a 3-2 lead. The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the first when Cabrera singled to left with two out and stole second, and Vladimir Guerrero followed with a dribbler toward third. Blanton fielded the ball and threw a one-hopper to first, even though he didn't have a play. Cabrera steamed home and scored without a play. "We squeaked out every run we could," Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said.

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