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It's just another lumber party as Dodgers rip Pirates, 8-3

LOS ANGELES_The fireworks started a day early. The display started before the sun set on Dodger Stadium and it lasted deep into the night. On the eve of July 4, the Los Angeles Dodgers staged a pyrotechnics exhibition, launching six home runs in an 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The barrage could not be considered a holiday anomaly: It is this sort of power that has allowed the Dodgers to pull back within sight of first place in the National League West. The Dodgers are 1 1/2 games behind

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