Manny Ramirez's suspension didn't slow down the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers played their 50th and final game without Ramirez, beating the Colorado Rockies 1-0 Wednesday on pinch-hitter Rafael Furcal's RBI single in the eighth inning. During Ramirez's absence, the Dodgers went 29-21. Ramirez was suspended for violating baseball's drug policy on May 7. He is eligible to return for Friday night's game at San Diego. "It's not until you lose somebody like Manny that you realize that there's no safety net out there," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Fri 4/17	LAD	COL 3 at LAD 4	W: Mota L: Embree
Sat 4/18	LAD	COL 5 at LAD 9	W: Billingsley L: Cook
Sun 4/19	LAD	COL 2 at LAD 14	W: Elbert L: Jimenez
Fri 4/24	Col	LAD 6 at COL 5	W: Kuo L: Corpas
Sat 4/25	Col	LAD 6 at COL 5	W: McDonald L: Jimenez
Sun 4/26	Col	LAD 4 at COL 10	W: Marquis L: Kershaw
Mon 5/25	Col	LAD 16 at COL 6	W: Ohman L: De La Rosa
Tue 5/26	Col	LAD 7 at COL 1	W: Milton L: Cook
Wed 5/27	Col	LAD 8 at COL 6	W: Kershaw L: Jimenez
Mon 6/29	LAD	COL 2 at LAD 4	W: McDonald L: Peralta
Tue 6/30	LAD	COL 3 at LAD 0	W: Marquis L: Billingsley
Wed 7/1	LAD	COL 0 at LAD 1	W: Troncoso L: Hammel
Tue 8/25	Col	LAD 4 at COL 5	W: Herges L: McDonald
Wed 8/26	Col	LAD 6 at COL 1	W: Wolf L: Fogg
Thu 8/27	Col	LAD 3 at COL 2	W: Padilla L: De La Rosa
Fri 10/2	LAD	COL 4 at LAD 3	W: Jimenez L: Wolf
Sat 10/3	LAD	COL 0 at LAD 5	W: Kuo L: Morales
Sun 10/4	LAD	COL 3 at LAD 5	W: Padilla L: Marquis

Box Scores

Rockies (41 - 37) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets		Dodgers (50 - 29) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets
Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. D Fowler, CF 3 0 0 0 1 2. C Barmes, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3. B Hawpe, RF 4 0 2 0 0 4. G Atkins, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 5. T Tulowitzki, SS 4 0 0 0 0 6. R Spilborghs, LF 3 0 0 0 1 7. I Stewart, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 8. P Phillips, C 2 0 0 0 1 9. J Hammel, P 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 28 0 3 0 6		Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. J Pierre, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2. M Kemp, CF 3 0 0 0 0 3. O Hudson, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 4. A Ethier, RF 3 0 0 0 0 5. M Loretta, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 5. J Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 6. J Loney, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 7. B Ausmus, C 3 0 2 0 0 7. R Martin, PR-C 0 1 0 0 0 8. J Castro, SS-3B 2 0 0 0 0 9. C Kershaw, P 1 0 0 0 0 9. C Blake, PH 1 0 0 0 0 9. R Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. R Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. R Furcal, PH-SS 1 0 1 1 0 Totals 27 1 5 1 0
Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* J Hammel (L, 5-4) 8.0 5 1 1 0 5 3.90		Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* C Kershaw 5.0 1 0 0 5 5 3.49 R Belisario 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 1.89 R Troncoso (W, 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1.94 J Broxton (S, 19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2.15
* = Season Stat
BATTING 2B: B Hawpe (25), I Stewart (10) BASERUNNING CS: R Spilborghs (4)		BATTING 2B: J Loney (16) BASERUNNING SB: J Pierre (22)CS: J Pierre (7)

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Player News

Rockies Jose Contreras (COL) News: According to Patrick Newman's NPB Tracker, former Colorado hurler Jose Contreras is considering pitching in Japan next season.  (Fanball - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) Manuel Corpas (COL) News: Corpas (elbow) still hasn't pitched in winter ball this offseason.  (RotoWire - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) Paul Phillips (COL) News: Catcher Paul Phillips has signed a one-year contract to stay with the Rockies, according to the Denver Post.   (Fanball - Fri. Nov 20, 2009)

Dodgers Jason Schmidt (LAD) News: Schmidt (shoulder) will likely retire after filing for free agency, MLB.com reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. Nov 18, 2009) Russell Martin (LAD) News: Martin batted a disappointing .250/.352/.329 in 2009, the second consecutive season his OPS has experienced a drop-off.  (RotoWire - Nov 15, 2009) Mark Loretta (LAD) News: Loretta batted just .232/.309/.276 in 181 at-bats for the Dodgers this season.  (RotoWire - Nov 15, 2009)