In his low-key way, Ross Stripling thinks of himself as "an unknown guy having a random good year." Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp, third among National League outfielders in All-Star balloting, hopes he can take his 28-year-old teammate with him to the Midsummer Classic. "He needs to be in there," Kemp said. "That boy is pitching his butt off. He's been a big part of our success." Stripling tossed four-hit ball over 6 1/3 innings, Kemp and Enrique Hernandez went deep to give the Dodgers a major league-leading 32 homers this month, and Los Angeles beat the rival San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Friday night for their season high-tying fourth straight win. read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=380615119
