Kemp's heroics key stunning 11-inning win

JustinVerlander35 · Jun 5, 2011

The Dodgers played long ball (two homers and six RBIs from Matt Kemp) and little ball (seven hits from Jamey Carroll and Aaron Miles) and had a ball in their happiest win of the year Saturday.

The maligned offense that scored one run Friday night erased a five-run deficit in the eighth inning, keyed by Kemp's grand slam, then turned it on again for four more runs in the 11th inning and an improbable 11-8 win over the Reds.

"How about that one?" said manager Don Mattingly, who held a team meeting before the game to remind his club, in the throes of an injury siege, that it's only June and anything can happen.

The Dodgers then proved his point, going 6-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Kemp, trying to make good on his promise of a 40/40 season, slugged his 14th and 15th home runs while setting a career-best for RBIs. He has a team-high 46, 19 more than runner-up Andre Ethier, whose walk against lefty reliever Bill Bray preceded Kemp's slam and was singled out by Mattingly and Reds manager Dusty Baker as the key at-bat.

Kemp credited Mattingly's calm hand for keeping the club from losing hope in the wake of endless injuries and a shortage of runs.

"Donnie's a very positive person, and I'm sure we took something from that [meeting]," said Kemp. "All of us rub off [on] each other. That's the character of our team. It's the best team I've ever been on with everybody getting along and hanging out."
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