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This is the best of the Ben Mallor show on Fox Sports Radio.

The Dodgers, two and a half games ahead of the Astros for the top record in baseball and home field advantage.

And there on a Sunday afternoon on a hot day in L.A., down goes Kershaw.

Down goes Kershaw.

Not quite snap, crackle pop, but definitely something not right.

With the top pitcher in baseball out after only two innings, tightness in his lower back.

That's it. He's out. The Dodgers beat the Braves.

It was after Kenley Janssen vomited all over the mound at Dodgers Stadium

against the former cheating cardinal, Fat Adams,

who's lost a lot of weight and still knows how to hit at Dodgers Stadium.

It's a home run for the Atlanta Braves to tie it in the ninth.

But Logan Forsy, foresight, coming up big,ing out, Kenley Janssen, so the Dodgers

win a random regular season game in July, and the Dodgers continuing to march on.

They lost a couple against Atlanta.

I was a little concerned.

I thought maybe I'd have to do an hour of MLS radio.

I made a bet with a total stranger, some gibroni that called the show last week.

And if the, he's a big Atlanta homer.

And if you remember last week's show, if you heard the podcast, he said that the Braves were going to sweep the Dodgers.

And I said, of course, well, okay, I'll give you an hour of airtime if that happened.

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