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The Dodgers on Sunday finally got the game they have been waiting for from young pitcher Chad Billingsley. He gave up no runs and three hits to the first-place Padres over seven innings, and most notably walked nobody while striking out nine. When a previously wild 22-year-old comes up with that kind of performance against your top rival, you have to think a corner has been turned in the kid's development. Tonight, meanwhile, the Dodgers kept going, beating Atlanta 8-2 with another home run from young outfielder Matt Kemp.
At SoCal Sports Observed: David Davis rounds up the best works timed to the 50th anniversary of the Dodgers in Los Angeles, including a new trove of documents at WalterOMalley.com. Davis also interviews Dennis D'Agostino, co-author of Through a Blue Lens, a coffee table book of photos from the Brooklyn days.