The Dodgers conjured quite a magic trick. 

The Dodgers conjured quite a magic trick. 

As invincible as they appeared at home with Manny Ramirez in the lineup, the Los Angeles Dodgers haven't looked nearly as good there without him. 

As invincible as they appeared at home with Manny Ramirez in the lineup, the Los Angeles Dodgers haven't looked nearly as good there without him. 

The San Francisco Giants' offense consisted of an infield RBI single and two sacrifice flies - one of them in foul territory. 

The San Francisco Giants' offense consisted of an infield RBI single and two sacrifice flies - one of them in foul territory. 

DENVER There were shouts of joy, peals of laughter, high fives and smiles all around in theGiants' postgame clubhouse Thursday. 

--LHP Madison Bumgarner was elevated from Class A San Jose to Class AA Connecticut. 

--C Bengie Molina was hitless in 12 at-bats off RHP Jason Marquis before homering in his first two at-bats Thursday. 

Maybe the Giants have a decent chance now. 

Trying to shake off Manny Ramirez's suspension, theDodgers instead blew a 6-0 lead and suffered their first home loss of the season Thursday night. 

On a day that opened a pressure-packed can of questions without many answered, one query rang clearly and loudly as theDodgers approached their first of 50 games without Manny Ramirez: How would theDodgers' television and radio networks handle the news of 

Although the Los Angeles Dodgers lost their first game in the wake of Manny Ramirez being suspended for using a banned drug, the offense proved it can still generate plenty of runs without the star slugger. 

GRANADA LL 

FIFTY GAMES! Man o' Manny, what a massive chunk of the season that represents.