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Hill helps Dodgers defeat old team in win over A's

OAKLAND, Calif. - As he gathered himself at first base, Matt Kemp clapped his hands together and pointed skyward. He had reason to feel gratitude in the seventh inning of a 4-2 Los Angeles Dodgers victory over the Oakland Athletics. His cue-shot, opposite-field RBI single was only his second hit since July 24, a desert stretch that agonized Kemp and robbed the Dodgers of one of their most effective first-half hitters.

"That's life, man," Kemp said. "It's baseball. It can't be good the whole year. There's got to be a grinding time, and I'm in my grinding time right now. As long we win, I'm good.

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