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Joe Torre's faith in Casey Blake paid off with a grand slam against the Rockies

Updated: August 28, 2010, 2:52 AM ET
By Tony Jackson | ESPNLosAngeles.com

DENVER -- One of the first questions Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre was asked following his team's fourth consecutive victory, 6-2 over the Colorado Rockies before 41,964 on Friday night at Coors Field, was whether Manny Ramirez will return to the linuep on Saturday night following a two-game absence that had only raised suspicions about what the club plans to do with the quirky left fielder.

"I'm not sure yet," Torre said. "I told him we would talk about it tomorrow. I have been ...

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