Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez tosses his bat after walking during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Friday, July 3, 2009 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
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Manny Ramirez's first home run since returning from a 50-game drug suspension wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome Everth Cabrera's three RBIs as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday.
Ramirez homered in his second game and fifth plate appearance back. It was his seventh homer of the season and 534th of his career, tying Jimmie Foxx for 16th on the all-time list. Up next is Mickey Mantle with 536.
San Diego scored three runs in the seventh inning and added three unearned runs in the eighth. Cabrera hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh. He added an RBI infield single in the eighth, with a second run scoring on the play on third baseman Casey Blake's throwing error.
Cabrera had nine assists at shortstop, including two on grounders by Ramirez that led to bang-bang plays.
The Dodgers had runners on second and third with one out in the eighth when manager Bud Black turned to NL saves leader Heath Bell. Andre Ethier had an RBI groundout before Bell got Casey Blake to fly out to end the inning.
Bell allowed one run in the ninth, on a walk and a single, before striking out the side to get his first five-out save and his 23rd in 24 chances.
The Dodgers had gone ahead 2-1 when Blake scored on Greg Burke's wild pitch in the seventh. It was Burke's first pitch after relieving starter Josh Geer. Burke (1-0) got two outs in the seventh for the win.
Loser Ronald Belisario (1-3) allowed three runs and three hits while getting only one out in the seventh. He walked one batter and hit another.
Ramirez left after six innings for the second straight game. He's 1-for-6 with a walk since returning Friday night from his suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.
With two outs in the first, Geer got ahead of Ramirez 0-2 before throwing an outside pitch for ball one. The right-hander then served up a 79-mph changeup that Ramirez drove an estimated 369 feet into the seats in left field for a 1-0 lead.
