LAst Night's Action: Dodger's Turn To Beat Kip

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 4 - Much as LAist would like to praise the Dodgers and Wilson Betemit's pinch hit three run homer, we're a little skeptical of any win that comes against Kip Wells. Who? Since the 1995 season this journeyman pitcher has earned one win for each of three different teams. That's not overwhelming. What is? His league leading eight losses and 39 earned runs this season. He lasted five innings against Los Angeles, averaging 25 pitches per frame.

Angels 5, Mariners 0 - The Angels still can't seem to stop Ichiro Suzuki (2-4 with a stolen base following a 5 hit performance on Tuesday), but John Lackey was able to effectively shut down the rest of Seattle. He retired 14 in a row while throwing six shutout innings. Offensively, every LAnaheim player in the game reached base.

Also In LaLaLand - Major Laker drama playing out on KLAC ... How long does it take to drive from New York to LA? 32 hours ... USC alum Carson Palmer likes hot dogs ... In honor of UCLA alum Baron Davis, it's the best beards in sports.

Elsewhere - Sports Illustrated looks at their favorite strange stories of the last school year ... The latest strange photos of Brady Quinn are out, and if you want to look at the actual wedding album it's clearly not a photoshop/fark ... Nobody knows how much Joe Pa makes, but we bet Pete Carroll makes more ... Everybody head for the quad, we're going streaking!

AP photo by Chris Pizzello.