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Not only does Vin Scully not want a street named after him, he also avoids free hugs. Here's his story he told in the first inning of Tuesday night's game against the San Francisco Giants about "a group of ladies, from high school or college or a little older, maybe 50, 75 of them walking down the street beautifully dressed lovely people carrying big signs saying, 'Free Hugs.'"
The Dodgers beat the Giants 2-1 thanks to a home run by Matt Kemp and an incredible opposite field blast by Yasiel Puig.
Ryu Hyun-Jin went seven innings giving up one run:
But even though Scully didn't receive any hugs, we all won just by him telling that story.