Dodgers Top Cardinals 3-0, Cut NLCS Deficit To 2-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led by a pair of precocious rookies, the Los Angeles Dodgers got themselves right back into the NL championship series.

Hyun-Jin Ryu outpitched Adam Wainwright with seven innings of three-hit ball, and Yasiel Puig tripled home a run to help Los Angeles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Monday night in Game 3.

Adrian Gonzalez's RBI double ended a 1-for-17 drought for the Dodgers with runners in scoring position. An ailing Hanley Ramirez added a run-scoring hit of his own as Los Angeles handed Wainwright his first postseason loss and trimmed its deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.

Game 4 is Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, with Ricky Nolasco scheduled to start against St. Louis right-hander Lance Lynn.

Los Angeles got Ramirez and center fielder Andre Ethier back in the lineup after both proved in batting practice they were healthy enough to play. Ramirez wore a lightweight flak jacket to protect his broken left rib — having been hit by a pitch from Joe Kelly in Game 1 — while Ethier has been bothered by shin splints.

"What can I say? It couldn't be better," Ramirez said. "Really happy we got the first win. Just come back tomorrow and even up the series."

Ramirez singled his first time up off Wainwright and then helped the Dodgers extend their lead to 3-0 in the eighth.

Ramirez hit a soft single off Seth Maness over the head of new second baseman Kolten Wong to score Carl Crawford. The speedy Crawford, on second base after a one-out single, rounded third and never stopped running when the throw from the outfield went to second base.

On a close play at the plate, Crawford barely beat the tag by catcher Yadier Molina.

During the rally, retired Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda, whose 1988 team won the franchise's last World Series title, stood up and waved his white rally towel to raucous applause.

Ryu and Wainwright were nearly even through the first three scoreless innings, with Wainwright giving up one hit. Ryu, who struggled in his first career postseason start in the division series against Atlanta, retired 12 of his first 13 batters, yielding only a walk.

Ryu was much improved after lasting just three innings as the first South Korean pitcher to start a playoff game last week against Atlanta. He allowed four runs on six hits for a no-decision in a game the Dodgers won.

The left-hander didn't allow a Cardinals runner past second base. David Freese's single to right leading off the fifth was their first hit of the game.

Freese was replaced by a pinch-runner in the fifth because of tightness in his right calf. He is day to day.

Ryu struck out four and walked one.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly came out to the mound accompanied by a translator with two outs in the seventh. Ryu responded by striking out Matt Adams to end the inning as catcher A.J. Ellis pumped his right arm in the air. Fans waved South Korean flags in support of Ryu.

Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth for a save.

Wainwright gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked none in his first career postseason loss.

Puig's RBI triple in the fourth snapped an 0-for-11 skid in the series.

After the first two games in St. Louis were decided by one run, the Dodgers got to Wainwright in the fourth and took a 2-0 lead.

Gonzalez's double down the right-field line scored Mark Ellis, who doubled leading off. With two outs, Puig tripled off the wall in right, scoring Gonzalez.

Puig had struck out seven times before getting his first hit against the Cardinals. He raised his arms and watched the ball sail toward right before starting to charge harder when he realized it wasn't going to be a home run. He ran into third base and clapped his hands before raising them again as the sellout crowd of 53,940 cheered.

"He brings unbelievable energy every day," Ramirez said. "When we spoke to him, he told me, 'I got it today,' and he did. He's a great player."

Cardinals center fielder Jon Jay was involved in an apparent miscommunication when the ball hit by Mark Ellis dropped between him and right fielder Carlos Beltran. The Dodgers' first hit, a single by Ramirez to shallow center in the first, dropped between Jay and second baseman Matt Carpenter.

NOTES: Ethier was 0 for 4 with a strikeout. ... Dusty Baker, Reggie Smith, Ron Cey and Steve Garvey — baseball's first 30-homer quartet in 1977 — tossed ceremonial first pitches. That Dodgers team won the NL pennant before losing to the Yankees in six games in the World Series. ... Neither team has hit a home run through the first three games. ... Among the famous faces in attendance were Dustin Hoffman and Ice Cube.

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'God Loves Uganda': How Religion Fueled An Anti-Gay Movement

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Over at Mercury News, new photos of an actual, physical model of Apple's soon-to-be corporate headquarters make the mothership-like campus seem more real than ever (and just as beautiful).

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Exclusive: Valerie Harper, Lauren Holly cast in 'The Town That Came A-Courtin'

By Tim Kenneally

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Former "Rhoda" star Valerie Harper has joined the cast of "The Town That Came A-Courtin'," which began production in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Lauren Holly, Cameron Bancroft and Lucie Guest have also been cast in the film, which is based on author and columnist Ronda Rich's bestselling novel of the same name.

In the film, Holly stars as successful author and fiercely independent Southern woman Abby Houston, who finds herself being held captive in a remote cabin by an obsessed fan.

Harper - who shocked fans earlier this year when she announced that she has terminal brain cancer - will play Charlotte, the owner of a bed-and-breakfast in the fictional town of Bliss. The townspeople of Bliss plot to set Houston up with their widowed mayor, Spencer Alexander (Bancroft), a single father of two.

The movie, which is being produced by Odyssey Media, will premiere on cable network UP, which specializes in uplifting family entertainment, in January.

"UP is thrilled to have the always inspirational Valerie Harper as part of our talented 'The Town That Came A-Courtin"'cast," UP's svp, original programming Barbara Fisher said "Joined by Lauren Holly, Cameron Bancroft, and Lucie Guest, this uplifting, sometimes bumpy romance showcases how a community's spirit and good will can help people connect and find each other."

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Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan wants independent police monitor

Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan said moving the stop a half-mile north "presents an opportunity for additional transit-oriented development ... perhaps another hotel and restaurant." (Handout, Denver Post file photo)

Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan wants to implement an independent monitor who would oversee police activity and monitor police misconduct.

Hogan said there's no particular reason for his desire to bring a monitor on board now. For instance, there hasn't been a recent rash of officer-involved shootings ? as there was a few years ago ? or numerous complaints of officer abuse.

But Hogan said he wants to be prepared so that when a police shooting or something questionable comes up, there is a point person who would oversee the investigation process.

"It's really another example of trying to be proactive rather than reactive," Hogan said Wednesday. "Aurora has gone through this transition from being a suburb to a city."

Hogan will speak next week before the city's Public Safety Committee to make his pitch. With an endorsement by the panel, the proposal would go to the City Council for consideration.

Yet Hogan knows his idea won't be popular with the rank-and-file or the higher-ups in the department. In Denver, for example, former independent police monitor Richard Rosenthal was disliked by many cops. They said Rosenthal was heavy handed in his punishment and he overstepped his authority.

"There aren't any chiefs, there aren't any police association heads, not many folks who wear the uniform who like the idea. They just don't," Hogan said. "Yet, good government just doesn't come from what people like. It comes from being ready to address an issue."

Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates could not be reached for comment.

"We were just informed of it last week," Deputy Chief Terry Jones said. "We're looking forward to the discussion."

Mark Finnin, head of the police department's largest union, said adding a police monitor is an unnecessary expense.

"Our department is one of the most transparent departments in the state of Colorado and that's to the credit of the chief," Finnin said. "He gets in front of things when he needs to."

Aurora already has a system in place that deals with complaints against police officers. After a criminal investigation has been done, the internal affairs department investigates any issues with an officer and reports to the police chief. The chief deals with discipline, but the officer can appeal his findings to the Civil Service Commission.

Under Hogan's proposal, the independent monitor would be appointed by the mayor and City Council and would oversee civilian and internal complaints involving officers, internal affairs investigations, discipline, use of force and in-custody deaths.

The independent monitor would then make a recommendation to the police chief.

If the proposal is approved by the council, Hogan said he is confident he can find money in the budget to fund a monitor and staff and a monitor could be in place within the first several months of 2014, he said.

"I wish I could say with absolute certainty there will never be an incident with the Aurora Police Department in the future," Hogan said. "But if I said that, I would be very naive. There's going to be something someday. I would rather the city be proactive and get ahead than reactive."

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Massive explosions rock central Fla. gas plant

TAVARES, Fla. (AP) ? After hearing two explosions, maintenance worker Gene Williams looked outside to see a 20-by-20 foot fireball rising above an outdoor storage area at the Blue Rhino propane plant.

Moments later, a forklift worker stumbled into the building with flesh hanging off his hands. His legs and face were burned. Exploding 20-pound canisters of propane began raining down around them during the series of explosions late Monday night.

Bright orange flames would grow as high as 200 feet, fueled by the exploding canisters that shot through the air like fireworks. Houses nearby shook and residents awakened to the sound of "boom after boom after boom."

No one died, but eight workers were injured, including one worker who was hit by a car on a nearby road while fleeing the explosions. Officials said the damage could have been significantly worse if three 30,000-pound propane storage containers had caught fire at the plant that refills propane tanks for gas grills and other home uses. About 50 nearby houses were temporarily evacuated, though none was ultimately damaged.

If the large tanks had exploded, "it would have wiped us out," said Lake County Battalion Chief Chris Croughwell, one of the first responders to the explosions in the town northwest of Orlando.

The cause of the explosion was under investigation by federal and state authorities. Williams said it appeared to begin about 100 yards from the loading dock in an area where some of the plant's 53,000 20-pound propane canisters are stored on plastic pallets.

Tavares Fire Chief Richard Keith said possible causes of the explosion may be either equipment malfunction or human error. Sabotage was not suspected.

The plant's two-dozen workers were preparing to go home when the explosions started Monday night, said Williams, who works the third shift. Based on what the forklift operator told him, the explosion was likely caused by a "combination of human error and bad practices, possibly. I don't want to speculate any further, that's what the forklift driver was telling me."

Williams said the forklift driver told him, "'I did what they told me to do, I did what they told me to do, and then this happened.'"

"Something in that area must have triggered it. I don't know if he did something or something else triggered it," Williams said.

Williams said they were able to remotely shut the valves to the three big tanks. But they weren't able to turn on water sprays meant to keep the tanks cool during a fire.

"It was too violent, too hot, to get in there and turn them on," he said.

Croughwell said the hoses designed to spray water on the large tanks didn't go off because they had to be manually activated ? requiring someone to brave dangerous conditions.

"Most sane people don't stick around for an event like this," he added.

Tavares Mayor Robert Wolfe said Tuesday that he was surprised to learn the hoses at the plant had to be manually activated. If Blue Rhino reopens the plant, Wolfe said he plans to ask that the hoses be activated automatically by computer. "That way, it's fail-safe," Wolfe said. "We're lucky those tanks didn't explode."

Blue Rhino is a subsidiary of Kansas-based national propane provider Ferrellgas. Spokesman Scott Brockelmeyer said Tuesday he didn't have specific information available about the safety water hoses but added that the company follows industry standards.

"It's as sobering a situation as you can possibly imagine," Brockelmeyer said. "We have folks who are injured, and we've got Blue Rhino and Ferrellgas employees across the country who are keeping them in their prayers and sending good vibes their way."

Ferrellgas paid a $2,295 fine in November 2011 following an OSHA inspection that found a component at the end of an air hose used in the consumer tank refurbishing process was not present.

Brockelmeyer said the company corrected the issue and added that "the process is performed in area away from where the tanks are filled....so no product was being processed in that area."

Four workers were listed in critical conditions at area hospitals. Tavares Fire Department Battalion Commander Eric Wages said five workers walked up to a command center firefighters set up near the plant Monday night with skin hanging off their arms, torso and faces. He said their arms were outstretched and they were in complete shock.

The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that 29-year-old Leesburg resident Kaghy Sam was struck by an SUV driven by 72-year-old Gene Batson on a road near the Blue Rhino plant.

A statement from the FHP said that Sam was running on the road "due to a large fire and several explosions" just before 11 p.m. Monday and "ran into the direct path" of Batson's vehicle.

Sam was flown to Ocala Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.

No charges were filed in the auto accident.

Croughwell said firefighters who responded to the fire had to wait to enter the plant site because conditions were so dangerous. Just as they were finally about to go in, four tractor-trailers parked next to the large propane tanks caught fire.

Keith said the explosions shook his house several miles from the plant. "It truly sounded like a car hit our house," he said.

By early Tuesday, the plant's concrete lot was littered with thousands of charred 20-pound canisters.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an investigation, as did the Florida State Fire Marshal's office.

About 50 homes were evacuated overnight, but they were allowed to return after four hours.

Marni Whitehead, 33, who lives less than a mile from the plant, said she was in bed ready to go to sleep when she heard a loud boom.

She ran outside and saw other neighbors outside and then they saw the explosions.

"We knew right away it was the plant, the propane plant," Whitehead said. "After that, it was just sort of panic."

Whitehead likened the explosions to Fourth of July fireworks. "And it was just boom after boom after boom," she said.

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Associated press writers Kyle Hightower in Orlando and Freida Frisaro in Miami contributed to this report.

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