The Dodgers pulled ahead, 2-1, in the fifth. Russell Martin reached on an infield hit, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Wolf and scored on a single by Juan Pierre.
But the first pitcher out of the bullpen failed to hold the lead.
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Mark Loretta gets the key hit for Dodgers
DODGERS 3, OAKLAND 2
Joe Torre passes Sparky Anderson on the all-time win list for managers as Randy Wolf pitches well in another no-decision.
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The tying run wasn't entirely the fault of Cory Wade, who plunked Rajai Davis with one out in the seventh.
Wade followed that up by giving up a bloop single to former Dodger Nomar Garciaparra.
Pierre, who fielded the ball in left field, threw the ball to second base. Davis, who went from first to third on the single, motored all the way home on the play.
The Dodgers were again quick to respond.
With two on in the bottom of the seventh, pinch-hitter Mark Loretta singled to left, driving in James Loney from second for the go-ahead run.
The bullpen did the rest.
Torre let out a sigh of relief.
He was up another spot on the wins list.
Looking back at the sub-.500 record he posted with the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals, Torre said, "If you told me a dozen years ago that I'd be in this rarefied air, I'd have told you you were full of baloney."
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