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James Loney continues quiet climb

His homer in 3-2 win over Marlins is latest evidence he's slowly increasing production

Updated: May 28, 2011, 2:50 AM ET
By Tony Jackson | ESPNLosAngeles.com

LOS ANGELES -- It was nothing more than a flash in time, a fleeting moment in a single game, something that will soon be long forgotten by most of us who see a major league game almost every day.

But for Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti, manager Don Mattingly and hitting coach Jeff Pentland, it was something they had waited so long to see they had to be wondering if they would ever see it again.

It came early in the Dodgers' 3-2 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday ...

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