UNDATED: the balk.
Dodgers 9, Cardinals 7
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rafael Furcal continued his extraordinary offensive surge with four hits to help the Dodgers snap a 10-game losing streak to the Cardinals.
Furcal has four hits in three straight games, the first major leaguer to do it since Marcus Giles for the Braves in 2003. The only other players with three straight four-hit games in the last 55 years are Brett Butler, Mike Benjamin and Tim Salmon.
The major league record for consecutive four-hit games is four, set by Brooklyn’s Milt Stock in 1925.
Furcal had hits off Adam Wainwright (3-3) in each of the first three innings, and another off Russ Springer in the seventh. Furcal’s bases-loaded triple in the third snapped a 4-4 tie and was the big blow in a six-run rally.
The Dodgers’ switch-hitting shortstop has 14 hits in his last 16 at-bats, raising his average from .214 to .297 in the four-game stretch.
Derek Lowe (4-4) earned the victory despite a shaky performance, allowing eight hits and four runs in 5 1-3 innings. Takashi Saito, the fifth Dodgers’ pitcher, worked the ninth for his 12th save. He has converted 22 straight save opportunities dating to last year.
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