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The Dodgers won again Wednesday, won in perhaps their most unlikely fashion yet. They won when they looked headed for a rare defeat yet somehow rallied for a 5-4 victory in 12 innings before what was left of a
After
Naturally,
The victory pushed the Dodgers' winning streak to eight games and left them 40-8 in their last 48 games.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Dodgers appeared on their way to that rarest of events these days –- a rather routine loss –- when they found a touch more lightning.
Trailing 4-2,
Hawkins recovered to throw Hairston out, but Ethier dusted off memories of his old heroics with the homer to tie the score. Ethier did not start because of a sore calf.
The way things are going, this is not the best time to be a Dodger who is viewed as a possible weak link. This is a team with championship aspirations, and if you can't get on board you could be left behind.
The Dodgers fell behind 4-0 after three innings when starter
Wednesday was one of those best-not-look nights. He lasted only four innings and never appeared sharp in any of them, particularly in the third when he gave up a three-run homer to
In his last two starts, Capuano now has gone a combined 9 1/3 innings and given up nine earned runs and 20 hits. Yet in his two starts previous to those, he did not surrender a run in 13 innings.
Capuano was left with a 4.66 earned-run average on the season. Meanwhile, currently pitching for the Dodgers’ triple-A Albuquerque club is
Capuano is in the final season of a two-year contract with the Dodgers that is paying him $6 million this season (they have a $1-million buyout for next season's possible/unlikely $8-million extension).
The Dodgers, however, have shown no reluctance to cut ties with players still owed significant salary. They previously released left-hander
Meanwhile, on Wednesday the Dodgers could get nothing going early against
After Gonzalez singled,
Hairston singled off the glove of second baseman
The victory went to Paco Rodriguez (3-2), who completed seven scoreless innings by the bullpen.