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Furcal plays hero in rubber match

 
Pinch-hitter Rafael Furcal hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as the Dodgers squeaked past the Colorado Rockies, 1-0, on Wednesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. (link)

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