On a tenebriousness when the Dodgers celebrated Don Drysdale’s 75th birthday , it was the offense that bailed out the Dodgers in their 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals. Specifically it was the struggling Rafael Furcal who bailed the Dodgers out.
After three hours, 20 minutes, the tactic was still in a 6-6 deadlock in the bottom of the ninth inning. With one out the Dodgers had runners on first and second and Rafael Furcal at the plate.
“I’ve been fighting myself with the way I’m hitting aright now,” Furcal said. “The whole year I’ve been hurt, I don’t have many at-bats. I haven’t been hitting skilful.”