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Article: Marlins snap Dodgers' six-game streak
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- The Sun - Naperville (IL)
- Article date:
- August 17, 2006
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LOS ANGELES - Miguel Cabrera hit two homers and drove in five runs, Cody Ross hurt his former team with four RBIs before leaving with a bruised knee, and the Florida Marlins beat Los Angeles 15-4 Wednesday to snap the Dodgers' six-game winning streak.
The Dodgers had been on the club's best run in 107 years, winning 17 of their previous 18 games. No team in franchise history had gone 17-1 since the Brooklyn Superbas won 20 of 21 during the 1899 season.
The last NL team to win 17 games in an 18-game stretch was the 1986 New York Mets, who went on to win the World Series. The AL's Minnesota Twins won 19 of 20 earlier this season.
The Dodgers' streak began July 28, after they lost 13 of their ...
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