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Article: Garciaparra, Dodgers Hammer Rockies 14-5
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- September 3, 2006
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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers were playing great while Nomar Garciaparra was on the disabled list. So putting together another impressive winning streak during his recent dry spell wasn't much of a stretch. Garciaparra was the offensive spark Saturday night in the Dodgers' 14-5 rout of the Colorado Rockies. His three-run homer and a three-run double helped Brad Penny become the National League's first 15-game winner and kept the NL West leaders four games ahead of second-place San Diego.
"All good hitters go through periods where they're just not coming up with opportunities, or making good on the ones they get," second baseman Jeff Kent said. "But what's good about this team is ...