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Dodgers top Cardinals in extras with Kemp's single

Published Jul. 31, 2009 5:55 a.m. ET

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For three games, the Los Angeles Dodgers piled up hits and had nothing to show for it. To end a season-worst four-game losing streak, they made a few count.

Matt Kemp and Casey Blake combined for seven hits and Kemp's two-run single in the 10th was the difference in the Dodgers' 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.

"We've been playing hard, we haven't been driving in any runs," Kemp said. "Our starting pitching has kept us in the ballgames and we've just got to get it done when we've got runners in scoring position."

Blake had four hits and is 7 for 10 the last two games for Los Angeles, which avoided a four-game sweep and has not been swept all season. The Dodgers lead the NL in hitting and are second in scoring with an average of nearly five runs. They finally got rolling after totaling three runs on 33 hits the first three games.

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