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--> --> Baker wins No. 700 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dusty Baker was starting to wonder when he was going to get his 700th win as manager of the San Francisco Giants. He waited through three losses and a tough fourth game before his team finally got it done, thanks mainly to Calvin Murray, Rich Aurilia and Russ Ortiz. Aurilia singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the ninth inning as the Giants beat Los Angeles 3-2 Thursday night to snap the Dodgers' nine-game winning streak. "I wasn't really looking for anything specific, just trying to get a hit to get us out of here in regulation time," Aurilia said. The teams were tied for second in the NL West before the Dodgers beat the Giants three straight times - by a total of four runs. San Francisco finally got a little help in this one as two of its three runs were unearned, including the game-winner. The Giants looked like they were headed for another tough loss before they tied it in the eighth and took the lead in the ninth. "That's what I envisioned when I got here, I didn't know it would come down to the last day," Baker said of his 700th victory. "It feels great to do it here." Baker, who became the Giants' manager in 1993 and ranks third on their career wins list behind John McGraw (2,064) and Bill Terry (823), played for the Dodgers from 1976-83. Barry Bonds extended his homerless streak to 10 games and 33 at-bats - his longest drought of the season. He hit his major league-leading 39th homer June 23. Bonds, who went 1-for-3, is 4-for-31 in those 10 games and 6-for-49 against the Dodgers this season. Eric Davis, batting for Ortiz (9-5), singled with two outs in the ninth off Al Reyes (1-1) and went to second when second baseman Mark Grudzielanek booted Murray's grounder for an error. Aurilia, the NL's starting shortstop in the All-Star game, then lined a 1-0 pitch to left-center to drive in Davis. "What goes unnoticed is Calvin Murray beat out that ball to Grudzielanek," Baker said. "That put Richie in position to get that winning hit. That shows what hustle will do." Murray barely beat the throw to first after Grudzielanek juggled his hard-hit grounder. "That's the one thing you can control in this game, how hard you play," Murray said. Dodgers starter Chan Ho Park had retired seven straight batters and 13 of 14 before Murray tripled to open the eighth and scored on Aurilia's sacrifice fly, tying it at 2. Ortiz allowed two runs and three hits in eight innings, retiring his final 11 batters. He walked none and struck out three. Robb Nen, left off the All-Star team, pitched the ninth for his league-leading 26th save in 30 chances. It was his 252nd career save, tying him with Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti for 18th on the all-time list. "It means a lot," Nen said of catching Righetti. "He's a guy who I respect, a guy I look up to." The Dodgers' winning streak was their longest since they won 11 in a row from May 17-29, 1993. Rangers 14, Mariners 2 Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam, and Rafael Palmeiro homered twice as Texas routed visiting Seattle to earn a split of their four-game series. Rodriguez set the Rangers record for homers in a season by a shortstop, surpassing Kevin Elster's 24 in 1996. Palmeiro has nine homers against the Mariners this season, breaking the club record against a single opponent. Angels 5, Athletics 2 Troy Glaus hit a two-run homer off Gil Heredia (4-7) as Anaheim snapped a seven-game losing streak. The Angels, who avoided a four-game sweep in Oakland, had just two runs in their previous 46 innings before getting three unearned runs in the third against the A's. Ismael Valdes (5-4) got the win and Troy Percival pitched the ninth for his 20th save. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing