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Harris gets best of Dodgers closer Gagne

Lenny Harris has come up with clutch hits throughout his record-breaking career as a pinch hitter. His three-run double off Eric Gagne was a bit more special than most.

Harris pushed his major league record for pinch hits to 190 Wednesday night, lining a bases-clearing double into right-center with two outs in the ninth to rally the Florida Marlins past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4.

"That's one I'm never going to forget, off a pitcher like him," Harris said. "But that's what I do. I come off the bench and face the best guys out of the pen.

"But, hey, I'm not all-time for nothing."

It was only Gagne's second blown save in 100 chances dating to Aug. 26, 2002. His only other blown save in 37 chances this season came against Arizona on July 5. That ended his streak of 84 consecutive saves, a major league record.

"This is what I live for right here," Harris said. "It's been my career for 17 years in the big leagues, facing the best that come out of the bullpen."

Gagne, last year's NL Cy Young Award winner, entered with a 4-2 lead in the ninth, but couldn't hold it.

Miguel Cabrera hit a one-out double, Mike Lowell singled and Jeff Conine followed with an RBI single. Gagne (4-2) got Juan Encarnacion on a popup, then walked pinch-hitter Paul Lo Duca after running the count to 3-2 on his former batterymate. That set up Harris' big hit.

"I think what motivated me a lot was when I got into the on-deck circle, somebody screamed at me and said, `Hey, you should have retired already,'" Harris said. "And that kind of motivated me a little more, and I said, `I ain't done yet.'"

Gagne left the clubhouse without speaking to reporters.

At Los Angeles, Lo Duca, who caught Gagne for five years before being sent to Florida with Guillermo Mota and Juan Encarnacion just before the trade deadline, skipped in glee after sliding home with the Marlins' sixth run.

"I'll remember that at-bat for a long time," Lo Duca said. "I caught him for so long, so I know how nasty he is. What happened tonight isn't going to happen again for a very long time."

Mota (9-5) pitched one inning for his first win for the Marlins. Armando Benitez worked a perfect ninth for his 36th save.

Shawn Green hit a solo homer in the second, and Steve Finley and Milton Bradley hit consecutive solo shots off Ismael Valdez in the fourth to help the Dodgers take a 4-0 lead. Odalis Perez held the Marlins to two runs in eight innings, and left with a 4-2 lead.

"He is not perfect, he's human," Perez said of Gagne. "It was just one of those tough nights."

At Philadelphia, Carlos Beltran's two-run double in the eighth helped Houston win after Roger Clemens left with a strained right calf.Clemens was day to day after injuring himself while running to first base on his two-run single. The six-time AL Cy Young Award winner gave up four runs in three innings. Before the game, the Astros learned Andy Pettitte will have season-ending elbow surgery next week.

At San Francisco, Barry Bonds homered for the third time in two days to help lead Giants split the doubleheader. Bonds connected for a solo shot off Francis Beltran for his 34th homer and No. 692 of his career.The Giants had their six-game winning streak snapped in the opener.Bonds' pinch-hit popup in the eighth turned into a bizarre double play because of Dustan Mohr's blunder on the bases. Third baseman Tony Batista caught the ball and wound up with a double play when Mohr lost track of the outs, wandered off second base and was easily thrown out.

At Milwaukee, Corey Patterson hit a two-run homer off Travis Phelps (0-1) in the 11th for the Cubs.Nomar Garciaparra hit three doubles and Derrek Lee also homered and drove in two runs for the Cubs, who won for the second time in six games.Butler native Matt Clement (8-11) started for the Cubs and pitched seven innings, tying a career-high with 13 strikeouts. He allowed one walk and left the game with a 5-3 lead.

At St. Louis, rookie Josh Hancock (3-1) won for the first time as a starter and Sean Casey drove in three runs, helping Cincinnati avoid a three-game sweep.Scott Rolen homered and Albert Pujols doubled twice for St. Louis. The Cardinals rallied for two runs in the ninth inning, but Pujols grounded out with runners on first and second to end it. The loss was only the third in 14 games for the NL Central leaders, and it also ended their seven-game home winning streak.

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