--LF Manny Ramirez hit three doubles Tuesday, matching a franchise record achieved many times. Ramirez now has 18 hits in his past 40 at-bats (.450) and has hit safely in nine of his past 10 games. He is hitting .371 (23-for-62) in his career against the Giants.
--C Russell Martin continued to battle an early-season slump, even on a night when manager Joe Torre moved him into the cleanup spot for the first time this year ahead of the sizzling Andre Ethier. Martin went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. He now has four hits in his past 25 at-bats (.160) and is hitting .185 (10-for-54) on the road this season. --2B Orlando Hudson failed to set a career high for length of a hitting streak. After tying his previous best by hitting in 11 consecutive games, Hudson went 0-for-4 with a walk on April 26. During the streak, he hit .444 (20 for 45).
BY THE NUMBERS: .480 -- Combined batting average for Dodgers reserves Brad Ausmus and Mark Loretta, two veteran players and former everyday guys on the down sides of their careers who have accepted bench roles in their first season with the club. Ausmus, who turned 40 a couple of weeks ago, is hitting .417 (5-for-12). Loretta, 37, is hitting .538 (7-for-13), including five hits in seven pinch-hit at-bats.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "A good night for the old guys. It was past our bedtime, and we had already missed the buffet." -- Dodgers C Brad Ausmus, after delivering two critical hits in the late innings of a three-hour, 45-minute marathon on April 24 at Colorado. Ausmus had scored one tie-breaking run when he was driven in by fellow "old guy" Mark Loretta in the eighth inning, and Ausmus drove in another tie-breaking run in the ninth that ultimately held up as the winner.
