BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Blowers Moving on Up Hit List

Third baseman Mike Blowers, who got off to a slow start, hitting .205 in the first month of the season, went three for four with two doubles in Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Phillies.

Blowers has hit in five of six games and is hitting .429 with four doubles and two RBIs in that span. His season average is now .230.

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Dodger first baseman Eric Karros, who hit a three-run homer in Saturday’s 7-2 victory over the Phillies, hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning Sunday. It was the first time this season that Karros has homered in consecutive games. . . . Reliever Antonio Osuna extended his scoreless inning streak to 11.1 by retiring all five batters he faced. He has registered 14 strikeouts during that span. . . . Chad Fonville started at shortstop for the second consecutive game in place of Greg Gagne, who sprained his ankle Friday night. . . . With Sunday’s win, the Phillies avoided being swept in a four-game series by the Dodgers for the first time since 1962. . . . The Dodgers, who haven’t had mandatory batting practice during their five-game winning streak, will take batting practice before tonight’s game against the New York Mets. “It was on before we lost,” Karros said.