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Published on Saturday, May 10, 2008
By Doug Padilla
When Rafael Furcal slammed his helmet to the turf after taking swings during batting practice, manager Joe Torre knew his shortstop would be out another day.
Furcal was given every opportunity to get his sore lower back stretched out to play Saturday, but instead missed his fourth consecutive game. He probably won't be back until Tuesday, when the Dodgers start a three-game series at Milwaukee.
"He's frustrated," Torre said. "It's the running aspect that bothers him more than anything else. That's a big part of his game.
"I mentioned to him that if it was me and it affected the running part of my game I could still play. That wasn't a big part of what I did. But when you have guys playing in the middle of the field like that, quickness and speed is what makes them the players they are."
Torre wants to give Jeff Kent the day off today, but that isn't likely to happen if Furcal can't play
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