FOR DODGERS, IT'S NOT USUAL SUSPECTS DODGERS 7, PHILADELPHIA 6.

Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer

The unsuspecting heroes struck again.

Three hits - including a home run - from reserve infielder Jeff Reboulet and timely hits by a group of hitters batting less than .200 compensated for a not-so-dominant performance from starting pitcher Darren Dreifort on Saturday and gave the Dodgers a 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in front of 37,322 at Dodger Stadium.

For the second night in a row, Alex Cora drove in the winning run. This time, he did it with a soft line drive to shallow left in the eighth inning. The hit was the first of the night for Cora, whose average had dipped below .200, and was characteristic of the wide-spread support the Dodgers have received during a stretch that has lifted them into first place in the NL West.

``Every game, everybody's contributing,'' Dreifort said. ``We're doing the little things. That's the type of stuff that wins ballgames.''

Like Cora's single, some of the biggest hits are coming from unlikely sources.

Or in the sixth inning, when pinch hitter Chris Donnels hit the first pitch from reliever Phillies reliever Vincente Padilla to deep left-center field to score two runs and give the Dodgers their first lead of the night.

``I was glad to get up there in that situation and hit the ball hard somewhere,'' said Donnels, who improved his average to .152. ``To put me out there in the lineup when I'm hitting under .200 is nice and it really shows a lot on their part.''

The lead was extended a batter later on a hit by Tom Goodwin. The leadoff man entered the game batting just .190 but had two key hits Saturday. He tripled to right in the third inning and scored on a single by Reboulet.

Reboulet, starting in place of injured second baseman Mark Grudzielanek and batting second in the order, had two RBI in his first three-hit game of the season. He brought the Dodgers within one with his home run in the first inning, his second in a week after having played in more than 200 games without a homer prior to last Sunday.

Dreifort joined in the offensive output - which featured every starter but one reaching base - with a home run of his own in the fifth inning. His estimated 410-foot shot to left field off Phillies starter Bruce Chen cut the Dodgers deficit to 4-3.

Heroics by additional Dodgers were required when Philadelphia's Marlon Anderson erased the initial lead with a two-run home run that tied the game 6-6 in the eighth inning.

The Dodgers responded in the bottom half of the inning by getting a leadoff double from Hiram Bocachica, his first hit of the game. Angel Pena sacrificed Bocachica to third and Cora's single scored him.

``The Dodgers kept battling back with us,'' Philadelphia manager Larry Bowa said. ``We just couldn't hold 'em.''

Dodgers reliever Matt Herges was credited with the win. He improved to 1-1 by giving up two runs and two hits in two innings.

Dreifort went six innings, giving up four runs on six hits and three walks. He struck out seven.