Theriot gets a couple hits, Cards talk to Dodgers about Furcal.

Byline: Ben Frederickson

July 30--It is no secret that Cardinals shortstop Ryan Theriot has been struggling. Coming into Friday night's game against the Chicago Cubs he was in a zero-for-14 streak at the plate. Daniel Descalso has been starting in his position throughout the past week and the Cardinals just promoted another middle infielder, Tyler Greene, from Class AAA Memphis. Meanwhile, there are less than two days before the non-waiver trade deadline, and St. Louis has been looking for a shortstop. The club has had conversations with the Los Angeles Dodgers about shortstop Rafael Furcal, a source confirmed to the Post-Dispatch. Furcal is batting .310 in his past …