Dodgers slam 4 HRs in eighth for 11-9 comeback get hang of over Padres
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers quiet have a heartbeat in the NL West flee, and it changed into as soon as throbbing late in the sport.
Corey Seager hit a traipse-forward, two-flee homer in the eighth inning, when Los Angeles went deep four occasions to rally previous the San Diego Padres 11-9 on Wednesday evening.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called it “a loopy explosion.”
The defending World Sequence champions trailed 9-6 earlier than Max Muncy and AJ Pollock began the onslaught by going reduction-to-reduction off Emilio Pagán (4-3). With one out, Cody Bellinger launched a shot to honest field that tied the sport. Pinch-hitter Justin Turner doubled to deep left and scored on Seager’s shot to honest with two outs.
“That’s a whirlwind in a basically short time,” Seager said.
As a end result of of their scintillating comeback, the playoff-sure Dodgers remained two video games in the reduction of NL West-main San Francisco with four to play in the frequent season. The Giants beat Arizona 1-0.
“We’re quiet making an are attempting to produce a purpose and quiet preventing for that,” Seager said.
Many fans had already left Dodger Stadium, but these who remained had been on their feet in the eighth, chanting and cheering as the outburst despatched the crowd proper into a frenzy.
“We honest by no methodology gave up,” Seager said. “We extra or less felt in that game your whole time.”
It changed into as soon as the most essential time the Dodgers homered four occasions — all off Zack Greinke — in an inning since Sept. 5, 2016, against Arizona. Seager played in that game, too.
Mookie Betts hit a solo shot in the seventh to begin the rally, and Pollock had a two-flee homer in the most essential.
Los Angeles blew leads of 4-0 and 5-1 on a evening when Max Scherzer struggled and bought his second straight no-decision.
David Tag (5-2) pitched the eighth to carry out the get hang of. Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the ninth for his 37th put.
Muncy’s homer changed into as soon as his career-excessive 36th.
“I went reduction and regarded at each pitch, all 20,” Pagán said. “The finest one that I did no longer fancy changed into as soon as the one that Muncy hit. This has been going down to me for potential too prolonged with, in my survey, too honest of stuff.”
The late vitality burst changed into as soon as paying homage to a Sept. 18, 2006, game between the teams. The Dodgers hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth to tie it, and Nomar Garciaparra’s two-flee homer in the 10th gave them an 11-10 victory that establish Los Angeles reduction in first plot.
Garciaparra changed into as soon as on the ballpark Wednesday evening. Roberts changed into as soon as a player on that 2006 Padres crew.
“It undoubtedly reminded me of that evening. Plenty of the identical vibe,” Roberts said. “To be in this dugout is a mighty higher feeling than to be in the visiting dugout.”
Scherzer bought knocked round in his roughest begin since he joined the Dodgers from Washington on the change closing date on July 30.
The three-time Cy Younger Award winner gave up six runs — 5 earned — and a season-excessive 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings. The honest-hander, whose 2.28 ERA changed into as soon as the lowest in the NL coming in, struck out four and walked none. He allowed two homers, simply the sixth time he’s given up bigger than one in a game this season and the third time the Padres have carried out it to him.
“He simply did no longer have honest say,” Roberts said. “He’s picked us up many occasions over and we picked him up. He changed into as soon as one of many happiest guys after.”
San Diego’s Victor Caratini went 3 for 4 and homered off Scherzer. Damaged-down Dodger Manny Machado launched a two-flee shot in the third to leave the Padres trailing 5-3.
“This one undoubtedly hurts thanks to the potential we came reduction,” Padres manager Jayce Tingler said. “I opinion we did a substantial job of swinging the bat.”
The Dodgers made two errors in the fourth, when the Padres tied it 5-all. Third baseman Chris Taylor’s fielding error would had been the second out of the inning. Seager booted a ball at shortstop that allowed Wil Myers to get hang of the tying flee.
Tommy Pham had an RBI double and Trent Grisham added a two-flee single for a 9-5 lead in the seventh, when reliever Brusdar Graterol confronted four batters, giving up two walks, two hits and three runs.
The Dodgers misplaced hot-hitting outfielder Gavin Lux in the sixth. He crashed into the guts-field wall head on and tumbled over while chasing Myers’ triple. Roberts and a coach came running out to the warning be conscious to check on Lux, who keeping his honest shoulder. Lux came in batting .383 since being recalled from Triple-A two weeks ago.
Scherzer had components for the second straight begin. He didn’t spy engrossing at Colorado closing Thursday, allowing 5 runs and 6 hits in a no-decision. This time, he did no longer rating his second strikeout except the fifth, when he had his first 1-2-3 inning of the sport.
The Dodgers led 4-0 in the most essential on Trea Turner’s RBI double, Muncy’s RBI single and Pollock’s two-flee homer. Seager added an RBI double in the second for a 5-1 lead.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: RF Jurickson Profar exited after hurting his left arm making an are attempting a lunge. … RHP Craig Stammen wasn’t active but felt higher since happening the IL with flu-fancy signs.
Dodgers: Activated 1B Albert Pujols from the COVID-19 injured list. He felt higher after having his second vaccine shot. … Optioned LHP Andrew Vasquez to the minors.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Vince Velasquez (3-8, 6.22 ERA) changed into as soon as signed to a minor league deal two weeks ago after being released by the Phillies.
Dodgers: RHP Tony Gonsolin (4-1, 3.00) has allowed one flee in 13 2/3 innings in his career against the Padres, going 2-0 in three video games.
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