Granderson's Slam, Puig's 12th-Inning Shot Lift Dodgers Past Pirates
Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam and Yasiel Puig homered in the 12th inning to help the Los Angeles Dodgers top the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday night.
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Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam and Yasiel Puig homered in the 12th inning to help the Los Angeles Dodgers top the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday night.
The Dodgers claimed right-handed pitcher Jordan Jankowski from the Astros. Meanwhile, they sent minor league right-hander Jacob Rhame to the Mets to complete the Curtis Granderson trade.
Justin Verlander has pitched two no-hitters in his career. He retired the first 13 Los Angeles hitters, taming the team with by far the best record in the major leagues.
Adrian Gonzalez's seventh-inning single broke a scoreless tie and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday.
Granderson comes to the Dodgers with lots of playoff experience. He's been a leadoff hitter, clean-up hitter and gives the Dodgers a great clubhouse presence to boot.
Albert Pujols set the tone for the game in the first inning with a milestone homer off Jeremy Hellickson. There would be plenty more long balls on a steamy night at Camden Yards, five by each team.
Rich Hill (9-4) labored through five innings, allowing three runs and six hits, but the Dodgers gave him plenty of support.
Yasiel Puig's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Wednesday night for their second comeback win in as many games.
Despite the Los Angeles Dodgers' walkoff victory again Wednesday, pitcher Yu Darvish had a rough night in his much-anticipated home debut.
The White Sox, who came in having won four of six, have lost six straight road games and 10 of their last 11.
Justin Turner hit two home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers won another series, beating the San Diego Padres 6-4 on Sunday.
Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a sixth-inning deficit to beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 Saturday night.
Cody Bellinger had three hits and two RBIs for the Dodgers, who lost for only the fifth time in 31 games.
Darvish is the first Dodger pitcher since 1954 to have back-to-back 10 strikeout games in a debut with the team.
The Dodgers staked Darvish to a three-run lead before he even took the mound.
