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- Updated: September 1, 2016
DENVER — With a furious late rally, the Dodgers stormed to a remarkable 10-8 Coors Field win over the Rockies on Wednesday night on Andrew Toles’ grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning of the nightcap, avoiding sweeps of the doubleheader and the three-game series.
After falling behind, 8-2, the Dodgers scored three runs in the eighth and five more in the ninth off Adam Ottavino. Toles’ slam was his third homer of the season and the win left the Dodgers with a 1 1/2-game lead over the Giants in the National League West. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 40th save.
Toles, out of baseball a year ago, opened this season at Class A.
“When the situation gets hot, players get out of the strike zone, but Tolesey stays calm,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “Even our veteran guys can learn from Andrew’s at-bats. To say when Spring Training started if I had ever heard the name Andrew Toles, I’d be lying. To come from out of baseball to help our team win baseball games, it’s remarkable and there’s no reason why this ride can’t continue.”
The Dodgers overcame a three-inning start by Bud Norris, a late sub because of Rich Hill’s persistent blister. Norris allowed five runs in the first inning, including Stephen Cardullo’s grand slam, and walked three.
“When you walk guys here and give free bases, it’s a recipe for a tough outing,” Roberts said of Norris, who has a 6.10 ERA since being acquired from Atlanta at the end of June. “That’s what happened with Bud. He never got into a groove.”
The Dodgers, who had scored only 10 runs in the previous seven games, got a home run leading off the game from Chase Utley. Nolan Arenado slugged his 36th home run for the Rockies, a two-run shot in the seventh.
“This one hurts,” Arenado said. “It kind of puts a little damper on the series win. I think we’re all happy because we won the series, but we’re in a position where we can’t give up games. When you have a chance to sweep, you’ve got to be able to sweep. It’s frustrating, but you’ve got to keep playing good ball. We’re playing good baseball. Our starting pitching is doing a great job, we just need our bullpen to come together a little more.”
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