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- Updated: August 1, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Starting pitcher Bud Norris lasted just one out, but that hardly mattered as an offensive outburst from the Dodgers covered an unexpected bullpen game in an 14-3 victory for Los Angeles on Sunday.
After falling behind 3-0 in the fourth inning, the Dodgers offense went to work quickly. A rally in the bottom of the fourth tied the game, then home runs from Yasmani Grandal, Corey Seager, and Joc Pederson topped off three other multi-run innings. Grandal’s homer, his eighth of the month, tied him for the lead among MLB catchers this season. He also doubled and finished 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBIs.
The offense came at the expense of Patrick Corbin and the D-backs’ bullpen. Corbin was pulled in the sixth inning after allowing eight hits and six runs, three earned. That’s at least an improvement on his last start against the Dodgers less than two weeks ago, when he allowed six earned runs in four innings.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDSeager’s shot: Seager’s three-run homer in the seventh gave the rookie shortstop his first of July and tied him with Justin Turner for the team lead with 18. While it’s tempting to say the Home Run Derby could have had an effect on his swing, it’s worth pointing out that he was also homerless in the 10 games before the All-Star break and still has eight doubles in the second …
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