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- Updated: August 18, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley had no home runs, grand slams or curtain calls on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
But the Dodgers still rolled to a 7-2 win over the Phillies — extending their lead in the National League West to 1 1/2 games over the Giants. Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to right field in the fourth inning and a two-run blast to right in the seventh to lead the way. Justin Turner added a two-run homer to left-center in the fifth.
“The length of the lineup is impressive right now,” Turner said. “We’re a tough lineup to pitch to one through eight. Anyone can hit a ball over the fence and do some damage. It’s fun going up there knowing you can hang a crooked number every inning.”
The Dodgers have scored 22 runs in the first two games of this series. They’ve done so on seven home runs, including two-homer games from Utley on Tuesday and Gonzalez on Wednesday.
“Adrian’s been under the radar,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “But tonight, huge night. Two homers, drove in five. … Good things are happening.”
The Dodgers also worked out of a jam in the sixth, when the Phillies loaded the bases with none out. Left-hander Grant Dayton got three consecutive flyouts to end the inning.
Right-hander Jake Thompson pitched just five innings as Phillies starters have logged fewer than six innings in eight consecutive games, tying a franchise record.
“Just kind of lost the feel for working down in the zone and both sides of the plate,” Thompson said. “That’s not a good problem to have against those guys.”
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDDodger boppers: For the second straight game, the Dodgers did damage via the long ball. A night after putting three in the seats off Vince Velasquez (and one more after he exited), the Dodgers again mashed. Turner singled and Josh Reddick walked to open the fourth. Then, Gonzalez hit a rope into the right-field seats to give Los Angeles a lead it would not relinquish. Turner followed in the next inning with his 22nd blast before Gonzalez completed his two-homer …
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