After dropping a 3-2 decision to Atlanta on Wednesday night,
the Dodgers rallied for a 6-4 win over the Braves last night behind the
pitching of Roberto Hernandez and a dazzling display of speed on the base paths
from Dee Gordon.
Hernandez, recently acquired from the Phillies, held the
Braves to one run on three hits through six innings, striking out five but
walking four batters.
Brandon League pitched the seventh and Brian Wilson came in
for the eighth inning and that’s when the Braves made their move. Wilson gave up three runs on three hits,
allowing Atlanta to close to a 5-4 score going into the ninth.
Kenley Jansen was summoned to get the final out in the
eighth and pitched the ninth as well, but not without some drama. Jansen gave
up a single to Jason Hayward and a double to Freddie Freeman to put the tying
and winning runs in scoring position before striking out B.J. Upton to end the
game.
Gordon sparked the Dodgers with three hits, four runs scored
and two stolen bases. Catcher Drew Butera helped the cause with a two-run homer
to left in the second inning.
Adrian Gonzalez continued his torrid hitting with three hits
in five trips and two RBI. Yasiel Puig had three hits in four trips and knocked
in one run. Butera had a pair of hits starting for A.J. Ellis.
Up 5-4 in the ninth, the Dodgers added an insurance run when
Gordon bunted up the first base line, moved to second when Puig was hit by a
pitch and scored when Gonzalez drove a double to center.
With the win, the Dodgers moved to 5.5 games up on idle San
Francisco in the National League West.
The Dodgers return to Chavez Ravine tonight with Zack
Grienke on the hill against the Brewers.
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