2023-07-06 16:15:18
LOS ANGELES — JD Martinez and David Peralta hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Wednesday night.
Martinez hit an 0-2 pitch from reliever Roansy Contreras (3-7) for his 20th homer, a three-run shot to left-center that drove in back-to-back walkers Will Smith and Max Muncy.
Peralta followed with a 406-foot solo homer to the first stand between right-center field for the final score.
Contreras and Pirates starter Osvaldo Bido combined to walk four in the fourth and fifth. Both were warned for exceeding the launch time, Bido in the second and Contreras, who took the loss, in the fifth.
The win went to Dodgers starter Bobby Miller (5-1), who allowed four runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out seven and didn’t walk. Daniel Hudson earned his first save in 13 months.
For the Pirates, the Dominican Carlos Santana 5-1 with a run scored. The Venezuelan Tucupita Marcano from 3-1.
For the Dodgers, Venezuelans David Peralta 3-1 with a run scored and an RBI; Miguel Rojas 4-1 with an RBI.
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