The Dodgers blow leads in the eighth and ninth innings, fall behind in the 10th and finally prevail when Trayce Thompson’s full-count walk plates the final run in a 9-8 victory. Phil Bickford pitch…
LOS ANGELES — If at first you don’t succeed – put a runner on second base and keep trying.
The bullpen had been solid during the winning streak. A run-scoring wild pitch by Caleb Ferguson in the seventh inning snapped a 15-inning scoreless streak by Dodgers relievers. But they allowed six runs in a four-inning span, making an early 5-1 lead disappear. He took two healthy cuts Monday against right-hander Pablo Lopez, driving in three runs with two home runs as the Dodgers bolted to that early lead.
Starting for the first time since a bloody blister limited him to one inning in Milwaukee last week and only the second time in two weeks after being skipped in the rotation, Syndergaard flashed improved velocity in the first inning, averaging 93.7 mph on his first seven fastballs .
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