Not too long ago, any baseball game in which teams blasted five home runs would have been called a slugfest. Now, even calling it an “offensive outpouring” feels like too strong of a label.
For Erik Haase, though, every day is a slugfest now. The catcher launched his 22nd and 23rd dingers of the season to lead the Clippers with three RBIs. Brandon Barnes added another in a three-run sixth that gave the Clippers the cushion they needed to survive a late rally.
Shao-Ching Chiang lobbed 5.2 innings, allowing eight hits and two bombs but also striking out seven.