After a frustrating game to open the series coming off a rare day off while staying at home, the Dodgers came back and beat the Pirates ace Gerrit Cole this afternoon by a score of 8-4. The game certainly didn’t always look like it was going to be an easy one, especially with starter Brandon McCarthy laboring and then exiting early, but the offense was relentless and the bullpen did another amazing job.
A night after only managing one run off Ivan Nova and friends, the Dodgers scored in six consecutive innings to start the game and eventually amassed a lead too difficult for the Pirates to overcome.