Dodgers cash in gamble by Austin Barnes

The Dodgers slumbered through half the game, awakening with a bolt of energy that revitalized the fans and players within the grand old ballpark.

The Dodgers were three outs from winning a three-game series in which two of the opposing starters were Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. They were three outs from their first victory in a game in which they did not score first. They were three outs from the .500 mark, with their next three games against the Miami Marlins, a team that intentionally self-destructed in the offseason.

And with Jansen, whose dominance remains to be rediscovered. No sooner had "California Love" faded from the sound system than Jansen gave up consecutive singles to Matt…