The Dodgers’ bats produced no fireworks on Wednesday, leaving the pyrotechnics for the elaborate postgame Independence Day display that popped and flashed and boomed and illuminated the evening skies behind Dodger Stadium while a sellout crowd oohed and aahed.
Wonder of wonders for this built-for-power, home run-happy team, the Dodgers scored six runs without hitting a home run — and they won.
Rediscovering the lost art of manufacturing runs proved useful for the Dodgers, who played some small ball in completing a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates and extending their winning streak to four with a 6-4 victory.