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Dodgers stop Bucs with Puig's homer in 12th

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PITTSBURGH -- After 11 back-and-forth innings, Yasiel Puig hammered the second pitch thrown in the 12th inning, watched it fly and flipped his bat into foul territory. Puig's shot -- projected to travel 412 feet by Statcast™ -- off reliever Dovydas Neverauskas landed in the bullpens beyond the center-field fence and sent the Dodgers to a 6-5 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.

The Dodgers had a chance to break the tie in the 10th against Pirates reliever Joaquin Benoit, who walked the bases loaded. Benoit threw 25 pitches, only 11 for strikes, but he escaped without allowing a run as Chris Taylor flied out to left.