The exit velocity on the groundball clocked at 72 mph, the speed of a modest curveball, the sort of roller destined for an infielder's glove. Yasmani Grandal chugged toward first base after the ball left his bat. Already in the eighth inning against Philadelphia, the Dodgers had benefited from a dropped pop-up and a bobbled come-backer. Now they watched as Grandal's grounder slipped past the leather of Phillies shortstop Scott Kingery and into the outfield as the decisive RBI single in a 5-4 victory.
Down four runs after two innings, the Dodgers completed a comeback with a three-run blitz in the eighth inning to capture the first night of this four-game series with the Phillies.