The Dodgers bypassed the easy route to victory on Sunday afternoon.
Instead, they took a more dramatic path to a 6-5 extra-innings win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After leading by four runs early, then squandering the lead behind poor situational hitting and an eighth-inning blunder from the bullpen, the Dodgers regrouped, erased a one-run deficit in the 10th inning on Kiké Hernández leadoff double, then finally prevailed on Teoscar Hernández’s walk-off single — securing a weekend series sweep over the Pirate to grow their narrow National League West lead back to 3 ½ games.