LOS ANGELES — Manager Dave Roberts described the final two games ahead of the All-Star break as “all hands on deck.” Well, it was the bats that awaited on deck that made the difference as the Dodgers got back in the win column.
The Dodgers crushed eight home runs — including a pair of grand slams — en route to a 22-1 win over the D-backs on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles’ 22 runs marked a season high as it pounded out 21 hits, including at least one from each spot in the lineup.
The grand slams were courtesy of Justin Turner and Mookie Betts, making the Dodgers the first team in MLB history to have a pair of two-slam games in the same season. AJ Pollock and Matt Beaty each hit grand slams in a 16-4 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee on May 2.
Pollock and Albert Pujols each hit two homers on Saturday, while Cody Bellinger and Zach McKinstry also went deep.