Recap: Dodgers defeat the Pirates, 8-7

Ninth inning

Dodgers: Right-hander Duane Underwood Jr. now pitching for the Pirates. Freddie Freeman flied to center. Trayce Thompson walked. James Outman doubled to right, Thompson to third. Miguel Vargas grounded to third, Thompson out at home. First and third, two out. David Peralta grounded to first.

Pirates: Shelby Miller in to close it out for the Dodgers. Carlos Santana grounded to the pitcher. Jack Suwinski grounded to second. Connor Joe struck out looking.

Final score: Dodgers 8, Pirates 7

Eighth inning

Dodgers: Right-hander Colin Holderman now pitching for the Pirates. Miguel Vargas singled to center. David Peralta grounded to pitcher, forcing Vargas. Michael Busch walked. Chris Taylor homered to DEEP left-center. Dodgers lead 8-7. Austin Barnes struck out looking. Mookie Betts lined to third.

Pirates: Caleb Ferguson now pitching for the Dodgers. Rodolfo Castro singled to right. Ji Hwan Bae bunted to the pitcher, Castro out at second. Mark Mathias, batting for Hedges, walked. Ke’Bryan Hayes struck out swinging. Tucupita Marcano was hit by a pitch. Andrew McCutchen fouled to the catcher.

Score after eight: Dodgers 8, Pirates 7

Seventh inning

Dodgers: Left-hander José Hernández now pitching for the Pirates. Freddie Freeman grounded to second. Trayce Thompson, batting for Heyward, struck out swinging. James Outman struck out swinging.

Pirates: Yency Almonte now pitching for the Dodgers. Andrew McCutchen struck out swinging. Carlos Santana singled to left. Jack Suwinski grounded to second, forcing Santana. Connor Joe struck out swinging.

Score after seven: Pirates 7, Dodgers 5

Sixth inning

Dodgers: James Outman hit a ground-rule double. Miguel Vargas walked. David Peralta fouled to third. Michael Busch singled to center, scoring Outman, Vargas to second. Chris Taylor singled to right, loading the bases. Robert Stephenson replaced Johan Oviedo on the mound. Austin Barnes flied to center, scoring Vargas. Mookie Betts hit a drive to deep left. Left field Suwinski drifted back, back, to the track, to the wall, and made a leaping grab, robbing Betts of a homer.

Pirates: Evan Phillips now pitching for the Dodgers. Austin Hedges struck out swinging. Ke’Bryan Hayes grounded to third. Tucupita Marcano flied to left.

Score after six innings: Pirates 7, Dodgers 5

Fifth inning

Dodgers: Chris Taylor singled to right. Barnes grounded to third, Taylor to second. Betts grounded to first, Taylor to third. Freeman singled to short and took second when the throw went over the first baseman’s head. A single and an error there. Taylor scored. Freddie Freeman grounded to second.

Pirates: Left-hander Victor González now pitching. Jack Suwinski doubled to right. Connor Joe grounded to short. Rodolfo Castro grounded to second. Ji Hwan Bae struck out swinging.

Score after five: Pirates 7, Dodgers 3

Fourth inning

Dodgers: Miguel Vargas grounded to third. David Peralta grounded to second. Michael Busch grounded to second.

Pirates: Rodolfo Castro grounded to second. Ji Hwan Bae beat out a grounder to first. Syndergaard hesitated for a moment before running to cover first and that cost them. Bae stole second. Austin Hedges singled to right, scoring Bae. Ke’Bryan Hayes singled to left, Hedges to second. Tucupita Marcano flied to left. Andrew McCutchen homered to right. It might be time to replace Syndergaard. Carlos Santana flied to left.

Score after four: Pirates 7, Dodgers 2

Third inning

Dodgers: Freddie Freeman struck out swinging. Jason Heyward struck out looking. James Outman flied to left. The Dodgers were retired on nine pitches.

Pirates: Carlos Santana flied to left. Jack Suwinski grounded to second. Connor Joe lined to center. The Pirates were retied on nine pitches. That whole inning took about nine minutes.

Score after three: Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Second inning

Dodgers: Michael Busch struck out swinging. Chris Taylor reached second on an error by the center fielder. Austin Barnes grounded to third. Mookie Betts popped to second.

Pirates: Rodolfo Castro struck out looking. Ji Hwan Bae hit a grounder to the hole at second. Vargas made a diving stop by Bae beat the throw. Bae stole second. Austin Hedges was hit by a pitch. Ke’Bryan Hayes doubled, scoring both runners. Tucupita Marcano flied to center, Hayes to third. Andrew McCutchen grounded to third.

Score after two: Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

First inning

Dodgers: The Dodgers got on the board quickly. Mookie Betts fouled to left. Freddie Freeman walked. Jason Heyward reached first on catcher’s interference, Freeman to second. James Outman grounded to first, runners moving up. Miguel Vargas doubled to right, scoring both runners. David Peralta struck out swinging.

Pirates: Noah Syndergaard pitching for the Dodgers. Ke’Bryan Hayes lined to center. Tucupita Marcano singled to right. Marcano stole second. Andrew McCutchen struck out swinging. Carlos Santana singled to center, scoring Marcano. Jack Suwinski beat out a slow roller to third. First and second, two out. Connor Joe hit a sinking liner to left, with David Peralta making a great diving catch.

Score after one: Dodgers 2, Pirates 1

PITTSBURGH — After being called up to replace Max Muncy (paternity list), Michael Busch was put immediately in the Dodgers starting lineup Tuesday for his MLB debut.

Busch will serve as the designated hitter, giving J.D. Martinez a day off after he felt “a little something” in his back during Sunday’s game in Chicago, manager Dave Roberts said.

It’s possible Martinez could be back in the lineup on Wednesday, Roberts said, but it will depend how he feels.

Here is the Pirates lineup for Tuesday:

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Players can spend up to three days on the paternity list, meaning there’s a chance the Dodgers will be without both players for the duration of the three-game series against the Pirates, who have won seven straight games and are off to a surprising 16-7 start.

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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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The Chicago Cubs outfielder runs to foul ground and leaps against a wall. He stretches his arm out, glove raised above his head. Then, he recoils in disgust, a flyout that could have helped the Cubs reach the World Series infamously bouncing off the arms of Steve Bartman instead.

It’s the next camera angle of Fox’s 2003 National League Championship Series broadcast, however, that tells another important piece of that story — one far more relevant to the Dodgers’ recent run of pitching excellence.

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