The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger celebrates after hitting a three-run home run to tie the score in the eighth inning.
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Cody Bellinger’s home run for the Dodgers came with runners on second and first. Bellinger’s hit came on a pitch well above the strike zone: A fastball armpit high that Braves reliever Luke Jackson said he would throw again.
For Bellinger, the high fastball was worth the chase.
Recount the moment Tuesday when Bellinger turned the series around.
Cody Bellinger swings at a high pitch during the eighth inning.
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Bellinger follows through.
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Bellinger watches the ball take off.
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Bellinger tosses his bat aside and begins rounding the bases.
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Bellinger watches the flight of the ball.
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Bellinger celebrates.
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Bellinger gestures after his home run tied the score.
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Bellinger rounds the bases.
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Bellinger celebrates while rounding the bases.
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger celebrates after a three-run home run to tie the score during the eighth inning.
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Bellinger, right, is greeted at home by Will Smith and AJ Pollock.
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Cody Bellinger hugs Albert Pujols after returning to the dugout.
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