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Dodgers Video: Yasmani Grandal And Joc Pederson Hit Back-To-Back Home Runs, Cody Bellinger Slugs 3-Run Blast

Matthew Moreno
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Through the first four innings on Monday night the Los Angeles Dodgers were stymied by Bartolo Colon and an onslaught of fastballs that topped out on the mid-90s. That bought the Minnesota Twins time to take a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning.

It wasn’t until Yasmani Grandal hit a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the fifth that the Dodgers broke through. Joc Pederson followed with a game-tying homer, giving the Dodgers back-to-back home runs for a seventh time this season.

Chris Taylor’s RBI single put the Dodgers ahead, 3-2, before Colon could get out of the inning. Grant Dayton failed to protect that, however, as he allowed a solo home run to Eddie Rosario in the sixth.

Rosario’s RBI double in the seventh inning gave the Twins a 4-3 lead. Minnesota relievers combined for two hitless innings before Taylor Rogers came undone in the bottom of the eighth.

Taylor led off the inning with a base hit and two batters later Justin Turner singled to left field. In stepped Cody Bellinger, who sent a curveball down the right-field line that hooked foul.

Bellinger straightened out his swing on the next pitch, another curveball that this time was on the outer-half of the plate. He drove the pitch to straightaway center field for a go-ahead, three-run home run.

The homer was Bellinger’s 28th this season, which leads the Dodgers. He received a curtain call and MVP chants. “I didn’t hear it at the time,” Bellinger said. “Kiké (Hernandez) told me to go. I was kind of confused, but I heard it after that. It was pretty cool.”

The Dodgers’ earned with their 26th comeback win this season and extended their all-time MLB record of consecutive wins in games they’ve held a lead to 47.

Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com