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Recap: Greinke Throws 7 Scoreless Innings, Callaspo Leads With 2 RBIs

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Flores hit a leadoff single in the fourth inning and was forced out at second base on Ceciliani’s grounder that was nearly a double play. Ceciliani stole second and was left in scoring position as Ruben Tejada flied out to right.



Greinke hit a two-out single in the bottom of the fourth in what was otherwise a quiet inning for the Dodgers. Lagares chased a pitch in the dirt and struck out, however he reached safely as the ball got away from Grandal. Lagares was then caught stealing to end the inning.

The Dodgers finally managed to get to Harvey in the bottom of the fifth behind a Gonzalez home run that extended their lead to 2-0. The solo home run was the second in as many games for Gonzalez. Grandal followed with a base hit and so did Ethier one out later. Callaspo’s RBI single to right scored Grandal and gave the Dodgers a 3-0 lead.

Rollins drew a walk to load the bases with two outs for Greinke, who worked a full count before going down swinging. While Greinke failed to deliver at the plate, he threw a shutdown inning in the sixth by retiring the side in order.

Alex Torres replaced Harvey in the bottom of the sixth and retired the three batters faced to keep the Mets within three runs. Greinke tossed another scoreless inning in the seventh, needing just six pitches to retire three batters.

Grandal hit a leadoff double off Torres in the bottom of the seventh. Puig flied out to the wall in right-center field that allowed Grandal to tag and take third. After Torres walked Ethier, Callaspo hit a chopper up the middle that skipped off Flores’ glove. Grandal scored and Torres exited with runners on the corners.

Rollins flied out to left and pinch-hitter Justin Turner struck out looking to end the inning with the Dodgers ahead 4-0. Greinke’s day came to an end with seven shutout innings under his belt, extending his scoreless streak to 27.2 innings.

Yimi Garcia entered in the eighth, allowed a one-out single and handed the ball over to Adam Liberatore. The left-hander gave up a pair of two-out hits with the latter a Duda RBI double to center that cut the Dodgers’ lead to 4-1.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly called on Pedro Baez to get the team out of his jam, but his first pitch was hit to left by Flores for an RBI single. John Mayberry Jr. pinch-hit and flied out to center. With Jansen having pitched in each of the Dodgers’ last three games, including a blown hold on Friday, Baez returned to the mound in the ninth.

Baez’s first pitch of the inning hit Tejada on the left elbow. The ball ricocheted and also struck Grandal on the inside of his right knee. He was tended to by vice president of medical services Stan Conte and remained in the game. Plawecki then added to Baez’s troubles with a base hit up the middle.

Michael Cuddyer flied out to right field, which allowed Tejada to tag and take third base. Lagares also flied to right, though his scored Tejada and cut the Dodgers’ lead to 4-3. J.P. Howell was called on to record the final out of the game and did so by striking out Granderson. The save was Howell’s 22nd of his career and first since 2011.

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