Three Home Runs Help Dodgers Salvage Rare Victory Over Pirates

Three Home Runs Help Dodgers Salvage Rare Victory Over Pirates
Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers rounds third base after hitting a three-run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh on June 6, 2024. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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PITTSBURGH—Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Teoscar Hernandez hit home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11–7 on Thursday night to avoid being swept in a three-game series.

Freeman hit a three-run shot in the first for his eighth home run of the season. Betts added a three-run blast of his own during a six-run fifth inning as Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh for just the sixth time in their past 16 meetings despite a relatively quiet night from Shohei Ohtani, who went 1 for 6 with a run scored.