The Dodgers survived a wild back-and-forth battle to defeat the Pirates 8-6 at PNC Park, weathering a four-run Pittsburgh rally in the fifth inning before pulling away late. The game featured 22 hits and multiple lead changes as both offenses dominated throughout.
Shohei Ohtani sparked the Dodgers' early surge, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs scored. His 391-foot blast to right center in the third inning opened the scoring, and he later came around on Freddie Freeman's RBI single in the fourth. Kyle Tucker delivered the key blow in the third, driving in two runs with a single to left that scored Freeman and Pages.
Rafael Flores led Pittsburgh's dramatic fifth-inning comeback, launching a 440-foot home run to center field before Brandon Lowe followed with a two-run shot to right. Spencer Horwitz capped the four-run frame with an RBI single that brought the Pirates within one run at 5-4. The Dodgers answered with two runs in the seventh on wild pitches and sacrifice flies, then added insurance in the eighth on Miguel Rojas' sacrifice fly.
Mitch Keller struggled through four innings for Pittsburgh, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits with 4 walks before taking the loss. Jack Dreyer earned the win for Los Angeles with a scoreless inning of relief, while Tanner Scott locked down his seventh save despite allowing two runs in the eighth.
The victory snapped Los Angeles' one-game losing streak and improved their record to 43-25. Pittsburgh fell to 35-33 despite the offensive outburst. Brandon Lowe sits nine RBI away from 500 career RBI, while Mookie Betts is two doubles from 400 career doubles.