Yes,
And nights like this.
One night after the
Puig's blast, his third home run in four big-league games, was measured at 408 feet -- to the opposite (right) field.
A stadium camera man caught
He wasn't alone.
The homer came on the first pitch Puig saw from Braves relief pitcher
And it overshadowed a sterling pitching performance by
Greinke pitched a strong seven innings, giving up only four hits in what was by far his most impressive outing since returning from a broken left collarbone. In his three previous starts since coming off the disabled list, the right-hander had a 8.78 earned-run average.
Greinke worked hard for his success. He threw 117 pitches and had to work out of a jam in his final inning when
The shutout was preserved when Greinke stuck out
The hard-luck loser was
Reliever Gearrin didn't experience anything close to that kind of success.
With one out, he gave up back-to-back singles to
Then came Puig, who wasted no time sending
The Dodgers are now one game over .500.
Well, at home at least.
The Dodgers improved their home record to 17-16. They are 26-33 overall -- still last in the