LOS ANGELES—J.D. Martinez and David Peralta homered back-to-back in the fifth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally from a four-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6–4 on Wednesday night, July 5.
Martinez connected on an 0-2 pitch from reliever Roansy Contreras (3–7) for his 20th homer, a go-ahead, three-run shot to left-center that scored Will Smith and Max Muncy, who drew consecutive walks.
“Will and Munce had really good at-bats and found a way to get on,” Martinez said. “I feel like I’ve been kind of unlucky lately, just missing balls at the fence.”
Los Angeles Dodgers’ J.D. Martinez heads to first after hitting a three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles on July 5, 2023. (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
Peralta followed with a 406-foot solo shot to the lower right-field seats for a 6–4 lead….