PITTSBURGH—Chris Taylor hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome a five-run deficit and rally to an 8–7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
Taylor took a sinker from Colin Holderman (0–1) deep to left for his fifth homer of the season. He singled his previous two at-bats and reached on an error in the second.
The third baseman was coming off four straight games without a hit, bringing his average down to .111. Taylor didn’t have more than one hit in his first 16 games.
“It’s not the first time I’ve had a slow start to the season,” Taylor said. “It’s always hard. Everybody wants to start the year off well. You just kind of have to take it one day at a time and focus on helping the team win any way you can.”…