Baltimore Sun

Third straight walk-off for LA

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LOS ANGELES — Hours after being called up from the minors, Will Smith connected for a pinch-hit, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Dodgers over the Rockies 6-3 on Sunday.

It was the third straight day a Dodgers rookie hit a walk- off homer — all against the Rockies — the first time that has happened in big league history. Matt Beaty hit a two-run shot in the ninth Friday, and Alex Verdugo did it in the 11th on Saturday.

“Just when you think it can’t get any better, it does,” manager Dave Roberts said. “We talk about these young players not being afraid of the moment. For Will to get a pitch in and carry it to the opposite part of the field is pretty impressive.”

Smith, a 24-year-old catcher playing his seventh game in the big leagues, hit a slider from Scott Oberg (5-1) over the wall in center. Beaty singled to lead off the inning and advanced on a wild pitch, and Russell Martin was intentiona­lly walked with two outs to bring up Smith.

Kenley Jansen (3-2) pitched one inning for the win. The Dodgers swept the three-game series.

In the first inning, Dodgers star Cody Bellinger hit a foul ball that struck a young woman in the head. She was taken to a hospital for precaution­ary tests. The woman was sitting four rows from the field down the first base line, just beyond protective netting that extends to the end of the visiting dugout. Bellinger checked on her between innings — she at first stayed in her seat and was given an ice pack, but left about 15 minutes later.

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