The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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On a tear
rs The are Los trying Angelesto Dodg- e overcome unexpected challenges from Arizona and Colorado in the NL West, but they lead the division by 2 1/2 games after their 10th straight win Sunday. That was a wild 12-6 victory over the Rockies in which Colorado reliever Adam Ottavino threw four wild pitches.
The Dodgers and Houston Astros are both on pace to win atleast 107 games.
Highlight
Joey Gallo isn’t known for his speed, but the 6-foot-5 Texas Rangers third base
man legged out an insidethe-park home run Wednesday night in a 7-5 loss to Toronto. Gallo, who does have two triples this season, came around and scored easily when Blue Jays left fielder Steve Pearce crashed into the wall while chasing the deep fly ball.
Line of the week
While Cody Bellinger’s home run binge has received much of the attention, it was Los Angeles teammate Corey Seager who went deep three times as the Dodgers routed the New York Mets 12-0 on Tuesday night.