Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. 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.
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." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Los Angeles Dodgers David Peralta gestures as he rounds second after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J.
Terrill) Peralta followed with a 406-foot solo shot to the lower right-field seats for a 6-4 lead. Contreras and Pirates starter Osvaldo Bido combined on four walks over the fourth and fifth.
Both were called for pitch-clock violations: Bido in the second and Contreras in the fifth. The Dodgers' struggling bullpen turned back two bases-loaded jams over the final three innings. "It's big," Martinez said. "We need those guys.