Dodgers snap Orioles' eight-game winning streak behind Chris Taylor's grand slam

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Chris Taylor fouled off four straight pitches. Then Bryan Baker threw him one fastball too many.

Taylor hit a grand slam on an 0-2 pitch in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat Baltimore 6-4, snapping the Orioles' eight-game winning streak Monday night. Baltimore remained a game behind Tampa Bay atop the AL East.

"He threw me a bunch in a row and I was able to get to that one," Taylor said. "You can't cheat to it, because he's got slider and changeup as well. So you really are just trying to touch it. I think I was just able to kind of make the adjustment as he kept throwing them."

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Los Angeles Dodgers Chris Taylor follows through on a swing against the Baltimore Orioles during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 17, 2023, in Baltimore. The Dodgers won 6-4. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Los Angeles trailed 4-1 entering the sixth before Will Smith's RBI single. Baltimore starter Grayson Rodriguez left with men on first and second and nobody out, and for a moment it looked like Baker (3-3) might escape the jam when he induced two straight flyouts.

But after getting ahead 0-2 on Jason Heyward, Baker issued a walk to load the bases. After two foul balls made the count 0-2 on Taylor, the right-hander threw three fastballs around the plate. Following a couple more fouls, the Los Angeles shortstop hit a drive to center field for his 12th homer of the year.

"It probably could have been in a better spot," Baker said. "Just a little bit too far out over to give him time to get to it."

Emmet Sheehan (3-0) allowed four runs in five innings, but the Orioles