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Dodger Blue > Spring Training > Dodgers Spring Training Highlights: Yasmani Grandal, Matt Kemp And Alex Verdugo Home Runs Against Indians
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Dodgers Spring Training Highlights: Yasmani Grandal, Matt Kemp And Alex Verdugo Home Runs Against Indians

Matthew Moreno
March 6, 2018
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were without a hit through four innings of Monday’s game with the Cleveland Indians, but that quickly became an afterthought as Yasmani Grandal and Matt Kemp jumpstarted the offense.

Mike Clevinger had six strikeouts and no-hit the Dodgers through his three innings of work. He retired eight consecutive batters before walking Trayce Thompson with two outs in the bottom of the third. Thompson was stranded as Chase Utley flied out.

Andrew Miller entered in the fourth inning and struck out Corey Seager and Justin Turner, and got Matt Kemp to a ground out after walking Cody Bellinger.

Cody Allen then took over for Miller in the fifth, when Grandal broke up the combined no-hitter with a leadoff home run. The homer was Grandal’s second in as many games, and gave him one on each side of the plate.

Kemp’s go-ahead home run off Ryan Merritt opened the floodgates. After Grandal reached on an error, Joc Pederson, Kiké Hernandez and Jake Peter each hit an RBI double before Merritt could get out of the inning.

On the spring, Peter is now batting .412/.389/1.118 with a remarkable 12 RBI in 17 at-bats across nine Cactus League games. Entering Tuesday, Peter has an extra-base hit in his past four games.

The Dodgers then blew the game open in the eighth inning, behind home runs by outfield prospects Alex Verdugo and DJ Peters.

On the mound, Rich Hill had four strikeouts and allowed just one run in three innings. He retired the final seven batters faced. Adam Liberatore and Ross Stripling were also stellar, combining for three hitless innings in the 8-1 win.

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TAGGED:2018 Spring TrainingAlex VerdugoCleveland IndiansJake PeterJoc PedersonLos Angeles DodgersMatt KempYasmani Grandal
ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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