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Taylor lined a Camilo Doval offering into right field to plate Amed Rosario from third base to propel the Dodgers to victory. What was even more impressive, was his play to get the Dodgers to the 10th inning in a tied game. The Giants had loaded the bases with one out in the top half of the inning when Patrick Bailey hit a hard ground ball up the middle. The ball deflected off of pitcher Shelby Miller, taking a high carom into the air, which Taylor leaped to snag behind second base. He then gathered himself, stepped on second base and fired to first base in time to complete an unbelievable double play. He finished the night 1-for-4 and is now hitting .237/.323/.428 on the season to go with 15 homers, 54 RBI and 16 stolen bases.

Outman opened the scoring in the ballgame with a 381-foot two-run blast off of Tristan Beck in the second inning. That would remain the Dodgers’ lone tally until they walked it off in the 10th inning. The 26-year-old outfielder struck out in his only other at-bat in the game, finishing the night 1-for-2. On the season, the rookie outfielder is slashing .244/.351/.434 with 22 homers and 68 RBI.

It wasn’t the smoothest of innings for Miller — who intentionally walked Joc Pederson and allowed a single to Thairo Estrada that loaded the bases with one out. Patrick Bailey then hit a ground ball back through the middle that deflected off of Miller — right to Chris Taylor who made an unbelievable play behind second base to snare the ball, step on second base and gun to first to complete the double play. Miller has been a major asset out of the Dodgers’ bullpen this season — posting a 1.80 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and a 41/19 K/BB ratio across 39 1/3 innings.

The 36-year-old right-hander punched out six batters on the evening while issuing three free passes. The lone mistake that he made came on a two-run blast that he served up to LaMonte Wade Jr. in the fifth inning. Lynn generated 15 swings and misses on 99 pitches on the night — eight on his heater — while posting a CSW of 28 percent. Lynn now holds a 5.83 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and a 187/63 K/BB ratio over 177 2/3 innings through 31 starts on the season. He’ll look to finish the regular season strong when he takes on the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.

The 29-year-old outfielder evened the score at two runs apiece with his 408-foot two-run blast off of Lance Lynn in the fifth inning. That would be his only hit in four at-bats on the evening. For the season, Wade Jr. is now hitting .262/.376/.428 with 17 long balls, 45 RBI and a pair of stolen bases in 502 plate appearances on the season.

The 27-year-old hurler struck out three batters on the night and didn’t issue a base on balls. All of the damage that was done against him came on one mighty swing of the bat by James Outman in the second inning. Aside from that mistake, he was outstanding. Beck got six swings and misses on 67 pitches in the game, registering a CSW of 25 percent. He now holds a 4.05 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 65/20 K/BB ratio across 80 innings on the season.

Strider fanned just four tonight, so he still needs three more strikeouts to break the Braves’ single-season record of 276, established by John Smoltz in 1996. Although he wasn’t at his best, he did get his 19th win, giving him a chance at reaching 20 in his season finale versus the Nationals. No one else in either league has more than 17 wins.

Adon has walked 15 while giving up 15 earned runs in 18 2/3 innings this month. Unfortunately, he’ll have to face the Braves again in his final start of the year.

The 27-year-old Wall has never hit more than 11 homers in the minors, but it took him just seven major league at-bats to collect one, as he hit a ball 366 feet down the right field line tonight. He’s gone 3-for-8 with two walks and three steals since being called up by the Braves on Sept. 1.

Thomas has the 14th 20-20 season is Expos/Nationals history and first since Bryce Harper finished with 24 homers and 23 steals in 2016. His average has tumbled in recent weeks, but he’s collected seven homers in 19 games this month.