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With Dave Roberts in ‘playoff mode,’ surging Dodgers sweep the Mariners

Kevin Kiermaier beats the throw to Seattle third baseman Dylan Moore and gets a triple in the sixth inning Wednesday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts already was in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings. Dodgers Plaschke: Gone but never forgotten: Dodgers should bring Justin Turner home Justin Turner will always be a Dodger, and the ovations he received in his first game back at Dodger Stadium show why he deserves one more season in L.A. Muncy, who had another double earlier in the night on a well-struck grounder that got past former Dodgers star Justin Turner at first base, is four for 10 with two walks, four extra-base hits and six RBIs since returning from an oblique strain that sidelined him for three months. “But it felt good, just trying to keep things simple and got some good results.” The night’s only real drama came early on, when the dugouts briefly cleared amid a shouting match between Flaherty and Seattle’s Randy Arozarena. When Flaherty’s very next pitch — a 91-mph sinker — plunked Arozarena in the back, the Mariners slugger stayed put in the batter’s box, staring down Flaherty before taking his time walking to first.

LA Times

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