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LOS ANGELES — Over the last three weeks, the Dodgers haven’t been able to get the big hit that pushes them over the top. They certainly got it on Tuesday.
With the Dodgers trailing by one with two outs in the eighth, Gavin Lux crushed a three-run homer off right-hander Rafael Montero to send the Dodgers to a 6-4 win over the Mariners at Dodger Stadium.
As soon as Lux made contact, he dropped his bat in front of home plate and pounded his chest three times as he screamed into the home dugout. It was the type of swing the Dodgers have been waiting for, and they hope that it’s the swing that gets them back on track.
That was arguably the biggest home run of the season for the Dodgers and in Lux’s career. The homer had an exit velocity of 106.5 mph and traveled a Statcast projected 413 feet. It’s the third-longest homer in Lux’s short career, and it was his first regular-season homer at Dodger Stadium.