A scene unfolded in the fifth inning of a 13-7 victory over Arizona that no Dodgers executive, even the most creative of Andrew Friedman’s brain trust, could have expected six months earlier.
Chris Taylor, a utility infielder acquired from Seattle on June 19 in exchange for a minor league pitcher, hit a double. He scored on the next at-bat, courtesy of pitcher Bud Norris. Desperate for pitching after Clayton Kershaw injured his back, the Dodgers traded for him 11 days after Taylor joined the organization. Now he brought home Taylor with a single to score the team’s eighth run.