/ STAFF WRITER
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Like spaghetti stains on a white shirt, Alex Wood’s mistakes were glaring and eventually ruined the whole thing.
The Dodgers left-hander served up three home runs, each more costly than the one before, as the Dodgers lost to the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-5, Wednesday night.
The Dodgers split their two-game series at Tropicana Field and continue their interleague road trip in Toronto this weekend. The Dodgers have lost nine of their past 12 games in American League parks.
Only one team in baseball (the downtrodden Atlanta Braves) have hit fewer home runs than the Dodgers this season.