SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One hit doesn't necessarily count as a slump buster. But deep homers to dead center field in back-to-back at-bats? For David Dahl, who accomplished the feat Friday and Saturday, he can confidently lay his slump to rest.
Bringing an 0-for-15 spring into Friday's game against the D-backs, Dahl entered the game midway, walked in his first at-bat, then homered to center in his second at-bat. On Saturday, he was starting in center and hitting cleanup, and he launched a solo shot over the center-field fence in his first trip to the plate, giving him back-to-back round-trippers.