Báez pitches critical 8th in Dodgers win over Pirates

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Pedro Báez got the Dodgers out of a bases-loaded, zero-out jam in the 8th to preserve the 3-1 lead.The Dodgers escaped with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. But not without a little bit of drama on the side.

The visiting Pirates would strike first, snagging one run off of Clayton Kershaw in the third inning. Kershaw otherwise had a solid outing - going seven inning and allowing just the one run to score from four hits and striking out eight while he was at it.

It wasn’t until the seventh inning that the Dodgers would get on the board, but it was better late than never.

Back-to-back base hits would set up Max Muncy at third base with…