/ STAFF WRITER
OAKLAND – For all the analytics and acquisitions, the Dodgers’ bullpen is still handling leads like a wet bar of soap.
With multiple fights breaking out among the mixed blues and greens of a sellout crowd at O.co Coliseum, A.J. Ellis landed a more meaningful blow – a three-run home run that gave the Dodgers a three-run lead over the Oakland A’s in the eighth inning Tuesday night.
The Dodgers’ bullpen gave it right back, allowing three runs in the bottom of the eighth and then losing the game, 5-4, in the 10th inning.