Chris Taylor hit a go-ahead home run to spark the Los Angeles Dodgers in what turned into a 14-2 laugher over the San Diego Padres. The loss was San Diego’s fifth, as they entered the day with the best record in all of MLB Spring Training at 11-4.
Taylor’s home run was his second in Cactus League play but first since he was slowed by forearm and biceps irritation, and a sore shoulder. Taylor’s only other home run before Monday was in the Cactus League opener against the San Francisco Giants on Feb. 22.
His two-run blast in the sixth inning gave him three RBI on the day as he’d previously tied the game with a sacrifice fly.