Russell Martin's 10th-inning grand slam sinks the Bucs, 7-3



It brought Los Angeles from behind to a 7-3 victory Saturday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Russell Martin hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a come-from-behind 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday night.
Martin sent a 1-2 pitch from Shawn Chacon into the Dodgers' bullpen against a two-man outfield and five-man infield.
The game was a messy one, with the Dodgers having three wild pitches and the Pirates two, along with a passed ball. Both teams' catchers also committed throwing errors.
Jonathan Broxton (1-0) got the victory for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who own baseball's best record at 13-5.
Bayliss suffers loss
Jonah Bayliss (1-1) took the loss after giving up singles to Juan Pierre and Jeff Kent in the 10th. Damaso Marte walked Luis Gonzalez to load the bases before Chacon came in to face Martin, who hit his second homer.
The Dodgers tied it at 3 without a hit in the ninth. Andre Ethier drew a leadoff walk from reliever Salomon Torres. Pinch-hitter Wilson Valdez reached on a fielder's choice before taking second on Torres' wild pitch and moving to third on catcher Ronny Paulino's throwing error.
Valdez scored the tying run on a passed ball when Torres' pitch sailed past Paulino, who went after it and threw too late to Torres.
Jack Wilson went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored for the Pirates, who lost their fourth in a row.
Dodgers manager Grady Little was ejected by plate umpire Joe West in the third inning for arguing balls and strikes.
Costly wild pitches
Both of Dodgers starter Brad Penny's wild pitches set up a run and scored a run.
Chris Duffy led off the first with a single and took second on Penny's wild pitch to Wilson. Martin had no play at second, but he threw there anyway, hitting Duffy on the left arm. Duffy took third on Martin's error and scored on Wilson's groundout.
The Dodgers tied it in the bottom of the inning on Kent's two-out RBI single.
The Pirates took a 3-1 lead in the third on Penny's second wild pitch. Ethier's sacrifice fly in the sixth scored the Dodgers' other run.
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