Max Muncy climbs Dodgers home run leaderboard in win over Phillies

PHILADELPHIA –– Max Muncy broke two ties with one swing on Wednesday night.In the Dodgers’ 9-5 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, Muncy put the Dodgers in front for good with a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning off Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola, breaking what had been a 3-3 tie.In the process, he also moved into sole possession of second place on the Dodgers’ Los Angeles franchise home run leaderboard, passing Ron Cey with his 229th long ball as a member of the club.Before Muncy’s sixth-inning blast, the Dodgers had to dig themselves out of an early hole in the rubber-match game of this week’s showcase series.Starting pitcher Eric Lauer gave up a two-run homer of his own in the first, on a hanging changeup to Alec Bohm.Nola, meanwhile, began his night with eight-consecutive outs against the Dodgers’ star-studded lineup.The tide turned, however, with a solo home run by No.

9 hitter Dalton Rushing with two outs in the third, snapping the second-year catcher’s 0-for-19 slump.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story When Rushing came up again in the fifth, he lined a two-run double into the right-field corner to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead.Though the Phillies briefly leveled things in the bottom of the fifth, Muncy made sure the score didn’t stay tied for long.After Freddie Freeman hit his second double of the night to begin the sixth (he finished with three hits), Muncy jumped on a first-pitch changeup from Nola and sent it several rows deep to left-center.It was the slugger’s third blast of this post-All-Star-break road trip, his 20th in what has been a resurgent All-Star-caliber season, and left him looking up at only Eric Karros’ 270 home runs for most in the Dodgers’ LA history.California Post News: Facebook...