Gavin Lux's wild single sparks Dodgers rally vs. Rangers

Kyle Madson

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 The Dodgers put up a three-spot in the first inning Tuesday night against the Rangers. They put up another trio of runs in the bottom of the fourth thanks to a rally that was started by the first base bag.

Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux laced a one-out, one-hop ground ball that looked destined to be grabbed by Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Alas, the ball bounced off the bag and ricocheted high in the air, giving Lux time to leg out an infield single. 

Lux had three hits in the Dodgers' series finale against the Yankees, and has now hit in four of his last six games. 

The knock for Lux sparked a rally that saw the Dodgers load the bases for shortstop Mookie Betts, who started the night 0-for-2. Betts with two outs got a 2-0 sinker low and in and dropped his bat head on it to scorch a 107.6 MPH line drive to left. His double scored all three runners and put the Dodgers ahead 6-1. 

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Kyle Madson neither likes writing about himself nor writing in the third person. Nevertheless, he persists. While Kyle has spent most of his writing career covering the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers, he’s never lost the love of baseball that has resided in the deepest recesses of his soul since he began playing T-ball at 4 years old (no matter how hard John Fisher has tried). Aside from writing, Kyle also hosts a radio show, the Insiders, with James Ham on ESPN 1320 in Sacramento. When he’s not being a sports dork, Kyle loves being a normal dork and traveling, visiting museums, diving further into K-Pop fandom (#SKZ) and hanging out with his wife and cats. Don’t follow him on Twitter or Instagram at @KyleAMadson.