A welcome Matt: Kemp's clutch homer catapults Dodgers into tie for first with Dbacks
by Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times
Sep 02, 2018
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES_The procession of Los Angeles Dodgers awaiting the arrival of Matt Kemp stretched from the on-deck circle to the end of the dugout. As he rounded third base, in the moments after launching a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning of a 3-2 victory over Arizona, Kemp slammed his hands together and pointed skyward. Then he disappeared into the arms of his teammates, a group now tied for first place in the National League West.
There were elaborate handshakes from Manny Machado and Justin Turner, the two runners Kemp brought home after taking Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley deep. There was a bear hug from Enrique Hernandez and a
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