The Dodgers had just two hits against Oakland starter Sean Manaea in 5-2/3 innings, but Edwin Rios and Avans hit home runs in a 6-4 win. Tony Gonsolin gives up four runs.
Drew Avans’ grand slam in the seventh inning lifted the Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Oakland A’s on Tuesday night at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.Right-hander Tony Gonsolin faced 14 batters in his second start of the spring and gave up hits to seven of them . Gonsolin was charged with four runs in 2-2/3 innings. … Justin Bruihl followed Gonsolin, hit a batter, walked a batter, gave up a single and a sacrifice fly before getting the final out of the third inning.
… Manaea struck out seven and allowed just those two hits in 5-2/3 innings. … The Dodgers scored all of their runs after Manaea left the game. Edwin Rios hit a two-run home run off A’s reliever Sam Moll. Rios leads the Dodgers with three homers this spring. Avans hit his grand slam off former Dodger prospect Grant Holmes. … Cody Bellinger struck out in both of his at-bats. He now has three hits and 17 strikeouts in 24 at-bats this spring.