PITTSBURGH -- Los Angeles had lost the first three games of its series against Pittsburgh, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was having deja vu. It was not comfortable.
"It's one of those, yeah, not again (things)," Roberts said of watching Scott Kazmir give up four runs and contemplate having to pull his starter before the first inning ended.
"But there's still a lot of baseball left after that first inning. Scott was one hitter away from us trying to get eight innings out of our 'pen, but he beared down and made pitches when he needed to."
The Dodgers came back from that four-run hole for a 5-4 win Monday afternoon, avoiding being swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates. They have not been swept by Pittsburgh in a four-game series since 1944.
Kazmir (6-3), one of six Los Angeles pitchers, allowed four runs on four hits in five innings. Kenley Jansen pitched the final 1 1/3 innings for his 22nd save.
Los Angeles (42-36) won it with a four-run fifth inning. A.J. Ellis' infield single to deep …
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