ATLANTA – Marcell Ozuna said he’s beginning to see evidence of his work to regain his timing at the plate after missing most of last season.
He backed up that claim Saturday night with his biggest hit of the year.
Ozuna hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, helping the Atlanta Braves recover after blowing a three-run lead to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3.
Travis d’Arnaud led off the bottom of the eighth with a double to left field off Brusdar Graterol (2-3), and Ozuna followed with a shot to center for his 14th homer of the season.
“It felt amazing,” said Ozuna, who is hitting only .227 but has hits in 29 of his past 37 games. ” I lost a full season last year, so it’s hard to get back in the timing.”