LOS ANGELES -- Michael Conforto was hitless in his past 15 at-bats when he walked to the batter's box in Thursday's eighth inning with the score tied and the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to split a four-game series against the New York Mets . His batting average, two months into a one-year, $17 million contract, was down to .162. The home crowd was beginning to boo whenever he made outs.

Then, Conforto got the hit he had been clamoring for -- a two-out, line-drive single that gave the short-handed Dodgers a 6-5, come-from-behind victory .

It was Conforto's first hit with runners in scoring position since March 31.

"It's been a grind up to this point," Conforto said. "All I want to do is go up there and help us win, and in a lot of those situations, I've come up short. To come thr

See Full Page