Dodgers’ Max Muncy has big impact, drives in 5 runs in return

CHICAGO — One game might do more for Max Muncy’s psyche – er, elbow – than any number of rehab games in Triple-A could.

Muncy drove in five runs with a double and a home run as the Dodgers scored 10 times in the fifth and sixth innings, and they needed every bit of it to beat the Chicago White Sox, 11-9, Thursday afternoon.

Coming into the game, the Dodgers’ offense had slipped into neutral. While losing six of their previous nine games following that trip, they had hit just .228 as a team – even worse with runners in scoring position (.171) – and averaged 3½ runs per game.