Game 52: Alex Guerrero’s grand slam proves it’s not the distance that counts.

Alex Guerrero grand slam

Alex Guerrero watches his grand slam that landed just beyond the center field fence in the ninth inning Tuesday. (Getty Images)

DENVER — Joc Pederson hit two of the longest home runs of the season, but Alex Guerrero hit the most important of his major league career on Tuesday. The Dodgers needed everything they got from two rookies (is Guerrero a rookie?) to salvage the doubleheader split.

The Game 2 box score is here.

The Game 1 box score is here.

Paco Rodriguez will avoid surgery for now, but there’s still reason to be concerned about his elbow injury.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.