It’s one of the most famous lines from the original Star Wars movie – “The Force is strong with this one.”

Such was the case on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium on Star Wars Night as the Dodgers had their second walk-off win in as many nights by an identical score of 6-5.

The Force was strong with the Dodgers on Tuesday night as they collected their second walk-off win of the season. (Photo credit – Ron Cervenka)

Like Monday night’s exciting 10-inning win, Tuesday night’s game was another team effort. Also like Monday night’s game, the starting pitcher – this time spot starter David Huff – spotted the Seattle Mariners a first inning 3-run lead on back-to-back home runs by Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz. But yet again like Monday night, the Dodgers managed to claw their way back with great pitching from the Dodgers bullpen, especially J.P. Howell, Chris Hatcher and eventual winner Yimi Garcia in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings respectively.

But if you had to put your finger on the game-changing moment it would have to be the pinch-hit two-run home run by Alex Guerrero in the fourth inning off of Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma that got the Dodgers to within one of the Mariners at 4-3. And even though the Mariners would add another run in the fifth inning to make it 5-3, the game just had the feel that it was never really out of reach.

Guerrero’s two-run pinch-hit home run in the fourth inning was a definite momentum changer for the Dodgers. (Photo credit – Ron Cervenka)

Andre Ethier continued his hot hitting with his first home run of the season in the sixth inning – a solo shot that seemed to hook around the right field foul pole – to make it a 5-4 ballgame.

But the force really got strong for the Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth when Justin Turner led off the inning with a sharp single to right off of Mariners reliever Fernando Rodney. Dodger fans remember Rodney from when he blew a game at Dodger Stadium last season while a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Turner’s hit was followed by a single to center by Jimmy Rollins that sent Turner to third base with no outs. Turner would subsequently get caught in a rundown on a fielder’s choice ground ball off the bat of Carl Crawford to Mariners Gold Glove third baseman Kyle Seager. The play moved Rollins to second base with the speedy Crawford occupying first base.

With one out and runners at first and second, Adrian Gonzalez drew a huge five-pitch walk to load the bases and bringing Howie Kendrick to the plate. On the very first pitch – a 96-MPH two seem fastball – Kendrick laced a broken bat single to center.

Kendrick’s broken bat single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Dodgers their second walk-off win in as many days. (Photo credit – Ron Cervenka)

Although Rollins scored easily from third base to tie the score at five, Crawford used his speed and a great slide to score the winning run from second base on a very close play at the plate.

Crawford made a perfect slide at the plate to avoid the tag by Mariners catcher Michael Zunino to score the winning run. (Photo credit – Ron Cervenka)

Yimi Garcia picked up the win, his second of the season with no losses, while Rodney suffered the the blown save and the loss and is now 1-1 on the season.

With the win the Dodgers are now 5-3 and in second place in the NL West, one game behind the 6-2 Colorado Rockies.

The third and final game of the series will pit hard-throwing left-hander Brett Anderson (0-0) against Seattle’s right-handed Taijuan Walker (0-1) on Jackie Robinson Day. Anderson is hoping that the Force will continue to be strong for his turn on the hill.