LOS ANGELES -- Two months into the season, Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor has quietly been making a strong case for a spot on the National League roster at the All-Star Game in Colorado.

Taylor has started at six positions for the Dodgers and was the main replacement for Cody Bellinger in center field as he rehabbed his fractured leg. The 30-year-old has also given the Dodgers consistently good at-bats.

But no at-bat was better than the 14-pitch AB he put together off left-hander Génesis Cabrera in the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ 9-4 win over the Cardinals on Monday at Dodger Stadium.

“That was just a huge at-bat. I just can’t say enough about that at-bat,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “He just wasn’t going to be denied. ... C.T. was just relentless in that at-bat, and it’s probably the best one we’ve had this year.”

Taylor’s at-bat was excellent, but when you consider the situation, it makes it one of the best at-bats by any player in the Majors this season. The Dodgers had the bases loaded with two outs in a 3-3 game in the sixth. With Trevor Bauer not having his best stuff, the situation proved critical. Taylor responded.

Taylor took the first two pitches from Cabrera, both for balls. He then fouled off a curveball low in the zone and swung through a high fastball that evened the count at 2-2. That’s when the real fun started for Taylor and the Dodgers.

Cabrera threw everything he had at Taylor in order to get out of the jam. He threw nine fastballs with several hitting 98 mph, three curveballs and even tried to surprise Taylor with a changeup on the 10th pitch of the at-bat. Nothing worked for Cabrera, as Taylor fouled off eight of the last 10 pitches he saw in the battle.

“He was throwing a lot of strikes,” Taylor said. “You know, early in that at-bat he fell behind and after that I think he threw almost all strikes after that. It’s not like I was laying off tough pitches there 3-2; I was swinging at every pitch.”

After staying alive and spoiling good pitches, Taylor was finally able to barrel up Cabrera’s heater and drive the 14th pitch of the at-bat. He split the right-center-field gap, clearing the bases and giving the Dodgers a 6-3 lead.

“Taylor put a monster at-bat on [Cabrera],” said Cardinals manager Mike Shildt. “That was just a hell of an at-bat. You tip your hat. Cabby made a lot of quality pitches that at-bat, and [Taylor] got something that he could get into the gap and clear the bases.”

It was the longest at-bat of Taylor’s career and the longest by a Dodgers hitter this season. It was also tied for the second-longest by any player in the Majors, behind just D-backs outfielder Pavin Smith, who put together a 16-pitch at-bat earlier this month.

Taylor’s at-bat was also the longest plate appearance by a Dodgers hitter resulting in an RBI since David Freese hit an RBI triple after taking 14 pitches on Sept. 13, 2018.

“It was fun when I hit the double,” Taylor said. “During the at-bat I was trying to stay within myself and black out, so to speak, and just stay focused. I could definitely feel the energy, especially once I came through with the hit.”

It’s been an impressive start to the season for Taylor, who also added a solo homer in the second inning off Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty, his seventh of the season. Taylor is hitting the ball hard and his chase rate is as low as it’s been throughout his career. He came into Monday’s game with a 1.3 bWAR, but has been an invaluable piece for the Dodgers over the last two seasons. That was on full display yet again on Monday as the Dodgers snapped their three-game losing streak.

“That was crazy. That was an epic at-bat,” Bauer said. “That was a big moment for us coming off being down in that inning and come back to put four on the board and that was obviously the at-bat that capped it off. That was a big moment for the team.”