Muncy went deep for the second time of the season and night with a solo dong in the 6th.
Seager was as soon as again doing Seager things. He collected his 2nd base hit of the video game, a double (shocker) to the space with one out in the 3rd off Kevin Gausman. The Dodgers stranded two more, missing another scoring chance.
Tyler Anderson continued to struggle the very first time through the Dodgers lineup. Goodness gracious, this Dodgers lineup is relentless.
They offered up another 2 runs to the Dodgers in the house half of the 8th.
Max Muncy hit the 2nd home run of the season for the Dodgers with a first-inning solo dong to right field, offering the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead.
After a two-out walk to Muncy, Gabe Kapler brought the early hook for Anderson.
Ross Stripling pitched 7 solid innings, enabling just 1 run on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and no strolls. The right-hander revealed off his new changeup in the very first inning against Pablo Sandoval. Jaylin Davis got the Giants on the board in the 3rd with a leadoff opposite field house run vs. Stripling. The Dodgers stranded 2 more, missing out on another scoring chance.
Dustin May and Ross Stripling werent even supposed to be in the Dodgers starting rotation, but both have actually impressed in their very first starts substituting David Price and Clayton Kershaw.
Joc Pederson, designated player, made an unusual start against a left-handed pitcher. Anderson wasnt long for the game, however Pederson had the ability to make usage of his at-bat against him with a leadoff single in the bottom of the 2nd.
When Taylor and Sandoval clashed at very first base, there was a scary minute. Sandoval was leaping up to catch the throw from Wilmer Flores, and Taylor was running through trying to leg out a single.
Anderson consisted of the damage to one run despite loading the bases after the Muncy homer. A Corey Seager single followed successive walks to Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger, but Chris Taylor flied out to delegated strand three.
We have our very first winning streak, folks.
The Dodgers tacked another 2 runs in the 7th on a throwing error by catcher Rob Brantly and a RBI single by Mookie Betts.
Fortunately both gamers were all right.
Although the Dodgers had a two-run lead, it seemed like it must have been an uneven number on the board currently (spoiler alert) with all the action on the bases. Through the first 4 innings, they left 8 guys on base.
The Giants … yikes. They quit another 2 runs to the Dodgers in the house half of the 8th. Dylan Floro got the ball in the 9th to close things out.
#buttfumbleThe Dodgers got their 2nd win in as numerous games with another resounding success over the competing Giants on Friday night. The offense missed some opportunities in the first part of the video game, however they ended up plating 9 runs on 13 hits for a 2-0 start to the season.
Seager with the direct base running, tagged up on an excellent moving catch by Mike Yastrzemski in center to rob Will Smith of a hit. Smith did get the RBI, and the Dodgers took a 4-1 lead.
Justin Turner singled off right-hander Rico Garcia on the first pitch he saw with two outs, bringing home Joc Pederson to add another run.
Jaylin Davis got the Giants on the board in the 3rd with a leadoff opposite field crowning achievement vs. Stripling. Perhaps Stripling need to avoid tossing his 93-mph four-seamer right down the middle. Aside from a couple of errors with his fastball command, Stripling was excellent.
Jake McGee made his Dodgers launching in the 8th in relief of Stripling, walking one in the scoreless frame.
Next up: The Dodgers choose their first series win when Alex Wood takes the mound on Saturday. Pitch is at 1:10 PM PST on FOX.
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Ross Stripling pitched 7 solid innings, permitting just 1 run on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and no walks. The right-hander showed off his brand-new changeup in the very first inning against Pablo Sandoval. With a runner on, Sandoval chased the changeup for strike 3. Stripling struck out Alex Dickerson with his four-seamer to close out the scoreless frame.
Muncy and Turner struck back-to-back doubles off Gausman in the 4th to make it 3-1.
I missed you a lot, baseball.
