Dealing With Kyle Freeland for what looks like the billionth time, the Dodgers got on the board in the 1st after a Mookie Betts walk and a Corey Seager single. Betts went first to 3rd on the play, and Seager was tossed out going for 2nd, but Betts scored during the rundown to make it 1-0.
In the 2nd, the Dodgers got a run the easier method, with Chris Taylor going oppo for a solo shot and a 2-0 lead.
Treinen continued in the 8th trying to keep the video game deadlocked, however provided up a lead-off double and then a ground out to move him over. He then got another grounder against a drawn-in infield and got a bit lucky.
In the 6th, Brusdar Graterol took control of for him and was put in an early hole after Trevor Story hit a soft grounder to Corey Seager. It wouldve been an infield single anyway, but Seager attempted to do his best Omar Vizquel barehand play and tossed it into the dugout to put the tying run in scoring position. The Rockies then produced the connecting run with a ground out and a sac fly to make it 2-2. Graterol got out of the inning without concern otherwise, being stuck to an unearned run.
In spite of their seven-game winning streak ending, the Dodgers went into still having won nine of their last 10 and wanting to extend another winning streak to 3 video games.
Unfortunately, the offense mainly stalled for a while after that, and the Rockies got a run right withdraw Dustin May in the 3rd when Sam Hilliard hit a solo shot of his own.
They handled to do precisely that in as boring of a video game possible for something that was so back-and-forth. It managed to make up for it in the end in a hilarious walk-off for Cody Bellinger.
I like how besides the two solo homers, none of the other runs scored this video game are highlights.– Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 23, 2020
Things continued to worsen for the Dodgers in the 7th. Scott Alexander entered and issued a lead-off walk, which was then compromised to 2nd and advanced to third on a ground out. Blake Treinen then went into and threw a wild pitch on a walk to score the consent perform at 3-2 prior to getting a strikeout to end the frame.
As Freeland began to tire, the Dodgers installed a rally in their half of the 7th. Justin Turner got struck in the hip by a pitch, and AJ Pollock followed by roping a ball down the line in left for a double. After Cody Bellinger strolled to fill the bases with nobody out, Freelands night was done. CT3 then got to a 3-0 count, and lined a ball back up the middle on 3-1, but right at the second baseman for a 4-6-3 double play to tie the video game at 3-3 but get two huge outs. After two more strolls to load the bases once again, Austin Barnes viewed strike 3 to end the rally.
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CT3 then got to a 3-0 count, and lined a ball back up the middle on 3-1, but right at the 2nd baseman for a 4-6-3 double play to tie the game at 3-3 but get two huge outs. That brought in Kenley Jansen in a tie video game and he managed to get a strikeout.
Caleb Ferguson then got in to leave the inning and did so by getting a ground out into the shift to end it. As the bats continued to flail away, Ferguson continued in the 9th, allow a runner on his own inability to catch a feed, but he then got a bunt popped nasty for an out and a strikeout before offering method. That generated Kenley Jansen in a tie game and he handled to get a strikeout.
That set the phase for Bellinger, who strolled up and lined a pitch over the right-field wall for a walk-off. Though that was remarkable in itself, it was only made much better by the fact that he was so damn baffled.
Aside from that acne, May continued his run of quality begins, going 5 innings of one-run ball, providing up simply 2 hits and two strolls. Nevertheless, he did just strikeout one batter and he tossed 81 pitches to make it through five, both of which are the main issues as of now.
Graterol got out of the inning without problem otherwise, being stuck with an unearned run.
Things continued to get worse for the Dodgers in the 7th. Blake Treinen then went into and threw a wild pitch on a walk to score the consent run at 3-2 prior to getting a strikeout to end the frame.
Hey, the Dodgers are great, IMO.
Love the socially distanced celebration too.
