Jaylin Davis got the Giants on the board in the 3rd with a leadoff opposite field crowning achievement vs. Stripling. Perhaps Stripling ought to prevent tossing his 93-mph four-seamer right down the middle. Other than a few errors with his fastball command, Stripling was fantastic.
After a two-out walk to Muncy, Gabe Kapler brought the early hook for Anderson.
The Dodgers tacked another two runs in the 7th on a throwing mistake by catcher Rob Brantly and a RBI single by Mookie Betts.
They offered up another 2 runs to the Dodgers in the home half of the 8th.
Tyler Anderson continued to have a hard time the very first time through the Dodgers lineup. Goodness thoughtful, this Dodgers lineup is unrelenting.
Ross Stripling pitched 7 strong innings, enabling just 1 run on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and no strolls. The right-hander showed off his brand-new changeup in the very first inning versus 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.
Anderson consisted of the damage to one run regardless of packing 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.
When Taylor and Sandoval clashed at very first base, there was a frightening moment. Sandoval was jumping up to capture the toss from Wilmer Flores, and Taylor was running through attempting to leg out a single.
As soon as again doing Seager things, Seager was. He gathered his 2nd base hit of the video game, a double (surprise) to the space with one out in the 3rd off Kevin Gausman. The Dodgers stranded two more, missing out on another scoring opportunity.
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.
Ross Stripling pitched 7 solid innings, allowing only 1 run on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and no walks. The right-hander showed off his new changeup in the very first inning versus Pablo Sandoval.
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Max Muncy struck the second home run of the season for the Dodgers with a first-inning solo dong to ideal field, offering the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead.
Even though the Dodgers had a two-run lead, it felt like it needs to have been an uneven number on the board currently (spoiler alert) with all the action on the bases. Through the first four innings, they left eight guys on base.
Joc Pederson, designated hitter, made a rare start versus a left-handed pitcher. Anderson wasnt long for the game, however Pederson had the ability to utilize his at-bat versus him with a leadoff single in the bottom of the 2nd.
Seager with the heads up base running, tagged up on an excellent sliding 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.
I missed you so much, baseball.
#buttfumbleThe Dodgers picked up their second win in as numerous games with another definite success over the rival Giants on Friday night. The offense missed some chances in the very first part of the game, but they ended up plating nine operate on 13 hits for a 2-0 start to the season.
Thankfully both players were alright.
Jake McGee made his Dodgers debut in the 8th in relief of Stripling, walking one in the scoreless frame.
We have our first winning streak, folks.
Muncy and Turner hit back-to-back doubles off Gausman in the 4th to make it 3-1.
Muncy went deep for the 2nd time of the season and night with a solo dong in the 6th.
Next up: The Dodgers opt for their very first series win when Alex Wood takes the mound on Saturday. Very first pitch is at 1:10 PM PST on FOX.
Dustin May and Ross Stripling werent even supposed to be in the Dodgers beginning rotation, however both have impressed in their very first starts substituting David Price and Clayton Kershaw.
The Giants … yikes. They provided up another 2 runs to the Dodgers in the home half of the 8th. Dylan Floro got the ball in the 9th to close things out.
