Max Muncy struck the second crowning achievement of the season for the Dodgers with a first-inning solo dong to best field, giving the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead.
Seager with the direct base running, tagged up on a fantastic 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.
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 terrific.
Although the Dodgers had a two-run lead, it seemed like it must have been a jagged number on the board already (spoiler alert) with all the action on the bases. Through the very first 4 innings, they left eight males on base.
I missed you so much, baseball.
Jake McGee made his Dodgers launching in the 8th in relief of Stripling, strolling one in the scoreless frame.
Ross Stripling pitched 7 solid innings, allowing only 1 run on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and no walks. The right-hander flaunted his brand-new changeup in the first inning against Pablo Sandoval. With a runner on, Sandoval chased the changeup for strike three. Stripling struck out Alex Dickerson with his four-seamer to close out the scoreless frame.
The Giants … yikes. They quit another two go to the Dodgers in the home half of the 8th. Dylan Floro got the ball in the 9th to close things out.
Dustin May and Ross Stripling werent even expected to be in the Dodgers beginning rotation, however both have impressed in their very first starts substituting David Price and Clayton Kershaw.
#buttfumbleThe Dodgers got their 2nd win in as numerous video games with another definite victory over the rival Giants on Friday night. The offense missed some chances in the first part of the video game, but they wound up plating nine work on 13 hits for a 2-0 start to the season.
Joc Pederson, designated player, made an uncommon start versus a left-handed pitcher. Anderson wasnt long for the game, but Pederson had the ability to utilize his at-bat against him with a leadoff single in the bottom of the 2nd.
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After a two-out walk to Muncy, Gabe Kapler brought the early hook for Anderson.
When again doing Seager things, Seager was. He collected his second base hit of the game, a double (surprise) to the gap with one out in the 3rd off Kevin Gausman. The Dodgers stranded two more, missing out on another scoring opportunity.
The Dodgers added another 2 runs in the 7th on a throwing error by catcher Rob Brantly and a RBI single by Mookie Betts.
Justin Turner singled off right-hander Rico Garcia on the very first pitch he saw with two outs, bringing house Joc Pederson to add another run.
Tyler Anderson continued to struggle the very first time through the Dodgers lineup. Goodness gracious, this Dodgers lineup is ruthless.
They provided up another 2 runs to the Dodgers in the home half of the 8th.
Ross Stripling pitched 7 strong innings, enabling 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. Jaylin Davis got the Giants on the board in the 3rd with a leadoff opposite field home run vs. Stripling. The Dodgers stranded 2 more, missing out on another scoring opportunity.
Muncy and Turner struck back-to-back doubles off Gausman in the 4th to make it 3-1.
There was a frightening moment when Taylor and Sandoval collided initially base. Sandoval was leaping up to capture the throw from Wilmer Flores, and Taylor was running through attempting to leg out a single.
Anderson included 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, however Chris Taylor flied out to left to hair three.
Fortunately both gamers were okay.
Muncy went deep for the second time of the season and night with a solo dong in the 6th.
Next up: The Dodgers choose their first series win when Alex Wood takes the mound on Saturday. First pitch is at 1:10 PM PST on FOX.
We have our first winning streak, folks.
