When you missed Dodgers vs. Cardinals on Thursday, you missed fairly the sport. The Lakers have been enjoying in opposition to the Nuggets in Sport 2 of the Western Convention Finals, so I don’t blame you for those who missed the Dodger recreation. However for those who did, you’re in the proper place. Right here’s the whole lot you should know in regards to the insane, high-scoring affair that unfolded to open the collection in St. Louis:
What Simply Occurred in This Dodger Sport?
Julio Urias was on the mound for the Dodgers, making an attempt to cease the bleeding of three consecutive quick outings from Dodger starters (spoiler alert: he didn’t).
The Dodgers wasted no time attending to Cardinals beginning pitcher Adam Wainwright and giving Urias a lead. Within the first inning, the Dodgers shortly loaded the bases, and J.D. Martinez hit a two-run double to offer the Dodgers the early 2-0 lead.
Urias was dealing by means of two innings, however utterly fell aside within the third. He allowed two runners to get on, and Willson Contreras made him pay, crushing a house run to middle subject to offer the Cardinals the 3-2 lead.
It didn’t cease there, although, as Juan Yepez got here up with two outs within the third and deposited a ball over the left subject wall to offer the Cardinals a 4-2 lead. The subsequent batter was Nolan Gorman, and he gave the proper subject seats a go to with a house run of his personal. However it didn’t cease there.
Subsequent up was Paul DeJong, and he hit a house run of his personal off the left subject pole. It’s the primary time in Urias’ profession that he allowed 4 house runs in a single inning, and tied him for the MLB-lead for house runs allowed with 14.
Urias’ day was carried out after three innings and 68 pitches, changing into the fourth straight Dodgers starter to not final greater than 4 innings. That wasn’t ultimate for this worn out bullpen.
Phil Bickford bought the fourth, and wasn’t any higher than Urias. A two-run house run from Nolan Arenado capped off a three-run inning, giving the Cardinals a 9-2 lead.
The Dodgers bats got here alive within the sixth inning, although, and made this a recreation.
Miguel Rojas hit an RBI single to chop the result in 9-3. Then, Trayce Thompson drew a stroll in a fantastic at-bat, mentioning Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded and two outs. Freddie got here by means of, hitting house run No. 300 of his profession, and bringing the Dodgers inside two, 9-7.
All of the sudden, we had a recreation.
Within the prime of the seventh inning, the Dodgers comeback continued. Max Muncy led off with a solo house run, and identical to that the Dodgers have been down one. For Muncy, it was house run No. 15 on the 12 months, one again of Pete Alonso for the MLB lead.
Andre Jackson was the Dodgers pitcher tasked with consuming the innings on this one, and he did an exceptional job of not solely consuming the innings, however permitting the Dodgers to return again on this one.
Jackson pitched scoreless innings within the fifth, sixth and seventh, earlier than moving into his first little bit of bother within the eighth.
The Cardinals bought three straight base runners off of him, together with an RBI single that gave them a 10-8 lead and chased him out of the sport.
Yency Almonte got here in to wash up the mess, and did the other. A wild pitch and Contreras three-run house run later, and the Dodgers have been down 14-8 identical to that. Gorman went yard later that inning, giving the Cardinals a 16-8 lead.
That ended up being all she wrote, in one of many crazier video games of the season.
Clearly the Dodgers wanted extra out of Urias, but it surely’s simple to query Dave Roberts’ decision-making on this one. He took Mookie Betts out of the sport when the Dodgers went down early, however they might have liked his bat (and arm) as they mounted a comeback.
Moreover, Jackson had no enterprise coming again out within the eighth, and will have been taken out after permitting a stroll.
Up Subsequent
The Dodgers and Cardinals get set for the second recreation of the collection on Friday at 5:15 p.m. PT. Tony Gonsolin is taking the mound for the Dodgers, who desperately want a beginning pitcher to offer them some size.
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