The Los Angeles Dodgers couldn’t get the bats going till late Monday evening, falling 4-2 to the Cleveland Guardians within the first loss for the Boys in Blue this 12 months.
The Dodgers (3-1) had 9 hits however weren’t in a position to string collectively sufficient to deliver a runner house till the underside of the ninth inning.
The primary run, scored by Kyle Tucker, was closely assisted by Tucker’s run from first base to 3rd on a wild pitch.
Mookie Betts then doubled to deliver Tucker house, and Betts scored on a groundout by Freddie Freeman.
The Guardians (3-2), in the meantime, have been in a position to knock house their very own runners and in addition obtained some assist from Justin Wrobleski, who walked in a run with two outs, then gave up a two-RBI double within the prime of the seventh inning.
Previous to that, the Guardians’ solely rating got here on an RBI double within the prime of the third inning off of Roki Sasaki, who got here in going through severe questions on his efficiency however pitched solidly in his four-plus innings.
Sasaki allowed 4 hits, together with a single when going through one final batter within the prime of the fifth inning, and struck out 4 whereas strolling two batters.
Reliever Tanner Scott didn’t enable that final baserunner to make it house.
Of Sasaki’s 78 pitches, 45 have been strikes, together with 9 whiffs. That whole determine was a bit of beneath the 90-pitch restrict imposed by supervisor Dave Roberts.
What Occurred With Justin Wrobleski?
Wrobleski pitched 4 innings and gave up three runs, all of them earned. He had two strikeouts and walked one batter whereas permitting 4 hits.
He almost prevented permitting the runs, although, even because the bases have been loaded.
He confronted Rhys Hoskins and had him on an 0-2 rely with two outs earlier than throwing 4 straight balls, strolling a run in. The 2-RBI double by Daniel Schneemann adopted quickly after.
What’s Arising Subsequent for the Dodgers?
The Dodgers and Guardians face off once more on Tuesday, with first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. Pacific Time.
Two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani will take the mound to begin for the Dodgers.
