The second inning was only slightly better for Kershaw. A bad slider to Darin Ruf resulted in a double and a 2-0 Giants lead. But he gave up two bloop singles to start the first inning, wound up on the ground after trying to cover first base on one play and again when he scrambled to make a play behind the mound. He came into the game with a career ERA of 1.60 at Oracle Park. The Dodgers had to dig out of a 3-0 hole after an awkward start by Kershaw. Just that whole inning a lot of guys put together good at-bats, strung it together and made it tough for them and we capitalized on it.” Even before that, those three guys that got on base, taking pitches. “As soon as Freddie won that at-bat, we all knew that we were going to take off right there,” Muncy said. According to MLB statistician Sarah Langs, only one player has tormented one team more than Muncy has done to the Giants in that time – Aaron Judge has 22 home runs against the Baltimore Orioles since 2020. Twenty-one of those have come since the start of the 2020 season. It was Muncy’s second home run of the game, his fourth of the series and the 25th of his career against the Giants (11 at Oracle Park). Kershaw was even willing to hint that Freeman’s at-bat could provide “a season shift.” Before his walk, the score was tied and the Dodgers were in danger of losing a second consecutive series, five games in their past six and dropping under. “I mean, it’s amazing how one at-bat can change the outlook of a game but that definitely did it tonight.” “Just the way guys got fired up for that, the way Freddie grinded through that at-bat, got that walk, gave us the lead and then just from there, the floodgates opened. “I think Freddie’s at-bat was maybe the catalyst for everything,” Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw said. The leaders in baseball with 72 walks in their first 13 games this season, the Dodgers used four in a row – including one on a pitch-clock violation and another to end a 15-pitch at-bat by Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded – to spark a sixth-inning rally and come from behind to beat the San Francisco Giants, 10-5, on Wednesday night. Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to face Cleveland on Wednesday, the manager said.SAN FRANCISCO - Major League Baseball has instituted a series of new rules designed to put more action into the game.īut the Dodgers are doing their best to take some of it out. Roberts said Walker Buehler will start Tuesday’s game against Cincinnati, with Andrew Heaney to follow Buehler to the mound. The Dodgers have already said Freeman will make his Dodgers debut on Tuesday and Mookie Betts will play for the first time this spring on Wednesday. “When you have an injury that forces you to do (physical therapy), it ends up working out for the better.” “It’s 100 percent, just working back to the endurance part,” Taylor said. Taylor’s throwing elbow bothered him down the stretch, but he says he’s fine now. He has served as a DH already this spring. Taylor had surgery in the offseason to remove bone chips from his right elbow and has been brought along slowly. Roberts said Chris Taylor is scheduled to play in the field for the first time on Thursday, at second base. “It’s third, it’s second, there’s going to be some DHs,” Roberts said of Muncy’s role.Įven last year while mostly playing first base, Muncy got into 39 games at second base and seven at third base. With the addition of free agent Freddie Freeman, Muncy will return to his familiar role as a utilityman while being somewhere in the lineup every day - if not in the field, at designated hitter now that the rule has been adopted for the National League. LA County Health Department provides data on flu and COVID-19 cases A couple more games I think we’ll be all right.” It’s like if you’re sitting in a car for a long time, your legs get stiff. The swing is a different matter, but we gotta worry about the elbow first. “The elbow felt fine getting some ABs on the back fields, but when you get a little adrenaline going it’s helpful. “The most important thing is to get out there and get some game action,” Muncy said. The 31-year-old missed the entire postseason with a torn ligament in his left elbow. Muncy was injured in the Dodgers’ final regular-season game last year against Milwaukee in a collision near first base with the Brewers’ Jace Peterson. He batted second and played third base, with a strikeout and a walk in three innings against the Chicago White Sox. “It was good to be back,” Muncy said Monday after his return to game action in the Cactus League. Max Muncy won’t be playing much first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, but he’s just happy to be back on the diamond.
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