The Dodgers had their sixth straight win, 4-2 over the Blue Jays on Saturday. About the one factor conserving Tyler Glasnow from ending is cramping, however that didn't occur till the seventh inning of it.
Glasnow didn't permit a run till a stroll and a double opened the seventh inning. After the hit, which lower the Dodgers' result in three runs, Glasnow set free frustration on the mound, however was additionally flexing his proper hand or wrist space. This prompted supervisor Dave Roberts and assistant athletic director Yosuke Nakajima to return out of the dugout, and Glasnow's day was made.
It was some extent Glasnow was in all probability virtually carried out anyway, at 95 pitches and over six innings. He remained within the dugout via the seventh inning and appeared no worse for put on. The Dodgers introduced shortly after that Glasnow left the sport with cramping.
Joe Kelly inherited the runner in scoring place, however got here via the seventh in fast vogue, together with two strikeouts. That capped a powerful outing by Glasnow, who struck out 9 over his six-plus innings with three walks and two hits.
The most important league chief in innings (43), strikeouts (53) and wins (5) lowered his ERA to 2.72. Glasnow allowed six runs on April 15 towards the Nationals when he was sick, only one fewer run allowed in his different six begins mixed.
Glasnow by no means pitched with no lead on Saturday because the Dodgers scored a run within the first inning for the second day in a row and third of their final 4 video games. This time, it was Mookie Betts whose base hit to middle changed into a triple on an ill-advised dive by Daulton Varsho. One out later, Freddie Freeman's sacrifice fly introduced him dwelling.
The Dodgers put the warmth on Yusei Kikuchi early and infrequently scored twice extra within the second and one other within the fourth. They constantly hit the ball arduous towards Kikucki and held him to 9 hits in his six innings, with the entire hits coming within the first 4 frames.
Maybe most significantly, the Dodgers had hitters up and down the stretch, together with from right-handed hitters who had been lined up particularly to face the left-handed Kikuchi.
Kiké Hernández singled and scored within the second inning. Chris Taylor homered, simply Taylor's third hit of the season in 48 at-bats. Miguel Rojas doubled to open the fourth inning, was sacrificed to 3rd by Taylor — the primary sac bunt of the season for the Dodgers — and scored on a Betts single via a drawn-in infield to pad the lead.
The entire Dodgers' new starters had a success on Saturday, the second time the group has carried out so this season. The primary was Friday evening in Toronto.
Planet Mookie
Betts had three of the Dodgers' 11 hits on Saturday, extending his hitting streak to seven video games. His final 4 have all been multi-hit video games, and his final 4 video games have featured an extra-base hit.
On the season, Betts leads the majors in batting common (.391), on-base proportion (.489), OPS (1.150), wRC+ (218), runs scored (29), hits (45) and walks (22) ). ).
Betts has additionally stolen a base in three straight video games, matching his profession streak, which was final achieved in 2014 with Boston.
Saturday particular
Programs at dwelling: nobody
WP – Tyler Glasnow (5-1): 6+ IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts
LP – Yusei Kikuchi (2-2): 6 IP, 9 hits, 4 runs, 3 strikeouts
Sv – Evan Phillips (8): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 unearned run, 2 strikeouts
Subsequent
It's a bullpen recreation for the Dodgers on Sunday with a brunch-time begin for people again dwelling in Los Angeles (10:37 a.m. PT; SportsNet LA, MLB Community), however they're properly outfitted for such an effort after 4 consecutive departures. final not less than six innings. Michael Grove would be the Dodgers' first pitcher on the mound Sunday, by Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.
Proper-hander Kevin Gausman begins for Toronto.
