The Dodgers (6-2) performed a second straight evening recreation, opening the month of March on Friday evening at Camelback Ranch with a 6-4 comeback win over the Guardians (2-5).
Tyler Glasnow made his second of 4 begins within the Cactus League to arrange for the Dodgers' first two video games in South Korea on March 20-21.
Glasnow confirmed off his nice curveball within the first inning and retired the Cleveland batters so as with two strikeouts. The massive right-hander continued to work on his breaking ball in his second spring begin in Dodger Blue. He picked up a 3rd strikeout on his curveball within the second.
In his third and remaining inning of labor, Glasnow hit Austin Hedges together with his fastball. David Fry chased down one other rainbow of a curveball to grow to be Glasnow's fifth strikeout sufferer in his three scoreless innings.
Shohei begins the scoring
Shohei Ohtani walked in his first at-bat, so he needed to keep within the recreation per Dave Roberts' pre-game guidelines.
Shohei Ohtani ought to get 3 at-bats tonight, Dave Roberts mentioned.
“I heard his final recreation, 3 was the plan, but when he would have homered in his 1st at bat, it was solely going to be 1. So my plan, I’ll stick with 3. But when he hits a HR. in his 1st at bat, he might be 1”.
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) March 1, 2024
The primary run of the sport didn't come till the underside of the third when Ohtani drove in Chris Owings on an RBI floor ball single to proper deflected off second baseman Andrés Giménez.
Ohtani went 1-for-1 with two walks in his three at-bats.
Miguel Vargas once more regarded good on the plate and went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts. Aside from reaching safely on an errant groundout and a swinging bunt single in his first spring recreation, Vargas has been flat out to this point.
Vargas labored with former Dodgers outfielder and new particular adviser Andre Ethier this spring to assist together with his transition to left area. The Dodgers reunited with Kiké Hernández who will get time in left area and middle area.
Actually, Hernandez began in middle area and doubled to open the fourth for the Dodgers in his comeback.
JP Feyereisen served up two runs on 4 hits within the remaining innings, and the Guardians took a 4-1 lead into the eighth.
As spring video games go, the Dodgers turned the sport round with a five-run eighth. Austin Gauthier's grand slam gave the Dodgers a 6-4 lead.
Whether or not it's spring coaching or the common season, the Dodgers are all the time making issues fascinating. The Rangers threatened within the high of the ninth and loaded the bases, however the Dodgers held on to seize their sixth Cactus League win of 2024.
Non-roster notes
Nabil Crismatt adopted for Glasnow and pitched two innings with combined outcomes. He pitched a scoreless fourth, however the non-roster spring coaching invitee allowed two runs on two hits within the high of the fifth to provide the Guardians a 2-1 lead.
Chris Owings, one other NRI within the area, put collectively a great recreation with two hits, a run and a stolen base.
Gauthier, one other NRI, was the hero of the evening with the game-winning grand slam within the eighth.
Subsequent
The Dodgers play cut up workforce video games Saturday. The primary recreation, in opposition to the Cubs, is at Camelback Ranch (12:05 p.m. PST, SportsNet LA). Some gamers will journey to Maryville to tackle the Brewers at 12:10pm PST. Ryan Yarbrough is anticipated to begin the sport at Camelback Ranch, and Kyle Damage will begin for the Dodgers vs. Milwaukee.
