The Dodgers didn't open their nine-game homestand the best way they imagined in an 8-7 loss to the Padres in 11 innings on Friday night time at Dodger Stadium. It's the primary time the 2 NL West foes have met this season on this continent. As you recognize, the Dodgers and Padres break up the two-game Seoul Collection to open the MLB season. Now the Padres lead the season sequence 2-1.
Ambushed
The Padres' batters attacked Yoshinobu Yamamoto aggressively within the first and second innings. Yamamoto struck out the aspect, however a mammoth two-run dwelling run off the bat of previous good friend Manny Machado gave the Padres a 2-0 lead.
The Dodgers pulled one again within the backside of the inning due to Shoehei Ohtani's fourth dwelling run of the season, a historic solo bomb to middle area. Ohtani's a hundred and seventy fifth profession dwelling run tied him with Hideki Matsui for essentially the most amongst Japanese-born gamers in MLB historical past.
The Padres ambushed Yamamoto once more on the primary pitch within the second body. Ha-Seong Kim slugged a 396-ft. shot to left area to increase San Diego's result in two.
Dwelling Run Derby at Dodger Stadium
The Dodgers struck once more within the dwelling half of the inning with a scorched solo Max Muncy dwelling run, 110 mph off his bat, into the best area nook. Gavin Lux reached on a key fielding error by second baseman Xander Bogaerts that arrange the right situation for Mookie Betts. Michael King gave up the second dwelling run of the inning, a moonshot by Betts to show the lead within the Dodgers favor 5-3.
Teoscar Hernandez hit the Dodgers' fourth homer off King with a two-run selection within the backside of the third to make it 7-3.
Whereas many of the Dodgers' lineup struggled towards King, Chris Taylor continued to wrestle with three extra strikeouts. CT3 was 1-for-30 with 17 Ks to start out the season.
San Diego Slugfest
Daniel Hudson changed Yamamoto within the sixth and allowed a house run to Jake Cronenworth for the seventh lengthy ball of the sport between the 2 NL West foes.
Betts made a highlight-reel catch at shortstop and climbed into the online to gather the primary out of the seventh.
Ryan Brasier, on the mound, gave up a run within the inning on Bogaerts' rating.
Fernando Tatis Jr. tied the sport 7-7 with a swing off slider by Brasier to make it a three-run inning for the Friars.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has 11 HR in 29 video games at Dodger Stadium
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The Dodgers obtained into scoring place within the seventh after Ohtani hit his third extra-base hit of the sport. Mike Shildt deliberately walked Will Smith to get the lefty-lefty matchup towards Muncy. It labored. Yuki Matsui struck out Muncy to finish the risk and ship the sport tied for eighth.
Joe Kelly and Evan Phillips preserved the tie with a scoreless inning every out of the Dodgers' pen. Tom Cosgrove, equally spectacular, got here out of the Pads' bullpen to retire Ohtani and Freeman to ship the sport to further innings and the ghost runner grounded out.
Ryan Yarbrough got here in clutch and stranded the runner at third to move the baton to the offense within the backside of the tenth.
The Dodgers obtained their runner on third however did not execute towards Enyel De Los Santos.
Alex Vesia was the following arm out of the pen within the eleventh, and his struggles in high-leverage conditions continued. It was 20-year-old Jackson Merrill who hit an RBI single to provide the Padres an 8-7 lead and the eventual victory after the Dodgers failed to attain once more within the backside of the eleventh.
Particular Friday
Dwelling runs: Manny Machado (3), Shohei Ohtani (4), Ha-Seong Kim (2), Max Muncy (3), Mookie Betts (6), Teoscar Hernandez (5), Jake Cronenworth (3), Fernando Tatis Jr . . (3). . . . . . (5)
WP – Robert Suarez (1-0): 1.1 IP, no hits, no runs, no walks, no strikeouts
LP – Alex Vesia (0-2): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, no walks, 1 strikeout
Subsequent
Gavin Stone (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 11 Okay) appears to be like to bounce again from his five-run, three-inning begin at Wrigley Subject his final day trip. The Padres despatched righty Matt Waldron (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 12 Okay) to the mound. First pitch is at 6:10 PM PST on SportsNet LA.