The Los Angeles Dodgers took down the Chicago White Sox in unbelievable vogue on Thursday, profitable their first sequence of June.
The Dodgers gained 5-4 on a walk-off single within the backside of the eleventh inning by Freddie Freeman — one of many weirdest walk-offs you’ll ever see — however the eleventh was removed from the one drama on this one.
The most important tales of the day had been Chris Taylor and the Dodgers bullpen. Let’s get into all of the highlights of this loopy sport.
The White Sox jumped out to the early lead towards Michael Grove, hitting back-to-back solo dwelling runs within the first inning.
Then, Grove settled in for the subsequent few innings, earlier than once more getting roughed up by back-to-back solo dwelling runs within the fourth inning.
He ended up going 5, leaving the Dodgers bullpen in one other tough place, particularly heading right into a sequence with the Giants with no named starter on Friday.
Issues would have a minimum of felt higher if the Dodgers offense was scorching, however they had been silent by means of 5 dominant innings from Dylan Stop, making him seem like the Cy Younger runner-up he was in 2022.
Nonetheless, within the sixth inning, the Dodgers lastly received issues going.
They began with some small ball, getting singles by Will Smith and David Peralta, forcing Stop out of the sport. Then, James Outman singled to load the bases with two outs. It was as much as Chris Taylor to make the White Sox pay — and he did simply that.
Taylor crushed a ball to left area, a no-doubter off the bat that tied the sport in a single swing of the bat. It was Taylor’s fifth profession grand slam, and the Dodgers’ eighth of the 12 months. No different group in baseball has greater than 5.
TAYLOR GRAND SLAM WILL KNOCK YOUR SOX OFF. pic.twitter.com/WqRHNkgCNp
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 16, 2023
Chris Taylor simply linked on the largest hit of his season.
He hits a game-tying grand slam within the sixth inning and the Dodgers tie the sport at 4.
He now has 11 dwelling runs this season after hitting 10 all of final 12 months.
What. A. Second.
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 16, 2023
That dwelling run was additionally Taylor’s eleventh of the 12 months. He had 10 all of final season.
Chris Taylor had 10 dwelling runs in 454 plate appearances in 2022.
Chris Taylor now has 11 dwelling runs in 177 plate appearances in 2023.
It has been an up and down 12 months for CT3, however he got here by means of in such a giant second for LA.
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 16, 2023
Lastly, it was dwelling run No. 100 of Taylor’s profession. Loads occurred there. However extra was coming subsequent inning for CT3.
Chris Taylor is the primary participant with a grand slam for each his first AND a centesimal profession dwelling runs
he’s the twenty fifth with a grand slam for his 100thand 1 of 211 with a grand slam for his 1st
however he’s the one one on BOTH lists! https://t.co/nZJvrBYrIF
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 16, 2023
Within the prime of the seventh, Shelby Miller got here out for his second inning of labor after a 1-2-3 sixth.
He received into speedy hassle, permitting Elvis Andrus to hit a leadoff double and get to 3rd with two outs. Nonetheless, with runners on the corners, the White Sox tried to steal a run with a double steal. Will Smith determined to pump pretend to second — which received Andrus to move in the direction of dwelling — and throw it again to Taylor at third. Taylor then chased Andrus all the way in which down the road, and went full superman to get him out and hold the sport tied at 4. Have a look for your self:
Chris Taylor doing all of it. pic.twitter.com/JYvBMNwpdG
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 16, 2023
Will Smith simply pump faked a throw to second to get Elvis Andrus in a pickle at third.
Chris Taylor simply went full superman to tag Andrus out.
Shelby Miller simply let loose the largest fist pump after pitching two scoreless innings.
The nice vibes are again at Dodger Stadium.
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 16, 2023
Within the prime of the eighth inning, Roberts went again to Yency Almonte, who blew it within the eighth final night time towards Eloy Jimenez and Jake Burger. These had been the primary two batters he confronted, and he struck them each out. Then, Andrew Vaughn grounded out to Smith, and it was a dominant 1-2-3 inning from Almonte after the gutsy name by Roberts.
Dave Roberts elected to carry Yency Almonte right into a 4-4 sport within the eighth inning to face Eloy Jimenez and Jake Burger, who doubled and homered off of him in yesterday’s eighth inning.
He went 1-2-3 with two strikeouts.
Credit score the place credit score’s due. Gutsy name paid off for the Dodgers.
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 16, 2023
The Dodger bats had been silent within the seventh and eighth, resulting in a 4-4 sport within the ninth. Evan Phillips received the decision, and went 1-2-3 within the ninth.
The Dodgers had been arrange for a walk-off within the backside of the ninth, and Miguel Rojas led off with a single. Nonetheless, after a Freddie Freeman stroll, Will Smith and Jason Heyward struck out to ship us to extras.
Within the prime of the tenth inning, Phillips went again on the market for the Dodgers, and continued to be unbelievable.
He stranded the ghost runner on the bases, putting out Luis Robert Jr. and Jimenez to finish the inning and put the Dodgers in prime place to stroll it off tied at 4.
They didn’t.
Then, it was Caleb Ferguson’s flip for a redemption tour, and he did simply that, stranding the ghost runner on third, too.
Within the backside of the eleventh, sufficient was lastly sufficient.
The Dodgers loaded the bases with no one out, because of an unbelievable at-bat by Mookie Betts drawing a stroll. Freeman then crushed a ball to centerfield, and the Dodgers gained on one of many weirder walk-offs you’ll ever see.
The Dodgers beat the White Sox, 5-4, on a walk-off hit by Freddie Freeman within the eleventh.
The Dodgers bullpen was unbelievable, throwing six shutout innings from the sixth to the eleventh.
In opposition to all odds, the Dodgers win the sequence towards the White Sox. They’re now 39-30. What a sport.
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 16, 2023
Up Subsequent
The Dodgers welcome the rival San Francisco Giants into city for a three-game sequence beginning Friday night time. The Giants enter as one of many hottest groups in baseball.
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