The Dodgers misplaced the sequence finale to the Yankees on Sunday evening, 4-1, dropping the sequence two video games to at least one. The bats went silent whereas the bullpen fell aside late, in a sport the Dodgers seemingly may and will have gained.
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It was quaint pitcher’s duel at Dodger Stadium on Sunday evening. Rookie Bobby Miller obtained the ball for LA, going towards RHP Domingo German of the Yankees. They got here to play.
Miller didn’t permit his first hit of the sport till there have been two outs within the fifth inning, whereas German allowed simply two hits via six.
Each offenses had been shut down till the seventh inning, when Miller lastly got here out of the ballgame. Miller completed six dominant innings, permitting only one hit and two walks whereas placing out seven. It was the most important check of his younger profession underneath the intense lights of Sunday Night time Baseball, and he completely proved he belongs on the massive league stage.
Dodgers rookie Bobby Miller has now made 3 begins this season:
MLB debut vs. Braves in Atlanta: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 Okay
House debut vs. Nationals: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 Okay
Primetime Sunday Night time vs. Yankees: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 Okay
His ERA is 1.06. He’s right here to remain.
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 5, 2023
The Dodgers went to the bullpen within the seventh, and Brusdar Graterol didn’t look superb. He allowed two hits and tried to overplay a bunt, resulting in a Yankees run and a 1-0 lead.
German got here again out for the seventh, and seemed like he was about to take down the Dodgers so as. Nevertheless, with two outs within the inning, longtime Yankee killer J.D. Martinez was at it once more, hitting his 14th house run of the yr and tying the sport proper again at one apiece.
JUST DINGERS! pic.twitter.com/jE2pvy6fMq
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 5, 2023
J.D. Martinez could be the most effective acquisition of the offseason. His 14th house run of the yr ties the sport at one apiece. Martinez had 16 house runs all of final season.
The Dodgers obtained a steal at one-year, $10 million.
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 5, 2023
Within the high of the eighth inning, the scoring barrage continued. A stroll and a double led to an RBI groundout — the Yankees’ second of the sport — and identical to that they retook the lead, 2-1, towards Evan Phillips.
Then, after a quiet backside half of the inning, Caleb Ferguson got here in to pitch the ninth, and gave up a two-run house run to quantity 9 hitter Anthony Volpe. That ended up being all of the Yankees wanted.
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The Dodgers are off on Monday earlier than heading to Cincinnati for a three-game set beginning Tuesday.
