Happy Jackie Robinson Day! Dodgers Sweep Mets

Quick Stats:

• Shohei Ohtani (LAD):  0 IP, 2 Hits, 1 Run, 10 Strikeouts,  2 Walks (Win)
• Clay Holmes (NYM): 0 IP, 4 Hits, 2 Runs, 4 Strikeouts, 1 Walk (Loss)
• Dalton Rushing (LAD): 2-4, Grand Slam
• Teoscar Hernandez (LAD): 2-4, HR
• Kyle Tucker (LAD): 1-5, HR

NYM:     5 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 Walks, 14 Strikeouts

LAD:      12 Hits, 8 Runs, 2 Walks, 8 Strikeouts

The Game Story:

1^st Inning: Francisco Lindor led the game off, striking out swinging for the first out. Luis Robert Jr. flew out to center for the second out. Brett Baty grounded out to first, which ended the top half of the inning. Kyle Tucker flied out to center for the first out. Freddie Freeman singled to right. Will Smith flew out to right for the second out. Teoscar Hernandez flied out to shallow center, which ended the inning.

2^nd Inning: Bo Bichette grounded out to first base for the first out. Francisco Alvarez struck out looking for the second out. Carson Benge grounded out to third, which ended the top half of the inning. Max Muncy grounded out to first for the first out. Andy Pages grounded out to short for the second out. Dalton Rushing doubled to right. Hyeseong Kim hit a 2 run home run that put the Dodgers up 2-0. Alex Freeland struck out swinging to end the inning.

3^rd Inning: Marcus Semien struck out swinging for the first out. MJ Melendez hit a double to left. Tommy Pham struck out swinging for the second out. Francisco Lindor struck out swinging, ending the top half of the inning. Kyle Tucker grounded out to first base for the first out. Freddie Freeman flied out to center for the second out. Will Smith singled to center. Teoscar Hernandez flied out to center to end the inning.

4^th Inning: Luis Robert struck out swinging for the first out. Brett Baty grounded out to the pitcher for the second out. Dante Bichette grounded out to short, and that ended the top half of the inning. Max Muncy struck out swinging for the first out. Andy Pages got hit by the pitch. A wild pitch moved Pages to second. Dalton Rushing struck out swinging for the second out. Hyeseong Kim struck out swinging to end the inning.

5^th Inning: Francisco Alvarez drew a walk. Carson Benge lined into a forceout at second for the first out. Marcus Semien drew a walk that put runners on first and second. MJ Melendez hit a ground-rule double to make the score 2-1 and put runners on second and third with one out. Tommy Pham struck out swinging for the second out. Francisco Lindor flied out to left, which ended the top half of the inning. Alex Freeland grounded out to second for the first out. Kyle Tucker popped out to first for the second out. Freddie Freeman drew a walk. Will Smith lined out to short to end the inning.

6^th Inning: Luis Robert Jr. struck out swinging for the first out. Brett Baty struck out swinging for the second out. Bo Bichette struck out swinging to end the top half of the inning. The Mets brought in Tobias Myers to relieve Clay Holmes.  Teoscar Hernandez hit a home run to right that extended the Dodgers’ lead to 3-1. Max Muncy grounded out to second for the first out. Andy Pages singled to left. Dalton Rushing struck out on a foul tip for the second out. Hyeseong Kim struck out swinging to end the inning.

7^th Inning: The Dodgers brought in Blake Treinen to relieve Shohei Ohtani. Francisco Alvarez grounded out to second for the first out. Carson Benge doubled to left. Marcus Semien grounded out to third for the second out, moving Benge to third base. MJ Melendez struck out swinging to end the top half of the inning. Alex Freeland singled on a line drive off the pitcher. Kyle Tucker flied out to right for the first out. Freddie Freeman flied out to center for the second out. Will Smith grounded out to third base to end the inning.

8^th Inning: The Dodgers brought in Tanner Scott to relieve Blake Treinen. Tommy Pham grounds out to third for the first out. Francisco Lindor grounded out to short for the second out. Luis Robert Jr. grounded out to short to end the top half of the inning. The Mets brought in Devin Williams to relieve Tobias Myers. Teoscar Hernandez singled to short. Max Muncy drew a walk that put runners on first and second with nobody out. Andy Pages singled to right, which loaded the bases. Dalton Rushing hit a grand slam that made the score 7-1. Hyeseong Kim struck out swinging for the first out. The Mets brought in Austin Warren to relieve Devin Williams. Alex Freeland struck out swinging for the second out. Kyle Tucker hit a home run to right that made the score 8-1. Freddie Freeman doubled to right. Will Smith flew out to center to end the inning.

9^th Inning: The Dodgers brought in Kyle Hurt to relieve Tanner Scott. Brett Baty struck out on a foul tip. Bo Bichette singled on a line drive to left. Francisco Alvarez got hit by the pitch. Carson Benge struck out swinging for the second out. Marcus Semien singled to center, scoring Bichette to make the score 8-2. MJ Melendez struck out swinging to end the game.

Final Score: New York Mets-2, Los Angeles Dodgers-8

Dodgers Player of the Game

Dalton Rushing, who hit a grand slam off Devin Williams.

Better to Forget:

No one takes this honor tonight. Which is a good thing.

My Thoughts:

Jackie Robinson Day and the Dodgers pulled out the brooms as they swept the New York Mets in a game where Shohei Ohtani pitched but did not bat. Dalton Rushing keeps showing the life in his bat as he hit a grand slam. Kyle Tucker got his first home run in Dodger blue. Teoscar Hernandez kept proving he has power in all fields. This was a good series for the Dodgers. Another good sign is that Edwin Diaz was warming up in the eighth when it was a 3-1 game, but was not needed as the offense erupted. Diaz’s warm-up proves he is healthy and should be ready to go when needed. The Dodgers have an off day tomorrow and will head to the Mile High City for a four-game series against the Rockies.

Next Up:

The Dodgers will send out Tyler Glasnow, as the Rockies have not announced who they will send out on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 5:40 PM on Sportsnet LA.

Clay Gregory

Growing up and living in Oklahoma I fell in love with the game of baseball from an early age from playing T ball through High School. I have always had an admiration for the Boys in Blue with how the Dodger Way is the right way to play the game. Tommy Lasorda is my favorite manager of all time and my all-time favorite players are Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Sandy Koufax, Pedro Guerrero, Mike Piazza and Clayton Kershaw. I am enamored with Dodgers history from the Brooklyn days when they were Dem Bums to the days of Fernandomania to Mannywood and beyond. Vin Scully will always be the best announcer the game has ever seen and it will always be time for Dodger baseball. My cousin Zach Chase and uncle John Chase for being a Dodger encyclopedia and sharing their knowledge with me. I will bring my perspective and love for the team to readers and I will most likely have spelling errors from time to time but I promise ill do my best on it. I want to bring you a unique perspective on your favorite team and also throw some humor along the way. I love to talk about baseball with anybody who will listen and I look forward to the Dodgers going back-to-back in their quest for another World Series Championship. Dodger Blue through and through.

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