Monday, October 14, 2024
Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2024
The Dodgers’ starting rotation injuries reared their ugly head. Landon Knack couldn’t handle the NLCS pressure when he had a five-run second inning. The rest of the Dodger bullpen performed outstandingly. Brent Honeywell’s three scoreless innings helped the Dodgers to have a well-rested bullpen. Tommy Edman had three hits. Max Muncy homered. After a 7-to-3 loss to the New York Mets, the series shifts to the Big Apple on Wednesday night.
Facing a left-handed starter, the Dodgers probably wouldn’t have started Gavin Lux who struggled against left-handed pitchers. Lux was dealing with a tight hip flexor. The Dodgers hope Lux can start in New York on Wednesday. Kiké Hernández would play second base in Lux’s absence.
Ryan Brasier would make a start in the Dodgers’ bullpen game. Francisco Lindor socked a solo home run to start the game for the Mets. Though Brasier walked a batter, he didn’t allow another run thanks to a double play started by Max Muncy.
After two strikeouts in the first, Teoscar Hernández walked but was stranded.
Landon Knack started the second by allowing a single. The rookie walked a batter. He allowed a run-scoring double. Knack didn’t have good control. The Dodgers intentionally walked Lindor to load the bases. The Mets cleared the bases with a grand slam. Knack finally got out of the inning.
With an out in the second, Tommy Edman singled. Kiké Hernández walked. The runners were stranded when Andy Pages struck out.
Knack continued pitching in the third. He gave up a single to Pete Alfonso to begin the third. He issued a walk and a single to fill the bases. He wiggled out of the inning scorelessly.
The Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the third.
Anthony Banda relieved Knack in the fourth. With an out, Banda allowed a single but got out of the jam scorelessly.
The Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the fourth.
Brent Honeywell relieved Banda in the fifth. With an out, he walked a batter and then plunked a batter. Honeywell didn’t allow a run.
Max Muncy blasted a solo home run to begin the fifth.
Honeywell continued pitching in the sixth. He allowed the lead-off batter to reach but was erased by a double play. He faced the minimum.
To open the sixth, Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández walked. Freddie Freeman reached on an error to load the bases. Edman singled scoring Betts and Hernández. Muncy walked to load the bases. Kiké Hernández hit into a double play to end the scoring threat.
Honeywell continued pitching in the seventh. With an out, he allowed a double but nothing else.
With an out in the seventh, Shohei Ohtani walked but was stranded.
Enriquez Henriquez relieved Honeywell in the eighth. He issued a walk because of a pitch-clock violation. He didn’t allow anything else.
With two outs in the eighth, Edman singled, and Muncy walked. They executed a double steal, but the Dodgers didn’t score.
Henriquez continued to pitch in the ninth, but with an out, he issued a walk. He allowed a run-scoring single. He allowed another single moving the runner to third. Henriquez got out of the jam.
To start the ninth, Pages singled. Ohtani walked. The Dodgers didn’t score.
