Thursday, October 17, 2024
Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2024
The Los Angeles Dodgers need one more win to go to the World Series. Shohei Ohtani blasted a solo home run to start the game, and the Dodgers didn’t look back. Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave his team a good 4.1-inning start, and the bullpen continued dominating. Mookie Betts had four hits, including a two-run homer, and Max Muncy concluded a twelve-at-bat streak. If the New York Mets stopped walking the Dodgers, they might have a chance. On a crisp Thursday night at Citi Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers walloped the New York Mets 10-to2.
Freddie Freeman and Gavin Lux wouldn’t be in the starting lineup. Before every game this postseason, Freeman must do four hours of physical therapy to be able to play. Lux, dealing with a tight hip flexor, had been awful against left-handed pitchers.
Shohei Ohtani blasted a solo home run to start the game.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto started Game 4, and with an out, he allowed a solo home run. He didn’t let anything else.
With an out in second, Max Muncy walked but was erased on a force play by Will Smith. The Dodgers didn’t score.
With two outs in the second, Yamamoto allowed a single but didn’t let him advance. He has five strikeouts.
With an out in the third, Ohtani walked and moved to second on Mookie Betts’ single. Teoscar Hernández struck out. Tommy Edman doubled in Ohtani and Betts to third. Kiké Hernández singled in Betts and moved Edman to third. Muncy walked to load the bases.
Yamamoto allowed a lead-off single in the third. Another single moved the runner to second. He walked Pete Alfonso to load the bases. A force play scored a run. Another force play ended the inning.
With an out in the fourth, Chris Taylor had an infield single. Ohtani walked. Betts doubled in both Taylor and Ohtani.
Using 10 pitches, Yamamoto had a perfect fourth inning.
Despite Muncy’s walk, the Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the fifth.
To open the fifth, Yamamoto plunked a batter. He struck out Francisco Lindor.
With an out in the fifth, Evan Phillips relieved Yamamoto. Phillips quickly retired two outs to end the inning.
With an out in the sixth, Ohtani walked. Betts smashed a two-run homer. Teoscar Hernández walked.
Phillips continued pitching in the sixth, but he allowed a single to start the inning. Another single moved the runner to second. Phillips walked J.D. Martinez to load the bases.
With two outs in the sixth, Blake Treinen relieved Phillips. He finished the inning scorelessly.
Muncy singled to begin the seventh. Andy Pages was plunked. The Dodgers didn’t score.
Treinen continued pitching in the seventh. He gave up a single. Another single moved to third, but Treinen escaped from the jam scorelessly.
Betts singled to open the eighth. Teoscar Hernández walked. Edman doubled in two runs. Kiké Hernández singled moving Edman to third. Will Smith singled in Edman. Pages’ fly ball moved Kiké Hernández to third. Taylor walked to load the bases. The Dodgers didn’t score any more runs.
Edgardo Henriquez relieved Treinen in the eighth. He issued a walk to start the inning. He had a scoreless inning.
The Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the ninth.
