Thursday, February 29, 2024
Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2024
It was the first night game for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers lost the Cincinnati Reds 5-to-4.
In his Dodger debut, James Paxton allowed a run in the first inning. His stuff was impressive, and he struck out the side. Last season he was with the Boston Red Sox. Paxton was terrific before the All-Star break before suffering a knee injury. If Paxton makes the team, he will give the Dodgers another left-hander in their starting rotation.
Alex Vesia, making his third appearance in spring training, struck out two batters before issuing a walk. He had a wild pitch. Gavin Lux misplayed a ball.
With two outs in the third inning, Lao, a minor leaguer, struck out for the last out of the inning.
Landon Knack walked the first batter to face him. He allowed an RBI-triple. Another run scored. He pitched well in his second inning.
Mookie Betts belted a two-run homer.
Kevin Gowdy pitched a perfect sixth inning.
The stadium in Goodyear, Arizona didn’t have good lights resulting in many strikeouts.
To start the seventh, Teoscar Hernández doubled. Lux singled in the tying run. A rookie, running for Lux, stole second base but was stranded.
