Friday, April 12, 2024
Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2024
On an overcast Friday night at Dodger Stadium, in eleven innings, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the San Diego Padres 8-to-7
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a single to Fernando Tatis, Jr, and a home run to Manny Machado but struck out the side. Yamamoto gave up another home run. With his fastball, he can’t fool the Padres. In the third, Yamamoto finally didn’t allow a run. His splitter was the best since he debuted in the major leagues. In his five innings, on 91 pitches, Yamamoto struck out six and walked one.
Michael King came to the Padres in the Juan Soto trade and made his first start against the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani homered in the first inning.
In the second inning, Max Muncy blasted a home run. James Outman walked, and after Chris Taylor struck out, Gavin Lux had an infield single. Mookie Betts hammered a three-run blast.
Freddie Freeman singled to lead off the third and scored on Teoscar Hernàndez’s dinger.
Daniel Hudson allowed a solo home run in the sixth and a single but nothing else.
Ryan Brasier walked a batter after a spectacular play by Betts and allowed a single. He allowed a run on a ground out, and Tatis slugged the tying homer.
In the seventh, Ohtani doubled, Will Smith was intentionally walked, but they were stranded when Muncy struck out.
Muncy made a fantastic play to open the eighth. Joe Kelly hurled an impressive eighth with two strikeouts.
Taylor reached on an error in the eighth but was stranded.
Evan Phillips pitched a perfect ninth.
Muncy had another great defensive play. Ryan Yarbrough was impressive in the tenth.
Smith had a sacrifice fly to move Freeman to third. T. Hernàndez struck out. Kiké. Hernández failed to bring home the winning run.
Alex Vesia allowed the go-ahead run in the tenth.
