The Dodgers stunned the world and really lost a game on Sunday evening, as they tumbled to the Padres in the arrangement finale, 5-2.
The Dodgers struck first, on account of a two-run homer from Chris Taylor. These eventual the solitary Dodgers runs on the evening. They completed the game with just three hits, two in the subsequent inning and afterward a solitary in the eighth from Zach McKinstry.
Trevor Bauer made his fourth beginning of the period and pitched well overall. He permitted just one disagreement six innings, a performance grand slam to Jake Cronenworth. The other two hits he permitted were graciousness of Manny Machado, who is at present hitting around .995 against Bauer in his vocation.
Bauer struck out seven and gave just one walk, and was basically in no difficulty anytime during the game. The Padres just had the option to place a sprinter in scoring position against him once.
Bauer’s day was done after 98 pitches, and Dave Roberts selected to go with Brusdar Graterol in the seventh inning. Initiated before in the day, this was Graterol’s first major class round of the year, as he didn’t show up in any spring preparing games. Machado and Eric Hosmer invited him back with continuous hits, rapidly tying the game after five pitches. With two on and two out, Roberts went to Scott Alexander. He required just two pitches, as Alexander got Wil Myers to ground out to end the inning.
The lower part of the eighth inning commenced with a mistake from Corey Seager, and that end up being the distinction creator. On a standard toss to first, Seager took Edwin Rios a few feet off the pack, and the thumbs up run was on first. Dennis Santana came in to supplant Alexander, and was one out away from getting away from the inning.
Hosmer struck once more, singling in a hurry to put the Padres on the board. Tommy Pham at that point multiplied to give the Padres a 5-2 lead.