Carlos Rodon vs Yoshi Yamamoto: Dodgers pulled out the lineup they use against lefty starters. Rojas at SS, Kike at second, Edman in CF. Shohei, Freddie and Muncy the LH bats. After last night’s heroics by Freeman, the Stadium is jumping. Ice Cube really got the crowd going.
Yankees first: Torres walked. Soto grounded out to Rojas, Torres to second. Judge struck out. Stanton popped out. Dodger first: Ohtani flies out to center. Betts singled to right. Teo flied out to right. Freeman popped out to Rizzo.
Yankees second: Chisolm grounded out to Yamamoto. Rizzo walked. Volpe lined out to center. Wells grounded out to second. Dodger second: Edman homered to left 1-0 LA. Kike lined out to third. Muncy struck out. Smith grounded out to the pitcher.
Yankees third: Verdugo flied out to left. Torres grounded out to second. Soto homered to right 1-1-. Judge flied out to right. Dodgers third: Rojas flied out to right. Ohtani struck out. Betts singled to left. Teo homered to right 3-1. Freeman homered to right 4-1. Edman doubled to left. Edman stole 3rd. Kike lined out to left.
Yankees fourth: Stanton grounded out to third. Chisholm grounded out to SS. Rizzo struck out. Dodger fourth: Muncy struck out. Cousins replaced Rodon. Smith doubled to center. Rojas grounded out to second, Smith to third. Ohtani grounded out to short.
Yankees fifth: Volpe struck out. Wells grounded out Freeman to Yoshi. Verdugo flied out to left. Dodger fifth: Cousins still pitching. Betts flied out to left. Teo singled to right. Hill replaced Cousins. Freeman popped out to short. Edman called out on strikes.
Yankees sixth: Torres grounds out to Muncy. Soto grounded out to Kike. Judge struck out. Dodger sixth: Kike lines out to center. Muncy popped out to third. Yankee pitching change, Holmes replaces Hill. Smith grounded out to third.
Yankees seventh: Stanton popped out to Kike. Banda replaced Yamamoto. Chisholm flied out to Teo. Rizzo HBP. Volpe flied out to center. Dodger seventh: Rojas struck out. Ohtani walks. Betts struck out. Teo took a strike and Ohtani thrown out trying to steal. Ohtani holding his left arm as he leaves the field. First report, injured shoulder. Japanese translators said he might have dislocated his shoulder.
Yankees eighth: Kopech in to pitch for the Dodgers. Wells struck out. Verdugo grounded out to third. Torres popped out to Freeman. Dodger eighth: Leiter Jr. replaces Holmes. Teo lines out to center. Freeman grounded out to second. Edman grounded out to the pitcher.
Yankees ninth: Treinen in to pitch for the Dodgers. Taylor in left. Soto singled to right. Wild pitch gets Soto to second. Judge strikes out. Stanton singles to left, Soto scores, 4-2. Chisholm singles to right. Rizzo hit by pitch. Bases loaded. Cabrerra runs for Rizzo. Volpe strikes out. Vesia replaces Treinen. Wells PH for by Trevino. Travino flied out to Edman to end the game. Yamamoto gets the win and Vesia a save.
Game Summary: This game was won by the pitchers. Yamamoto pitched a gem for 6.1 innings allowing just a homer by Soto. The bullpen except for a couple of walks also was excellent until the 9th when Blake Treinen gave up 3 hits and a run. He loaded the bases and struck out Volpe. Vesia came in and Trevino PH for Wells and flied out on the first pitch to end it. The offense did not do much after the third inning when they scored 3. The did hit 3 homers, with Teo’s three-run shot the big blow. NOTE: As news of the extent of Ohtani’s injury is reported, I will update this post. LA heads to NY up 2-0.
UPDATE ON OHTANI
Postgame Roberts said that Ohtani after the game had range of motion and good strength in his left arm. He also said there would be imaging tomorrow. Felt this was good news. Explained on MLBTR as a shoulder subluxation, or partial dislocation. They expect Ohtani to be back in the lineup for game 3.
I mean the whole season goes by and the Dodgers don’t have one hot streak, but the playoffs begin and their on one.
Let’s hope it lasts two more games.
Let’s also hope there’s good news on Ohtani.
Wow what an ending. Treinen looked exhausted. Glad there is a day off tomorrow and his rather suboptimal performance tonight highlights the loss of Phillips.
Hope Ohtani is OK. If he dislocated his shoulder I hope it gets put back in place and they can keep the swelling down. Right now I’m thinking that might be the best case scenario.
That there’s the difference between Freddie Freeman and Alex Trevino.
Dave Roberts said it’s a shoulder injury for Shohei Ohtani. He said the strength and range of motion are good, but tests will be done.
Whew!! Got a bit shaky there at the end.
Good game. Great win.
Treinen made it interesting. Doc has sure shown confidence in Treinen that I didn’t see all season. I’m expecting Doc popping out of his seat like a Jack-IN-The-Box a couple of times and it just didn’t happen.
But, I’m surprised that Doc stayed with Treinen instead of getting Vesia up earlier and getting him in the game before the last out. Not a criticism. Just an interesting decision. But All’s Well that Ends Well
It is interesting how the “closer” role has changed for the Dodgers. There isn’t one. Instead of the traditional pitcher, by what inning it is, the new strategy, is no matter the inning, the pitcher matches the hitters. It is really an advance idea but it works because THAT pitcher does his job. It’s a beautiful little chess game that is being employed as all the pieces perform.
Andy Fletcher had a good game as the HPU. He outperformed his scouting report. Nice to see him get up for a game. He missed very few pitches, all night.
Tommy Edman is a perfect contact hitter sandwiched in the line-up, although he did Go Yard. I’d enjoy a line-up with a nice mix of Contact & Slug. Like we’re doing now.
I had hoped Ohtani would attempt a steal a hitter before he did. 0 and 2 to Mookie, I’m running. In the old days you might worry about a pitch-out there, but they don’t do that anymore. Otherwise, it’s the pitch to run on, likely a chase pitch.
I’m no doctor but I hope his shoulder only popped out of socket. They can pop back in a dislocation. Big difference if it’s a dislocation vs a separation. Let’s prey for the best.
I played with a second baseman whose shoulder would pop out frequently. A dislocation. We’d pop it back in and he kept playing. Eventually, you get it repaired. That’s what happened with Bellinger. We moved him to center to keep him from diving at first and popping out his shoulder. Let’s all hope that was all it is.
So far this series is 1988 WS 2.0.
With the FF walk off HR, then an ace like performance by our starter the next day and now the unvertainty of our star player (fingers crossed Ohtani will be good to in Game ).
Yoshi was absolutely lights out, simply amazing how he held that potent Yankees offense to one solo HR by Soto for 6.1 innings.
Lets hope the rest of the series goes as 1988 too. Then we will have a parade end of this week.
Treinen looked shaky for the second game in a row and looks a bit tired but Vesia came to the rescue .
Being up 2-0 opens up many possibilities how to go the next two games with our pitching.Lot of pressure for NY with Game 3 almost being a must win for them.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How long can we expect to continue our mastery over Aaron Judge? Obviously, guys like Treinen and Yamamoto with their awesome curveballs keep him off base……but I don’t think Buehler has that amazing pitch. And game 4 using the bullpen is a concern because some guys will pitch that will make us hold our breaths. Sure hope Ohtani can recover from this day or rest. Glad it is 2-0 and not 1-1 with Yankees having a big 9th inning like our 10th the night before. Phew!
3 things I expect to see in Game 3:
Ohtani will be in the line-up and should be relatively fine (I have experience playing with a shoulder subluxation)
Buehler will pitch well (Buehler feeds off all the noise and hatred coming from the fans in opponents yard. I actually think he loves that negative energy and shutting up those fans)
Likely to have less runs scored by way of the HR (getting colder at night and these games will be 8:08 start times in NYC). A little more traditional scoring will probably be in order for these games.
I think the Series does not go back to LA (Dodgers will win it all on the road)
Another fun game to watch. the third inning for the Dodgers set up the team for the rest of the game. Their in season MO of scoring crooked numbers early and then nothing the rest of the game almost cost them a victory.
I will never stop bitching about this, but it drives me crazy when they pull a pitcher when that pitcher is completely shutting down a team and has a reasonable pitch count. There’s a good chance that Yamamoto might not need to pitch another game this season. What the hell are you saving him for? The postseason? Even if he needs to pitch another game he is more than capable of doing so.
With a BP game coming up, by extending a starter, it could allow the BP to save an inning or two and be better prepared for that Game 4 outing. With Phillips out and Treinen looking exhausted things might get a bit uneasy with the BP for a game or two. It will, most likely, give Honeywell and Casparius a chance to shine.
Sorry for the minor rant. Otherwise, I have been very impressed with how the team is playing in the postseason. One game there are players doing well and others not so good. The next game someone else steps up offensively. There’s not much more we could have asked for from Flaherty and Yamamoto. The BP has been almost flawless. It’s a total team effort. Top to bottom. Even Dave Roberts. Lol.
It used to be, maybe still is, the team bus travelled through a gauntlet between their hotel and Yankee Stadium.
Like Phil, I’m loving the mix of contact hitters sprinkled through a line-up.
Is Edmand now a 5 year, $100MM player?
Will Dodgers have a 7 man rotation nextyear?
Huge win last night. Big difference going to NY up 2-0 vs tied at 1-1. Still lots of work to do.
I am still not over 1978. Went up 2-0 and lost the series.
Question:
Is there a way the Dodgers could get Phillpps on the roster if he feels better the next days ?
I know he would have to replace an injured player but he could be absolute huge with Treinen struggling just a little bit.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roberts said Ohtani trying to steal with 2 outs was the right play, and he slides like that all the time, so this was a fluke. Besides, they were only up three and as we have seen already in the playoffs, they have the same ability to score in bunches that the Dodgers do. Rather be up 2-0 than go to NY 1-1.
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, who sustained a left shoulder subluxation in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday, is “in a great spot” and will play in Game 3 on Monday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told ESPN on Sunday.
Meanwhile in Arizona:
prospect Zyhir Hope had an RBI single through the right side in the fifth. 101.5 mph EV.
That was Hope’s seventh batted ball in play at 100+ mph in Statcast AFL games this fall.
This was a fun read (and the videos helped)
https://www.mlb.com/news/kirk-gibson-freddie-freeman-world-series-homers-dodgers?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share