00:01Shane Boz will get the start tonight, the 114th consecutive start by a right-handed pitcher for the Tampa Bay
00:08Rays.
00:08Well, that's a very impressive number right there.
00:10I mean, it shows that these guys are staying out there, getting out there, staying healthy, expecting big things from
00:15Boz tonight.
00:15Ground ball to short. Right there is Kim to make the pickup and the throw across.
00:20Now, Otani against the Rays in his career, a .354 hitter.
00:25He's done very well against this team.
00:27Well, he spent six years in the American League with the Angels.
00:30Fills the count for this payoff.
00:32Otani takes his walk.
00:33Traffic in front of the best hitter in the National League, Will Smith.
00:36And Will hits it in the air toward the gap and left center.
00:40That's going to get down for a hit.
00:41Rounding second and heading to third is Otani.
00:44Rounding first and heading to second is Smith with a double.
00:47And Will Smith just continues to swing that hot bat.
00:50And the Dodgers have got an opportunity to take the lead here in the top of the first inning.
00:54Freddie Chance in Tampa, second and third, only one out at the top of the first for Freeman.
00:59Freeman goes to right field, and that's going to get the Dodgers on the board.
01:03All the way to the wall.
01:04Freddie Freeman going for second.
01:06He slides in safe.
01:07Otani and Smith score.
01:09It's 2-0, Dodgers.
01:11Does a beautiful job of getting underneath and through this ball.
01:14Runner at second and two away.
01:16Now, can he get Andy Paz and keep the deficit at two?
01:19And right back at a reach there by Boz on that comebacker on the line.
01:24And Shane had that glove up there to grab it to retire the side.
01:28Bershaw 4-2, 3-62 is earned run average.
01:31Tied is his 13th start of the year.
01:33Round ball deep short and through into left for a base hit.
01:37Just out of the reach of Betts.
01:39And Kim is aboard.
01:41Two men down for Tampa Bay in the bottom of the first.
01:44Junior Caminero, the third baseman, will be the next batter.
01:47Here's a 1-1.
01:48Swung on, ground ball to third.
01:50Alex Freeland is there.
01:51He sets his feet.
01:52Fires one to Freeman at first.
01:55And that is the third out of the first inning.
01:57No runs to hit a man left.
01:58It's Tommy Edmond, a left-hand batter.
02:00Here's Boz throwing 1-2.
02:01Swing and a messy struck him out.
02:03A curveball down and in.
02:04And Edmond retired.
02:05That's the first strikeout from Shane Boz tonight.
02:07Two balls, two strikes.
02:08Boz throws.
02:09That's a cold strike three.
02:10He came back from 2-0 and locked him up with breaking stuff.
02:13And that's a fine follow-up inning for Shane Boz.
02:16Back-to-back singles for Tampa Bay to start the bottom half of the second inning.
02:21Now the Rays starting to build something.
02:23Two on, nobody out.
02:24And the pitch to the left-handed batting, Josh Lowe.
02:27Eye in the air shallow center.
02:29Eye has trots in and is underneath the first out of the inning.
02:32Morrell leads at second base.
02:33Johnny DeLuca over at first.
02:35A little cue shot to Freddie Freeman.
02:37Will beat Mangum to the bag for out number two.
02:39Both runners advance.
02:40It's now second and third.
02:422-2 pitch.
02:43Swung on.
02:44Foul tipped into the glove of Will Smith for strike three.
02:47Career strikeout 3,008 for Clayton Kershaw.
02:51Betts grounded to short his first time up.
02:53And he swings and lines it toward the hole.
02:55Back in it nicely by Kim.
02:56Sets.
02:57Throws.
02:57Low.
02:58But handled by Diaz.
02:59They got him.
02:59Nice job by Ha-Sung Kim.
03:01Recognizing Betts runs extremely well.
03:03But because he was hit hard on a hop, he had enough time to set his feet and get a
03:07lot underneath it.
03:08Now Ohtani got things started for the Dodgers in the first.
03:11The one-out walk.
03:12Look out.
03:13The ball is on the ground.
03:14The bat is in the air.
03:15Drops in front of Lau.
03:18And Ohtani reaches.
03:20Whoa.
03:21I don't know if I've seen that.
03:23Bats have splintered off.
03:24But this goes all the way to Brandon Lau.
03:28It beat the ball to the spot.
03:30How strange was that?
03:31The broken bat.
03:32The bat was basically preceding the baseball.
03:35There's no way that your second baseman is going to come in and get harpooned.
03:41Ohti again.
03:42Swing and a miss.
03:43He got one by him.
03:44A cutter at 94.
03:46And Boz gets a very important second out here in the third as long as he can get the guy
03:51coming to the plate.
03:52Teoscar Hernandez.
03:54Swing and a miss.
03:54He got him up and in with a cutter.
03:56That'll end the inning.
03:57Two men out for Tampa Bay.
03:59So the Rays now can get a run with a two-out base hit.
04:01One ball, two strikes on Common Arrow.
04:03Now the pitch.
04:04Swung on a little ground ball.
04:06Kershaw's going to field it left of the mound.
04:08He spins, throws to first.
04:09In time to get Common Arrow.
04:11Michael Conforto is 0 for 1.
04:14The left field slicing toward the line.
04:16That ball is fair.
04:18Off the wall, Conforto hustling for second.
04:20And the Dodgers have another double.
04:22Two on and one out.
04:23And Alex Freeland is up.
04:25And that's a base hit in the left field for Alex Freeland.
04:28Conforto scores.
04:29Edmond cuts second and hits the third.
04:323-0 Dodgers.
04:34I mean, just great at bats.
04:35Super small sample size.
04:37Just his second game is just his ability to recognize, get a pitch that he can drive.
04:41And I love the swing.
04:43Mookie bats up.
04:44He's 0 for 2.
04:45One out, two on.
04:46They're out the corners.
04:47Bats fly ball left field.
04:49In front of the warning track, Mangum.
04:51He makes the catch.
04:52Edmond tagging from third.
04:54And he will score.
04:55A sacrifice flag from Mookie Betts.
04:57The Dodgers have doubled their lead here in the fourth.
05:00Otani is one for one.
05:02He's been on base twice.
05:03He swings.
05:04It's a one-hop shot.
05:05Pass to the diving second baseman into right field.
05:08Freeland around second.
05:09He's on his way to third.
05:10And Otani's got another base hit.
05:12And the Dodgers with two outs keep it going.
05:14Runners at first and third for Will Smith.
05:17Again, an 0-2 from Boz.
05:18Swing and miss.
05:20Will Smith, tough guy to fan, goes down on strikes.
05:23Bats and Boz out of the fourth.
05:252-2.
05:27Morrell swings and strikes out at the curveball.
05:29Good curve by Kershaw.
05:31Have a perfect timing.
05:32I mean, for his evolution to throw 89 miles an hour now with his fastball.
05:36But understand that his breaking ball is still going to be the pitch.
05:39Now a 1-2 pitch.
05:41And did he strike him out?
05:43Yes, he did.
05:43An appeal down to third base umpire, Clint Vondrack.
05:46And he ties him up with a curveball.
05:48So three strikeouts in the game for Kershaw.
05:50Two with a curve.
05:51We go to the fifth.
05:51Freddie with his 236th career double.
05:54Back in the first inning.
05:55Swung out and hammered deep down the right field line.
05:58That ball is gone.
06:01Way out of here for Freddie.
06:03His 12th home run.
06:04And the Dodgers now lead it 5-0.
06:07And a no-doubter down the right field line.
06:10Swing and a miss.
06:11He struck him out.
06:12And Boz strikes out three.
06:13He struck out eight for the game.
06:15But also touched up for a home run from Freddie Freeman.
06:18And Clayton Kershaw.
06:19He pitched a 1-2-3 fifth.
06:21Needed just five pitches to get those three outs.
06:24On off 3-2.
06:25Common arrow.
06:27High in the air.
06:29Left center field.
06:30Front of the warning track.
06:31Potheads.
06:33Two gone.
06:34Let's see the Rays can get on the scoreboard here.
06:35Down 5-0.
06:36Two out.
06:37Lau at second.
06:38We're in the sixth inning.
06:39Morrell lines one.
06:40Diving attempt by Freeland.
06:42Knocks it into foul ground.
06:43And everybody's safe.
06:45Lau to third.
06:45Morrell to first.
06:46And he's two for three.
06:47But that saved a run.
06:49Scorched down the line.
06:50Would have easily scored.
06:51Nice job.
06:52Thank Kershaw.
06:53Oh yeah.
06:54So DeLuca up with two down.
06:55Pitch is swung on and popped up.
06:57Shallow center.
06:58Andy Pajas comes in.
06:59He will reach up and make the catch.
07:01And the side is retired.
07:03Two men left on base.
07:04Nothing across.
07:06For the Rays.
07:07Dodgers go to the bullpen.
07:08Justin Robleski.
07:10Left.
07:10He replaces another.
07:11Clayton Kershaw.
07:12Six shutout innings.
07:14Stop and stare at strike three.
07:16Two gone on the seventh for Robleski.
07:21Wide to shallow right.
07:22Hernandez is there.
07:24And Justin Robleski with a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh inning.
07:28Pinch hitter for Conforto.
07:31And this will be Alex Call.
07:32This will be Call's first plate appearance as a Dodger.
07:36Right-handed batting.
07:37Former Washington National.
07:391-1.
07:40Swing and a ground ball to short.
07:42Call hustling down to first.
07:43Hassan Kim.
07:44High throw.
07:45But it's gathered in by Yandy Diaz.
07:47And Call grounds out to short for the second out of the Dodger eight.
07:51And Ted, I'm a firm believer.
07:52You make an acquisition.
07:54The guy joins.
07:55Unless he has to take the red eye and fly all night.
07:57And tired to begin with.
07:59Had to pack up and move a lot of different things.
08:00I think it's important to get him in there.
08:02And get him acclimated to this ball club right away and fit in.
08:06Diaz 0-3 tonight.
08:07He's flied out and grounded out twice.
08:10Hit well on the ground.
08:11Tommy Edmund with a diving stop.
08:13Oh, baby, what a play.
08:14Oh, an outstanding play.
08:17Diving to his glove side.
08:18And Edmund retires Diaz.
08:21Those are just big plays because it's the leadoff, man.
08:23It stops really an inning from opening up in a positive stance.
08:27And now the Rays down to their last out.
08:30Now a 1-1.
08:31That is swung on and sliced to left.
08:33Alex Paul on the way back.
08:35He makes the catch.
08:36And the ball game is over.
08:38And the Dodgers have taken game one.
08:40Clayton Kershaw gets the win.
08:42And outstanding work tonight for the Dodgers.
08:46We'll see you next time.
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