00:01Some breakfast and baseball.
00:03The Dodgers wrap up their series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
00:06It is the rubber game of this three-game set at Steinbrenner Field.
00:09Well, towing the rubber this afternoon for the Tampa Bay Rays is going to be right-hander Joe Boyle,
00:14but imperative for him to be around the strike zone.
00:17When he is, he is absolutely overwhelming.
00:20Shohei Otani stepping in his first attack.
00:22That's a leadoff walk.
00:24Yesterday, we watched an entire game without seeing a single walk
00:28issued by either staff.
00:31And here we get it, the first batter of the game.
00:325-4-3 double play.
00:34Freddie Freeman has reached base in 18 straight games.
00:39Freddie smokes a ball to the right field gap.
00:41This ball is off the bottom of the wall.
00:44Freeman standing up at second with a two-out double.
00:47And the Dodgers here with the two-out opportunity.
00:50High in the air to left.
00:52Ranging back on it is Mangum.
00:54Back to the base of the wall, and he makes the catch.
00:56Boy, that thing carried.
00:57The Dodgers are turned away here in the first.
00:59And now the Rays come up against Yamamoto.
01:02Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
01:0320-second start coming off a victory in Cincy.
01:06Oh, by the way, we are on the road.
01:07And his road numbers, the best in the National League.
01:101.78 ERA with those six wins.
01:13And there's a base hit pull just down with the reach of the diving Tommy Edmond at second base.
01:19Sharply hit by Brandon Lau.
01:21Here's Junior Camonero.
01:23And then he beats him with the heater.
01:25A strikeout on three pitches.
01:27Two gone.
01:27Slap to Mookie Ed short.
01:28He'll step on second all by himself to get the final out of the scoreless first inning for Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
01:33Here's left in Benny Hunter Fiduccia, the former battery mate of Yamamoto.
01:37There's a line drive and a base hit in the right.
01:41Fiduccia picking up his first hit.
01:43It comes with one out here in the second inning against Yamamoto.
01:48Tap a roller right side.
01:49Hedmond at second one first safe there.
01:53So forced out at second is Fiduccia.
01:56Four to six.
01:57And Mangum reaches.
01:59Two men out.
02:00And Johnny DeLuca the center fielder.
02:02And he struck him out looking with a cutter on the inner half.
02:07No runs.
02:08One hit.
02:09One left.
02:09No Dodger errors.
02:10We go to the third in Tampa.
02:12He runs it all the way out as he did with Otani the first time around.
02:16Three and two again here in the third inning.
02:19And this time he gets it.
02:20Slider.
02:21Slider backs up on him a little bit.
02:23And Otani just fooled.
02:24You can see him kind of reaching.
02:25Flat footed.
02:26Two men out for the Dodgers here in the third.
02:28And Mookie Betts is up.
02:29Driving a line to left center.
02:31Coming in.
02:31Mangum long run.
02:32Dives and makes the catch.
02:34And the Dodgers go down in order in the third.
02:37We're still scoreless going bottom three.
02:39That's just the way things are going.
02:40One.
02:41Yamamoto standing squared up on the mound of the plate.
02:45Kaminero right handed batter.
02:460 for one.
02:47Struck out.
02:48And Kaminero jumps on the first pitch of the inning from Yamamoto.
02:51A lead off knock for the Rays third baseman.
02:54Totally way to get to Yamamoto.
02:56He has been just chewing up.
02:59Leading up all hitters in space the last couple games.
03:02And Kaminero finds a fastball.
03:04Actually a great pitch.
03:05Second baseman Hassan Kim.
03:070 for one.
03:08Grounded to second in the second.
03:10Oh called strike three.
03:13Thank you very much.
03:15Fiducia picked up his first hit in a Rays uniform in the second inning.
03:22That's just mean.
03:24Five strikeouts for Yamamoto.
03:26We're through four full.
03:27Well we have a pitcher's duel developing here as we are scoreless as we head to the top of the
03:31fifth inning at Steinbrenner Field.
03:32One up one down.
03:33Ground ball off the bag and into center field.
03:36Some batted ball luck for Tommy Edmond.
03:39Tommy made the turn and Chris Woodward is calling for the athletic training staff.
03:45Oh man.
03:45Tommy Edmond has been grinding and battling all year long seemingly through injury.
03:51He made a wide turn around first.
03:54Thought about going to second as that ball dribbled in the shallow center field.
03:57And now he is going to limp off.
03:59He's coming out of the game.
04:00The Dodgers have now officially announced that he has exited the game with a right ankle sprain.
04:04So Miguel Rojas will come off the bench and take Edmond's place.
04:08Rojas on second.
04:09Ohtani at the plate.
04:11Walking a strikeout today.
04:12They're putting him on.
04:14Boyle fell behind 2-0.
04:16And Kevin Cash put up four fingers.
04:18Okay.
04:19So you've been waiting for a spark for Mookie Betts.
04:22Could this be it?
04:23And say we're not going to let this guy beat us.
04:25And in this situation you get this pitcher's duel.
04:28Mookie hits a fly ball.
04:29Left center field.
04:31Mangum is on the run.
04:32And so is DeLuca who makes the catch.
04:35A little crisscross out there.
04:37But they got the job done.
04:38Bottom of the fifth inning.
04:40Rays will send Jake Mangum to lead off here.
04:43A little tamper to first.
04:46And safe the call.
04:48How about that?
04:50On Mangum.
04:51You know who wasn't hustling was Yamamoto.
04:53I think Yamamoto at first thought Freeman was going to take this honest.
04:56Freeman goes to field it like I'm waiting for you.
04:59And Yamamoto never was running hard.
05:00Fielders choice going six to four.
05:03DeLuca is aboard.
05:04One out one on.
05:05And up comes Taylor Rawls.
05:06Bottom of the fifth.
05:07You know 2-0 counts become a bigger deal.
05:09Does DeLuca try to run here on Yamamoto?
05:12State product drops down a bunt to the left side.
05:15Yamamoto throws low.
05:17Squeaks through or underneath the glove of Freddie Freeman.
05:21An extra base for DeLuca.
05:22Heading to third is DeLuca.
05:24And the Rays have run it to first and third.
05:27And so there hasn't been a ball that's left the infield this inning.
05:30Well, Ayrton, he's going to have a word with Yamamoto.
05:34See if he's okay after fielding the ball the way that he did.
05:37Very seldom do we see Freddie Freeman not make a catch.
05:40And that appeared to be a catchable ball.
05:42Low, yes.
05:43But it hit off the bottom of the glove.
05:46And Freeman is going to be charged with an error.
05:48Rays at the corners with one down in the fifth.
05:51And the top of the order do up.
05:53Brandon Lau.
05:54One for two today.
05:55Yamamoto will try again to get Brandon Lau.
05:58And he does with the splitter.
06:00Gets out of the jam in the fifth.
06:03Joe Boyle 71 pitches through five innings.
06:06Very efficient.
06:07But his afternoon has come to an end.
06:09Mason Englert the new Rays pitcher.
06:11Another opportunity of his Dodger ball club.
06:14They're 0 for 3 with runners in scoring position so far.
06:17Let's see if they can get Freeman home here.
06:19Pie is coming up.
06:20Typically he's done well with runners in scoring position.
06:22He's in the top ten of the National League.
06:25In average with runners in scoring position.
06:283-37.
06:29Swung on.
06:30Ripped into left field.
06:31A base hit.
06:32Freeman is going to be waved around.
06:34They're going to challenge the arm of the left fielder.
06:36Here comes the relay.
06:37The throw slide.
06:38Safe at the plate.
06:40Freddie scores.
06:41And the Dodgers on the board.
06:42It's 1-0.
06:43A great job by Dino Ebel.
06:46He's called the third base coach.
06:4788 pitches.
06:49And that's the last one for Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
06:53It's for Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
06:54Five hits.
06:55No walks.
06:55Six K's.
06:56He is on the hook for Hassan Kim.
06:59On first base right now.
07:0088 pitches.
07:02Now he's going to hold balance.
07:03Vestia can strand the time runner here at the bottom of the sixth line.
07:06Ducked again.
07:07Left side.
07:08Freeland.
07:09Toward the wall.
07:11Makes the catch as he falls into the net.
07:13And the inning is over.
07:14No runs.
07:15One hit.
07:16One left.
07:17We go to the seventh in Tampa.
07:19The score.
07:19The Dodgers one.
07:21Rays nothing.
07:22First and second.
07:23One out for Freddie Freeman.
07:24Both runners go.
07:25Padusha throws to second.
07:27Off the mark.
07:28And Mookie held the bag.
07:30A double steal executed to perfection.
07:34Rays draw the infield in now.
07:36Ground ball.
07:36Base hit right field.
07:39Ohtani steps home.
07:41The Dodgers double their lead on another ribby from Freddie.
07:44Having himself a day.
07:46Well, Baker sees some action here in the eighth inning.
07:49He becomes pitcher number three for the Rays.
07:52Swinging the ball.
07:52Line toward left center field.
07:54Over DeLuca.
07:55Dives.
07:55Headlong.
07:56And makes the catch on the backhand.
07:58That's the second terrific play by a Rays outfielder today.
08:02Mangum.
08:02Griffin Jacks on the mound here making his Tampa Bay Rays debut
08:05after being acquired at the trade deadline.
08:08Fortaj Bradley joining this Rays squad.
08:10He is so pumped up.
08:11Jacks.
08:12Payoff pitch.
08:13Cal is running.
08:14Ground ball.
08:15Underneath the diving game.
08:17So Cal will go to third.
08:19Ohtani will hustle to second.
08:21Dodgers got something cooking here in the ninth.
08:24Two in scoring position for Mookie Betts.
08:26Now the tenth pitch.
08:27Mookie in the air.
08:29Left center field.
08:30DeLuca runs over.
08:31He will make the catch.
08:32But that is enough to get the job done.
08:34And the Dodgers lead three to nothing.
08:37Ohtani also tagged on the play.
08:39So he's on third for Freddie Freeman.
08:41And he swings and lifts it in the air.
08:43Well to left.
08:43Towards the corner.
08:44Giving Chase Manga.
08:45Back near the wall.
08:46Up against it.
08:47And makes the catch.
08:48Might have taken a home run away.
08:50Up against the Javel side.
08:52Jake Mangum.
08:53Who will get a chance to hit the bottom of the ninth.
08:55Keep the Rays at least in the neighborhood.
08:57The aftermath of Mangum.
09:00Climbing that wall to make that catch.
09:01Three nothing is the lead for Blake Trinan.
09:04One more out to go.
09:05Taylor Walls.
09:07Top of the order is on deck.
09:08The payoff pitch.
09:10High ball four.
09:10And the bases are loaded.
09:11The tying run is at first.
09:13And the winning run coming to the plate in Yandy Diaz.
09:17And here comes Dave Roberts.
09:20The triangle is two-thirds of an inning.
09:22Loud one hit.
09:23Walk two struck out two.
09:24Kasparis with one out to get.
09:27To give the Dodgers a win here.
09:29And Diaz up.
09:30He's 0 for 4 today.
09:31Swing and a ground ball to short.
09:32Wilkie's got it.
09:33He'll throw onto first base.
09:35And the ball game is over.
09:36You can exhale.
09:37As the Dodgers win this one.
09:39Shutting out the Rays today.
09:41Three to nothing.
09:42They win the game.
09:43They win the series.
09:44And make it a winning road trip.
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