00:01We welcome you back to Los Angeles and Dodger Stadium where tonight we play game two the middle game of
00:07a three game series between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers on the mound former Padre Snell
00:14Zilla Blake Snell making his fifth start returning from the injured list on August 2nd. He had the left shoulder
00:20inflammation last time out pitch really well against the Toronto Blue Jays. Fernando digging in to lead off against him.
00:26Tatis will be facing Snell for the first time in his career.
00:303-2 pitch on the ground and in to right field a base hit for Fernando. So he just fought
00:35that one off. That was 98 and he shoots it through the right side. Tatis aboard a rise coming up.
00:41Three time batting champ. Chosebun again. Runner takes off. Throw from Smith and he's out. Will Smith cuts down Fernando
00:48Tatis for the first down of the ball game. In the air down the right field line towards the corner
00:54that ball is back and it is going to one hop up and over for the ground rule.
00:59Double double to second base goes arise. And the Padres with a guy on second base one out for Machado.
01:05And Manny grounds it slowly towards third base. That is a fair ball handled by Freeland and it squirts out
01:11of his hand. Machado will be safe.
01:13The rise stays planted at second base with the ball over towards third. But an infield hit and now three
01:19straight hits to begin the first inning against Snell.
01:22Two on and one out. Sends one on the line to left field. Conforto's there. There's out number two. And
01:28the first guy that they retire at the plate.
01:31Padres started the game with three consecutive two strike hits against Snell.
01:35There go the runners again. Throw goes to second. In time. And Will Smith getting the job done himself.
01:43Machado runs the Padres out of the first inning. No runs. Three hits. One man left.
01:49He's only three total walks in the last two starts combined. He walks back-to-back hitters to begin his
01:57outing tonight.
01:58Notani and Betts in the first inning. Two on. Nobody out. Another 3-2 to Will Smith.
02:03Taken for ball four. The bases are loaded on three bid and cease walks.
02:09Bases full of Dodgers and nobody out for Freddie Freeman.
02:12Freeman to left. Mariano coming in and making the catch. Tagging it third.
02:18He's Ohtani, but he does not go. He was just bluffing.
02:21And the first out of the inning. That's huge. What a way.
02:24To Oscar Hernandez, two for 14 with the bases loaded. So he's due for a hit.
02:280-2. Popped up. Into right. Let's see if they test Tatis, who's also got a gun.
02:35Here comes Ohtani. Here comes the throw. It's offline. And the Dodgers strike first.
02:40It's 1-0. Sacrifice fly for Teoscar. And the Dodgers get on the board first.
02:47And the fourth walk of this first inning allowed by Dylan Cease.
02:51The Dodgers are thinking, look, four walks in an inning. We need more than one run out of this.
02:55They're loaded up for Conforto. Dodgers try to really make it hurt.
02:59Here's the payoff. Conforto. Grounds run through the right side and they've taken advantage.
03:06Smith is right on Betts' heels. A two-run single from Conforto.
03:10And a three-run first for the Dodgers. Pouncing on Dylan Cease.
03:14Gets two more on the board and the Dodgers lead it 3-0.
03:18And the Bogarts with a good start to this second inning with a ringing single to left center field.
03:22The Padres have work to do. And that is already the fourth hit for the Padres off of Blake Snell.
03:27There goes Bogarts' first pitch. Testing Smith again. You'd think they'd learn.
03:33The Terminator, Will Smith. Three of the first four outs of this game have been courtesy of his arm.
03:40He went into the offseason saying, I'm going to improve my throwing.
03:44And boy, has he. From spring training all the way through to now, he is one of the best in
03:50the business.
03:503-0 Dodgers. Miguel Rojas, the number nine hitter, will lead off for Los Angeles against Dylan Cease,
03:56who's going to try and figure it out here.
03:58This is driven to deep left field. Back goes Laureano.
04:02And he makes the catch in front of the fence.
04:04Nice running grab back there. He didn't run onto the dirt of the track,
04:08but he makes the catch in front of the wall.
04:10It is ball four. It is another walk.
04:14And now two men aboard with two out for Freddie Freeman.
04:16Six walks, a season high for Cease. And we're only in the second inning.
04:22Hits this ball in the air to right center field.
04:24Tatis and Merrill back. It is caught. No. Juggled and dropped.
04:29Two runs are going to score. Freeman's into second.
04:33And it's 5-0.
04:34Nothing. A ball hung in the air forever.
04:37Merrill got there, but couldn't hang on.
04:40And Merrill went after it with the glove hand,
04:43and he could not make the catch.
04:45It's 5-0 Dodgers.
04:48First out here of the third. Brings up Freddie Fermin.
04:52Dugout to left field. Conforto makes a sliding catch.
04:57Conforto got a decent jump on the ball,
04:59and was able to corral that sinking line drive
05:01off the bat of Fermin for out number two.
05:05A curve lands for his first strikeout of the night.
05:09And a 1-2-3 inning for Blake Snell.
05:12And that's ball four.
05:13Ludovic walk for a rise.
05:15And the first walk allowed by Blake Snell tonight.
05:17We'll bring up Manny Machado.
05:20High fly center field.
05:22Pahez going back on the track.
05:24He's got room.
05:25One away.
05:26Machado hit it a long way,
05:28but it didn't go out.
05:292-2 from Snell.
05:30Swung on and a bounce.
05:31It's a Freddie Freeman.
05:32He spins.
05:33Throws to second one.
05:34That's the only out they'll get.
05:36So Merrill will reach on the fielder's choice,
05:38and a rise is forced out 3-6.
05:41Two down.
05:420-2 pitch.
05:44And to right center field.
05:45Pahez is there.
05:47Puts it away for out number three.
05:49No runs, no hits.
05:51One left.
05:51Five in a row now.
05:52Retired by Cease.
05:54See that get some length out of him here.
05:56He's just reached 80 pitches
05:57with one down in the fourth inning.
05:59Third time that he's faced Ohtani.
06:02We're able to get to that pitch
06:04and dump it into center field for a base hit.
06:06And he's reached all three times.
06:08Just a flip to the wrist,
06:10and that's going to be it for Cease.
06:13And the Dodgers with a runner on,
06:15one out, here in the bottom of the fourth.
06:17The score.
06:18The Dodgers five.
06:19Padres nothing.
06:21Sharply hit on the ground is short.
06:23Bogart's from his knees.
06:24The second for one.
06:25On to first for two.
06:26Out of work as bats grounds into the 6-4-3 DP.
06:30It was a rough first inning, 24 pitches,
06:33and since then he's got the pitch count in order.
06:36It's only averaged right around 14 pitches since then.
06:40Gets a swing and a miss.
06:41Gets Laureano very quickly.
06:42And that's the second strikeout of the ball game for Blake Snell.
06:46That is not a run-of-the-mill changeup.
06:50Ties up Cronenworth.
06:51Back-to-back Kays to open the fifth for Snell.
06:54One, two, three.
06:55Go the Padres in the top half of the fifth inning.
06:59Dodgers only one base run of the last three innings.
07:01After they got three runs in the first and two runs in the second.
07:05Tasker Hernandez knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first.
07:08That was the first run of the day.
07:11In the air to center field.
07:13Back goes Merrill at the wall.
07:15Goodbye!
07:16For the second game in a row,
07:19Teoscar Hernandez leaves the yard to the right of center.
07:23His 20th of the year.
07:25411 feet the distance on the home run.
07:29And the Dodgers lead it 6-0.
07:31Home run number 20 on the season for Teoscar Hernandez.
07:36Two on and two out.
07:37Runners at the corners for Jackson Merrill.
07:40Tonight is his 11th career start in this ballpark.
07:44His record 3-0 with an ERA of 180.
07:48Dodgers would love him to get through this inning.
07:50Let's get one more out here.
07:526-0.
07:53Dodgers lead it.
07:55Fly ball to center field.
07:57And Andy Pajes.
07:58Edgardo Enriquez and Blake Snell against his old club has fired six scoreless innings.
08:02Edgardo Enriquez takes over here now for L.A.
08:05First out of that pen here in the seventh inning.
08:07Here's Ryan O'Hearn.
08:08Pinch hitting.
08:101-0-3 to the inside corner.
08:13Edgardo Enriquez take a bow.
08:16It's the Dodgers 6.
08:18Padres nothing.
08:19Dreyer hoping to clean things up here tonight and finish off the Padres.
08:23It'll be 4-5-6 for the Padres.
08:25Jackson Merrill, Xander Bogarts, and Ramon Laureano.
08:31Freeland.
08:32Freeland.
08:33Freeland.
08:34Two gone in the ninth.
08:35Doing his best Manny Machado imitation over there.
08:39Terrific play by Alex Freeland at third base right along the chalk line.
08:43Terrific.
08:44He's really shown a lot of range and quick glove going to the backhand side.
08:50Poked to deep right.
08:51Back goes Pajes.
08:53He's there and they're back by themselves.
08:56In first place in the West.
08:58Shutting out the Padres tonight.
09:006-0.
09:01Two in a row.
09:03Inspirational starters and solid bullpen.
09:06Puts them back in first.
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