00:01A gorgeous night here at Dodger Stadium and Star Wars night.
00:05Who a favorite Star Wars character?
00:07Oh yeah, R2-D2, but that's not, I don't know, he's got a character.
00:11Yeah.
00:13This is Gonsolin's fifth start this year.
00:16No decision his last time.
00:17That was Tuesday in Arizona when he gave up three runs over four innings.
00:20But man-oh-man-oh, 1-5-9 ERA quietly, sixth in the National League.
00:26Got him, another splitter.
00:28Faded away from Peterson, who was struck out in both his at-bats this week.
00:32Once Tony G gets the two strikes, you're getting close to 50% splitters.
00:37And there's Darren Ruff coming up.
00:40Broken bat.
00:42Trey Turner.
00:441-2-3-4, standing for Tony Gonsolin.
00:47Crawford at 2-15, a home run, and nine runs batted in.
00:51Here's Brandon Crawford, he swings it, it's a high drive into deep right center field.
00:54Back goes Bench at the wall.
00:56He looks up, and adios, pelota.
01:01Brandon Crawford over the right center field wall to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.
01:05So Brandon Crawford, who's been struggling with the bat lately, hits the first pitch he sees tonight for a home
01:11run.
01:12Mulkey until the very end seemed to think he was going to be able to make a play on that
01:16ball and prepare to make a leap for it, and then saw the futility of it.
01:20One out, one on.
01:21Shift on on the right side of the infield.
01:23A little jock, Peterson struck out in his first at-bat.
01:26Popped up, down the line.
01:28Will Lux have room?
01:30Just barely!
01:32Gonzalez trying to take third and will.
01:36Aggressive base running from Luis Gonzalez.
01:38It was a nice play by Gavin Lux to find his way over there, start to feel for the wall,
01:43but keep his eyes on the ball.
01:45And a runner at third with two out.
01:47And Flores skies it into the air on the right side near the pitcher's mound.
01:52Finding the ball is Freddie Freeman.
01:55No runs, one hit, one left.
01:57Chris Taylor stands in.
01:58Chris Taylor's got some success against Wood in the past.
02:01The pitch from Wood, a half swing and a miss, strike three.
02:04Wood got him to chase there, two down.
02:06First strikeout for the Giants, lefty Alex Wood.
02:093-2 is strike three call.
02:12Well, I don't know what Lux was looking for.
02:14That one was right there.
02:15So, 1-2-3 inning.
02:17Now the Dodgers have themselves a rally.
02:19First and second, nobody out.
02:21And Trey Turner coming up.
02:222-2.
02:24A looper.
02:25Lux going to find a home and tie the game.
02:29Turner's headed for second, throws on the brakes, tied at one.
02:33And a Trey Turner base hit.
02:34The slider that finds its way in by the hands, but great jumps from Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.
02:40Boy, they were off as soon as they read the angle of that ball.
02:43And they score easily.
02:45So, back to square one, tied at one.
02:47They've got him at the corners and still nobody out for Will Smith.
02:50At the middle, Dodgers take the lead.
02:53Four consecutive base runners, you're up in the floor.
02:56Oh, Will Smith drives home Freddie Freeman.
02:592-1 L.A.
03:01There's some great sequencing.
03:02They just can put it all together.
03:04Just stack the hits, stack the walks, and push them across.
03:08And Alex Wood gets the strikeout.
03:10A big first out here in the bottom of the fourth.
03:12A path to limiting the damage here with Wood, who gets the ground ball so frequently.
03:17Here's the pitch.
03:18It is grounded to short.
03:20Could be two.
03:21Crawford has it to second one.
03:22Estrada to first.
03:24Got him double play.
03:25So, Alex Wood gets through it.
03:27Now, the Dodgers score twice and take the lead.
03:30Down swinging.
03:31Back-to-back K's for Wood.
03:32Open the fifth.
03:33Alex Wood had a rough last inning.
03:35But there's one thing he has never intimidated and never backs down.
03:41Got him.
03:41And that'll end the inning.
03:42What does Alex Wood do in the fifth?
03:44He strikes out to the side.
03:45Dodgers up 2-1 as you go to the bottom of the sixth.
03:48Backstrives the first one that he sees to deep center field.
03:51Did it, did it, did it, did it, and he did it.
03:54First pitch of the inning.
03:56Come on, Mookie Banks.
03:58Mookie did some scouting last inning on the aggressive Alex Wood.
04:02He got three strikeouts last inning.
04:04Mookie says, we're not getting the two strikes.
04:07All you saw, the guy that caught the home run was a Giants fan.
04:10Got a souvenir, but is his Dodger friend saying, you kept Yastrzemski from catching the ball?
04:15They're going to put him on to load him up and bring up Gavin Lux.
04:20Lux bounces the first one and a tough spot for Flores.
04:24And everybody's safe.
04:27Oh, they catch a break.
04:29They lead 4-1.
04:31Wilmer Flores has not played a lot of first base.
04:34He's thinking, should I come home?
04:37And then when he says, no, I'm going to lead somebody and hopefully get it out at first.
04:42And it turns out to be a fumble.
04:44And now, Mookie Betts coming to the plate.
04:47Looks this fastball the other way.
04:49Sends Gonzalez back.
04:50Going to be plenty deep enough to bring home Bollinger.
04:53And the Dodgers lead 5-1.
04:55His butt's drive side by Moore.
04:57First and third with two gone for Freddie Freeman.
04:59One-two pitch.
05:01Freeman.
05:01Pairs a base hit down the line.
05:04And that will work for days.
05:06All the way to the corner.
05:07Taylor's in.
05:08Lux is headed home.
05:10Freeman's headed for third.
05:12It's a two-one second.
05:14Freeman back to his feet.
05:15He's concerned for the 7-1 lead.
05:18This one out over the plate and up.
05:21And that gives him the ability to keep it fair.
05:24Some top spin down the line.
05:26And look at the length of the strides on a Freeman.
05:29Cruz control.
05:30Max has a chance here to have a nice day.
05:33One for three already.
05:34Monsi hits a fly ball the other way.
05:36Sending left back.
05:37Monsi to go.
05:39Opposite field home run for Monsi.
05:42Sweet relief and an exhale and a good night.
05:46Can we dare say he's back?
05:49Opposite field.
05:50No down to the last round.
05:53Fly to left center field.
05:55Guess who?
05:56Cody Bellinger's there.
05:57And the Dodgers sweep this two-game series with the Giants.
06:00That is how the 2022 season series between these longtime rivals gets going.
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