Rookie Andy Pages continues hot start as Los Angeles Dodgers beat Arizona Diamondbacks
It was the first time since 2006 that Los Angeles had gone the entire game without giving up a hit.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated, “I just like the way that we’re getting hits and not just going for slug.” “I typically compare it to golf: Our men are playing with various clubs. In baseball, you have to.
After 12 games, Pages only had three RBIs in the end. This was his second time reaching that mark. Since making his major league debut on April 16, the 23-year-old rookie has extended his hitting streak to seven games and is batting.298 with an.846 OPS
Through a translator, Pages remarked, “I’m playing against the best players in the world, but they make mistakes, too.” “You make an effort to do your best.” The Dodgers, who have won seven of their last eight games, are led by Shohei Ohtani, who had two singles, a walk, and an RBI.
Out of five games, the D-backs have lost four. In the fifth inning, Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Smith all walked Andrew Saalfrank with one out, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. Hernández then scored two runs with a ground-rule double after sending a rocket into the right-center gap and having it bounce over the wall.
After three batters, Pages drove home Smith and Hernandez with a hard-hit ball down the third base line off Scott McGough, making it 6-1. Pages stated, “I’m just trying to do the best I can.” “Obviously, find pitches in the zone and pitches I can handle.”
The D-backs and Dodgers had not faced one another since Arizona defeated Los Angeles in a three-game National League Division Series the previous season. The D-backs’ incredible postseason run to the World Series included the series victory.
Arizona closed the fifth-quarter deficit to 6-4. Roland Grichuk hit a sacrifice fly, Eugenio Suárez singled with two runs scored, and Lordes Gurriel Jr. scored on a wild pitch. However, Smith crushed a home ball to deep centre, high off the batter’s eye above the wall, to put the Dodgers ahead 7–4.
The D-backs manager, Torey Lovullo, stated, “We didn’t throw the ball that well today and that was the difference in the game.” James Paxton (3-0) of the Dodgers allowed four runs and six hits in five innings of work. He had trouble maintaining control; he struck out four and walked five.
Kiké Hernández’s double with two RBIs and Pages’ sacrifice fly gave Los Angeles a 2-1 lead in the second inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Ohtani had a chance to add additional damage, but he grounded into a double play. Tommy Henry, a left-hander for Arizona (1-2), allowed two runs, five hits, and two walks in four innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: R.H.During Monday’s pregame warm-ups, Ryan Brasier hurt his right calf and will be placed on the disabled list. ___ MLB AP coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb Nothing was discovered.