Big League Weekend Game 2 Recap: Gonzalez Hits Two Home Runs In Win
Ranaudo remained on the mound for the fourth and got some help from Andrus, who robbed Greinke of a leadoff single. The Rangers’ right-hander then retired Hernandez and Turner for a quick inning. Greinke continued to quiet the Rangers in the bottom of the fourth as he retired the side in order with the aid of back-to-back strikeouts.
Lisalverto Bonilla took over for the Rangers in the fifth and got Puig to ground out after he nearly hit a home run to left field. Bonilla wasn’t as fortunate against Gonzalez, who hit a home run, his second of the game, to the second deck in right field.
After recording six strikeouts in four innings, Greinke was replaced by right-hander Juan Nicasio. He struck out the side and also twice exchanged words with Rougned Odor. Bonilla remained in the game for the top of the sixth and got himself in and out of a jam.
Pederson singled to lead off the inning and proceeded to steal second. Barney singled to put runners on the corners, and he was then replaced by pinch-runner Darnell Sweeney. Bonilla walked Kyle Jensen to load the bases with no outs, but minimized the damage by getting a double play.
A run did score on the play and the Dodgers grew their lead to 6-0 before Bonilla could get out of the inning. Nicasio remained in the game for his second inning of work in the sixth and retired the batters in order.
Bonilla gave up a leadoff single to Jeremy Hazelbaker in the seventh, who reached second on a wild pitch. Bonilla got himself out of the inning by striking out the next three batters he faced.
Ryan Butcher recorded two strikeouts as part of retiring the side in order in the seventh. The Dodgers then added to their lead in the eighth on an RBI single by Sweeney and a three-run home run from Britton.
Ramon Troncoso gave up a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth that got the Rangers on the board and cut the Dodgers’ lead to 10-3. Jensen’s two-out RBI single in the ninth made the score 11-3 in favor of the Dodgers.
Ryne Slack took over for the Rangers with two outs and got out of the bases-loaded jam he inherited by getting Britton to hit a soft liner to third. Josh Ravin pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning for the Dodgers, who won 11-3 to complete a two-game sweep of Big League Weekend.
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