NLDS Game 3 Recap: Bullpen Troubles Haunt Dodgers Once Again
Puig ended his streak of strikeouts in a big way with a leadoff triple in the sixth inning. Lakcey then got Gonzalez to fly out to shallow left field on one pitch and struck out Kemp on a pitch in the dirt. The Dodgers managed to get to Lackey with Ramirez’s RBI double to right field that tied the game.
In what wound up being his final inning of the game, Ryu retired the side in order in the bottom of the sixth. The seventh inning proved to be one that belongs to the Cardinals as Kolten Wong broke the tie with a two-run home run hit off Scott Elbert after Yadier Molina led off the inning with a double and was sacrificed to third.
Carpenter hit a two-out double that knocked out Elbert out of the game and brought Brandon League in. League gave up a single to Randal Grichuk before getting Holliday to hit a ball off League’s leg that the pitcher recovered and threw to first to end the inning.
Brian Wilson took over for the Dodgers in the eighth and gave up a leadoff double to Jhonny Peralta. Wilson then intentionally walked Adams and struck out Molina before giving way to J.P. Howell. With the bases loaded, Wong hit a line drive back to the box that Howell dropped to one knee to stop and turn the inning-ending 1-2-3 double play.
Trevor Rosenthal came on in the ninth and gave up a pair of one-out singles before closing out the Cardinals’ 3-1 victory to leave his team one win away from reaching the NL Championship Series.
Our lefties out of the pen are killing us. J.P. has gone back to the “showboating” and stretching before each pitch and taking forever in between pitches instead of focusing on the job at hand. Pull it together guys! We would be hitting much better if we would start hitting the ball the other way and quit trying to hit ever pitch out of the park. Puig, you hit your last HR to right and finally got a hit tonight…to RIGHT, quit trying to pull everything! Go get them tomorrow and let’s win it in L.A. Go Dodgers! Hats off to the Cards, good game.
How can Dodger pitching keep serving up the exact same pitch to every fricken left hander on the Cards? Do the Dodgers pitchers have any scouting meetings? Do coaches speak to their players? When will Mattingly put two & two together and realize Wilson is lying, he is either injured or he’s done. There is no longer the velocity of prior years.
I’ve never seen such inconsistent calls from an umpire. HE TOOK THE DODGERS BATS RIGHT OUT OF THE GAME…HEY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WE DON’T NEED YOUR UMPIRES HELP…OUR BULLPEN IS DOING JUST FINE ON THEIR OWN.
SHAME ON MLB, THEIR UMPS, AND the Dodger’s bullpen.
BTW how come MLB channel doesn’t air post game press conferences like NBA, NFL, NHL,….that sucks too!
Fucking insane & hard to watch!