Unfortunately, it’s too bad that Granderson didn’t get a chance to bail out his buddy Familia again in the ninth. The three-time National League Cy Young Award victor looks to continue his scintillating run on Sunday night as visiting Los Angeles plays the rubber match of its three-game series versus New York.Kershaw improved to 7-0 lifetime against the Mets on May 12, scattering three hits and striking out 13 in a 5-0 rout for the second of three shutouts in his last five outings. “I think it’s fun”, said Utley, who has 19 RBIs this season, nine in the first two games of this series.
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Noah Syndergaard’s ejection from the game against the L.A. Dodgers was deserved. “But at the same time, I know everybody goes through a hard time”.
“For a manager, it’s always comforting to have him as a fallback”.
“That’s where he lives and dies”, he said. “One of the pitches that’s really hurting him is the slider with right-handers”.
Roberts went to lefty Adam Liberatore, who had limited left-handed batters to a. 107 average this season (3 for 28).
The bullpen of the Los Angeles Dodgers blew a 2-1 lead Sunday night (although eventually winning the game) on Kershaw’s behalf, but it didn’t dim the luster of what might have been the best month of pitching in baseball history.
“It’s pretty sore. We ran some tests today and I think we have a pretty good diagnosis of what it is. Just got to respect it”. That month he struck out 61, walked four and allowed two home runs in 44 innings.
“It’s just special, it’s impressive how he can dominate”, Roberts said. Howie Kendrick and Corey Seager also connected. First team to score for the most part is going to win that game. “That was the mentality we had”.
The Dodgers turned that lead over to their closer, Kenley Jansen, who retired the side in order to pick up his 15th save of the season.
Kike Hernandez, who entered in the double-switch, singled leading off the ninth, and Familia loaded the bases with consecutive one-out walks. Home plate umpire Adam Hamari avoided that entire situation by ejecting the main culprit on this day. Verrett held the game scoreless until the sixth inning, when Utley made a homerun. He said the games he played at first during his minor league rehab assignment helped a lot. The only major blemish was Asdrubal Cabrera’s home run, the first extra-base hit against a Kershaw curveball all season.
To open a roster spot, the Mets optioned infielder Matt Reynolds to Triple-A Las Vegas. “He’s still going to make his start next Friday”. Wilmer Flores, back from the disabled list and playing third base for David Wright (neck), dove to his left and snared ex-Met Justin Turner’s grounder.
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Terry Collins said he didn’t hesitate to put Familia in, despite Addison Reed’s ideal, two-strikeout eighth inning. He could still be two rehab starts from rejoining the Dodgers….
