Despite using eight pitchers in what was an unplanned bullpen game, the Dodgers beat the Padres 9-4 and took a big step toward clinching the NL West title.
With nine more Dodgers wins, San Diego Padres losses or some combination of the two, the Dodgers will once again be champions of the National League West.Despite using eight pitchers in what essentially became an unplanned bullpen game Sunday night, the Dodgers still blew the Padres away in a weekend series rubber match at Dodger Stadium,
“We’ve put ourselves in a good spot,” Roberts said. “The challenge is to go out there and play with urgency and keep the bar high.” After a scoreless first inning from Caleb Ferguson in which the left-hander struck out all three batters looking on just 11 pitches, rookie right-handerSeventy-four pitches later, Pepiot was leaving the mound after recording just six outs.
“He just really didn’t have enough to put those guys away,” Roberts said. “So to go two-plus, we had to cover some innings.”Alex Vesia was summoned first, stranding the two runners he inherited from Pepiot with two strikeouts and a popup.in the bottom half of the fourth, first on a leadoff home run from Will Smith, then on Cody Bellinger’s bases-loaded walk, Mookie Betts’ sacrifice fly and Trea Turner’s two-run bloop double.
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