Plaschke: Cody Bellinger goes from hapless to heroic in Dodgers' victory over Giants
Dave Roberts’ bold decisions with the Dodgers’ starting lineup for Game 2 proved critical in helping the team secure a series-tying win over the Giants.
“It’s interesting how the narrative changes from game to game,” Roberts said. “It’s a three-game series, we got home-field advantage, we got Max on the mound. I like where we’re at.” His heroics were set up by Julio Urías’ five splendid innings, during which he gave up one run and three hits with five strikeouts. His timely hit was later supported by sparkling defensive plays by Trea Turner and Mookie Betts .“I felt good...obviously it felt really good,’’ said Bellinger, who swung at the first pitch after watching Chris Taylor wear down Kevin Gausman for a walk.
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías, outfielder Mookie Betts and manager Dave Roberts discuss what they did to win Game 2 of the NLDS against the Giants.You wonder, with all the analysis and swing breakdowns and heat he’s receiving, seriously, how he’s handling it? Keep wondering. Maybe it’s just his personality. Maybe he realizes that with his many injuries — a sordid streak which began with his infamous chest-bump dislocation during last year’s title run — this was going to be a lost year, anyway. Whatever the reason, in that pregame presser, Bellinger seemed determined to just placidly swing his way through the storm.
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