Plaschke: Dodgers' blunders and mistakes make for major Game 1 letdown vs. Braves
Photos from Game 1 of the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on Saturday night.Remember a couple of weeks ago when his walk-off homer beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild-card game? This was the opposite of that.“It happens,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “It’s baseball.”
The hit should have moved Taylor safely to second base with the hot Mookie Betts coming up. But Taylor didn’t stop at second. He rounded the base and kept running until he realized Joc Pederson had furiously charged the ball and was seemingly going to throw him out at third base. The game wasn’t over, but it felt over, and sure enough, moments later, in the bottom of the ninth against Blake Treinen, Albies hit a bloop single to center field, stole second, and scored on Riley’s familiar game-winning hit.
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