Column: After six months of complete baseball domination, the Dodgers are on the verge of losing it all in four nights
A Dodger team that spent the summer full of 111-win life is suddenly on its last breath.
If they lose Saturday night here in Game 4, they’re toast. If they win Saturday and lose Sunday at Dodger Stadium in a deciding Game 5, they’re toast. Either way, they’re one game away from the unlikeliest of eliminations. And guess what? Game 4 on Saturday night here will feature yet another pitching matchup that appears to favor San Diego.
The winner of Game 3 of a series that was tied one-game apiece has won the series 72% of the time. So no matter who is pitching, it’s not looking good. In fact, with the Dodgers facing a must-win game in this frenzied environment, it’s looking seriously bad. They also waved yellow towels from beginning to end, standing and flapping and turning the quaint ballyard into an angry sweeping flame.
Meanwhile, the Padres scored first, in the first, which only turned up the crowd’s volume. With one out, Juan Soto doubled into the right-field gap, then Manny Machado walked. One out later, on a two-strike full-count pitch, Jake Cronenworth lined a single to center to score Soto. The rally ended on Wil Myers’ strikeout, but Gonsolin wouldn’t even last another full inning, lifted in the second with runners on first and third and Gonsolin having thrown 42 mostly lousy pitches.
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