Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman come back as the Dodgers beat the Rays
\n “,” ProviderName “:” Twitter “,” ProviderUrl “:” https://twitter.com “,” type “:” oembed “,” width “,” width :550 “,” contentType “:” rich “}, { “__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “Clayton Kershaw It was brought back from the bereavement list on Friday and started. After a stellar April, which helped him win the National League title for the month, Kershaw uncharacteristically struggled in five games in May. \n \nKershaw got off to a strong start, throwing three scoreless innings thanks to a slider that was sharper than in his last few starts. But in the fourth, Manuel Margo hit a two-run single off Kershaw, and Harold Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the fifth. “,” type “:” text “}, {” __typename “:” Video “,” contentDate”: “2023-05-27T21:58:23.378Z”, “preferPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferPlaybacks\”:\” mp4AvcPlayback \”})”: “https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb. com/FORGE/2023/2023-05/27/dd5bf6b8-04434141-b3da4882-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 “,” type “:” video “,” description “:” Clayton Kershaw takes out a six in five innings from four – Ball run against rays”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:51″,”slug”:”clayton-kershaw-fans-six-x3499″,”flags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-119″,”title”:”Los Angeles Dodgers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:119″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-477132″,”title”:”Clayton Kershaw”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:477132″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight-reel-pitching”,”title”:”highlight reel pitching”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”pitching”,”title”:”pitching”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”,” Thumbnail”: {“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/kd0ohs9jmflwxd6agt2z”}, “title : “Clayton Kershaw fans six”, “perienceSiteUrl “:”/video/clayton-kershaw-fans-six-x3499”}, { “__typename “:” Markdown “,” content “:” The first-balling Hall of Famer has a 5.55 ERA in May after posting a 1.89 ERA in April Kershaw also struggled to pitch deep in games, which has always been one of his strengths He has pitched five or fewer innings in four of his past five starts Kershaw said in n “Personally, It’s frustrating. But today I felt great going out. I got a huge contradiction there. Guys walk four pitches to start innings, get late – not something I used to do and I don’t want to get used to it. I need to figure that out. Whether it’s mental – I need to focus better – or mechanical, I’m not sure. But I need to get back on the plate Drawing to find out.”\n\nBut as the Dodgers have done all month, the lineup managed to salvage a starting rotation that Julio Urías and Dustin May are missing.\n\nMax Muncie He had hot bats early on, which is a much-needed development for the Dodgers. Muncie was in the slump 2-for-27 coming into Saturday’s game, but he edged off a no-holds-barred homer by Tyler Glasow to put Los Angeles on the board in the second inning. In the fourth, Muncy turned it back again with an RBI double, later scoring on a wild pitch. “,” type “:” text “}, {“__typename “:” Video “,” contentDate “:” 2023-05-27T20:27:06.702Z “,” preferPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferPlaybacks\”:\” mp4AvcPlayback \”}) “:” https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-05/27/663cb7aa-ca60686a-2a85cc0f-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 “,” type ” :” video “,” description “:” Max Muncy hits a solo homer to right-center field in the top of the second inning to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead “,” displayAsVideoGif “,” displayAsVideoGif “,” Duration “:” 00:00:36 ” “,” slug “:” max-muncy-homers-16-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-of-center-field “,”flags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-571970″,”title”:”Max Muncy”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:571970″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-119″,”title”:”Los Angeles Dodgers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:119″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”home-run”,”title”:”home run”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”send-to-news-mlb-feed”,”title”:”Send To News MLB feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”2-yahoo-mlb-ads-feed”,”title”:”2-Yahoo MLB Ads Feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”yahoo-in-game”,”title”:”Yahoo In-Game”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”,” Thumbnail”: {“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/pue6mudniwpbawxf3xy2”}, “title : “Max Muncy’s solo homer (16)”, “appropriateSiteUrl”: “/video/max-muncy-homers-16-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field”},{“__typename : “Markdown,” “content”: “Then in the seventh, it was time for Betts and Freeman to show, once again, why they are two of the best players in the Majors. 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While it’s still May, they’re getting a sense of how they are among the best major teams against the Braves and Rays. With a win on Saturday, they’re guaranteed no fewer than 500 records against two of the best teams in MLB, and they can pick up back-to-back wins on Sunday. n \n “I think playing these games is always fun, it’s hard,” Bates said. “We don’t need to impress everyone because it’s October and we’ve never been in this situation before, we might not know how to deal with it. … It’s good to play all year long and understand who we are.”, “type “:” text”}],” contentType “:” news “,” subHeadline “:” LA rally past Tampa Bay and have a chance to win the measuring stick series “,” summary “:” ST. 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Los Angeles overtakes Tampa Bay and has a chance to win a series of measurement rings
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street. PETERSBURG – With the game going into the midst of its worst stretch of the season, a lot of the responsibilities over the past two weeks have fallen to the Dodgers’ mighty squad.
“That was a gutsy win,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Much respect for this Tampa [Bay] The team and the way they play. They don’t give you anything. And to have a lead, and then lose it, and come back and fight back, and scratch claws, that was a pretty good win overall. And now we have a chance to win the series.”
Clayton Kershaw was brought back from the bereavement list on Friday and started. After a stellar April, which helped him win the National League title for the month, Kershaw uncharacteristically struggled in five games in May.
Kershaw got off to a strong start, throwing three scoreless innings thanks to a slider that was sharper than in his last few starts. But in the fourth, Manuel Margot hit a two-run single off Kershaw, and Harold Ramirez hit a homer in the fifth.
The potential first-ballot Hall of Famer has a 5.55 ERA in May after posting a 1.89 ERA in April. Kershaw also struggled to get deep into matches, which has always been one of his strengths. He has pitched five or fewer innings in four of his past five starts.
“Personally, it’s frustrating,” Kershaw said. “But today I felt great coming out. I got a lot of contradiction there. Guys walk four pitches to start innings, backtracking — it’s not something I used to do and I don’t want to get used to doing it. I need to figure it out. Whether it’s mental — I need to focus better — or Mechanically, I’m not sure. But I need to go back to the drawing board to figure that out.”
But as the Dodgers have done all month, the lineup was able to salvage a starting rotation that is missing Julio Urías and Dustin May.
Max Muncie had the hot bat early on, which is a much-needed development for the Dodgers. Muncie was in the slump 2-for-27 coming into Saturday’s game, but he edged off a no-holds-barred homer by Tyler Glasow to put Los Angeles on the board in the second inning. In the fourth, Muncy again turned him in with an RBI double, and later scored on a home run.
Then in the seventh, it was time for Bates and Freeman to show, once again, why they are two of the best players in the Majors. Bates drove in Miguel Rojas with a single to tie the game at 4. Bates is now 14-for-36 with 22 RBI with runners in scoring position this season.
Roberts said, “I didn’t know the numbers, but it seemed like if the guys were on base, they’d be good together, and there were a number of lines in those positions as well. It makes sense to me because he really locks himself in.”
Freeman followed up Bates’ heroics with an RBI double to put the Dodgers ahead. Freeman has a 16-game hitting streak and leads the Majors with 20 doubles. Miguel Vargas added a solo homer in the eighth to give the Dodgers a key insurance run.
Then the Dodgers office shut things down, though it got interesting in the ninth inning. Tampa Bay was going through to tie the game just 90 feet away, but Caleb Ferguson managed to drive Ramirez to second to seal the game.
“This was a great win for the team,” Kershaw said.
The Dodgers said they were looking forward to this week. While it’s still May, they’re figuring out how they stack up against the Braves and Ray’s top players. With a win on Saturday, they’ve secured a no less than . 500 record against two of the best teams in MLB, and they can pick up back-to-back wins on Sunday.
“I think playing these games is always fun, it’s hard,” Bates said. “We don’t need to blow everyone up because it’s October and we’ve never been in this situation before, we might not know how to deal with it. … It’s good to play all year and understand who we are.”
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