Key Moments of the Game
Home runs, go-ahead hits, and Japanese-vs-Japanese duels in order
- Ward opened the scoring in the top of the 5th with a 99.1mph line-drive double to right-center
- Carroll's solo shot and Perdomo's clutch RBI single in the 8th forced a late tie
- Marte ended it with a massive 113mph, 431ft walk-off homer in the 9th for the tough loss
Shohei's Day Off, But Still a Game Worth Watching
Man, Shohei's got the day off today, huh? A little lonely without him, but days like this are exactly when a team's depth gets put to the test. I had the DVR rolling, cracked open a beer, and settled in to watch. Bottom line: we lost a close one 2-3... Ugh, what a heartbreaker. But the way it played out? It was a good game, came right down to the wire.
A 5th-Inning Lead! Ward and Rushing Came Through
Things got going in the top of the 5th. Ryan Ward laced a liner into right-center for a double! A clean line drive off the bat at 99.1mph, 17-degree launch angle, splitting right-center wide open — THIS is what I'm talking about! That put us up 1-0 and got the whole dugout fired up.
Then Rushing came right through after him. A fly-ball single to center — off the bat at 72.3mph, so not exactly crushed, but he put it where he needed to and brought home run number 2! When we stretched the lead to two, I was hollering all by myself, "Alright, this one's OURS, right?!" With our starter pitching well too, this was all Dodgers ball at that point.
The 8th, the 9th... Arizona Wasn't Going Quietly
But wouldn't you know it, Arizona showed some hometown grit. In the bottom of the 8th, Carroll took one deep down the right-field line for a home run... off the bat at 98.1mph, 383 feet. Just as I'm thinking "aw man, here comes the comeback," Perdomo follows it up with a line-drive single up the middle, and just like that it's tied 2-2. "You gotta be kidding me..." I jumped right off the couch.
And then came the fateful bottom of the 9th. Marte. It was Marte. He crushed one down the left-field line, and this one was just nasty... off the bat at 113mph, 431 feet, an absolute MONSTER. That one completely did us in. The kind you know is gone the second it leaves the bat. 113mph — there's no stopping that... walk-off loss. I just sat there in front of the TV staring up at the ceiling.
Shake It Off, On to the Next One!
It stings, man — that was a winnable game. But you know what, going toe-to-toe like that on the road isn't bad at all. Marte and Carroll were just locked in — some days the other guy's just got your number. Once Shohei's back the lineup will come alive again, and tomorrow's a new day to get one back. No dwelling on it, no dwelling on it — I'm pouring myself another beer and cheering them on next game! Let's go, Dodgers!
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