- Shohei delivers the insurance with a 5th-inning double down the left field line (97.1 mph, 35° launch angle, 336 ft) against his old team Angels
- Pages drills a 107.7 mph, 407 ft solo shot to center in the 4th to break it open, with Muncy going back-to-back to swing the momentum decisively
- T. Hernandez crushes a 104.2 mph, 372 ft homer to right-center in the 6th to seal it, as the bullpen combines for a 6-0 shutout
Man oh man, a shutout against Shohei's old team Angels!
Woooo! 6-0 shutout win, and against Shohei's former team Angels no less! This feels great — I'm ordering another beer, seriously. To pile it on like this on the road, that's a job well done.
Shohei shows his pride with a double against his old team!
Let me talk about Shohei first. In the first inning, he swung through a sinker for a strikeout — I let out an "ahhh" out loud. After a 98 mph fastball, that slower stuff got him out in front. "Next at-bat! Next!" I thought, and then in the top of the 3rd, he grinded through a full count and worked a walk! He got down 0-2 on two changeups right away and was in a tough spot, but he laid off that final sinker perfectly and got on. This is it, this is Shohei's plate discipline!
Then came the top of the 5th — with a 4-0 lead, a double down the left field line! He absolutely smoked the second-pitch sinker at 97.1 mph exit velocity, 35-degree launch angle. The ball traveled 336 feet — if the angle had been just a touch lower, that's in the seats, right? An insurance hit against his old team, I got chills!
In the 7th he whiffed on a fastball after the splitter, and in the 9th he rolled the first-pitch slider over to the right side for a grounder. Exit velocity was 99.2 mph but at minus-6 degrees... well, on to the next!
Run support courtesy of the Pages-Muncy-T. Hernandez homer parade
Top of the 4th, Pages went deep to center at 107.7 mph exit velocity, 407 feet! Whoa, he took that one yard — 3-0!
Right after that, Muncy went oppo down the right field line at 107.3 mph, 28-degree launch angle for a homer! That made it 4-0, and the game was basically decided right there.
Top of the 6th, T. Hernandez parked one to right-center at 104.2 mph, three-run-shot territory. 372 feet, putting us up 6-0 for good measure. The lineup had its quiet stretches, so nights like this — pounding the long ball for runs — feel so good!
Pitching staff combined for a shutout, no complaints here
6-0 shutout victory, baby, a SHUTOUT! Closing it out with the bullpen committee is huge. Shohei's double against his old team, three homers for support, plus a shutout. Doesn't get any better than this — I won't be able to sleep, no way! Keep it up next game, Dodgers!
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