- Roki Sasaki touched 98 mph and faced 26 Cardinals, but got tagged by a Walker home run
- Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-4, with a painful 3rd-inning double play stinging the most
- Muncy and Pages delivered clutch RBIs in the 9th to bring us within one, but we fell 2-3
Man, this one stung...
On the road against the Cardinals, we dropped it 2-3. Seriously?! I was screaming at the TV during that 9th inning rally, going "Wait, we got this, right?!" but that one extra run was just out of reach. My beer went lukewarm and everything.
Roki's stuff was alive out there
First, let's talk about our starter Roki Sasaki. Topped out at 98 mph, averaged 92 mph, faced 26 batters, gave up 5 hits, struck out 4. The numbers look decent on paper, but that bottom of the 3rd, man... Right after Burleson doubled to put a run on the board, Jordan Walker took him deep to make it 0-3. That swing of momentum hurt. Two walks was a bit much too, but that 98 mph heater? Still in a class of its own. Get 'em next time, Roki! I'll be watching!
Shohei just couldn't square anything up today
Now our guy Shohei Ohtani. 0-for-4 today, just a rough one to be honest...
Top of the 1st, took the first pitch, then flied out on a cutter. Exit velo of 90.2 mph, decent launch angle, but 333 feet just wasn't enough. Maybe he was feeling things out.
Top of the 3rd was the worst of it. Came out swinging from pitch one, then grounded into a double play on a changeup... I literally went "ughhh" out loud. It was a 92.3 mph liner, so if it had been just a hair off line it would've been a hit, but it ended up right at 'em. Just brutal.
Top of the 6th, worked the count 3-0, took two for a full count, then whiffed on a changeup. Come on, Shohei, 3-0 means you SWING for the fences! I was talking back to the TV all by myself.
Top of the 8th, another full count, another swinging K on a sweeper. Felt like the Cards' battery had him completely scouted today. But hey, you have days like this. Flush it and get 'em tomorrow, Shohei!
At least we showed some fight in the 9th
Just when I was about to give up, top of the 9th, Muncy comes through with an RBI to get one back, then Pages drops in a clutch hit for another. "Ohh, here we go...?!" I was leaning right into the screen, but that final run never came. Loved that we kept battling till the very last out, though.
It's frustrating that the lineup couldn't pick Roki up after the job he did, but that's baseball over a long season. Let's get 'em tomorrow, Dodgers!
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