Dodgers strand 12 runners on base in walk-off loss | College News
ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers’ offensive woes went from worrisome to a five-alarm emergency Saturday when they misplaced their second sport in much less than 24 hours, falling 2-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Nolan Gorman began the successful rally with a ground-rule double in the ninth. He gave approach to pinch-runner Jose Barrero, who moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Pedro Pagés before scoring on Nolan Arenado’s pinch-hit single off Dodgers reliever Ben Casparius (4-1) to finish the sport.
The Cardinals appeared to have received the sport in the eighth when Alec Burleson hit a one-hop comebacker that ricocheted off Casparius with two outs. Casparius chased after the ball and made a hurried throw to first that pulled Freddie Freeman off the bag, permitting Masyn Winn to race home.
But the Dodgers matched that in the ninth on consecutive one-out singles by Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts. Freeman then struck out swinging, but the ball acquired away from catcher Pagés, permitting Ohtani to rating to tie it.
The Dodgers left 12 runners on base and have been hitless in 12 at-bats with runners in scoring place. They are one for 25 with runners in scoring place in their two video games in St. Louis.
The droop couldn’t come at a worst time for the Dodgers, who start a three-game collection Monday in San Diego. The Padres entered Saturday a sport back of the Dodgers in the National League West.
The Dodgers wasted a splendid efficiency from starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who yielded 4 hits while putting out 9 in six scoreless innings, decreasing his earned-run average to 2.20.
No Japanese pitcher has ever led an American main league in ERA; the Cubs’ Yu Darvish got here closest when his 2.01 mark in the COVID-shortened 2020 season was second-best in the National League. Only two NL pitchers have higher marks than Yamamoto this season.
The right-hander received 4 ERA titles in seven seasons with Orix in the Japanese Pacific League. Only Kazuhisa Inao, who debuted in 1956, received more. Three instances Yamamoto had ERAs under 1.69 and his profession mark in Japan was 1.72 in 188 begins.
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