Dodgers 3 Blue Jays 1
The Dodgers scored their three runs in the third inning. With one out, Tommy Edman doubled. With two outs, we intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani. Will Smith followed with a double scoring one. Freddie Freeman walked. And Mookie Betts singled home two.
That was the only inning Kevin Gausman had any trouble. He allowed just three hits, two walks with eight strikeouts. Unfortunately, that one inning cost us big.
We got our run in the bottom of the third, Addison Barger led off with
a double. Two outs later, George Springer singled him home.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed five hits, one walk with six strikeouts. He wasn’t as good as his last start but he managed to keep us from scoring more than the one run.
The bottom of the ninth was interesting. Alejandro Kirk was hit by pitch. Myles Straw came in to pinch run. Next up Addison Barger lined one to the wall in center, which wedged under the padding. Only Addison could hit a ball so hard that it would wedge in like that. Both runners circle the bases, but the umpires put them back on second and third. We were still in a very good spot.
But Ernie Clements popped out on the first pitch from Tyler Glasnow (you gotta look for a better pitch in that spot). Then Andrés Giménez lined one to left field. I thought it was going to score both runners, but it was caught and Barger had gone too far off second and was doubled up. Addison should have been smarter, but he thought it would fall and thought it would be a close play at the plate.
Just an awful way to end. We’ve had crappy endings to two games this series.
Jays of the Game: Barger had the number (.271 WPA) but that base running mistake was very costly. Let’s give it to Springer (.099).
Other Award: Gimenez (-.397, though some of that is Barger’s moment), Varsho (-.228, for an 0 for 4), Clement (-.145, who was 2 for 4, but that popup, on the first pitch, was huge) and Lukes (-.093, for an 0 for 4).
On to Game Seven.
