The Dodgers score 6 runs in one inning vs the Giants, a breakdown
What Happened
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are fierce National League West division rivals and their latest matchup is filled with high-stakes drama. In the bottom of the 6th inning, the Dodgers trail the Giants 1-0 at Dodger Stadium. Cody Bellinger, the Dodgers' star first baseman, steps up to the plate and grounds the ball between first and second base, reaching safely for a single. Next, Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy hits another ground ball, this time a little further to the left, putting runners on first and third base. Veteran infielder David Freese then grounds out, but the run scores, tying the game at 1-1. Outfielder Chris Taylor follows with a soft single that drops in front of the right fielder, giving the Dodgers the lead. Catcher Austin Barnes then pokes a base hit up the middle, driving in another run to make it 3-1 Dodgers. Pinch-hitter Joc Pederson works a walk to load the bases for Enrique "Kike" Hernandez. On the next pitch, Hernandez absolutely crushes the ball, sending it into the left-field gap for a bases-clearing double. "Kike's" hit ignites a celebration in the Dodgers dugout, with teammates like Clayton Kershaw excitedly applauding. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts speaks after the game, praising his team's fight and resilience: "We knew we had to chip away and keep battling. That's what this team is all about - never giving up." Giants catcher Buster Posey reflects on the fateful pitch to Hernandez, acknowledging it was "a stupid pitch" that got too much of the plate. With the 6-run outburst, the Dodgers have taken control of the game and now lead the Giants 7-1 heading to the late innings. This offensive explosion has swung the momentum firmly in Los Angeles' favor as they look to extend their lead in the NL West standings over their fierce division rival.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe Dodgers scored a lot of runs in one
inning the other day we had Derek
Holland coming in as a relief pitcher
that's what he's doing now in Bellinger
beats the shift ground ball between
first and second next up max Muncie
almost the same exact spot a little
farther left he got first and third and
you got this dude up David Freese and
he's gonna groundout they try to turn
two they can't so the run scores there's
one run next up is Chris Taylor and he
slaps that one drops it right in front
of the right fielder another run scores
next up is Austin Barnes and he pokes it
right up the middle where's the shift
there you can shift there and we're
chugging and we're hustling and we got
another run scoring next up garlic nice
name
he walks which is now bases-loaded for
the new reliever Trevor got misses
outside with the fastball Posey calls
for the next pitch is like really we're
gonna just throw a fastball right here
that's a stupid pitch and Hernandez says
I agree slaps it bangs it into left him
in turn or do a little dance here a
little hoodoo into the dugout Kershaw's
excited thank you my friend Russell
Martin mild-mannered Canadian handshake
everyone's excited let's take another
look at the swing now with a runner on
second sometimes catchers don't like
giving away their location so they'll
set up super late so we're not positive
where this pitch is supposed to be also
they had a sequence I'm guessing it was
supposed to be inside but sometimes
because he didn't set up he just aims at
what he sees and that got way too much
plate think that was supposed to be way
more inside in Hernandez just absolutely
crushes it there's a little dance again
a little elbow pad a little nice pin
smiles all around there's another look
pitcher knew it yeah I'm not gonna
[ __ ] look at that not gonna look at
that because that's what he would see