Three Dodger Rookies hit Walk Off homers in a row, a breakdown
What Happened
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies are locked in a tight National League West division battle and the first game of their series is a nail-biter. In the bottom of the ninth inning, rookie Matt Beaty steps up to the plate with the game tied. Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler and his teammates watch intently from the dugout. Beaty works the count full, then crushes a fastball over the wall for a walk-off home run, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 victory. The Dodgers' celebration is relatively subdued, with Cody Bellinger and Alex Verdugo exchanging hugs and high-fives. The next day, the teams square off again and the game goes to extra innings tied at 4-4. In the bottom of the 11th, rookie Alex Verdugo comes to the plate. He takes a called strike, then unloads on the next pitch, sending it sailing over the fence for another Dodgers walk-off home run. This time, the celebration is more boisterous, with Bellinger and the rest of the team mobbing Verdugo and removing his jersey in excitement. The series finale is just as dramatic. In the bottom of the ninth, the game is knotted at 4-4 when rookie catcher Will Smith steps up. He jumps on the first pitch, sending it deep into the Los Angeles night for a three-run, walk-off homer. The Dodgers spill out of the dugout, ecstatic. Smith rounds the bases, helmet tossed in the air, as his teammates wait to mob him at home plate. Bellinger and the others try unsuccessfully to strip off Smith's jersey, a Dodgers tradition after walk-off wins. Over the course of three consecutive games, the Dodgers' young players have delivered dramatic, walk-off heroics against their division rivals. Beaty, Verdugo and Smith have each contributed game-winning blasts, sparking raucous celebrations from the Dodgers and their fans. The series sweep showcases the depth and talent of the Dodgers' roster, as their rookie phenoms step up in the clutch to lead the team to victory.
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Dodgers vs. Rockies a couple series ago
first game you got rookie Matt baby up I
think it's like its 24th Game one o
pitch misses now he's got to throw him
as fast ball it says he okay here it
comes he says bring it dude here
we go right down the middle give me what
you got BAM
home run over the Bank of America sign
Dodgers walk-off Game one versus the
Colorado Rockies some seeds a little bit
of water it's a kind of a timid walk-off
celebration they're bouncing up and down
but no one's going crazy Bellinger wants
the shirt off Bellinger always wants to
share it off Verdugo gives him a hug
he's pretty bald huh Bueller and jock
say hi
everyone's contract-- congratulating
Bueller cuz this was like his game more
than Matt beatty's but still exciting
kind of calm for a walk-off celebration
if I'm being honest but yeah there you
go couple friends walking around having
fun manager says yeah give the crowd
what they want alright let's move on to
Game two of this series Alex were due go
up double on home run this is like his
200th game of his career but he is
technically still a rookie this season
bottom 11th for four is the score this
was the next day here's the first pitch
little two seamer something away one oh
count again he's tatted up huh
here we go next pitch fouls it back that
was a little higher in the zone now we
got a 1-1 what's gonna happen here I
like a stance I loved relaxed stances
like that coming inside
boom missed a spot a little bit sends
that game number 2 walk-off number 2 now
the Dodgers are a little more
comfortable with Alex cuz he's been
around longer so they're gonna kick the
out of him for sure
rounds he gets the helmet off does a
little dance move here I thought he was
going between the legs like he kind of
goes in front of the legs I thought it
was like a basketball thing and then it
wasn't so I was confused but take the
headband
take the jersey off Bellinger's gonna
come get some shots in there having fun
here beating the crap out of him getting
his shirt off he actually gets caught in
the wet blood blocks like this is too
violent for me Bellinger throwing some
more shots Martin's wrapped him up he
can't see a thing he's stuck getting
beat up he's blinded he's like get me
the out of here
Martin's trying to help him he's like I
don't know if you're helping or hurt me
I'm just out I'm out I'll see you guys
in the clubhouse I'm hitting the showers
this reporter for Fox is like okay there
goes my interview with the star of the
case that part's pretty funny all right
let's move on to Game three we got Will
Smith he already hit a walk-off home run
earlier and now he's got a want to
account and he's gonna hit that breaking
ball for a three-run home run bottom of
the ninth third game in a row the
Dodgers walk it off he's excited round
in third big old high five helmet toss
love that and no Gatorade no water they
do try to rip the Jersey off that's like
a thing that the Dodgers like doing
Bellinger mostly like get that shirt off
hey guys get that shirt off Bellinger's
under the hood dairy still like you're
not allowed to have this on when you hit
a walk-off and those are the
rules we'll take it off baby's happy
Verdugo's if this is my guy this is my
guy I guess that's for Dugas guy