SAN DIEGO Freddie Freeman Singled in Mookie Betts With one out in the 10th, and the Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the San Diego Padres On Wednesday night, the rivals won 1-0. L.A. set the franchise season record with its107th win.
Freeman said, “That’s quite a few wins, if one really considers it.” A lot of positive things must come from many guys. To be able do this, not just 26 guys but 40-45 guys must contribute.
Freeman stated that “if you think about it it, it’s pitching.” Freeman spoke on a night when Julio UriasSix scoreless innings were pitched by, who is one of the top contenders for the National League Cy Young Award. “Our pitching was absolutely amazing all season. They give us a chance. We haven’t done well with runners in scoring position over the past couple of days. They put up zeroes every day until we got one.
The Padres’ win over the NL West champion Dodgers was enough to keep their magic number at 4, clinching a playoff spot in a full-season for the first time since 2006.
The Dodgers are now in a position to win their ninth consecutive series against the Padres, which they have won since June 2021. The series finale takes place Thursday night.
Already, the Dodgers have clinched No. The Dodgers are the No. 1 seed in the NL playoffs.
Freeman stated, “Once Oct. 11, hits, nobody’s going to be interested in how many wins your regular season had.” That’s what matters. We’re here, and we’re playing in the regular season. It’s worth trying to get as many wins this season as possible. To achieve this level of success, you need to play good baseball from beginning to end. And we have been doing it.
Betts was the automatic runner at second base. He advanced on a pass ball and scored on Freeman’s pitch to center. Steven Wilson (4-2), his career-high record of 192nd.
Freeman stated, “I was going to hit Mookie when Mookie was on second. I was trying to get the slider up.” “Usually, I go to left field. However, with the slider coming into I was trying just right of second base. That was the plan. It didn’t seem like it would work. After the ball was lost and he reached third, I tried to hit a fly ball to centerfield. I hit it in the air. It hit me to center field. It didn’t go very far, but it was sufficient.”
Alex Vesia (5-0), who was born in San Diego, pitched the ninth pitch for the win. Tommy Kahnle He pitched the 10th to his first save. He was awarded Ha-Seong Kim To end it, you must ground it out Jurickson Profar On the third base.
The Padres have been close to their first playoff berth in a full year since they won the NL West in 2006 for the second consecutive year. The Padres beat St. Louis in a wild card series during the 2020 season, which was cut by a pandemic. They were then swept in division series by eventual World Series champion Dodgers.
Urias, whose ERA was reduced to a NL-best 2.17, threw six scoreless innings, while Padres righty Joe MusgroveThis season’s first All-Star, he played five scoreless frames.
Urias spoke out about the Cy Young Award talk, saying that “I’m not focusing any of this stuff.” “Every time that I go to the mound, I do my best and try to pitch. I don’t worry about what people say or get praised for. I focus on my job, and that motivates me to do better.
Urias lasted six innings and allowed six hits. He also struck out five.
His next start will come in the penultimate regular season game. Before the game, manager Dave Roberts stated that Urias might start the first playoff match.
Musgrove struggled through 106 pitches until he finally gave up and declared a scoreless tie. Tim Hill.
Musgrove loaded bases in the first and fifth innings. He was able to escape both jams by striking out Joey Gallo. He threw 34 pitches over an 18-minute period. Musgrove raised his right hand and shouted after striking out Gallo on the fifth pitch of the evening.
In the sixth, the Padres missed a prime scoring opportunity. They had runners on first and second with one out. Manny Machado He took second, and walked with one out. He signaled to his dugout to contest the play before he could get up from the ground. The call was overturned. He continued to move. Brandon DruryWill Myers retired as the single, but Urias was still alive. Jake Cronenworth Infield popups
Musgrove allowed four runs, struck out eight and was walked four times.
Urias lasted six innings and allowed six hits. He also struck out five.