There is no clock in baseball, and any half-inning could, in theory, last forever—the Dodgers decided to test the boundaries of that by scoring a ridiculous 10 runs in the third inning on their way to a blowout win. If you ask me, it was a bit overkill given how dominant Tyler Glasnow was, but the more the merrier, and who doesn’t love to see a lot of runs? This particular rally began with a solo shot from Teoscar Hernández…
…and it ended with a Shohei Ohtani bases-loaded three-run double, scalding a ball to levels that make you question if he is truly human when such majestic feats have become the norm for the reigning back-to-back NL MVP.
Funny enough, a home run would eventually come from the leadoff spot, but not from Ohtani. Once the replacements started to come in, James Tibbs III batted for Ohtani and hit an impressive solo shot to left centerfield.
The 13 runs the Dodgers scored were more than enough to back up Glasnow’s performance. Whenever someone asks you to describe the Glasnow experience, simply point to a start such as this one against the Angels, tossing five one-run innings and recording all but four of his outs via strikeout. Not nearly as efficient as most of the other ace-caliber pitchers, Glasnow dominates in rare fashion, even if he ultimately goes an inning or two shorter than you would like for someone of his caliber. Possessing two outstanding breaking balls, Glasnow can often pick up clues on which one is working best in any particular evening and just ride with it; tonight, it was the curveball.
Glasnow leaned into a curveball that was particularly dazzling, inducing a whopping 13 whiffs on 18 swings, mystifying Angel batters all evening long. The sole blemish on his record was a long shot to Jorge Soler on a 2-2 four-seam fastball that could not have been more than middle-middle if Glasnow had tried it. Speaking of Soler, if not for the Dodgers’ scoring outburst in the third, his performance would probably be the headline of this game. Soler also took Tanner Scott deep, this time for a three-run shot in the sixth. Once again, it was a fastball, this one not nearly as poorly located, that caused the damage. Scott’s blowup inning was the one big negative for the Dodgers in this game, as the left-hander allowed three earned runs while recording only one out.
Up next
The Dodgers and Angels meet again on Monday night, this time at Dodger Stadium. Reid Detmers will be the starter for the visiting team, while the Dodgers have yet to announce theirs. Start time at 6:10 p.m. PT.
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