date：2023-09-14 07:15:14 click：136times
Lance Lynn's seven innings, two runs, and five hits in an 11-2 winover the San Diego Padreson Tuesday nightcould put the burly right-hander atop the Dodgersplayoff rotation It was not the dominant start that fueled hopes that he could or would carry the team to the World Series in October.
But Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin's season-ending elbow injuries, Clayton Kershaw's velocity-reducing shoulder injury, Walker Buehler's aborted comeback from Tommy John surgery, and Julio Urias's recent arrest for alleged domestic violence gave the battered staff a much-needed shot in the arm.
First baseman Freddie Freeman and catcher Will Smith also provided the bulk of the offense to help the Dodgers narrow the magic number to five games to win the National League West Division for the 10th time in 11 years.
Freeman celebrated his 34th birthday in spectacular fashion, going 4-for-4 with a two-run homer in the third inning and his major league-leading and franchise record-tying 55th double to right field in the eighth inning. This gave him 121 hits for the season, a career high.
Smith doubled in the first, walked and scored in the third, hit a three-run homer in the fourth, and was hit by a pitch in the seventh.
"Yeah, when I walked in here today and saw all this stuff, it kind of made me laugh," said Freeman, whose corner locker in the clubhouse was filled with blue and silver balloons, boxes of cookies, and a case of fine wine given to him by teammate Jason Heyward, who had the locker next door. It was filled, Freeman said.
"I kind of knew who it was. It's just cool. I woke up around 10 a.m. and people were wishing me happy birthday. They were letting me know it was my birthday."
Before the second inning began, the Mariachi Band serenaded Freeman with a birthday song, and the crowd of 42,194 gathered at Chavez Ravine chanted his name - "Freddie. Freddie." -
繼續閲閲繼續閲讀"It's the only four-story ballpark in the ballpark, and 50,000 people come every night. I appreciate it."
Lynn went 4-0 with a 2.03 earned run average in his first five starts with the Dodgers after being traded from the Chicago White Sox on July 28, but lost his next two starts, against Atlanta and Miami, allowing 15 earned runs and 14 hits (including six home runs) over nine innings.
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