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Two first place teams, one that
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everybody saw coming and the defending
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champion Dodgers. The other one though,
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the Houston Astros. Every excuse not to
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be at the top of the division once
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again, but here they are. What a matchup
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we've got. Framber Valdez for the
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Astros. Show Otani makes his fourth
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start for the Dodgers. Show on his
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birthday is one of the greatest athletes
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we're ever going to see. We get to see
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him at the plate. We get to see him on
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the mound. Although for only two
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innings, this guy is getting primed and
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ready for a September run that I think
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you'll see a full complement of innings
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out of him. So, here he is, Shi Otani,
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ready to make his fourth start this
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season and his fourth start in a couple
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years. By the way, still hit 30 home
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runs to lead the National League. And
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so, he's got a lot to celebrate here on
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his 31st birthday. Glad he invited us to
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his party. This is going to be good,
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huh? Hooked into left field. Kika
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Hernandez comes on, plays it on a
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bounce, and a leadoff hit for Parades.
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How about this kid here, Cam Smith, who
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got drafted less than a year ago by the
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Chicago Cubs, and he's just charged his
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way up that lineup. Broken bat, bouncer
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up the middle for Tommy Edmonds. Steps
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on the back over to the for two. Just a
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very thoughtful play. Don't rush it. Let
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the ball come to you. Is a broken bat.
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Another good pitch by Otani. And the big
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double play behind him. Second double
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play induced in his last two starts. And
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here come the booze for Jos Alt. Rolled
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to short. Mickey Betts comes in, skips
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it up off the dirt, throws it over to
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Freddy Freeman. And show Otani bases the
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minimum. Now, if you're looking for a
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snapshot of what makes this guy
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different, how about this? He walks off
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of the mound after the score, his first
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Jenny. He doesn't even go back into the
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dugout. They've got his hitting gear
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waiting for him. He straps up and heads
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up there to lead things off with a
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National League leading 30 home run. the
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stud left-hander from BValdez and the
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Astros have won each of his last 10
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games that he has started. So, he is
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going to be a tough task. He is now
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coming into this ball game 13
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consecutive scoreless innings and it all
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began towards the end of May. Chopped
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along first. It's fair ball. Backs up
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Walker Race to the bag. One by Valdez
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like to get going hot right before the
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All-Star break. Get some good feelings
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with Mookie Bat since June 10th. But not
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Mookie Bets like 173 in that stretch.
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Killo 247 overall. Valdez back home with
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an 02 to bat center with a curve ball.
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Lift it in the air to left center field.
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Duban going back. It is gone
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on an 02 pitch. Mookie bats, turns
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around a curve ball and makes it one-
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nothing Dodgers. After going 20 games
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without a home run, his second in his
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last three. That home run from just
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allowed to bets only the third home run
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he's given up over his last 11 starts.
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That's been a big reason for his
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success. And Walker digs in to lead off
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the second. Otani back out there for a
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second frame of work. Another 3-2 strike
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three swinging on the slider. Otani's
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first strike out of the game. The first
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out of the second inning. Backto back
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strikeouts. A video game pitch right
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there to get Keratini again. Is in the
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right place at the right time
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mechanically. Throws all the pitches
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that you want for all the alleys to give
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a hitter a nightmare. Another one two to
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Diaz. He got him swinging and he strikes
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out the side. Happy birthday, Show
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Otani. Pah has started this inning with
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an infield single. He's still at first
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and Valdez deals another two- two. PZ
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runs again. Throw from Diaz. Skips into
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center field. Pah takes 90 more. Throw
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coming from center field. Bounces by
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there. It'll be a stolen base for sure.
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And then an error allowing Pah to get to
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third. Valdez, who's one of the best
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pitchers in baseball with two strikes
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having a hard time putting Rojas away.
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This will be the ninth pitch coming
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here. Base hit into center field. Miguel
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Rojos delivers out of the nine spot. Pah
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in to score. Two to nothing LA. Justin
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Obleski takes the bump to face the
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bottom of the order. Cooper Hmel. Justin
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Oleski takes over for Otani. And Cooper
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Hmel greets him with a base hit to the
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left center field gap. Cut off by Pahz.
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Holds him to a single. Duban pokes one
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down the line towards the corner.
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Sailing off the wall.
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Mauricio Duban. a long at bat that ends
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in a double. And another one of those
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guys just kind of lurking there down at
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the bottom of the lineup. A glue type
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guy that always seems to deliver for
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Houston. So back-to-back hits for the
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Astros to open this third inning against
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the Dodger lefty. Here's Zack Short.
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He's got one job to do. Get him over.
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Get him in. On the ground and a fair
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ball down the line for Zack Short. His
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first hit as an Astro will tie this
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game. Just Robbles had given up two
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earned runs in his last two outings. 11
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combined innings. He has two earned
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runs. Hung on him here three batters in.
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Kim Smith chops the first one. He sees
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the third. Rojos on the move. Throws
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wildly. The Astros take the lead and a
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throwing air from Miguel Roof. Short in
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to score. Three to2 Houston. Well, he
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got it in plenty of time but looked like
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he didn't have a good grip when he threw
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that ball and just slung it. Christian
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Walker, right-hander, has feasted at
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Dodger Stadium in his career, including
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a home run in six consecutive games.
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They're not putting him on. Smith on
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second base, two away. Ground ball up
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the middle and through. Four runs for
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the Astros in this third inning.
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Christian Walker drives in Cam Smith and
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keeps his big road trip going. Astros
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brought eight men to the plate in their
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first inning against Robleski. Yet
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another big inning for this Astros
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offense and a weekend full of them. And
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he whacks this one to center field. Back
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on it. Pi still going back and she's
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gone. C Senor for Yiner Diaz, his 11th
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of the season. A loud crack of the bat
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and it's five to2. Well, Blaski
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continues to fall behind in the count.
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So, Fra Valdez after giving up a run in
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the first and in the second settling
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into this game and Rojos who does have
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an RBI base hit today that made it two
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nothing. He's also had a couple of
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misplays at third base. So trying to
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make up for it here once again with the
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bat. And that's belted toward the left
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center field gap. Miguel Rojos toward
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the wall. It's gone. It's gone. It just
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got over the wall into the home run
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seats. A nine spot monster for the
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Dodgers today. Rojos is two for two and
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has knocked in three. That's who went
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deep earlier today. Hooks a ball to left
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field that is down and gets by Ho.
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Trouble for the Astros. Extra bases for
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Bats. on his way to third. Throw from
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Dubon in time and the time runs cut down
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at third. Betts gamles with nobody out
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and makes the first out at third base.
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Dodgers has done a much better job with
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Jos Aloube after he went three for three
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with a pair home runs Yasco Day. Jumps
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on this pitch. Hits it over Hernandez
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and off of the wall. Ricochets into no
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man's land. And so much for keeping El
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down. He's at third with a leadoff
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triple. his fourth extra base hit of the
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weekend. Two home runs and a double last
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night and now a triple to lead off the
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eight. One away for Keratini after he
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had three hits yesterday and a fly ball
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to left center field. This will get the
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job done. Hernandez back and he makes
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the grab. Al come to score and it's a
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6-4 game. Tying runs on base for the
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Dodgers. Well, nobody wants to get hit,
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but I think the Dodgers will trade a
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bruise to try and get the the trying
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runs on base. And the Dodgers will go to
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the bench for a pinch hitter on Kim will
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step in for Kik Hernandez now on a
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one-two. Kim swings and misses. Strike
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three. Two gone in the eighth. A little
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chess match going here. Michael Conoto
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sent up as a pinch hitter for Miguel
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Rojos who has driven in three runs
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today. And Joy Spot is going to get his
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left-handed closer Josh Hater. How about
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this? So Dave Roberts going two for one
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here. He sent up Michael Conforto as the
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pinch hitter instead of having Conforto
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face the lefty hater as Stewie Ruiz goes
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up. Got him swinging. Josh Ader with the
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first of what the Astros hope will be
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four outs to finish this off. Josh Ader
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looking for a four out save for the
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Astros. Trying to make it a perfect 25
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out of 25 to open this season. He's
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going to have to earn it. Top of the
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lineup for the Dodgers here. Otani the
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lead off then bats then Will Smith.
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That's a base hit to lead off the end
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and it is a slider but over the plate
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brings a tying run to the plate. And you
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know Muki bets even though he's having a
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good day with two extra base hits
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including a home run. Would love a
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chance at some redemption here after he
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made an out at third. Try to do it
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against somebody who has not budged all
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year. On the hands popped into left. On
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comes Trel. He's still coming. He's
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there and bats is the first out of the
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nine. Now among the many things Will
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Smith has been so good at for the
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Dodgers this year. Clutch hitting up
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there is the tying run with one gone in
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the ninth. Tony leads it first. Hater
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comes home with a fast ball for strike
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three
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and the Dodgers are down to their last.
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Now the final hope for the Dodgers is
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Freddy Freeman who was 0 for four today
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with three strikeouts. And that's lifted
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to left. Shallow coming in. Trel going
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out. Parades. Parade is now on foul
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ground. Makes the two-handed grab. And
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that is the ball game. For the second
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straight day, the Astros are victorious
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at Dodger Stadium, winning today six to
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four. Astros went ahead with a four-run
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third inning and didn't look back as
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they have won 10 of their last
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