That insane Cody Bellinger catch that robbed Fernando Tatís of a home run? Yeah, he can't believe it either.
The match that set Southern California’s newest rivalry ablaze was lit at Globe Life Field, 1,500 miles away, in the seventh inning of theThe Padres had the mighty Dodgers on the ropes in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. They had emerged down only one run after Clayton Kershaw’s strong six-inning performance. And with a runner on base and two outs in the seventh, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave the ball to Brusdar Graterol, a rookie, to face Fernando Tatis Jr.
After balking the runner to second base on his first pitch, Graterol challenged Tatis with a 99-mph sinker. Tatis crushed it 413 feet to straightaway center field. At the other end, Cody Bellinger, after twisting and turning his way to the warning track, leaped at the wall to rob what would’ve been a go-ahead, two-run home run.As Bellinger jumped with joy over his series-changing athletic feat, Graterol threw his glove in delight. He took off his cap and pointed to the heavens. On the other side, Padres third baseman and former Dodger Manny Machado looked on with disgust. He shouted obscenities at Graterol. In response, Graterol waved and blew a kiss.
Needing three outs to move within a win of the NL Championship Series, Roberts did what he’s almost always done since he started manning the top step in 2016: He summoned Kenley Jansen even though Graterol threw only seven pitches in 1 1/3 innings.But this isn’t the Kenley Jansen of old. This is a deteriorated version, one that Roberts recently said is essentially the Dodgers’ closer in title only. The Dodgers have decided Jansen won’t pitch in every save situation in these playoffs.
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