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7 days ago
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Dodgers thriving against fellow division leader Blue Jays
(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images) The Los Angeles Dodgers had not enjoyed much success against the other division leaders this season, losing 11 of the previous 12 matchups heading into this weekend's three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. But the Dodgers have found an answer against the American League East leaders, dominating the first two games of the series to put themselves on the verge of a sweep on Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles won the opener 5-1 on Friday, and the National League West leaders played even better on Saturday, running away with a 9-1 victory. 'We've put together two complete ballgames,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'Really, really pleased.' Clayton Kershaw held the Blue Jays to one run over six innings on Friday, and Blake Snell followed with five shutout innings on Saturday. On Sunday, it will be Tyler Glasnow's turn after the Dodgers announced on Saturday that they were moving the right-hander up a day to give Yoshinobu Yamamoto an extra day to prepare for Monday's series opener at the Los Angeles Angels. 'This is how you can go on a run, where (Sunday) we got Glass, who's throwing the baseball well, and then we got Yama going on Monday,' Roberts said. 'This is where you can make hay.' Glasnow (1-1, 3.06 ERA) has gone nine consecutive starts without a win after beating the Atlanta Braves in his season opener on March 31. He pitched well enough to win his most recent start last Monday, however, allowing just one run and three hits over seven innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. He departed with the score 1-1, and the Dodgers eventually lost 3-2. 'This is how we hoped it would play out as far as, every night, you see the probables and you have a chance to really prevent runs,' Roberts said. 'Then you look at the lineup, and we feel like we have a lot of opportunities to score, and so then you've got to go play the game.' Glasnow is 1-4 in 10 career starts against the Blue Jays, with a 6.15 ERA. Shohei Ohtani homered on Saturday, becoming the first Dodgers player with back-to-back 40-homer seasons since Shawn Green in 2001 and 2002. Ohtani will face a tough left-hander on Sunday in Eric Lauer (7-2, 2.59 ERA), who is 3-0 in his past four starts with a 2.16 ERA. He most recently held the Colorado Rockies to one run and seven hits over six innings in a 15-1 victory on Monday. Lauer delivered his best outing of the season on July 24, holding the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers to one run and five hits over eight innings in an 11-4 win. 'You really try to just lock in and make sure that you're keeping the pace of the game more than anything,' Lauer said. 'You're not going out there worrying about if the game's close or I can't let guys score. It's more like, don't give up free bases, try to limit damage.' Lauer has done well against the Dodgers in his career, owning a 7-2 record in 12 career starts, with a 2.63 ERA. The Blue Jays will need to perform better with runners in scoring position than they have in the series, going 2-for-14 in that scenario.
Canada News.Net
10-08-2025
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Shohei hits 40th homer, Blake Snell fans 10 as Dodgers rout Blue Jays
(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images) Blake Snell struck out 10 over five shutout innings and Shohei Ohtani blasted his 40th home run of the season to boost the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday evening. Max Muncy also homered and singled, and Andy Pages contributed two hits and two RBIs for Los Angeles, which will try for a three-game sweep of the American League East leaders on Sunday. Snell (2-1) allowed three hits and walked three in his second game back following a four-month absence with an injury to his throwing shoulder. After the two-time Cy Young Award winner was lifted after 90 pitches, Brock Stewart, Jack Dreyer and Alexis Diaz combined to allow one run over the final four innings. Ernie Clement spoiled the shutout with a solo homer in the eighth for the Blue Jays, who had won three in a row heading into the series. Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (11-6) allowed three runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings, with two strikeouts and two walks. Freddie Freeman walked to lead off the fourth and Muncy went the other way with a sinker, clearing the fence in the left-field corner for a two-run homer and a 2-0 lead. Ohtani blasted his home run to straightaway center with one out in the fifth to stretch it to 3-0. The Dodgers scored six runs in the sixth, loading the bases with no outs in the sixth before Dalton Rushing lined a two-run single up the middle for a 5-0 lead. After an intentional walk to Ohtani, Mookie Betts lined a single off the glove of Toronto third baseman Buddy Kennedy, scoring two more runs for a 7-0 lead. Pages then came up with the bases full and two outs in the inning and doubled down the third-base line to make it 9-0. Snell struck out the first two batters of the game on six pitches and needed just nine pitches to retire the side in order. Kennedy hit a ground-rule double into the stands in the left-field corner to lead off the third and Davis Schneider walked with one out, but Snell struck out two batters in the inning to help him escape the jam. Snell walked two batters in the fourth, but struck out two more to strand both.
