Two West Coast Wins

After 4 strike outs and an error on Friday you’d maybe expect that Justin Turner might be taken out for a pinch hitter on Saturday when he came up in the 8th with Chris Taylor on base. The Dodgers needed a run to tie up the game and Turner hadn’t done much in the series so far. Well it was a good thing they left him in because he smacked the winning home run. A fly ball that landed in the lower decks of left field that scored Taylor and gave the Dodgers a 4–3 lead. That hit and 4 pitchers in 2 innings kept the Dodgers in the lead to win their first game in the League Championship Series. The series is tied up at 1–1 now and heads back to Los Angeles for the 3rd game on Monday.

Meanwhile, Houston and Justin Verlander held the Red Sox to 2 hits and 2 runs through 6 innings while giving his offense enough time to score 3 of their own. There weren’t many hits in the game – only 8 total, but the Astros didn’t need more that the few they got and the 3 runs they scored by the 6th. That really didn’t matter since they went on a rampage in the9th to score 4 runs off Brandon Workman who’s third of an inning ended him with a 108.00 ERA for the LCS. He alone gave up 3 hits and 4 runs to the Astros as they broke the game open and finished off with a 1–0 series lead. The talented bats of the Red Sox that scored 27 runs in the previous series were pretty much silenced by Verlander and Houston. 11 strike outs and no extra base hits really hurt this team that is used to smacking home runs and doubles like there’s no tomorrow.

Pitcher of the Day: Justing Verlander, HOU – 6 INN, 2 ER, 2 H, 6 K
Player of the Day: Justin Turner, LAD – 2–4, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI

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