Well, apparently you can mess with Texas.
Kike Hernandez showed off some nifty footwork to score on a
play at the plate last night as the Dodgers outlasted Texas, 3-2, in extra
innings to keep Los Angeles on a roll.
With the two-game sweep of the Rangers, the Dodgers improved
to 9-2 in June and 19-6 in their last 25 games to pull within two games of
first-place Arizona in the NL West.
The Dodgers welcomed Kenta Maeda back into the rotation after
a hip injury and he turned in a solid five-inning performance before turning it
over to the bullpen. Los Angeles relievers pitched six innings of shutout ball,
surrendering only three hits, to shut down the Rangers.
Justin Turner, still nursing a sore wrist, opened the scoring
with a dinger to left in the first and the Dodgers added a single run in the
second on an error by Adrian Beltre.
The Dodgers won the game in the bottom of the 11th
inning when Hernandez drew a walk, alertly moved to second on a fly out to left
field by Cody Bellinger and to third when Logan Forsythe drew a walk, loading
the bases with one out.
The winning run scored when Austin Barnes grounded back to
Texas pitcher Matt Bush, who threw errantly to catcher Carlos Perez. Perez had
to leave the plate to take Bush’s throw and his tag on Hernandez missed when
the Dodgers’ runner danced around the glove.
Perez was behind the plate because starting catcher Robinson
Chirinos was tossed out of the game after a third inning collision with Matt
Kemp at the plate. Kemp barreled over Chirinos and was called out. After a
shoving match ensued, both players were ejected.
Next up for the Dodgers is a three-game set with the Giants
at Chavez Ravine starting Friday night before heading to the Windy City for a
three-game set with the Cubs.
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