It was baseball at its most boring, which meant the Dodgers were also at their best, Jack_A_Harris writes.
The 31,424 inside the ballpark, and the national television audience watching on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball,” weren’t treated to many highlights. The Dodgers’ runs came on two sacrifice flies, a wild pitch, an error, an infield single and a double play. There was a strong seven-inning, one-run start from pitcherThe most memorable moment? Cubs catcher Willson Contreras accidentally hitting Max Muncy in the groin while trying to recover a wild pitch.
They grind down pitchers at the plate, finding ways to draw walks and move baserunners and build big innings even with parts of their lineup slumping. And even with his fastball again surrendering several base hits, continuing to look less effective than it has in years past, he lowered his ERA to 1.96 and produced the team’s 15th straight start of two earned runs or less given up.Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Anderson had strong starts to lift the Dodgers to a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs as L.A. began a demanding 30-day span.
But the Dodgers continue to lead the majors in runs per game thanks to productive performances such as Sunday’s.Everything you need to know about Todd Boehly, the Dodgers co-owner who is at the center of the record-breaking sale of Chelsea FC.
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