Simulated World Series: Dodgers Rally against the Red Sox bullpen to win Game 1
Simulated World Series: Dodgers Rally against the Red Sox bullpen to win Game 1
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USA TODAYHow will the World Series be played this year? Using the Baseball League of the Dynasty online simulation, Steve Gardner, of USA TODAY Sports, and DLB designer Mike Cieslinski will play each game in advance to give an idea of the key clashes and strategy fans that you can expect to see in the Fall Classic.
Game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox
Matt Kemp's simple tug with two outs at the top of the 10th inning scored David Freese with the advancing run, as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed an exciting comeback for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of USA TODAY World simulated annual series.
Scoreboard:Dodgers 4, Red Sox 3 (10 entries)
The Red Sox led most of the game thanks to home runs followed by Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts of Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw in the third inning.
With Boston still clinging to a 3-1 lead, L.A. He tied the game in the eighth game against an exhausting Chris Sale, loading the bases for a throwing error by Eduardo Núñez, a unique walk to Yasmani Grandal and a single by Chris Taylor.
Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly retired Justin Turner with a fly to center field for the second out, but playoff veteran David Freese came up with a single left to turn it into a one-run game. And Manny Machado beat a dribbler in front of the plate to take home the tie race.
Game summary: Dodgers meet late against Red Sox relievers in Game 1
The Dodgers took the lead in the tenth in a single double by Freese and Kemp followed a punch from Machado with a clean single to the left to take home the winning run.
Kenley Jansen worked around a successful hitter and a single inside the box to remove the team in the bottom of the tenth and register the save.
The Dodgers will take a 1-0 lead in Game 2 at Fenway Park on Wednesday with Hyun-Jin Ryu on the mound against David Price of the Red Sox.
What to see in (the real game) 1
- Startup strategy: Both teams are significantly better offensively against right-handed pitchers than against left-handers. While the Milwaukee Brewers used an "opening" strategy against the Dodgers in the NLCS, the Red Sox will not have to do that with left-handers Chris Sale and David Price opening four of the seven possible games.
However, the Red Sox only have a lefty, Eduardo Rodriguez, in his bullpen, which could benefit the Dodgers at the end of the games.
Meanwhile, L.A. He has several lefties in the bullpen and he can even use starters Alex Wood and Rich Hill in relief if necessary.
- Home runs in abundance: The Dodgers led the National League in home runs and the Red Sox led the majors in scoring during the regular season, so the longball figures played an important role in this series.
Kike Hernandez got the Dodgers on the board in the second inning with a solo shot by Sale. The Red Sox responded with two home runs in the third.
- Decisions of the bullpen: With both pitchers pitching extremely well through seven innings in Game 1, managers' decisions on when to deploy their relievers were magnified. When the Dodgers loaded the bases against Sale in the eighth inning, Boston prepared the man Joe Kelly and closer Craig Kimbrel in the bullpen.
Only after Kelly left the tying races, Kimbrel entered the game to put out the fire. (As manager of the Red Sox in this simulated series, that's a decision I'd like to make.)
Can Red Sox manager Alex Cora go to Kimbrel for a save of four or five outs? Or should I have confidence in a bullpen that was so dominant in the ALCS? When the two teams decide to use their closers it could be extremely important.
As it turned out, Kimbrel threw a goalless ninth and Ryan Brasier abandoned the winning hit in the tenth.
- Clutch stroke: The difference in this game was the ability of the Dodgers to overcome the runners in scoring position. THE. it was 5-for-10 in those situations in Game 1, while Boston was 0-for-7.
- Field defense: The Red Sox have a stellar group of outfielders, which can eliminate the Dodgers' scoring chances. At the top of the first inning, Justin Turner tried to score from the second with a two-out single from Machado, but was thrown by center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr.
Then, in the eighth, the Dodgers did not test the arm of left fielder Andrew Benintendi in Freese's single with two outs, even though he would have sent the tie run to the plate. The Red Sox's ability to prevent the Dodgers from taking the extra base in the balls that stick to the garden could be a major factor in the course of the series.
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