![]() Taylor followed Bellinger's home run with a single and a stolen base, then Betts gave the Dodgers the lead with a line drive double to right field. He had the series-winning hit against the Giants in the NLDS, and now what might prove to be a season-saving homer in the NLCS. October is the time for redemption though, and Bellinger is now 7 for 24 (.292) in the postseason. 326 slugging percentage against fastballs during the regular season, and he hit just one homer against a fastball at 95-plus. ![]() Jackson executed his pitch, but you can do everything right in this game and still get beat, and that's what happened.īellinger hit. ![]() ![]() Swing at an elevated heater like that and you're likely to pop it up or just miss, not crush a homer halfway up the bleachers. Not a bad pitch! Luke Jackson threw it right where d'Arnaud wanted it, and it had good velocity at 95.6 mph. He teetered on the brink of disaster in that first inning - the Braves had Jesse Chavez warming up at one point - but the Dodgers were unable to come through with the kill shot in that frame. The six walks are two more than Morton had ever issued in a postseason start and they tie his career regular season high, set in June 2018 with the Astros against the Rangers. The Dodgers settled for just the Seager two-run homer, and after that inning, Charlie Morton settled down a bit: Chris Taylor ended the inning with a soft line drive to shortstop, stranding three runners. He's only the sixth pitcher to walk four batters in the first inning of a postseason game, joining Brent Suter (2020 Wild Card Series Game 1), Patrick Corbin (2019 NLDS Game 1), Jarrod Washburn (2002 World Series Game 5), Todd Stottlemyre (1992 World Series Games 4), and Bob Welch (1985 NLCS Game 3).Īlas, the three walks to load the bases - Morton also uncorked a wild pitch in the inning - did not result in any additional runs for Los Angeles. The Betts walk was one of four - four! - in the inning for Charlie Morton. Now for some takeaways from a memorable Game 3. With the series now 2-1 still in favor of the Braves, Game 4 will be back at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. Kenley Jansen worked the ninth to protect the one-run lead and pick up his first save of the 2021 postseason.įor the Braves, Freddie Freeman broke out of his NLCS slump with three singles. The Braves added a fifth run in the fifth inning when Adam Duvall singled home Ozzie Albies.Īll of that, though, served as prelude to Bellinger's heroics. ![]() Buehler had been pitching well until a misplay by Gavin Lux in center field and then what appeared to be a missed strike-three call preceded his unraveling. That 2-0 lead held until the fourth inning when the Braves put four runs on the board at the expense of L.A. The Dodgers barged to a first-inning lead thanks to a two-run Corey Seager home run off Braves starter Charlie Morton. Rather than take the pitch for ball two, Bellinger clubbed it 399 feet to right center, and in doing so he erased a 5-2 deficit with one swing and kept alive the Dodgers' bid to repeat as World Series champions. The Braves' series lead is down to 2-1 heading to Wednesday's Game 4.īellinger's series-altering three-run homer came on a 96-mph fastball that was well above the zone. One out later, Mookie Betts doubled home Chris Taylor to give the Dodgers a 6-5 lead that would stand as the final score of Game 3 ( box score). The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday were within five outs of going down 0-3 to the Braves in the best-of-seven NLCS, but first Cody Bellinger came through in the eighth inning with a clutch game-tying home run off Atlanta reliever Luke Jackson. ![]()
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