Dodgers Go On Scoring Spree Before Yoshinobu Yamamoto Shuts Down Angels

The chasm betwixt nan Freeway Series rivals was connected show successful nan Dodgers’ 9-2 win against nan Angels astatine Dodger Stadium connected Saturday night.

The bottommost of nan first inning took truthful agelong that Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto resorted to throwing a shot against nan backmost of nan dugout to enactment warm.

The one-run lead nan Angels (24-41) had jumped retired to successful nan apical of nan inning — erstwhile a leaping halfway fielder Andy Pages couldn’t rather reel successful Oswald Peraza’s heavy statement thrust for an RBI triple — was agelong forgotten aft nan Dodgers rallied for 9 runs successful nan first.

Andy Pages celebrates pinch teammates successful nan dugout aft hitting a two-run location tally arsenic portion of a nine-run first inning for nan Dodgers.

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It was nan astir runs nan Dodgers scored successful a azygous inning successful astir 5 years, matching their seventh-inning rally against nan Nationals connected July 2, 2021.

The Dodgers (42-23) helped themselves pinch a show of power. Pages drove successful nan first 2 runs by crushing a center-cut changeup from Angels starting pitcher Jack Kochanowicz complete nan left-field wall.

Judging by his stroll retired of nan batter’s box, Pages seemed to cognize it was a homer connected contact.

The shot had truthful overmuch loft that reliever Blake Treinen parked nether it successful nan bullpen and caught it pinch his hat. His chap relievers mobbed him successful an impromptu mosh pit.

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers against nan Angels successful nan first inning Saturday astatine Dodger Stadium.

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Later successful nan aforesaid inning, aft nan lineup turned over, Shohei Ohtani besides notched a two-run homer, for his 2nd hit. In between, rookie Ryan Ward deed a two-run double disconnected nan wall.

The Dodgers brought 12 batters to nan sheet and recorded six hits successful a statement — 7 total.

The Angels’ shoddy defense exacerbated nan scoring spree. They had a chance to get retired of it conscionable 4 runs into nan rally.

Kochanowicz had faced 8 hitters and only recorded 1 retired erstwhile Angels head Kurt Suzuki turned to his bullpen.

Veteran left-hander Brent Suter jogged successful pinch nan bases loaded. Immediately, Suter sewage Alex Freeland to deed a crushed shot to shortstop Zach Neto, for what should person been an inning-ending double play.

Instead, Neto’s propulsion crossed his assemblage sailed past 2nd and into foul territory connected nan different broadside of nan diamond. By nan clip Angels correct fielder Jo Adell collected nan shot and threw to nan cutoff man, 3 runs scored.

Rams protect extremity Myles Garrett throws retired nan ceremonial first transportation Saturday astatine Dodger Stadium.

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Ohtani was up next. And successful a two-strike count, he stayed wrong a sinker to motorboat his two-run blast to left-center field.

The Angels’ defense didn’t fare overmuch amended successful nan second, though Suter navigated a brace of misplays — Neto muffed a one-hopper up nan middle, which was ruled a single, and 3rd baseman Donovan Walton overthrew first connected a chopper — to flight without nan Dodgers extending their lead.

Yamamoto retired 22 consecutive en way to 8 innings of two-hit ball.

By mid-game, some teams were putting successful replacements. The Angels had clip to spot away, but they didn’t people again until Neto’s solo homer disconnected Dodgers reliever Jack Dreyer successful nan ninth inning.

The opposition was glaring.

Smith scratched

Dodgers catcher Will Smith was scratched from nan lineup because of a stiff neck, head Dave Roberts said. The rumor “came retired of nowhere,” Roberts said, pointing to a “bad night’s slumber aliases a bad pillow.”

“He was going to play 2 retired of 3 [against nan Angels] regardless,” Roberts said. “So it’s bully that we could benignant of pat Dalton [Rushing] connected nan enarthrosis and get him successful there.”

Roberts said he expects Smith will return to nan lineup Sunday.

Injury update

Right-handed reliever Brock Stewart (left ft bony spur) is progressing aft a setback a week and a half agone stymied his throwing progression.

The past clip Stewart threw unrecorded batting practice, he aggravated nan wounded by moving afterward. But throwing to hitters Saturday went better. He’s scheduled to propulsion 1 much unrecorded BP convention earlier going retired connected a minor-league rehab assignment, Roberts said.

Roster moves

The Dodgers added right-hander Nick Frasso to nan 40-man roster and transferred right-hander Tyler Glasnow (back spasms) to nan 60-day injured list.

The squad primitively expected Glasnow to debar nan IL altogether. But his backmost issues person persisted. He remains unopen down from throwing aft a flare-up.

“He wants to get cranking again,” Roberts said, “but nan doctors conscionable aren’t allowing it and nan assemblage is not allowing for it correct now.”

The Dodgers besides traded left-hander Antoine Kelly, who they signed to a minor-league woody successful November, to nan Cubs.