The Dodgers lost Wednesday to the San Diego Padres 5-3 in Game 2 of the Division Series on another cold night at Dodger Stadium, so the matchup between these two Southern California clubs is now tied at one game. per side in a best-of-five series that will move to Petco Park in San Diego on Friday.
The Dodgers appeared to be on fire winning Game 1 on Tuesday, but Manny Machado homered off starter Clayton Kershaw, then drove in another run, to be an all-night nightmare for the hosts.
Kershaw took the mound for Game 2, making his 31st start in a postseason game, but he didn’t get off to a good start as he struggled in almost every inning. Kershaw allowed six hits, three earned runs and a home run. He also struck out six on 80 pitches, 55 of them for strikes.
“I had traffic all day. It could be worst. He had to get out of trouble almost every inning. I also made mistakes, like the ball to Manny,” Kershaw said, referring to Machado’s home run in the first inning. “But it could have been worse.”
It was Kershaw’s first playoff appearance since 2020 as he sat out last year due to an elbow injury and missed all of October.
“He wasn’t that effective, it was tough for him all night,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged after the loss.
The Dodgers went 0-8 when they had players in scoring position and left 10 runners on base. They also didn’t score again after the third inning.
The Padres went ahead in the first inning on Machado’s home run to left field. The Dodgers responded with their own home run in that same inning courtesy of Freddie Freeman.
The hosts went ahead on a Max Muncy homer in the second inning, but then blew the lead on Machado’s double to left field and then another play by Jake Cronenworth put the Padres up 3-2.
Trea Turner homered for the second straight night in the third inning to tie the game at 3-3.
However, the Venezuelan Brusdar Graterol, who was the losing pitcher, got into trouble and Jurickson Profar drove in the 4-3. In the eighth inning, Cronenworth homered to extend the lead for good to 5-3.
Padres first baseman Yu Darvish, a former Dodger, had a good start, as usual against his former team, with five innings, in which he allowed seven hits, three earned runs, seven strikeouts and three home runs, with 99 pitches, 63 of they strike.
“I think we had a good plan for Yu. We had a couple of situations over two innings to get a lead and we didn’t,” Roberts said.
On Friday the series resumes in San Diego for Game 3 (5:37 pm FS1).
“It’s nice to bring a couple of games to San Diego. It feels great,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said.
This is how we experienced Game 2 at Dodger Stadium:
NINTH LOW: DODGERS 3, PADRES 5
Hader pitching for Padres:
Trea Turner se poncha.
Betts flied out to left.
Freeman with a double to center field.
Smith flied out to right field.
HIGH NINTH: DODGERS 3, PADRES 5
Kahnle pitching for Dodgers:
Soto se poncha.
Machado se poncha.
Drury se poncha.
EIGHTH LOW: DODGERS 3, PADRES 5
Martinez pitching for Padres:
Muncy flied out to center.
Justin Turner flied out to third.
Lux with a single to the right.
Hader pitching for Padres:
Thompson walks. Lux advances to second.
Barnes popped out to center.
EIGHTH TOP: DODGERS 3, PADRES 5
Treinen pitching for Dodgers:
Drury grounded out to third.
Cronenworth homered to right field.
Myers se poncha.
Profar receives base by balls.
Profar roba second baseman.
Grisham walks.
Nola singled inside the diamond to shortstop. Full bases.
Kim con foul de out a primera.
SEVENTH OUT: DODGERS 3, PADRES 4
Suarez pitching for Padres:
Thompson flied out to center.
Bellinger singles to center.
Betts with a double to center field. Bellinger advances to third.
Trea Turner grounded out to third.
Freeman is intentionally walked.
Smith flied out to center.
HIGH SEVENTH: DODGERS 3, PADRES 4
Almonte pitching for Dodgers:
Kim se poncha.
Soto se poncha.
Machado se poncha.
SIXTH DOWN: DODGERS 3, PADRES 4
Darvish pitching for the Padres:
Smith grounded out to second.
Muncy with a double. Smith to third.
Justin Turner se poncha.
Suarez pitching for the Padres:
Lux with a double play groundout. Muncy is put out at second.
TOP SIXTH: DODGERS 3, PADRES 4
Graterol pitching for Dodgers:
Dury singles to center.
Cronenworth grounded out to first. Drury is put out at second.
Myers grounded out to shortstop. Cronenworth advances to second.
Profar with single to the right. Cronenworth scores. Myers advances to third.
Grisham with ball touch. Teacher to second. Myers is put out at the plate.
Nola popped out to center.
FIFTH LOW: DODGERS 3, PADRES 3
Darvish pitching for the Padres:
Betts camina.
Betts is put out trying to steal second.
Trea Turner grounded out to third.
Freeman popped out to center.
TOP FIFTH: DODGERS 3, PADRES 3
Kershaw pitching for Dodgers:
Machado with a ground ball from first out.
Soto con línea from Oct to Monday.
Kim grounded out to third.
FOURTH DOWN: DODGERS 3, PADRES 3
Darvish pitching for the Padres:
Muncy flied out to center.
Justin Turner walks.
Single lux to the right. Justin Turner to second.
Thompson se poncha.
Bellinger se poncha.
FOURTH TOP: DODGERS 3, PADRES 3
Kershaw pitching for Dodgers:
Profar se poncha.
Brisham se poncha.
Nola grounded out to third.
THIRD DOWN: DODGERS 3, PADRES 3
Darvish pitching for the Padres:
Betts flied out to second.
Trea Turner homered to left field.
Freeman se poncha.
Smith popped out.
TOP THIRD: DODGERS 2, PADRES 3
Kershaw pitching for the Dodgers:
Kim singled to third.
Soto with a single to the right. Kim advances to second.
Machado with a double to the left field corner. Kim scores. Soto advances to third.
Drury se poncha.
Cronenworth on a sacrifice grounder to first. Kim notes. Machado to third.
Myers popped out to center field.
SECOND DOWN: DODGERS 2, PADRES 1
Darvish pitching for the Padres:
Muncy homers to center field.
Justin Turner singles to right.
Lux se poncha.
Thompson se poncha.
Bellinger se poncha.
SECOND TOP: DODGERS 1, PADRES 1
Kershaw pitching for the Dodgers:
Cronenworth flied out to left field.
Myers singled to center field.
Profar with a single to center field. Myers advances to second.
Wild pitch, runners advance to second and third.
Grisham se poncha.
Nola se poncha.
FIRST OUT: DODGERS 1, PADRES 1
Darvish pitching for the Padres:
Betts se poncha.
Turner lined out to third.
Freeman homered to center field.
Smith flied out to the diamond.
FIRST HIGH: DODGERS 0, PARENTS 1
Kershaw pitching for the Dodgers:
Kim grounded out to shortstop.
Soto flied out to center fielder.
Machado homered to left field.
Drury se poncha.
START GAME 2 AT DODGER STADIUM!
This is how the Padres come out with Yu Darvish on the mound:
The Dodgers go out like this for Game 2 of the Division Series:
