James Paxtonleft-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, managed to strike out the Venezuelan player with a huge sinker Luis Arraez. During the second meeting of the series between the Los Angeles organization and the San Diego Padresthe Canadian pitcher brought out his skills on the mound to deceive “La Regadera”.
The star of the Dodgers, James Paxton, managed to have a great opening at Petco Park to dominate the great Padres offense at will. But that was not all, since in addition to hanging quite a few rings in San Diego, the streamer also gave away a couple of “chocolates” and one of them went to the Venezuelan Luis Arraez.
James Paxton strikes out Luis Arraez
At the bottom of the third inning, James Paxton y Luis Arraez They faced each other for the second time in the Petco Park. The left-handed pitcher had won the first duel, as he caused the Venezuelan to miss with a line drive to the left field. And, in this second opportunity, things were not going to change much.
After a six-pitch inning and with a 3-2 count, James Paxton He sent a 93.9 MPH sinker and generated the failed swing of “La Regadera”. In this way, the Canadian pitcher left Luis Arraez and he ended up striking out to get the second out in the bottom of the third inning.
One of the hardest things in baseball is to strike out Luis Arraez. James Paxton makes it look easy and with a great sinker he tricked and left “La Regadera” dancing. #LetsGoDodgers pic.twitter.com/KjcH7JFsmd
— Eric Aguirre (@erick_aguirre) May 12, 2024
The Canadian faced the versatile Venezuelan player for the last time of the night in the bottom of the sixth inning. And, as was customary in the match, the left-hander ended up dominating him and this time he went with a ground ball to the second baseman. In the end, James Paxton He took the duel against “La Regadera” and, most importantly, he also dominated the entire Padres offense with pleasure.
At its opening in Petco Park, James Paxton He recorded 95 pitches (66 in the strike zone) to retire six scoreless innings. In addition, the star allowed four hits, did not walk and struck out four (one of them Luis Arraez). In this way, the left-hander led the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the Padres.
Huge opening from James Paxton! The left-hander recorded a quality outing with 95 pitches (66 strikes) at Petco Park and improved with his control, since he did not walk. In addition, he remains undefeated and aims for his fifth victory of the campaign.
6IP | 4H | 0ER | 4SO | 2.58 ERA pic.twitter.com/5ngj6g4N9i
— Eric Aguirre (@erick_aguirre) May 12, 2024
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Erick Aguirre is the official Dodgers writer for Con Las Bases Llena, where he is the website editor and baseball analyst on different programs, including his work as the host of the Los Angeles Dodgers podcast “Pasion Azul.”
2024-05-12 03:03:17
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