Dodgers Game 7 Win Sets Up Clash In WS With Red Sox
When Yasiel Puig made contact with Jeremy Jeffress 1-1 offering, he knew as soon as he made contact it was as good as gone.
He took a long look at this one, as to this point there may not have been another as sweet as being the difference in Los Angeles reaching the World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Saturday night at Miller Park in Game 7 of the NLCS to advance to the World Series.
As they’ve done throughout this postseason, the Dodgers relied on the home run ball to outlast the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL Pennant.
Dodgers’ right fielder Yasiel Puig’s three-run homer in the sixth inning off Brewers’ reliever Jeremy Jeffress blew open a one-run game at the time and would be a big reason for Los Angeles’ victory.
Puig finished with a team-high three hits on the night to go along with three RBIs.
Los Angeles out-hit the Milwaukee Brewers 10 to 7. Milwaukee would hit 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position on the night.
Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler would allow one run on six hits and a walk while striking out seven over four and two-thirds innings.
Los Angeles was left stinging at the conclusion of the 2017 postseason when the Houston Astros ended their season in heartbreak with a Game 7 win at Dodger Stadium.
A wild regular-season that presented its challenges and difficulties that resulted in having to win a NL West Tiebreaker.
The Dodgers showed through the power in their lineup, rotation and suddenly improved bullpen that they deservingly so will compete for a world championship for the second consecutive year.
NL MVP candidate Christian Yelich broke out of his series slump with a homer in the first inning to give Milwaukee the early lead, but it wasn’t enough for the Brewers offense which has struggled to score runs this series.
It wouldn’t take long for the Dodgers to answer in Game 7 as Cody Bellinger launched a two-run home run to give Los Angeles a 2-1 lead in the second inning.
The bullpen of the Milwaukee Brewers, their strength for much of the season, could not contain the power that the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup possesses.
After Walker Buehler was relieved by Julio Urias with two outs in the fifth inning, Los Angeles’ bullpen would limit Milwaukee to one hit the rest of the way.
The Dodgers bullpen — strong throughout the NLCS and the postseason — finished the game striking out seven Milwaukee Brewers over four and a third innings pitched.
Coming off an excellent start in Game 5, Clayton Kershaw would finish Game 7 in relief duty in the ninth with a pair of strikeouts.
Dave Roberts and the Dodgers journey back here was a bumpy one, but with in-season trades to strengthen the team’s offense and a healthy Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers are back in the World Series looking to finish what they couldn’t last season.
Los Angeles will be faced with a difficult challenge in the Boston Red Sox who have dominated in the postseason.
Boston handled the defending champion Houston Astros in just five games in the ALCS with their potent offense leading the way.
If there’s a team capable of out-slugging the Dodgers, it’s the Boston Red Sox, who led the MLB in runs this past season.
A World Series matchup worth the price of admission, Los Angeles will like their chances of delivering their first World Series title in 20 years.
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