LA Dodgers rallied in extrainning and beat San Diego Padres; Mexican Julio Urias pitched six innings
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The Mexican pitcher came out with the score against, but in the ninth inning the offense woke up and was able to turn the score around to take home victory for the San Diego Padres
The Mexican pitcher had problems in the first inning for which he allowed two runs, but the LA Dodgers managed to straighten the path in the ninth inning and ended up beating the San Diego Padres 5-2 in extra innings.
With Julio Urias on the mound, the LA Dodgers went out to Petco Park to play a new MLB duel. However, the Mexican pitcher quickly got into trouble, as the first run for the San Diego Padres came with two doubles.
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado were in charge of breaking the ballot against the Mexican pitcher in the first inning of the game played on Californian lands.
Y rápidamente, Xander Bogaerts impulsa la segunda carrera de San Diego. Atacando temprano a Julio Urías 👀. pic.twitter.com/BoQPDIXHDj
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In the sixth inning, the Los Angeles bats woke up, since until then they had only one hit. However, in that section of the engagement, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith hit long balls to comfortably reach second base. As a result, the first of them scored and forced in Tim Hill.
¡Will Smith con doblete remolcador! Los Dodgers acortan distancia con los Padres 🙌. pic.twitter.com/Kd7JvNJmh8
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After entering the game, the pitcher got one out, but after hitting James Outman near the head with a pitch, he ended up leaving the field for Steven Wilson, who got involved and loaded the bases after handing over a walk. However, the Dodgers did not take advantage of his attack and ended with David Peralta's fly ball to second base.
For the bottom of the sixth, and after two retired players and with men on first and second, Yency Almonte entered the field of play to replace Urias, a Mexican pitcher who couldn't do the job against the Padres and left with eight hits, a walk, three strikeouts and two earned runs.
In the top of the ninth, in the last chance at bat, Mookie Betts showed his power at the plate and hit his sixth home run of the season to left-center field. As a result, he evened the action with two outs on the board, which took the engagement to extra innings.
¡JUEGO NUEVO EN PETCO! Mookie Betts empata la pizarra con un cuadrangular en la novena entrada 🤩. pic.twitter.com/KEaDIq9IYd
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For the tenth inning, Dodgers quickly placed an element on the trails, being Freddie Freeman the one in charge of reaching the register to place the run that would give the Los Angeles team the victory, something he did after a hit by Michael Busch.
Subsequently, James Outman was in charge of making the ball disappear to give Urias' team more comfort. The outfielder's eighth home run went to the right field sides to make it 5-2.
Outman con el cuadrangular que extiende la ventaja de los Dodgers en extra innings 💪. pic.twitter.com/1Dsx49erhy
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