It has been a stretch to recollect for Teoscar Hernandez, and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ energy hitter can be out for extra on Tuesday within the second contest of a four-game collection in opposition to the visiting San Francisco Giants.
Hernandez belted a house run to associate with a pair of RBI singles to present the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the rival Giants on Monday. The trouble got here every week to the day that Hernandez gained the House Run Derby at Arlington, Texas.
On his go-ahead single within the eighth inning Monday, Hernandez slammed his bat, thumped his chest twice whereas working to first base and roared towards the Dodgers’ dugout after reaching the bag.
“In massive moments, I attempt to calm myself down in order that I can do my job and that is what I did at this time,” Hernandez stated on the SportsNet LA broadcast. “I did not change my swing within the derby. I attempted to go good and straightforward; I do know I’ve energy. … I believe that mounted my swing, actually, to get the ball within the air.”
A day after Dodgers right-hander River Ryan made his main league debut by permitting one run in 5 1/3 innings, Los Angeles will ship one other rookie to the mound in right-hander Landon Knack.
Knack (1-2, 3.23 ERA) has been efficient in eight outings (seven begins) this season. He had a begin at San Francisco on June 28 and gave up one run on 5 hits over 4 2/3 innings of a no-decision. The Dodgers misplaced the sport 5-3.
It might be his final probability to contribute for a while. Knack’s outing comes sooner or later earlier than Tyler Glasnow comes off the injured checklist to begin in opposition to the Giants and Clayton Kershaw makes his season debut sooner or later later following shoulder surgical procedure.
“It is a massive week,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts stated. “Getting our pitching again in line, it is simply beginning to look extra like our ballclub.”
The Giants are set to ship right-hander Jordan Hicks (4-6, 3.79) to the mound Tuesday. Hicks has not earned a win in any of his final 9 begins, going 0-5 with a 5.57 ERA in that stretch. In two July begins, he’s 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA (9 1/3 innings).
Hicks has a 1.23 ERA with out document a choice in 9 profession appearances (two begins) in opposition to Los Angeles.
Just like the Dodgers, the Giants are within the midst of a rotation adjustment. Left-hander Robbie Ray is about to make his San Francisco debut Wednesday after recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure. Logan Webb will transfer forward of Kyle Harrison and begin within the collection finale Thursday.
The Giants may gain advantage from some offensive consistency after going 1-3 for the reason that All-Star break. Rookie Tyler Fitzgerald is doing all he can with a house run in every of the 4 video games. It’s the longest San Francisco home-run streak since Brandon Belt additionally went 4 video games in Could 2018.
However San Francisco went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring place through the one-run loss Monday.
“I am feeling fairly good and simply attempting to hit their errors,” Fitzgerald stated of opposing pitchers. “Taking a variety of swings and getting right here early and getting ready the proper means and going about it the proper means. Simply benefiting from how I really feel proper now as a result of on this recreation it by no means lasts. Simply attempt to see it and take good swings.”
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