Cubs Lead Series 3-2: Dodgers Will Fight to Stay Alive in Game 6
The main question that all Dodgers fans asked before the game was, “Would the Dodgers starting lineup help the Dodgers win Game 5?” Since this was a crucial postseason game, the Dodgers did not want to travel to Wrigley down 3 games to 1 to the Chicago Cubs.
Many people assumed that Vin Scully would help the Dodgers luck against the Cubs but that wasn’t the case.
Dodgers News: Dodgers Favorites to Win The World SeriesVin Scully is here. He just announced "it's time for Dodger baseball" over the PA.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) October 21, 2016
The Cubs took the early lead with a RBI double to right field in the first by Anthony Rizzo.
Kenta Maeda pitched 3 2/3 innings and allowing one run on three hits and struck out six. However; the Dodgers bullpen was the main reason for the 8-4 loss in Game 5.
The umpires were still against Adrián González and he was not afraid to let the home plate umpire know how he felt. In the fourth inning, González grounds out to first base and Howie Kendrick scores to tie up the game at one a piece.
In the top of the sixth with Joe Blanton pitching, Addison Russell homers to center field and the Cubs lead to 3-1.
The Dodgers used Pedro Baez and Ross Stripling in the eight and the Cubs ran away with the lead.
- Dexter Fowler singles on a ground ball to first base, one run scores
- Kris Bryant singles on a ground ball to third base, one run scores
- Javier Baez doubles to right field
In the bottom half of the eight, Carlos Ruiz singles to center field and one run scores, making it 8-2 Cubs.
The Dodgers cut the lead in half with a Josh Reddick single to center and an Andrew Toles’ sacrifice fly to make it 8-4.
Twitter Reactions:
I'm guessing the last time Vin Scully watched a #Dodgers game in person as a fan was probably … in the 1940's??
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) October 21, 2016
Huge comeback from 2-0 and 3-1 by Grant Dayton to strikeout Anthony Rizzo
— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) October 21, 2016
Addison Russell: youngest player to hit HR in consecutive #postseason games since… oh. Corey Seager…
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) October 21, 2016
Adrian Gonzalez is NOT going to be happy if this call gets reversed.
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) October 21, 2016
This is still not a good inning. 5-1, Cubs.
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) October 21, 2016
when it comes to instant replay, adrian gonzalez a very unlucky man
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) October 21, 2016
sleep at night, tolesy https://t.co/Yi2n1fGcpN
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) October 21, 2016
[graphiq id=”fMyLnCq0ijz” title=”Most Recent Game Recap” width=”600″ height=”699″ url=”https://w.graphiq.com/w/fMyLnCq0ijz” link=”http://mlb-teams.pointafter.com/l/28/Los-Angeles-Dodgers” link_text=”PointAfter | Graphiq” ]Yasiel Puig singles off a 98-mph fastball, and Adrian Gonzalez advances from first to third. Let's get weird.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) October 21, 2016
Like in Game 4, the Dodgers did not play the simple fundamentals of baseball. I believe no one can summarize how the Dodgers played in Game 5. So, Roberts lineup did not go in favor of the Dodgers.
The Dodgers now have to wait to head back to Chicago on Saturday to stay alive in Game 6.
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