Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Victor Gonzalez confirmed off some unimaginable reflexes with a exceptional double play in Tuesday’s Eight-Three win over the Tampa Bay Rays as he helped his group get the World Sequence off to a profitable begin.
The Mexican pitched a blistering 95-mile-per-hour ball at Tampa’s Mike Zunino, and when the catcher hit it straight again at him, he not solely caught it however rapidly rotated to dump it to second base, the place the Rays’ Mike Brosseau was caught out.
Speedy Gonzalez. 😱 pic.twitter.com/BFxRuWrmXN
— MLB (@MLB) October 21, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was in awe of the play.
OMG 😱! What a catch & double play!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 21, 2020
Gonzalez could have produced the spotlight of the sport, however his was simply one among a number of spectacular Dodgers performances on the Globe Life Discipline in Arlington, Texas.
Pitcher Clayton Kershaw dominated the competition for six innings, throughout which he allowed simply two hits.
He additionally struck out eight Rays – taking his whole to 201 profession postseason strikeouts – and retired 17 of the final 18 batters he confronted, 13 of them consecutively. He wants simply 4 extra postseason strikeouts to equal Justin Verlander’s all-time document.
♣♠ ACE ♥♦@ClaytonKersh22 was dealing final night time, taking his whole #Postseason strikeout tally over 2⃣zero⃣zero⃣ on the way in which to victory 🙌#MLB #WorldSeries #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/lj38Y1db8I
— MLB Europe (@MLBEurope) October 21, 2020
James singled him out for reward after the sport.
1 down! @ClaytonKersh22 was himself(which is AMAZING), @mookiebetts did all of it, @Cody_Bellinger went yard once more and the entire group was merely rattling good! @Dodgers. #OnToTheNextOne
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 21, 2020
In the meantime, Mookie Betts turned the primary participant in World Sequence historical past – that is the 116th version of the competitors – to attain two runs, a house run and steal two bases.
🗣 We interrupt the scheduled broadcast with a particular version of THE MOOKIE SHOW 📺
Two stolen bases, two runs scored, and a house run for good measure, @mookiebetts is a history-maker 📜#MLB #Postseason #WorldSeries #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/wjfGm3G8rA
— MLB Europe (@MLBEurope) October 21, 2020
The Dodgers are bidding to win their first World Sequence since 1988. They reached the World Sequence in 2017 and 2018, however misplaced to the Houston Astros and Boston Purple Sox, respectively.
Tampa are one among 5 groups to achieve the World Sequence, however are but to win it.
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