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Dodgers honor Vin Scully with a perfect and powerful Blue Heaven homage
It was deafening. It was discordant. It was perfect.
With Vin Scully’s trademark greeting, Los Angeles said farewell.
With the five words that formed Vin Scully’s signature, Los Angeles etched his memory into the Dodger Stadium skies.
“So now, 50,000 Dodgers fans, get on your feet,” exhorted Dodgers manager Dave Roberts from the middle of the infield early Friday evening. “On the count of three, yell as loud as you can so Mr. Vin can hear us from Blue Heaven!”
One… two… three.
Final: Dodgers win 8-1 to continue dominance over Padres
Despite the pre-game (and post-trade-deadline) hype, the Padres couldn’t get anything going against the Dodgers on Friday.
Tony Gonsolin pitched five scoreless innings. The bullpen tacked on four more zeros. And the Dodgers’ two four-run outbursts in the first and third innings proved to be more than enough for their sixth-straight win and sixth out of eight against the Padres this year.
The Dodgers are now 73-33 and have a 13.5-game lead in the division.
Final: Dodgers 8, Padres 1
Tony Gonsolin pitches five scoreless innings
It was a grind early on, but Tony Gonsolin settled down to pitch five scoreless innings.
Gonsolin needed 30 pitches to work around a pair of singles in the first, then threw 22 more after a leadoff walk in the second.
After that, however, the right-hander found a groove.
He retired 12 of 13. He racked up six strikeouts. And he recorded his fifth scoreless start of at least five innings this year.
End 5th: Dodgers lead 8-0
Dodgers double their lead with another four-spot against Sean Manaea
Things are not going well for Padres starter Sean Manaea.
In the third inning, the Padres left-handed gave up four more runs: Two on a double from Chris Taylor and two more on a double from Cody Bellinger.
Through three innings, the Dodgers have eight runs on eight hits — half of which have been doubles.
End 3rd: Dodgers lead 8-0
Dodgers take early lead with the help of shaky Padres defense
The Dodgers jumped out to an early lead during a sloppy first inning from the Padres.
The Dodgers loaded the bases after a Mookie Betts double, Trea Turner single and Freddie Freeman hit by pitch.
In the next at-bat, Will Smith hit a chopper that Padres third baseman Brandon Drury threw away, allowing two runs to score.
Later in the inning, Drury couldn’t snare a Hanser Alberto bullet, either, leading to a two-run double.
End 1st: Dodgers lead 4-0
Juan Soto, now a Padre, booed in return to Dodger Stadium
Last week, when he was still with the Washington Nationals and at the center of feverish trade speculation, Juan Soto was welcomed by the Dodger Stadium crowd with a chant:
“Future Dodger!”
Tonight, in his first trip back to Chavez Ravine since being acquired by the Padres before Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline, Soto was greeted with a far different reception:
Unified boos only surpassed by the jeers his teammate Manny Machado received.
Soto — who, of course, had no control over where the Nationals dealt him — just smiled, then proceeded to hit a 109-mph line drive back up the middle for a single.
Josh Bell, who was also dealt from the Nationals to the Padres as part of the deal, also singled before Tony Gonsolin escaped the inning, albeit on 30 pitches.
Mid 1st: No score
Dodger Stadium chants ‘It’s time for Dodger baseball’ in unison to honor Vin Scully
The Dodgers honored the late Vin Scully with a pregame ceremony.
First, both teams lined up along the base lines for a moment of silence in honor of Scully, the club’s legendary former broadcaster who died at 94 years old on Tuesday.
Then, a video commemorating Scully’s 67-year career calling Dodgers games played on the scoreboard.
After that, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was surrounded by his team on the field as he took a microphone and led the entirety of the stadium in a chant of Scully’s famous phrase: “It’s time for Dodger baseball.”
Current Dodgers broadcasters Joe Davis and Orel Hershiser also unveiled a banner below the press box for tonight’s game:
Dodgers honor the life of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully
The Dodgers are honoring the life of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully before Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.
Here’s a look at how the Dodgers are honoring Scully throughout the stadium:
Danny Masterson attorney asks for trial hold to focus on Trevor Bauer appeal
With the appeal of Trevor Bauer’s suspension now expected to extend beyond the end of the World Series, one of his attorneys has asked a Los Angeles court to put a rape trial on hold so she can conclude her work on behalf of the Dodgers pitcher.
Actor Danny Masterson, best known for his work on “That ‘70s Show,” was charged in 2020 with three counts of rape. He has pleaded not guilty, and the trial is set to start Oct. 11.
Shawn Holley, who is representing Masterson and Bauer, has asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo to delay the start of the trial until January. Holley said the district attorney’s office did not object to the delay.
Clayton Kershaw placed on injured list; Chris Taylor returns to active roster
Clayton Kershaw was officially placed on the injured list Friday with low back pain, the Dodgers announced, a day after the left-hander left a start early because of the injury.
It is Kershaw’s second time on the injured list this year with a back-related issue, and the latest in a long line of back injuries he has dealt with during the second half of his career.
“He’s certainly frustrated, but there’s nothing we can do about it,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I think his only focus is to do what we can to get him back as soon as possible, and healthy.”
Roberts said, despite the IL stint, the Dodgers are hopeful Kershaw’s absence will “be shorter than longer,” roughly estimating Kershaw could miss anywhere between a couple weeks and a month.
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Roberts said Kershaw took an X-Ray that “wasn’t that telling” and that the team was awaiting results from an MRI.
With Kershaw on the IL, the Dodgers recalled reliever Reyes Moronta in a corresponding move. Roberts said Ryan Pepiot could be recalled in the coming days to take Kershaw’s spot in the rotation.
The Dodgers made another roster move Friday, activating Chris Taylor from the injured list after his month-long absence with a foot fracture.
Roberts said on the radio that Taylor will not only be in the lineup for Friday night’s series opener against the Padres, but that he will play second base — the first time he’s played the infield all year after the Dodgers deciding to limit him to the outfield after he underwent an offseason operation on his elbow.
To make room for Taylor, rookie outfielder James Outman was optioned to triple A.
Here is the Dodgers full lineup:
Clayton Kershaw’s latest injury overshadows Dodgers’ sweep of the Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Clayton Kershaw knew right away that something was wrong.
Before the start of the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park, Kershaw was throwing warm-up pitches when he said he “felt something kind of lock up” in his lower back.
It was an immediate red flag for a left-hander with a history of back problems, including a month-long absence earlier this season because of SI joint inflammation that caused lower back pain.
Kershaw tried to throw another warm-up pitch, but was clearly still in discomfort.
He motioned for a trainer, uttered “It’s my back” as he walked off the mound, then made his way slowly to the dugout, appearing to grimace as he disappeared down the tunnel to the clubhouse.
How to watch and stream the Dodgers this season
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