SAN DIEGO – Corey Seager broke the deadlock twice on Tim Hill’s first pitch in the 12th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 11-6 in the first fun duel of the season. between two Western rivals National League Division with serious aspirations in the playoffs.
It took 4 hours and 57 minutes to decide the winner of the game, which ended early on Saturday. The bench was emptied when Dennis Santana, the Dodgers’ relief, hit compatriot Jorge Mateo with a pitch that left the runners on corners, with only one out in the 10th half. Trent Grisham took a walk to load the bases, but Santana hit his Dominican counterpart Fernando Tatis Jr. and escaped the deadlock.
This was the first meeting between the two teams since the Dodgers swept the San Diego Division Series last year on their way to winning the World Series. The parents responded by improving the rotation with the signatures of Yu Darvish, Blake Snell and Joe Musgrove. Darvish and Snell are scheduled to play in the last two games in series three.
Seager sent the second round home of the evening home center, with Mookie Betts at second base, after receiving the last of the 11th. The Dodgers added three more touchdowns in the episode, including a 1-0 victory over reliever David Price, who was caught by Musgrove, who left for the left field when the parents ran out of saves. .
Hill (0-2) lost after accepting five appearances on the set, three of them won and four shots in a 1/3 half.
For Padre, the Dominican Fernando Tatis Jr. 6-1, with a marked race and an RBI. Jurickson Profar from Curaçao 4-1, with two RBIs. Puerto Rican Victor Caratini 2-0.