The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday, but suffered two heavy losses in the game.
Both Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing left the game with injury, Tucker suffering from low back spasms and Rushing leaving after a foul tip rattled off of his helmet in the first inning.
Will Klein served as an opener for the Dodgers in the game, and allowed the only run of the game on the Dodgers’ side. Eric Lauer came in to replace him after the first inning, and threw six innings of no-hit baseball. He ended the game with three walks and two strikeouts.
The Dodgers scored in the top of the first inning, as Shohei Ohtani led the game off with a no-doubter home run to right field. Since returning from Paternity leave on Saturday, two of Ohtani’s three hits have been home runs.
Buxton leveled the game with his own blast in the bottom of the first inning, though, and the game would remain square until the middle innings.
The Dodger scattered hits around throughout the game, gathering a total of nine on the evening, but their only means of scoring in the series opener came through the long ball. Freddie Freeman launched a solo shot high over the center field fence in the top of the sixth inning to give the Dodgers the lead.
Kyle Hurt came in for the eighth inning to reliever Eric Lauer and gave the Twins their first hit since the first inning, but still got out of the inning without any consequence.
Tanner Scott came in to close the game in the ninth, and had a clean frame to secure his 10th win of the campaign.
The win is a step in the right direction for the Dodgers, but their lack of scoring over the past few days should be a cause for some concern. They’ll look to build some confidence from their 50th win on the season, and will aim to win the series tomorrow when Justin Wrobleski takes on Joe Ryan at 4:40 p.m. PT on Tuesday.
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