The LA Dodgers played a double header yesterday and it was a very successful couple of games. After losing the first game of the series, the Dodgers were faced with the possibility of losing back to back games for the first time since July 27th and July 28th.

The Dodgers set the tone right off the bat in the  1st game with tremendous team baseball. Mookie Betts singled, Freddie Freeman followed that with a single of his own that moved Betts to 3rd base before Will Smith knocked him in with a sac fly.  

Get ’em on, get ’em over, get ’em in! It’s hard to overstate the value of getting the lid off early in the game with great team baseball.

After the Dodgers  got the lid off, they went to slugging as Max Muncy doubled, then Kike hit a 2 run double of his own to move the score to 3-0. 

Turns out those 3 runs were the only runs the Dodgers would need as Victor Gonzalez, Gus Varland, Ryan Brasier, Alex Vesia, Brusdar Graterol and Bryan combined to shut the Guardians out for the rest of the game.

In game 2 Caleb Ferguson got the start and was good in his inning. After giving up a couple of early runs, Ryan Yarbrough settled in and pitched nicely before Ryan Pepiot was brought in and was dominant. 

Ryan Pepiot has done a ton of work to re shape his slider, his change & his body to access the zone & boy has it payed off. 4 innings, 1 run, 6 Ks, 0 Walks, 3 hits. ERA 2.00, WHIP 0.78, avg. against .188. Touched 95.7, Spin 2445, change 36 & 18, slider hit 90.7. Wow!

Pepiot allowed just a solo home run and struck out 8 while walking none.

The Dodgers are 78-48 and lead the D Backs by 12 games and the Giants by 12.5. 

AAA OKC

The OKC Dodgers spread out 8 hits to score 3 runs and lost to the Albuquerque Isotopes 6-3 to drop their record to 75-46. 

Landon Knack worked out of a 2nd & 3rd no outs jam, and displayed a ton of high level skill in doing so. He threw a couple FBs, a big slider, a couple smaller sliders, a curve, change, struck out 2, weak ground ball, 0 runs. Bigtime! ERA just 2.56, WHIP 1.14, Avg. Against .227, 97 Ks, 29 BBs.

One thing you know you’re always gonna get when Keegan Curtis pitches is a ton of really “badass” sliders. He once threw 7 in a row, so he ain’t scare(t) to throw his best pitch as much as he needs. He went scoreless tonight, struck out 3, walked just 1, 2 hits.

John Rooney threw a scoreless inning for AAA OKC, which is his 5th scoreless outing in his last 6. Look for this guys results to climb, because he’s been throwing the ball very well for quite a while. Sinker touched 95.8, not clear on cutter velo, but was good.

Bryson Brigman hit HR #3 & had 2 hits, which is his 2nd multi hit game in a row. He’s hitting .308 in August & has played anywhere from SS to LF. Very valuable player considering the versatility in his offensive game and the defensive positions he can play.

Drew Avans had a couple of base knocks & has hits in 4 of his last 6 games. Tonight was Avans 5th multi hit game this month & 31st of the year.

AA Tulsa

The Drillers out hit the Naturals, 12 hits in total, but got outscored 10-7 to drop their record to 60-57 on the season.

Welcome back Brandon Lewis who was playing his 1st game since July 27th after being on the IL. Lewis made quite the splash in his return getting 3 hits, including 2 doubles, had an RBI & scored twice.

Kody Hoese had 2 doubles & 3 hits for AA Tulsa, which is his 2nd multi hit game in his last 3 & 3rd in his last 6. He’s 6 for his last 13 & 9 for his last 23 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, an HR & 5 RBIS in that span. Keep Grindin’ Kody & finish strong.

Austin Gauthier had 2 hits & was on base 4 times for AA Tulsa to move his avg. to .302 at the AA level & .324 overall, OPS .943. Tonight was his 35th multi hit game & his 2 millionth hit to right center.

High A Great Lakes

The Loons was postponed. Will update as information becomes available in terms of the makeup date and time.

Single A Rancho Cucamonga

On Wednesday night it was Jared Karros turning in a great performance, and last night it was Chris Campos. The two of which are very good friends and worked out a lot together in the off season. 

Campos went 4 innings scoreless and had 4 Ks, no walks. Jonathan Edwards has been pitching very well lately, but has had somewhat of a roller coaster of a season and struggled last night. 

Livan Reinoso gave up just 1 run in 2.1 innings and Carlos Martinez finished the night by giving up a run in his 1 inning of work. 

Offensively the Quakes had just 3 hits and could only muster 3 runs. The 6 hits were strung out by 6 different Quakes who each had a hit a piece. Jake Gelof and Joe Vetrano, 2 of the most recent draft picks each had a hit as a highlight to the evening.

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