Landon Knack reacts after giving up a grand slam to Mark Vientos in the second inning of Game 2. —Besides “teeter totter,” John Smoltz‘s other favorite phrase is “easier said than done, I know.” —I don’t know how Freddie Freeman is doing it. He’s got to continue to manage his hitting zone, regardless of who’s pitching.” Clayton Kershaw will pitch …
Shohei Ohtani yells back while headed to first on a walk during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium. Asked about all this Tuesday, during an off-day ahead of the New York swing of the best-of-seven championship series, Roberts pointed back to Ohtani’s struggles against Darvish — and the bad habits, like chasing pitches out …
Japan’s Shohei Ohtani celebrates after he pitched the ninth inning to close out a 3-2 win over the United States in the World Baseball Classic title game Tuesday night. “He won Round 1.” Ohtani’s exploits sealed an undefeated 7-0 tournament run for Japan. “We respect American baseball, and I think we’ve worked hard using their baseball as a benchmark,” Ohtani …
Freddie Freeman waves to fans after he hit the first of the team’s three first-inning home runs against Padres starter Yu Darvish in a 7-2 win that pushed the Dodgers’ NL West lead to 4½ games. Justin Turner and Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish watch the flight of Turner’s homer — the last of three in a span of four …