Blake Snell didn’t look happy — and appeared to mutter an expletive to himself — when he saw his manager, Kevin Cash, walking toward him to remove him from the game. Gonsolin wasn’t sharp the rest of the inning. They posted an .837 on-base-plus-slugging percentage against right-handed pitchers, second best in baseball. Who will come up on top? Gonsolin faced 10 batters, got five outs, surrendered three hits, walked two, struck out four, threw 48 pitches and was pulled. He also notched the final out of the fifth inning. Maybe he should have started instead of Tony Gonsolin? 2020 MLB Playoffs • Oddest World Series ends with most 2020 … Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts turned to his sixth and seventh (seventh!) Some players have said throughout this unusual season that it has been harder to get their minds off work, particularly when they’re struggling, because of the health and safety restrictions that have confined them to their hotels or stadiums on the road. If the Astros and Dodgers bank on that experience and earn small advantages in certain matchups, we could have a … But the Rays did nothing else with a runner in scoring position as Mike Zunino struck out, Ji-Man Choi walked and then Arozarena struck out. 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Once it did, we kept rolling. In the 2018 World Series, they were dispatched in five games by the Boston Red Sox, who had one of the best seasons in baseball history. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters, Complete coverage of MLB from CBSSports.com, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ink multiyear deal with Spotify, Giannis Antetokounmpo signs largest deal in NBA history, Sharon Osbourne tests positive for COVID-19, Best movies streaming right now on Netflix, California Privacy/Information We Collect. By James Wagner. Corey Seager after striking out against Blake Snell in the fourth. "It was absolutely phenomenal. Alex Wood cruised through his first inning for Los Angeles. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) agreed to shorten the standard 162-game season to 60 games, the shortest since 1878. Chris Taylor led off with a single, but Snell wriggled out of the inning with some help from third baseman Joey Wendle, who is a standout defender because of his quick first step and sure hands. The Dodgers celebrate defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) ... his 2020 postseason comes to … Blake Snell, the Rays’ starter, has looked as sharp so far as he has in any other start this postseason. He has fanned nine in all over four innings on only 55 pitches. For the Rays, shortstop Willy Adames helped his team get this far with fabulous defense and his contagiously cheerful attitude, but not with his bat. Gonsolin tossed only one and two-third innings, but six Dodgers relievers held the Rays to just two more hits the rest of the game. Asked who those old guys were, Adames, 25, listed pitcher Charlie Morton, 36, who is slated to start a potential Game 7, and then said that almost everyone on the team is older than he is. Regardless, the Dodgers — one of M.L.B.’s marquee franchises and one of its top spenders year in and year out — are one win from winning a title they have so desperately sought and have been frustrated they couldn’t claim before. And the expanded postseason, with 16 teams making it instead of 10, almost went the full distance. "It's just a special group of players, organization, all that we've kind of overcome.". That's just not right.". The Dodgers got two men on base in the bottom of the seventh — a double by Will Smith and an intentional walk of pinch-hitter Joc Pederson — but couldn’t bring another runner home. The 2020 World Series could wrap up Tuesday night. But both of those Series opponents, the Astros in particular, now have clouds hanging over them. Arlington, Texas — No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face — the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Clayton Kershaw beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the second time in six days and the LA Dodgers held on for a 4-2 win Sunday night and a 3-2 World Series lead In his career, the numbers are much better in this instances: .247 with a .742 O.P.S. There were plenty of fans in Dodgers blue at the new $1.2 billion home of the Texas Rangers, the stadium with the retractable roof where they played 16 games over three weeks. Julio Urias plowed through the Rays lineup for a 1-2-3 eighth inning, which allowed the Dodgers to extended their slim lead in the bottom of the frame. The Rays may need that tonight. In addition to each league's three division winners, each league's three division runners-up qualified, and two additional wild card teams per league qualified based on win-loss record. If there has been any weakness in the Dodgers’ offense, which led the major leagues in runs scored during the regular season, it has been against left-handers. First Inning: Another game, another Randy Arozarena homer. We were ready to go as soon as the bell was called. This was the scene in the Dodgers’ dugout after their last trip to the World Series ended with a Game 5 loss to the Red Sox. Randy Arozarena hit a solo home run in the first inning for the Rays. Mookie Betts clobbered a solo blast off Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead and a bit more breathing room for what might be the final inning of their title-winning season. / CBS/AP. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. After a low-key off day, the Rays say they’re staying relaxed. As far as the team’s mood facing elimination, the Rays insisted they felt as relaxed as usual. Game 1 of 2020 World Series. Rays manager Kevin Cash raised his right arm, signaling for the bullpen. The Dodgers now have a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series… Who Won Worlds Series 2020? In the bottom of the frame, Rays starter Blake Snell looked much stronger, striking out the side on 12 pitches, including a 97 m.p.h. https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/09/08/world-series-prediction-power-rankings Rays Manager Kevin Cash has been quick to yank his starter before they run into trouble the third time through an opponent’s order. "The only thing that may have made it better would be to be at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 on Tuesday, clinching their franchise’s seventh World Series championship. He has allowed just one hit in five innings. The Tampa Bay Rays have advanced to the World Series for just the second time in franchise history. The first round was the Wild Card Series, a best-o… He has mostly kept the ball away from the middle of the plate and gotten the normally patient Dodgers to chase pitches out of the zone with the count at two strikes. The Los Angeles Dodgers Win the 2020 World Series, First Since 1988 The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays faced off in the World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas It’s always good to learn from the old guys.”. "This year has been crazy, but no matter what, we'll look back on this and we're World Series champs. Kevin Kiermaier, who has had a good World Series at the plate, is now 7 for 17 in the series after his second-inning double with one out. ET. If Urias stays efficient, Roberts could use him to at least get to the ninth inning, if not more, with the Dodgers leading 2-1. The Dodgers then took a 2-1 lead when Corey Seager hit a ground ball to first baseman Ji-Man Choi and Betts beat Choi’s throw home. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by an 8-3 score in Tuesday's Game 1 of the 2020 World Series. They still lead only 1-0. He smashed an 89-mile-per-hour slider from Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin. And the roof was closed for the final one, with misty conditions and a game-time temperature of 39 degrees outside. Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed Turner's positive test moments after presenting the World Series trophy to Los Angeles — a jarring reminder of all that's been different in this season in which the perennially favored Dodgers finally broke through. He had allowed at least one run in six straight appearances entering Tuesday. This team was incredible," said Seager, also the NLCS MVP who had franchise records with his eight homers and 20 RBIs this postseason. The Associated Press contributed to this report. The 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner, Snell appeared to utter some expletives as Cash walked toward the mound. In came Julio Urias, who has been terrific for the Dodgers this postseason, to get the final out of the inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays faced off in game six of the series on Tuesday night (October … Snell had allowed only his second hit of the night, had struck out nine Dodgers and tossed just 73 pitches. He has allowed just one hit through five innings. Dodgers must win World Series title for 2020 to be a success despite schedule quirks The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the MLB playoffs again. From his start in Game 7 of the 2018 National League Championship Series through Game 3 of this World Series, Buehler's is 1.28. In the 2017 World Series, the Dodgers came even closer to snapping their title drought by forcing a Game 7 against the Houston Astros, but then they lost that final contest, 5-1. RELATED World Series: Kershaw, Bellinger guide Dodgers to Game 1 win over Rays It was his ninth home run of the 2020 playoffs, setting the MLB record for … The Dodgers’ bullpen has allowed just one hit since starter Tony Gonsolin was pulled from the game with two outs in the second inning. The Dodgers rushed the field after the final … Choi, who had mostly been in the cleanup spot this month, is hitting .263 with two home runs and nine walks this postseason. Oct. 20, 2020, 11:33 p.m. Blake Snell left the game in the bottom of the sixth, and then things immediately went downhill for the Rays. The last time he completed six innings? We've got predictions. 2020 World Series - Los Angeles Dodgers over Tampa Bay Rays (4-2) | Baseball-Reference.com. The powerhouse Dodgers got to the World Series by beating the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night, completing a rally from a 3-1 series deficit. have been frustrated they couldn’t claim before. Ninth Inning: The Dodgers are World Series champions.. It has been Blake Snell’s night so far. Shockingly, it was July 21, 2019. They will try to win their first title since 1988 in Game 6. Betts added a bit of breathing room for the Dodgers with a solo blast in the eighth inning. Third inning: Alex Wood comes on and steadies the Dodgers. "The more you do these things, the calmer you get," Buehler said. Enrique Hernandez, a Dodgers utility player since 2015, said this when asked what the talk around the team was entering Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday: “That we hope the roof is closed because it’s freezing.”. “It’s pretty cool to see a team not waver too much,” said Rays catcher Mike Zunino. Commissioner Rob Manfred wrote in his report on the Astros that their rule-breaking continued during the 2017 postseason, but concluded in a later report that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the Red Sox had used in-game video to decode signs during the 2018 postseason.). The biggest difference: star outfielder Mookie Betts, who was acquired in a trade with the Boston Red Sox over the winter. Eighth inning: Betts tacks on one more for the Dodgers. Snell struck out the side in the fourth inning on 16 pitches. The Dodgers rushed the field after the final out. “We didn’t really talk about baseball,” Adames said. Trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning, the Dodgers were given new life when Rays Manager Kevin Cash lifted his starting pitcher, Blake Snell, with one out. Floro fanned Arozarena on three pitches, all changeups. He is making some of the best Dodgers hitters, such as Mookie Betts in the third inning and Corey Seager in the fourth inning, look silly. But the Rays couldn’t solve a revolving door of Dodgers reliever. Turner was removed after the seventh inning of Los Angeles' 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 on Tuesday night after registering Major League Baseball's first positive test in 59 days, and wasn't initially on the field as the Dodgers enjoyed the spoils of a title earned during a most unusual season. Dave Roberts' LA Dodgers sealed the 2020 World Series with a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 on Tuesday. The Dodgers’ last title was in 1988 — when Tommy Lasorda was their manager and pitcher Orel Hershiser their star — but they have come close a few times since. Oct. 20, 2020, 11:33 p.m. So far, he is 0 for 2 tonight with two strikeouts on a grand total of nine pitches. Although Cash’s decision to yank Snell will live in infamy among Rays fans, his team struggled, once again, to string together enough offense. Roberts stuck with Gonsolin, who escaped with no further damage but needed 25 pitches in all. The Dodgers celebrate defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Snell struck out Mookie Betts with a high 98 m.p.h. “I liked the barbecue a lot,” said Rays Manager Kevin Cash, who had grown tired of the room service food from the hotel. He has induced some bad swings from Dodgers hitters and struck out five through two innings on only 24 pitches. Is this the year the win it all? And all Snell could do was watch from the dugout when Anderson coughed up a double to Mookie Betts, Barnes scored on a wild pitch and then Betts gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead on Corey Seager’s fielder’s choice. They were in three of the last four World Series. “This season, I think we can all agree that this is the best team we’ve seen since we’ve been here.”. “I feel like there’s been a lot of times where we’ve sat as a group or we’ve sat in front of you guys and talked internally and to you guys about how this is the best team we’ve ever played on,” Hernandez told reporters before Tuesday’s game. Tampa Bay starter Blake Snell bit his lip and shook his head. Updated on: October 28, 2020 / 2:13 PM Players were handed face masks as they gathered for their post-game celebration, although many of their embraces came mask-free even after Turner's positive test. Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts will most likely need Wood for several more innings as a bridge to the back end of the bullpen — Blake Treinen, Brusdar Graterol and Kenley Jansen. Gonzalez was the fifth Dodgers pitcher of the night. Alex Wood produced the Dodgers’ first 1-2-3 inning of the game — against the heart of the Rays’ batting order, no less. Randy Arozarena, the Rays’ breakout slugger, produced his team’s lone run with a solo blast — his record 10th of this postseason — off Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin in the first inning. Betts bolted from third for the go-ahead run on Seager's infield grounder, then led off the eighth with a punctuating homer. In World Series history, teams that take a 1-0 lead have a good-but-not-overwhelming conversion rate, winning the Series 62.6% of the time. Pollock and made a nifty play down the third base line on a ground ball by Austin Barnes. He located his hard fastball well, while also showing good feel for his changeup, curveball and slider. Among those players is first baseman Ji-Man Choi, 29, a left-handed hitter who is in the leadoff spot for the Rays on Tuesday night against the Dodgers’ right-handed starter, Tony Gonsolin. But against southpaws, they had a .778 O.P.S., seventh best. A late-blooming slugger who helped reshape the game by succeeding with an upper-cut swing, Turner is LA's career leader with 12 postseason home runs, including a pair in this Series, in which he hit .364 and also played stellar defense. Tampa Bay won the game 8-7 and tied the World Series at two games apiece. All of those different looks on the mound can make it harder for hitters, but it also means a lesser pitcher might be forced into the game, and Roberts has several more innings to cover. Former New York Yankees infielder Phil Linz, who knocked a Game 7 home run off Bob Gibson in the 1964 World Series but made even more noise by … Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts is emptying his bullpen. "If I could switch places with him right now, I would. Manuel Margot is tagged out at home. "It's gut-wrenching," World Series MVP Corey Seager said. They also agreed to hold an expanded 16-team playoff tournament for only the 2020 season. Julio Urias finished the job with a scoreless ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday to win their first title since 1988. Two back-end relievers Blake Treinen and Kenley Jansen are looming for Los Angeles. In came Nick Anderson, who was one of the best relievers in baseball during the regular season but has looked worn down this postseason. Can't believe I couldn't be out there to celebrate with my guys! They can’t go on walks, meet up with friends or family or go to a restaurant as they used to. Blake Snell struck out five of the first six batters he faced. They gathered in an area of their quarantine hotel near Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, for a catered meal of local food. The Dodgers advanced to the World Series in 2018 and 2019. In the bottom half of the inning, the Dodgers made Blake Snell work for the first time. During their day off on Monday, with a potential elimination game looming, the Rays did their best to distract themselves from their World Series deficit. “Sitting around, one win away from a World Series, is going to be hard,” Kershaw said, referring to Monday’s off day. Most of the team sat around, ate and talked, which was a good opportunity to relax and get their minds off baseball, said shortstop Willy Adames. But Cash and the analytically inclined Rays believe in limiting starting pitchers’ exposure to an opposing lineup a third time in a game. Corey Seagertook home NLCS MVP honors, but it … Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts didn’t want Gonsolin facing Arozarena again, as Arozarena homered off him in the first inning. (CNN) After a Major League Baseball season unlike any other, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3 … Mookie Betts, who came to the Dodgers to make a World Series difference, had a mad dash to home plate in the sixth inning to put Los Angeles over the top. Mookie Betts celebrated after his solo homer in the eighth. He was 8 for 55 (.145) with 22 strikeouts this postseason entering Game 6. The Los Angeles Dodgers took care of business last night against he Atlanta Braves to win their third pennant in the last four seasons. He used Pedro Baez (for two outs) and Victor Gonzalez (for the final out) to complete the fifth inning. Anderson surrendered a double to Mookie Betts and allowed Barnes to tie the score when he unfurled a wild pitch. Ji-Man Choi is hitting leadoff for the Rays in Game 6. After a Game 5 win, a World Series title is in reach. The 35-year-old Turner has been a staple in the Dodgers' lineup for seven of their eight consecutive NL West titles. fastball to fan Justin Turner. Blake Snell is cruising. About 2½ weeks after the Lakers won the NBA title while finishing their season in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, the Dodgers gave LA another championship in this year when the novel coronavirus pandemic has delayed, shortened and moved around sports seasons. And all Snell could do was watch from the dugout when reliever Nick Anderson, dominant during the regular season but sputtering over the last few weeks of the postseason, coughed up the lead. They started the party without Justin Turner, too, after word was received late in the game that their red-headed star had tested positive for COVID-19. But the few times he did, they hit .304 with a .913 on-base-plus-slugging percentage against him. LA Dodgers 2020 MLB World Series champions after Game 6 win over Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers recorded back-to-back wins after the series was tied at 2-2 to win their first World Series in 32 years. Brusdar Graterol faced three batters, got two outs and allowed a single to Mike Zunino. Another 1-2-3 inning from Alex Wood. The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series to clinch their first title since 1988. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. And the Dodgers smelled blood. pitchers of the night for the seventh inning. Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2020 World Series Win Is Marred By Justin Turner’s Covid-19 Fiasco Anthony Witrado Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Randy Arozarena, the Rays’ breakout slugger, added to his major league record for most home runs in a single postseason, hitting his 10th in the first inning of Game 6 to give the Rays a 1-0 lead. To get to say that and get to be part of that, it's so special no matter what," Kershaw said. 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