Los Angeles DodgersvsAthletics
LAD 9/ATH 3
Things to say
The Dodgers beat the Athletics 9-3 in Sacramento.
01
opener
Dodgers rolled the A's 9 to 3. LA just kept the line moving all night. Never really felt close after the middle innings.
02
key player
The heart of that Dodgers order was locked in — multi-hit night, a couple left the yard. Guy's OBP is quietly carrying the whole lineup.
03
hot take
Honestly the A's bullpen lost this one. Their starter was fine, then the manager went to the pen too early and it snowballed.
04
deep cut
Watch the WHIP on the LA starter — went into the seventh, barely put anyone on. That's the real story, not the nine runs.
05
exit
Anyway, 56 and 30 now — they're running away with it. Curious if they line up the same arms next series.
The recap
The Dodgers rolled into Sacramento and turned a getaway day into a laugher, hanging nine on the A's and never looking back. LA's bats got into the heart of the order early and just kept the line moving, while the Athletics couldn't string enough together to make it interesting past the middle innings.
Three runs isn't nothing, but against a Dodgers club sitting at 56-30 it was never going to be enough. Chalk up another one for LA as they keep steamrolling toward October.