If the Dodgers had been going to have any likelihood of constructing noise within the playoffs this 12 months, they had been going to need to slug their manner by it. The lineup responded by placing up precisely two runs each recreation on this sequence, because the beginning pitchers gave up 13 runs in 4.1 innings.

That was about it.

Only a pathetic effort, in case you can name it one.

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Lance Lynn is thought for giving up dingers, and I feel we’ve all made jokes about how that might present up within the playoffs, however to truly witness it was one thing particular. Issues additionally bought progressively worse, as he bought by the first on six pitches, then managed to flee a pair of two-out singles within the 2nd with an emphatic “suck it”.

Dunno the place this sinker got here from, however he ought to do that extra. pic.twitter.com/ONnAqPvwNN

— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) October 12, 2023

Whether or not he pitches nicely or not, Lance Lynn is hilarious, man. pic.twitter.com/XQ0hxtQd3Y

— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) October 12, 2023

The third went to shit extraordinarily shortly, as Geraldo Perdomo and Ketel Marte each homered with simply an out between them. Then Christian Walker additionally homered, and Geraldo Moreno trotted across the bases solely to have his homer referred to as again, after which he truly homered to make it back-to-back and 4-0 in a rush.

That was the tip of Lynn’s evening, and Dave Roberts made his first actual mistake of the sequence by not having an arm able to go and even sending Mark Prior out to stall for time.

Caleb Ferguson took over and bought 1.2 scoreless innings, however issued a stroll to begin the fifth and was yanked. Michael Grove entered and issued two extra walks to load the bases but in addition bought three outs to flee with out additional harm. Alex Vesia put up a scoreless sixth, so the pen was positively doing their job.

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In the meantime, the Dodgers offense was busy turning rookie Brandon Pfaadt and his high-5 ERA into Don Drysdale or one thing, making him throw simply 35 pitches by 4 and seeing their lone single erased instantly by a double play.

The hook was fast for Pfaadt, nevertheless, as he bought a strikeout on 5 pitches to begin the fifth after which gave up a double to Will Smith and located himself hooked. To be honest, the transfer labored because the Dodgers didn’t rating.

The sixth was additionally quiet for the Dodgers, however they lastly began to show issues a bit within the seventh. With two outs, Max Muncy began a rally with a single the opposite manner, and Will Smith adopted with one among his personal. Chris Taylor and Enrique Hernandez added a pair of singles themselves to plate two runs and reduce the lead in half to 4-2.

David Peralta was up subsequent however Austin Barnes pinch-hit and grounded out on a pitch out of the zone to finish the rally. That was about it, truthfully.

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Brusdar Graterol confronted the minimal within the seventh after getting a double play after a single. Evan Phillips bought the eighth, giving up only a single and error on Max Muncy to shut the D-backs out.

Within the eighth for the Dodgers, Kolten Wong reached with a lead-off stroll, however the coronary heart of the order struck out twice and flied out to finish the body. Throughout their final shot within the ninth, they did get the tying run to the plate after a Will Smith single with one out, however Chris Taylor hit a fly ball to the observe in middle and Enrique Hernandez simply missed one and lined out to left to finish it.

Yeah.

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I dunno, man.

Hearth all people, hearth no person, commerce all people, commerce no person, I don’t give a fuck proper now.

Completely brutal sequence and extra embarrassing than the rest.