It just wasn't Kenta's day. Per
Ken Gurnick and Jamal Collier at MLB.com:
"I felt fine physically. I thought I had my stuff today, but again, they
executed, they really executed today," said Maeda. "It was very
regrettable that it didn't turn out to be a good outing. I understand it
was a big situation, I went in there as a must-win situation in terms
of preparing for this. I wasn't nervous at all, it just wasn't my day
today."
Heck, even our ace closer had it tough. Kenley Jansen gave up four runs in the ninth inning:
"I was fighting with myself a lot today," said Jansen. "Just clearly was
trying to fight and get out of the inning. It definitely was tough to
get a rhythm."
The Dodgers got embarrassed, 8-3, and now are on the brink of elimination.
BTW, tonight's Game 4 match-up with the Washington Nationals will be at 2:05 PM. The photo above via
Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2016.
Go here to check out more pics by Jon and Jill Weisleder from yesterdays game. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1965 Willie Davis became just the second player to steal three bases in a World Series game. He did it against the Twins in Game 5 of the '65 series. The other person to do it was Honus Wagner on this exact same day in 1909. In 1978 Bob Welch struck out Reggie Jackson on a full count with two outs in the ninth in Game 2 of the World Series to dramatically preserving a 4-3 Dodger victory over the Yankees. In 1981 Jerry Reuss threw a five shutout against the Astros to win the best-of-five divisional series and advance to the National League Championship Series against the Montreal Expos.
